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Faith to Finish - by Roosevelt Douglas (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 494Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: Visionary & MetaphysicalFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Ted TinkerLanguage: English About the Book Akayama DanJay is political satire and a psychedelic sci-fi remix of Epic Christian Poetry. The book focuses on three main characters. Professor Akayama pilots her giant space-robot which wields Heaven and Earth like a buzzsaw. Dan studies manga and religion on the Islands of Sheridan, where monks worship birds and eat centipedes to visit the afterlife. Jay travelogues the relationship between the two like Carlos Castaneda visiting The Naked Lunch. Book Synopsis Akayama DanJay is political satire and a psychedelic sci-fi remix of Epic Christian Poetry. The book focuses on three main characters. Professor Akayama pilots her giant space-robot which wields Heaven and Earth like a buzzsaw. Dan studies manga and religion on the Islands of Sheridan, where monks worship birds and eat centipedes to visit the afterlife. Jay travelogues the relationship between the two like Carlos Castaneda visiting The Naked Lunch. This book is filled with fascinating concepts and ideas that reflect on religion, dystopian futures, philosophy, and science fiction. When reading this book, you will be challenged by complexities that evoke existential thought and deep moral questions. Key topics include death and life, destruction and recreation, and crises of identity and sexuality. This is a must read for anyone looking for a metaphysical novel filled with satire that commentates on life's profound concepts and abstractions. About the Author Ted Tinker is a squid. On his YouTube channel Thinkstr, he describes the relationship between fiction, religion, formal logic, machine learning, and philosophy. He's the only mathematician at UC Santa Barbara to win the literature-department's Most Excellent Prose award, and he's won it twice. He doesn't see a difference between words and numbers; to a squid, it's all just ash.

Akayama Danjay - by Ted Tinker (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 124Genre: NatureSub-Genre: Endangered SpeciesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Lee Frelich & Gerald NiemiLanguage: English About the Book Beginning in 2010, a group of Minnesota botanical artists applied their skills and knowledge to create a visual archival record of Minnesota's threatened boreal forest. This collection is important because the ecology of the boreal forest is undergoing slow and silent but significant change due to disturbances caused by fire, invasive insects and stressful climate conditions. Lee Frelich, Ph.D., director of the Center for Forest Ecology consulted with the artists to identify the trees and understory plants at risk in Minnesota's boreal forest. Frelich identified 10 trees most at risk in northeastern Minnesota are the iconic Balsam Fir, White Spruce, and Balsam Poplar followed by Red Pine, Black Spruce, Jack Pine, then Quaking Aspen, Tamarack, Paper Birch and possibly Black Ash. In 2011 two more distinguished consultants joined the project: Gerald J. Niemi, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and Jana Albers, DNR Forest Health Specialist. Niemi prepared a list of boreal forest birds and birds that will migrate north, and Albers a list of native and exotic insects associated with the boreal forest, and the collection expanded to include them. This book catalogs 83 of the original renderings of trees, birds and insects. Book Synopsis Beginning in 2010, a group of Minnesota botanical artists applied their skills and knowledge to create a visual archival record of Minnesota's threatened boreal forest. This collection is important because the ecology of the boreal forest is undergoing slow and silent but significant change due to disturbances caused by fire, invasive insects and stressful climate conditions. Lee Frelich, Ph.D., director of the Center for Forest Ecology consulted with the artists to identify the trees and understory plants at risk in Minnesota's boreal forest. Frelich identified 10 trees most at risk in northeastern Minnesota are the iconic Balsam Fir, White Spruce, and Balsam Poplar followed by Red Pine, Black Spruce, Jack Pine, then Quaking Aspen, Tamarack, Paper Birch and possibly Black Ash. In 2011 two more distinguished consultants joined the project: Gerald J. Niemi, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and Jana Albers, DNR Forest Health Specialist. Niemi prepared a list of boreal forest birds and birds that will migrate north, and Albers a list of native and exotic insects associated with the boreal forest, and the collection expanded to include them.The project started with artists researching their subjects in books, online and in the forests of Minnesota. The forests included the Northshore of Lake Superior, Itasca and William O'Brian State parks, the University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum and Sigurd Olson's Listening Point near Ely to study and sketch the trees and understory plants. This book catalogs 83 of the original renderings of trees, birds and insects. About the Author Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. Hereceived a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986.Frelich has authored more than 188 publications with 265 coauthors from 23 countries, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Heis listed among the top 1% of all scientists in the world in the Ecology and Environmentcategory by the Web of Science. His research has been featured in the news media 500 times, including such venues as The New York Times, Newsweek and Washington Post. Frelich hasprovided consulting services on forest management for the U.S. Army, Air Force, NationalForest Service, and National Park Service. Current research interests include large-scale fireand wind, earthworm invasion, and climate change in temperate and boreal forests. A retired Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth(UM-D). He was formerly Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Water andthe Environment at the Natural Resources Research Institute at UM-D. He received hisPh.D. in Biology at Florida State University in 1983 and was a Fulbright scholar in Finlandin 1981. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and over 130 technical reports andpopular articles. His research has focused on birds, Great Lakes ecosystems, conservation, climate change, ecotoxicology, and the sustainability in the use of natural resources. Vicki Barth, Wendy Brockman, Marj Davis, Kathleen Franzen, Nancy Gehrig, Debra Greenblatt, Julie Martinez, Mary Anne O'Malley, Kathi Reeves, Bruce Wils

Art on the Edge of the Boreal Forest - by Lee Frelich & Gerald Niemi (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 434Genre: ArtSub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: TaschenAge Range: AdultAuthor: Karl SchützLanguage: English About the Book Discover one of the most admired artists in history: Johannes Vermeer. Complete with crisp reproductions, details, and insightful essays, this monograph spans his entire repertoire, illuminating the artist's outstanding ability not only to bear witness to the spirit of the Dutch Golden Age, but also to encapsulate an entire story in just one... Book Synopsis Despite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the Mauritshuis, The Hague, where thousands flock to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known as the "Dutch Mona Lisa".In his lifetime, however, the fame of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) barely extended beyond his native Delft and a small circle of patrons. After his death, his name was largely forgotten, except by a few Dutch art collectors and dealers. Outside of Holland, his works were even misattributed to other artists. It was not until the mid-19th century that Vermeer came to the attention of the international art world, which suddenly looked upon his narrative minutiae, meticulous textural detail, and majestic planes of light, spotted a genius, and never looked back.This 40th anniversary edition showcases the complete catalog of Vermeer's work, presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. Crisp details and essays tracing Vermeer's career illuminate his remarkable ability not only to bear witness to the trends and trimmings of the Dutch Golden Age but also to encapsulate an entire story in just one transient gesture, expression, or look.About the seriesTASCHEN turns 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program--now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. Review Quotes "A beautiful volume!"-- "The Financial Times"

Vermeer. the Complete Works. 40th Ed. - by Karl Sch"utz (Hardcover)

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Giraffes - (Zoo Animal Friends) by Amy Culliford (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 232Genre: Self ImprovementSub-Genre: Personal GrowthFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Wisdom PublicationsAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Martin AylwardLanguage: English Book Synopsis The body is of course integral to meditation, but there are only a few books that focus this specifically on the body and the meditative experience. Awake Where You Are addresses that need, and additionally integrates psychological concepts, which provides a more familiar entry point for people less familiar with Buddhism. "Embodied awareness is the way back home--intimacy with where and how we are right now, with what is happening and how we are meeting it. My intention is to lead you into the heart of your life. Inside your body, where everything happens--within a quality of listening rather than knowledge, of feeling rather than reaction. This meditative practice is radically transformative." --Martin Aylward Pulled around by desires and distractions, we're so easily disconnected from ourselves. Life is happening right in front of us, and within us--but still, we manage to miss so much of it. Awake Where You Are provides the antidote, inviting us to go deep into our own bodies, to inhabit our sensory experience carefully; to learn the art of living from the inside out, and in the process to find ease, clarity, and an authentic, unshakeable freedom. The practices in the book literally bring us back into our skin, where we can reconnect with a more rich, meaningful, and peaceful life. Aylward writes with sophisticated subtlety, as well as the heart-opening simplicity and clarity born of deep experience. And this book is more than a meditation guide--it's a guide to living an embodied life. You'll learn about the following areas and practices: - Understanding and liberating our primal human drives. Aylward explains how the three primary drives--survival, sexual, and social--function within us, and how we can engage their energy to explore, understand, and liberate them. - Integrating psychological understanding with meditative practice. Awake Where You Are goes beyond the broad brushstrokes of Buddhist psychology, inviting the reader into an exploration of their own particular psychological history and conditioning. - Investigating the nuances of love. Readers will learn to see the classical Buddhist heart qualities, or brahmaviharas (loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity) as distinct flavors of love, and as the natural resting places of a free heart. "Martin is a marvelous teacher and offers us the refreshing wisdom of an embodied life." --Jack Kornfield, author of No Time Like the Present Review Quotes "Fresh, original, and insightful, Martin's writing, both clear and incisive, will help any reader discover how to live a free, awake, embodied life. It is both a delightful and refreshing study on embodied awareness and an invaluable contribution to the field of mindfulness. If you were to have only one book on the body, I highly recommend you read this one."--Mark Coleman, author of Make Peace with Your Mind"Martin is a marvelous teacher and offers us the refreshing wisdom of an embodied life."--Jack Kornfield, author of No Time Like the Present"Martin Aylward goes straight to the heart, giving us a multitude of useful ways to explore a deeply embodied meditative practice."--Martine Batchelor, author of Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits"Without pressure or dogma, and with a gentle and wise approach, Martin Aylward guides us through a deep and expansive practice which, far from being removed from the world, shows us how to move through our lives with more clarity and presence."--Emilie Veyretout "Le Figaro" About the Author After experiencing strong intimations of the spiritual as a teenager, Martin Aylward traveled to India at the age of nineteen to explore meditation. He spent most of the next five years in monasteries, ashrams, and meditation centers in India and Thailand, including two years in a hermitage in the Himalayas with one of his teachers. As well as having the good fortune to learn from and practice with many different teachers, both Asian and Western, Martin has spent much time in solitude with his real guru, Nature--and his teaching often emphasizes contact with Nature as a resource for Awakening. In 1995 he co-founded the Tapovan Dharma Community in the French Pyrenees with his wife Gail. Gradually, the number of visitors increased beyond the capacity of the place, and in 2005--just ten years after opening--they relocated to Le Moulin (Moulin de Chaves), a former Zen monastery in the Dordogne, Southwest France, where Martin and Gail continue to live with their two children. In addition to guiding Dharma practice at Le Moulin as resident teacher, Martin has been invited to teach Dharma around the world since 1999. His approach draws on extensive practice in the Buddhist Theravada tradition, as well as the influence of Non-dual teachings and the Diamond Approach

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Found - (House of Night Other World) by P C Cast & Kristin Cast (Paperback)

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Daniel Misses Someone - (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 352Genre: Freedom + Security / Law EnforcementSub-Genre: EnvironmentalFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Scribner Book CompanyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Kris MaherLanguage: English Book Synopsis Erin Brockovich meets Dark Waters in this propulsive and heart-wrenching legal drama set in Appalachian coal country, as one determined lawyer confronts a coal industry giant in a battle over clean drinking water for a West Virginia community--from Wall Street Journal reporter Kris Maher. For two decades, the water in the taps and wells of Mingo County didn't look, smell, or taste right. Could it be the root of the health problems--from kidney stones to cancer--in this Appalachian community? Environmental lawyer Kevin Thompson certainly thought so. For seven years, he waged an epic legal battle against Massey Energy, West Virginia's most powerful coal company, helmed by CEO Don Blankenship. While Massey's lawyers worked out of a gray glass office tower in Charleston known as "the Death Star," Thompson set up shop in a ramshackle hotel in the fading coal town of Williamson. Working with fellow lawyers and a crew of young activists, Thompson would eventually uncover the ruthless shortcuts that put the community's drinking water at risk. A respected preacher and his brother, retired coal miners, and women whose families had lived in the area's coal camps for generations, all put their trust in Thompson when they had nowhere else to turn. As he dug deeper into the mystery of the water along a stretch of road where the violence from the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud still echoes, he was pulled into the darkest corners of Mingo County, risking his finances, his marriage, his career, and even his safety. Bringing to life a rich cast of characters and the legacy of coal mining in an essential yet often misunderstood part of America, On Desperate Ground is a masterful work of investigative reporting about greed and denial, a revealing portrait of a town besieged by hardship and heartbreak, and an inspiring account of one tenacious environmental lawyer's mission to expose the truth and demand justice. Review Quotes "Kris Maher's real-life legal thriller about an Appalachian community's fight for the right to clean drinking water will grip you from start to finish. It's an astonishing tale that pits a tenacious, environmental lawyer against one America's most infamous coal companies. Maher uncovers a trail of corporate greed and corruption on a monumental scale." --Eric Eyre, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Death In Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic "Desperate is an exhilarating chronicle of what it takes to build a better world. Kris Maher's brilliant reporting is the fuel behind this propulsive story of brass-tacks Appalachian justice, closely following a troubling case that forces us to face the hardest questions of public health and power. Its call for long-haul environmental accountability will resonate in every community that has been at the mercy of those who never seem to stop taking." --Anna Clark, author of The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy "Kris Maher has written a deft, illuminating and often riveting account of a modern-day David and Goliath legal battle, expertly revealing the devastating consequences of regulatory disregard and corporate greed behind our energy policies. Timely as ever, Desperate gives us reasons to believe in the still small possibility of justice--and the unsung heroes fighting to defend our right to a glass of clean drinking water." --Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland About the Author Kris Maher is a journalist who writes for The Wall Street Journal on environmental issues, coal mining, politics, regional economics, and other topics. Since 2005, he has reported on the Flint water crisis, the PFAS drinking water contamination, and the Upper Big Branch mine disaster and covered the trials of Jerry Sandusky, Bill Cosby, and Don Blankenship. He lives in Pittsburgh with his son and daughter. Follow him on Twitter: @Kris_Maher.

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Lola and Lupe's House - (Helpful Habits (Pull Ahead Readers People Smarts -- Fiction)) by Megan Borgert-Spaniol (Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 224Genre: Cooking + Food + WineSub-Genre: BeveragesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Dog N BoneAge Range: AdultBook theme: Alcoholic, BeerAuthor: Mark DredgeLanguage: English Book Synopsis The New Craft Beer World cracks open over 400 of the finest, most innovative brews on the planet, making it a must-have for any beer lover. With more amazing beers available than ever before, it's hard to know which ones to choose. That's where The New Craft Beer World comes in. Gathering together over 400 of the most innovative and tastiest beers you need to try, and divided into 50 different categories, you will find the best of the best each style has to offer. Every category comes with an explanation of the key characteristics of the style--whether it's an American IPA bursting with citrusy C-hops or an Imperial Stout full of dark roasted malts--along with an example of a classic brew and a selection of cutting edge versions that are certain to become instant favorites. So whether you're looking for bitter beers or balanced flavors, a hit of hops or a hint of coffee, the reviews will point you in the right direction to find the perfect beer to suit your tastebuds. Also included are interesting nuggets of beer information, covering everything from the catalyst that has caused the astonishing growth in craft beer through to matching beer with food and how to serve your drinks. About the Author Mark Dredge is an award-winning beer, food, and travel writer from London, England. In 2011, 2013, and 2014, he was awarded Beer and Food Writer of the Year from the British Guild of Beer Writers for the work on his blog Pencil and Spoon and then his first two books, Craft Beer World and Beer and Food, which also won an award from the North American Guild of Beer Writers. Mark has also written The Best Beer In The World and Cooking with Beer for Dog 'n' Bone, and his writing has featured in leading publications across the globe; he's also an international beer judge. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @MarkDredge. Mark lives in Eastbourne, UK.

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The Off Center Fed Antenna - by Jackson R Richter (Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 360Genre: Business + Money ManagementSub-Genre: MotivationalFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Dennis R BorgLanguage: English About the Book Being in the world, but not of the world, (to use Jesus' words), is probably the greatest challenge any Christian man faces as he goes about his daily life. For the business or professional man, who is both looked up and responsible for others, this is particularly demanding - especially in a society that is increasingly less sympathetic toward his Christian values and convictions. Living with Integrity is addressed to this group of men, examining the key areas in their life and providing both insights and practical suggestions for applying Christian principles each day. Areas covered include: Shared family leadership with one's wife; functioning as an effective husband and father; maintaining a healthy and moral sex life; bringing balance, proper motives, good character, and people skills to work; and much more... Designed as a handbook, each chapter stands on its own and is divided into sections, with questions for personal reflection and/or group discussion after each section. Book Synopsis Christian business and professional men face extra challenges as they attempt to live out their values and convictions in a world that is less-than-sympathetic to their views. Businessmen not only carry the responsibility to provide financially for their own families, but also to supply income and a work-friendly environment for those they employ. In addition to the above, professional men feel an extra burden for the well-being of the clients, patients or parishioners they serve. And the extra demands on their time and energy, combined with mental stress of their work, leaves these men with special, and often unrecognized, needs. Living with Integrity was written to address this need by an author who has been a mentor to these men for 26 years. He uses his training and experience, both as a pastor and a family counselor, to focus on the key areas of the business and professional man's life with insights and practical suggestions for application, all from a Christian perspective. For instance, this book contains a chapter on maintaining one's spiritual life on a busy schedule. Another chapter discusses using common business practices for more effective family leadership. Two chapters address the art of fathering and being a husband that his wife can both love and respect. All men (including Christians) have to deal with their sex lives and so the author has included a separate chapter on this subject, looking at it from several different angles. Four chapters deal directly with the Christian man's professional life; balancing work and leisure, having proper motives, using good people skills, and showing exemplary character in the way he conducts his affairs. Additional chapters speak to issues like attitudes and emotions, handling times of adversity, and preparing for retirement. Written in handbook form, each chapter stands on its own so the reader can pick and choose areas of personal interest to peruse. The chapters are also divided into sections, with questions for personal reflection and/or group discussion at the end of each section. Thus, the book is useful for both an individual or a group. About the Author Dennis R. Borg is co-founder and director of Integrity Ministries, an organization with the goal of assisting business and professional men to integrate their faith into every area of their lives. He is a former pastor and seminary professor, and a licensed marriage and family therapist. He is married to his wife, Charlotte, and together they are the proud parents of four children, fifteen grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Living with Integrity - by Dennis R Borg (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 256Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Role Playing & FantasyFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Adams Media CorporationAge Range: AdultAuthor: Jef Aldrich & Jon TaylorLanguage: English Book Synopsis Chronicle every step of your RPG and record details about your characters, party, quest, and more with this customizable gaming journal for all your adventures. The Ultimate RPG Quest Keeper is an essential tool for all tabletop RPG players to record their characters and adventures, with easy-to-use templates for keeping track of all vital details. From your characters' personality traits and history to important clues and characters for ongoing quests, this comprehensive journal will keep you organized no matter what the adventure. Featuring space to record character information, including their background and abilities, party details, notable NPCs, money and resources, loot and belongings, useful gear, spells, weapons, skills and proficiencies, quests and mysteries, and more, this journal is the only RPG notebook you'll ever need. Now you can spend more time playing the games you love! About the Author Jef Aldrich is a professional podcaster from San Diego. Along with Jon Taylor, he has been building a podcast brand outside of the big network channels. Jef started entertaining people as a Sea World tour guide and eventually just started being funny for a living on his own. Jef is coauthor to Düngeonmeister. He is also a cocreator and cohost of the System Mastery podcast with Jon where they review and comment on odd classic RPGs, poking fun at obscure stories and systems while taking the game for a spin. Jon Taylor is also a professional podcaster from San Diego. He has a degree in English Literature from UC Santa Cruz. He spent several years as a stand-up comic on the East Coast before moving back to Southern California. Jon is coauthor to Düngeonmeister. Jon is also a cocreator and cohost of the System Mastery podcast with Jef Aldrich where they review and comment on odd classic RPGs, poking fun at obscure stories and systems while taking the game for a spin.

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Number of Pages: 332Genre: Body + Mind + SpiritSub-Genre: DivinationSeries Title: Sugar Skull TarotFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Tiller PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: TarotAuthor: David A RossLanguage: English About the Book "Whether it's the Magician shooting the sugar skull bullseye each time, the High Priestess seeing her reflection in the water (thus revealing her inner truth in the form of a sugar skull), or the Fool feeling confident that he will create and manifest the perfect sugar skull by the time he finishes his journey, we all have an unrealized version of our true potential lying in wait. Let the light-hearted illustrations and color palettes of The Sugar Skull Tarot Deck offer you all the inspiration you need to be the best person you can truly be. So when you are finally reflecting on the outside how you've been feeling on the inside, you will be presented to the world as you've always seen yourself-confident, magical, and ready to give and receive love"-- Book Synopsis This light-hearted, beautifully illustrated deck and guidebook brings the spiritual mysticism of sugar skulls to a fresh interpretation of each of the major and minor arcana to help you hone your intuition. Sugar skulls, or calaveras, are traditionally made by hand to celebrate the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muertos. Colorful and lovingly crafted, they are offerings for loved ones who have passed into the spirit realm. The sugar skulls depicted throughout this deck are there to remind us of our spiritual journey and help us reach our full potential. Just as the Fool progresses throughout the entirety of the Major Arcana, we all have our own personal journeys that are represented through the tarot. Whether it's the Magician shooting the sugar skull bullseye, the High Priestess seeing her reflection in the water (thus revealing her inner truth in the form of a sugar skull), or the Fool feeling confident that he will create and manifest the perfect sugar skull by the time he finishes his journey, we all have an unrealized version of our true potential. The Sugar Skull Tarot Deck and Guidebook offers a refreshing new take on a timeless tradition and is the perfect tool to recognize the inner potential inside each of us. Let the brightly colored illustrations offer you all the inspiration you need to be the best person you can truly be so you can present a more accurate representation of yourself--confident, magical, and ready to give and receive love--to the world. About the Author David Ross is a medical sales representative by day and a band player/tarot card reader by night. He created a business called Tarot and Tequila, where he reads cards for people in restaurants and bars, or any place that serves tequila. His spiritual journey started twenty-five years ago when he was a tourist perusing a toy store in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where on a lark he bought a tiny tarot deck. He quickly decided that he was going to learn about tarot and form connections with other people to help them progress spiritually. Ross lives on the Jersey Shore with his wife and two children. He is the author of Tarot & Tequila. Carolina Marti´nez is a freelance illustrator and 2D animator from Mexico City. As a freelance illustrator for the past three years, she has tried to pursue projects that reflect who she is, what she likes, and what she cares about so that people can get to know her a little bit better through her art. Plants, women, and esotericism are never missing in what she does.

The Sugar Skull Tarot Deck and Guidebook - by David A Ross (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 704Genre: Religion + BeliefsSub-Genre: Biblical Criticism & InterpretationFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Baker AcademicAge Range: AdultBook theme: Old TestamentAuthor: Daniel I BlockLanguage: English About the Book A leading scholar helps readers understand the big picture of the Bible through the lens of God's covenants with humanity as they play out in both the First and the New Testaments. Book Synopsis Leading scholar Daniel Block helps students of the Bible understand the big picture of God's covenants with humanity as they play out in both the First and the New Testaments.After fifty years of teaching and preaching experience around the globe, Block brings a lifetime of study and reflection on the First Testament and relationship with God to this comprehensive volume. The book focuses on God's covenants as the means by which God has reached out to a fallen humanity. It examines the heart and history of God's redemptive plan and shows why the covenants are essential for our understanding of the Bible. From the Back Cover Understand the Bible through the Lens of God's CovenantsThis volume helps students of the Bible understand the big picture of God's covenants with humanity as they play out in both the First and the New Testaments."This is one of the most nourishing books of biblical theology that I have read. The accumulated fruit of a half century of faithful and scholarly Bible study and teaching is evident on every page. With courageous exposure of the damaging ways by which different Christian tribes--including evangelical ones--have relegated, negated, or simply ignored the First Testament, Block showcases the glorious redemptive coherence and missional hope of the grand covenantal narrative structure of Scripture. Every chapter is enriching, with illuminating exegesis from all over Scripture."--Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership; author of The Mission of God"A creative and exhaustive study of covenant and covenant-making in the Bible that draws attention to the underlying logic and remarkable continuity of the biblical covenants. Block makes a compelling case for adopting new categories to describe this central aspect of God's redemptive project. Consideration of Block's proposal is imperative for anyone attempting to understand the biblical notion of covenant in the years to come."--Michelle Knight, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"This book, the fruit of a lifetime of careful study of the Bible, expresses Block's understanding of the way the entire Bible fits together. Regretting the tragic division between the First Testament and the New Testament that has come to characterize much of evangelical Protestantism's biblical interpretation and proclamation, he uses the theme of covenant to show how the Bible is telling one story in five acts. In a tour de force of biblical exegesis, he demonstrates that God's goal from creation onward has been for humans, sharing God's righteous character, to live in harmony with God and the cosmos. He then shows how, when that goal seemed out of reach due to human sin, YHWH devised a scheme of covenants that culminated in the Davidic covenant, by which the original goal will be achieved. Anyone who loves the Bible will be richly satisfied by this banquet Block has set before us."--John N. Oswalt, Asbury Theological Seminary"A rich, detailed, and accessible exposition of covenant in the First and New Testaments. We receive not only an overview of how covenant factors into every phase of biblical history but also a grand picture of how the entire Bible coheres marvelously under the hand of God. If you struggle to see how seemingly disparate First Testament themes like creation, sin, law, and exile are interwoven with covenantal ideas and have deep relevance for Christians today, this is the book for you!"--Jerry Hwang, Singapore Bible College"This fascinating and beautifully written study of biblical covenants from First Testament to New Testament will be valuable to a wide range of readers. Everyone interested in the Bible will benefit from Block's wise reflection on the theological unity of the Bible's diverse texts. Students, pastors, and scholars will find in this book a treasure trove of insight from years of study and meticulous research."--Frank Thielman, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University"At last, Block has written his magnum opus! With characteristic rigor and boldness, Block sweeps aside false dichotomies and stale debates to invite fresh reflection on the 'one continuous story of divine redemption.' His book does a tremendous service to Christians struggling to see continuity between the Testaments. Students and scholars alike will appreciate his exegetical insight and synthesis of the Bible's teaching on covenant."--Carmen Joy Imes, Prairie College"In Covenant, Dan Block has done a great service for scholars, pastors, teachers, and everyone interested in the structure and logic of the Bible. This is a comprehensive survey of the Bible's message organized around a concept critical to properly appreciating the meaning and significance of the most-read book in human history. Throughout, the reader will find a treasure trove of information, framed and communicated through Dan's characteristic combination of humility, warmth, clarity, thorough research, openness to critical discussion, and personal devotion to the God who speaks and brings us to himself through covenant."--Dan Wu, Moore Theological College"Block's Covenant guides readers through the cosmic story of God's plan of redemption through the framework of covenant. Block charts the covenantal story, which begins in Genesis and comes to its dramatic climax as Jesus Christ appears in the New Testament, fulfilling the divine plan. It's a journey that uncovers the heart of God in profound ways, draws the reader into Scripture's great drama and God's great mission, and culminates with the resounding sound of worship. An inspiring and valuable read!"--Beth Stovell, Ambrose University"Block has written a masterful survey of his approach to a coherent structure and framework for understanding the Bible. 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Number of Pages: 212Genre: Business + Money ManagementSub-Genre: Investments & SecuritiesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: World Scientific Publishing CompanyAge Range: AdultBook theme: Analysis & Trading StrategiesAuthor: Daryl Guppy & Karen WongLanguage: English About the Book Dreaming of becoming a successful trader? Daryl Guppy and Karen Wong show you the steps that will allow you to turn part-time trading into a successful income stream. Wong's unique approach uses a stock exchange-based Trading Game simulation as an arena for stress testing trading ideas before risking real cash. This is a serious training method. Wong reveals the essential lessons underpinning survival and success in modern trading markets. She shows how sensible use of derivatives like contract for differences (CFD) enhance returns from trading ideas. Wong takes you through the steps she followed to turn an ambition into a reality. Based on her experience, using Guppy trading methods and her own trading methods, she shows mistakes to avoid and some shortcuts to success. Guppy shows how to adapt your stock trading skills to trading the foreign exchange (Forex) market using methods suitable for a part-time trader. This includes a full explanation of a trading approach for Forex, commodities, and indices. This new trading method identifies high probability trades with well-defined exit cartnears. This method is designed for time-poor traders who want to limit time risk in the market. Guppy and Wong explain how charting and technical analysis methods are easily applied to improve trade identification, trade management, and profit taking. The discussion is illuminated with real trades so you can identify the features of success, and also the warning signs of failure. Modern markets call for a new mixture of trade methods to make the best use of new trading instruments like CFDs and the increasingly accessible Forex market. You can trade part-time and make a decent second income. Guppy and Wong give you the benefit of their experience and the tools to make this dream a reality. Book Synopsis Dreaming of becoming a successful trader? Daryl Guppy and Karen Wong show you the steps that will allow you to turn part-time trading into a successful income stream.Wong's unique approach uses a stock exchange-based Trading Game simulation as an arena for stress testing trading ideas before risking real cash. This is a serious training method. Wong reveals the essential lessons underpinning survival and success in modern trading markets. She shows how sensible use of derivatives like contract for differences (CFD) enhance returns from trading ideas. Wong takes you through the steps she followed to turn an ambition into a reality. Based on her experience, using Guppy trading methods and her own trading methods, she shows mistakes to avoid and some shortcuts to success.Guppy shows how to adapt your stock trading skills to trading the foreign exchange (Forex) market using methods suitable for a part-time trader. This includes a full explanation of a trading approach for Forex, commodities, and indices. This new trading method identifies high probability trades with well-defined exit cartnears. This method is designed for time-poor traders who want to limit time risk in the market.Guppy and Wong explain how charting and technical analysis methods are easily applied to improve trade identification, trade management, and profit taking. The discussion is illuminated with real trades so you can identify the features of success, and also the warning signs of failure.Modern markets call for a new mixture of trade methods to make the best use of new trading instruments like CFDs and the increasingly accessible Forex market. You can trade part-time and make a decent second income. Guppy and Wong give you the benefit of their experience and the tools to make this dream a reality.

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Number of Pages: 240Genre: Juvenile FictionSub-Genre: Cooking & FoodFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Yellow JacketAge Range: 9-12 YearsAuthor: Allison Marks & Wayne MarksLanguage: English Book Synopsis "This sweet story is a delightful, quick read with a wonderfully charming cast of characters. The delicious descriptions of baked goods are sure to make readers' mouths water; fortunately, three recipes are included. A refreshing and uplifting book filled with friendship, heartache, and a generous sprinkling of love." -- Kirkus Reviews A delicious tale of rivalry, friendship, heartache, and dessert! Fame-obsessed Jack and somber Jillian, who is mourning the loss of her mother, become a mismatched duo selected to compete for $150,000 in a high-stakes baking contest jam-packed with hilarious high jinks. Exploding with loud, rock 'n' roll attitude, eleven-year-old Jack Fineman dreams of becoming the greatest pastry chef who ever lived. His plans are thrown off course when his butterscotch basil brownies are upstaged at his sixth-grade holiday party by a simple plate of chocolate rugelach brought in by Jillian Mermelstein-the new girl at school whose mother has just died and who only wants to be left alone. These budding bakers' lives are mixed together when they are selected to compete as teammates in a nationally televised competition. For Jack, this is his chance to advance one step closer to culinary greatness. For Jillian, it's an opportunity to help her father by winning her share of the $150,000 top prize. Preparing to face bakers from the city's other middle schools, Jack and Jillian struggle to find the right recipe for working together. Along the way, they make the world's most irresistible oatmeal cricket cookies, battle Jack's checkered-pants-wearing brother for miniature golf supremacy, and discover the troubling reasons why each of them was chosen for the contest. Review Quotes Jack Fineman and Jillian Mermelstein love to bake.Jack dreams of becoming a world-famous pastry chef, while Jillian clings to happy memories of baking with her late mother. When Jillian, the new girl at Sieberling School, makes the most delicious chocolate rugelach for their sixth grade winter party, Jack knows he has serious competition. How will he ever win local baking company CEO Phineas Farnsworth III's Bakerstown Bonanza when he turns 18 with Jillian as his rival? When Jillian is paired with Jack and his best friend, Chad, for a class project, she is at first reluctant. However, they decide to try baking with insects, and it soon becomes clear that Jillian and Jack make a great team-with Chad as their cheerleader. When Farnsworth announces that this year's contest will focus on child contestants, the two young bakers decide to enter for very different reasons: Jack is looking for fame, while Jillian only wants the prize money to help her family. When they are selected to represent their school, they must again work together-especially when they discover Farnsworth is not what he seems. This sweet story is a delightful, quick read with a wonderfully charming cast of characters. The delicious descriptions of baked goods are sure to make readers' mouths water; fortunately, three recipes are included. Main characters are White and Jewish. A refreshing and uplifting book filled with friendship, heartache, and a generous sprinkling of love.-- "Kirkus Reviews" About the Author Allison and Wayne Marks met in a Canterbury Tales class at the University of Cincinnati, where they earned degrees in English literature. Allison, an avid urban gardener, and Wayne, a fiddler in local bands, are the authors of several books for young people, including the Bank Street Book Award Winner The Art Lesson: A Shavuot Story. They live in the Highland Square neighborhood of Akron, Ohio, and are the parents of twins, Claire and Elliott. Ariel Landy is an illustrator and educator from New York City. Ariel began writing and illustrating stories as soon as she could hold a pencil and she never stopped. She currently lives in France with her husband and their dog, Sid. Learn more at ariellandyart.com

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Number of Pages: 176Genre: Crafts + HobbiesSub-Genre: BeadworkFormat: PaperbackPublisher: David & CharlesAge Range: AdultAuthor: Dorothy WoodLanguage: English About the Book A comprehensive guide to beads and beading techniques. This bible for the modern beader guides you through the basic skills, tools and materials, before tackling more advanced techniques and projects. The essential beading reference! Book Synopsis An indispensable guide to beads and beading techniques, presenting essential beading know-how together with a wide range of inspirational projects, tips and ideas. Beads are the oldest and most widespread art form, having been used in virtually every culture since ancient times. Over the years new materials and methods of making beads have been introduced and now bead workers have a vast array of stunning beads to work with. Beading has also developed over the years and, even though many traditional techniques are still popular, the craft is constantly evolving. With so many techniques, and such a vast array of beads and materials available for the contemporary beader, there is definitely a need for a comprehensive guide. The Beading Bible is just that - an encyclopaedia of beads and beading techniques that aims to educate and inspire anyone who loves working with beads. The Beading Bible begins by looking at beads themselves; how to choose beads from metal, modelled, gemstone, seed beads and cylinder beads to hex beads, crystals, glass and bugle beads. There are handy tables to help you to understand how beads are measured and bead quantities, as well as advice on choosing bead colours. You are then guided through the basic to more specialist tools and equipment that you will need in beadwork. You will find each beading technique explained in detail throughout the chapters. However, the book begins by giving you the basic knowledge of essential techniques, such as working from a chart and knotting. The book is divided into eight chapters that cover all the traditional techniques: bead loom weaving, off loom bead stitches, ropes and cords, fringing, netting and tassels, threading and stringing, wire work and jewellery techniques, bead embroidery and even knitting and crochet with beads. Within each chapter you are guided through the basic skills, tools and materials, before tackling more advanced techniques. Inspiration pages will give you interesting ideas using the different techniques, and there are over 30 fabulous projects, ranging from beautiful bags and jewellery to stylish scarves and accessories - perfect excuses for trying out your new skills! Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams and stunning photography combine to create the must-have resource for beaders of all abilities. About the Author Dorothy Wood is an expert beader, craft designer and author who has written over 20 craft books on a variety of subjects and is a regular contributor to numerous craft magazines. Her recent titles for David & Charles include The Knotting and Braiding Bible (2014), The Bead Jewellery Bible (2011) Crystal Jewellery Creations (2010) and more. In 2012 Dorothy became the first UK Ambassador for Swarovski Elements. She contributes to magazines including Crafts Beautiful and Cardmaking & Papercraft and lives in Scotland, UK.

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Number of Pages: 288Genre: PsychologySub-Genre: Mental HealthFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Judith A SedgemanLanguage: English About the Book Judith Sedgeman takes us on a psychological journey from innocent childhood delight at the discovery of thought, through the ways we unintentionally create insecurity and distress as we grow up, through the anxiety and stress of teenage years and the intensity of testing our knowledge and falling into the habit of figuring everything out to push ourselves to meet expectations in adulthood. And then she takes us through the astonishment of discovering the Three Principles of Mind, Thought and Consciousness, an explanation of how we create our experience of life from the inside-out that is spreading rapidly now across the globe. Her experiences as one of the pioneers bringing this new understanding to the world reveal the challenges of overturning an existing paradigm, and the deep commitment that generation felt as they realized they were sharing a secret that would set people free from the prison of their own thoughts and point them to their wisdom, insight and common sense. The book shows how people's perspective can change from thought to thought, and how the power to reconnect to our spiritual strength to live from love and understanding is never lost, only sometimes obscured. Through compelling anecdotes that span seven decades of inner adventure, she leads us to see that the possibility for the future of mankind at peace, in harmony, is innate to us all, if we just discover it. Book Synopsis Judith Sedgeman takes us on a psychological journey that starts with the innocent childhood delight at the discovery of thought. She shows us how we unintentionally create insecurity and distress as we grow up, then face the anxiety and pressures of teenage years. As we enter adulthood, she demonstrates how we face the intensity of testing our knowledge and falling into the habit of figuring everything out to push ourselves to meet expectations. A business meeting with a potential client introduced her to a new way to look at mental well-being and the possibility that anyone, regardless of their circumstances, could find a nice life, free from stress and distress. Thus she was introduced to the Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought, an explanation of how we create our experience of life from the inside-out that is now spreading rapidly across the globe. As she learned more about this, her own state of mind and her business changed dramatically. Within a few years, she left the life she knew to join the pioneers bringing this new understanding to the mental health fields. Her stories reveal the challenges of overturning an existing paradigm, and the unshakeable commitment that generation felt as they found deeper and deeper mental well-being for themselves and realized they were sharing a secret that would set all people free from the prison of their own thoughts and point them to their wisdom, insight and common sense. The book shows how people's perspective can change from thought to thought, and how the power to reconnect to our spiritual strength to live from love and understanding is never lost, only sometimes obscured. Through compelling anecdotes that span seven decades of inner adventure, she leads the reader to see that the possibility for the future of mankind at peace, in harmony, is innate to us all, if we just discover it. Woven through the book is the presence of the unlikely and very private man, Sydney Banks, who first saw the Principles as a profound truth about life and his singular effect on those who worked with him to share his discovery. The story is uniquely the author's, set against the turmoil of the world in her lifetime, but it rings with universal truth that will touch every heart. About the Author Judith A. Sedgeman, EdD, has been a Mental Health Educator grounded in Innate Health (the Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought) for nearly 40 years. Before she discovered the Principles, she had been a college teacher of English, a prize-winning newspaper reporter and editor, and an entrepreneur who started and served as CEO of a Medical Practice Management business. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, (BA), Trinity College, Hartford, CT (MA) and West Virginia University (EdD). Judy was born in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in Washington, D.C. As an Air Force wife, she was stationed in Biloxi, MI and on Okinawa, where she taught college and high school. She lived in Bradenton, FL for nearly 20 years, where she had a career as a newspaper reporter and editor, and then an entrepreneur. She stumbled into the work of her life and her heart when one of the doctors who became a client of her Medical Practice Management business introduced her to the understanding that no one is broken, that all people are born with the innate capacity for peace of mind and joy but for their innocent misunderstanding of the spiritual power of thought. That became the focus for the rest of her professional life.After she joined the pioneering group of people who brought that new understanding to the world, she traveled extensively, moved often, worked with diverse clients and organizations all over the world, served on the faculty of a medical school and found unconditional happiness.

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Number of Pages: 1984Genre: Religion + BeliefsSub-Genre: Christian MinistryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: IVP AcademicAge Range: AdultBook theme: MissionsAuthor: Eckhard J SchnabelLanguage: English About the Book How is it that a first-generation Jewish messianic movement undertook a mission to the pagan world and rapidly achieved a momentum that would have a lasting impact on world history? In this monumental two-volume study, Eckhard Schnabel provides a unified and detailed picture of the rise and growth of early Christian mission. Book Synopsis How is it that a first-generation Jewish messianic movement undertook a mission to the pagan world and rapidly achieved a momentum that would have a lasting impact on world history? In this monumental two-volume study, Eckhard Schnabel provides a unified and detailed picture of the rise and growth of early Christian mission. He begins with a search for a missionary impulse in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism and then weighs the evidence for a mission of Jesus to Gentiles. But the center of focus is the apostolic missionary activity as it is related in Acts, Paul's letters, and the rest of the New Testament. This study seeks to describe all the evidence relevant to the missionary strategy and expansion of the early church, to explain the theological dimensions of the early Christian mission, and to integrate numerous studies published in recent decades into a synthetic picture. Schnabel's detailed analysis will form a solid basis for a new understanding of the rise of Christianity and the nature of Christian mission--both then and now. Review Quotes Early Christian Mission humbly yet authoritatively reveals the author's unapologetic, intelligent, exhaustive, and very lucid defense of his conservative understanding of the Christian church's early evangelical mission. The sheer scope of Schnabel's research and presentation is daunting to the most energetic reader because of its breadth and scope.--Chris Carr, Midwestern Journal of Theology, 2008A landmark work. There has been no book on this topic of such significance since Harnack's Mission and Expansion over a century ago. Rich in its comprehensive coverage, Dr. Schnabel's book opens windows for the reader, letting in light from the New Testament, from the ancient church, and from the neighbors and rivals of the early church.--Andrew F. Walls, University of EdinburghA welcome resource for historians, NT exegetes, and present-day Christian missionaries.--William J. Larken, Jr., and Joel F. Williams, Bulletin for Biblical Research, 18.1An encyclopedia of missions in the first century . . . Clearly written . . . Reads as a continuous historical account.--EMQ, January 2006As strange as it may seem, since the time of Adolf von Harnack at the turn of the twentieth century there has never been an attempt at a comprehensive critical account of the earliest period of Christian missions. Now in his massive and magisterial two-volume work that ignores neither history nor theology, Eckhard Schnabel has sought to remedy this gap in scholarly research. I predict that scholars will be interacting with this work for decades to come because of its thoroughness, meticulous attention to detail, and integration of knowledge from fields as wide-ranging as archaeology, classics, Roman and Jewish history, linguistics, sociology and of course biblical studies. This is a book all serious students of early Christianity must have on their shelves. There is nothing else quite like it.--Ben Witherington III, Asbury Theological SeminaryComparatively few biblical studies of mission exist. Those that do were written primarily by missiologists. Most New Testament scholars, even a number of fairly conservative ones, doubt that Second Temple Judaism or even Jesus himself significantly foreshadowed the missionary zeal of the early church beyond Jewish circles. What would a comprehensive study of the relevant New Testament data yield, especially if prefaced by a survey of Old Testament and intertestamental developments, and undertaken by someone who has mastered the secondary New Testament literature in all three major European languages? The result is a magnum opus, for both Schnabel and the discipline, that should be the defining work on this topic for years to come.--Craig L. Blomberg, Denver SeminaryIn this weighty and significant volume--the first full-length study of Christian mission since Harnack's important work of a century ago--Eckhard Schnabel convincingly shows that the history of Christianity is indeed the history of mission. Responding in kind to his German forebears, Schnabel argues that the Christian missionary movement began with Jesus himself and, offering his own account of its development, treats both the historical and theological dimensions. The result is an invigorating and thorough study of this relatively neglected, yet fundamentally important, subject.--Stanley E. Porter, McMaster Divinity CollegeProfessor Eckhard Schnabel's Early Christian Mission is a masterpiece that stands in the tradition of Harnack and Lietzmann. Schnabel first judiciously traces the origins of early Christian mission and then skillfully identifies the diverse expressions of mission in the early Christian movement, from Jesus to Paul and beyond. In doing this he creates the historical, social and religious context in which the writings of the New Testament and related literature can be meaningfully read and appreciated and in the light of which the origins of Christianity can be understood with much greater precision. Professor Schnabel has placed us all in his debt.--Craig A. Evans, Houston Theological SeminarySchnabel's presentation of the early Christian mission conveys a sense of reality. . . . The careful examination of secondary literature . . . add[s] credibility.--Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, December 2005Scholars who study the rise of the early churches focus on one of three features: theology, great leaders or conflicts. That, however, was not what was going on at ground level. Finally someone has told the rise of the early churches for what it was: missionary stations intent on spreading the gospel about Jesus Christ. The last century saw only two major works in this field: the classical study of Adolf von Harnack and the smaller, but accessible, study of Michael Green. Put them away. You now have what those books wanted to be when they grew up and became mature. This study by Schnabel will face me in my study for the rest of my life.--Scot McKnight, Northern SeminaryThe publication in English of Eckhard Schnabel's magisterial work on early Christian mission is a major event for which both author and publisher are to be congratulated most warmly. This amazing achievement, which carefully sets the Christian mission within its wide-ranging historical and geographical contexts, and considers the mission theology of the biblical material, fills a vast gap left for more than one hundred years since the appearance of Adolf von Harnack's work on the spread of Christianity. Whether it is the relevant teaching of the Old Testament on this theme, the nature of Jesus' mission and that of his apostles, the mission theology of each of the Evangelists, what the Acts of the Apostles tells us about the spread of Christianity, or the motivation, practice and theology of Paul's missionary endeavors, Dr. Schnabel's comprehensive volume is a profoundly reliable guide, and provides countless insights that will inform and inspire the reader. A former missionary to the Philippines, he writes fully, judiciously and with conviction about a subject that lies close to his heart. It is an outstanding work to which I shall return again and again.--Peter T. O'Brien, Moore Theological CollegeThe sheer size of this book demonstrates not only the fantastically wide knowledge of its author but also and above all the way in which the activity of mission permeates the New Testament story. There is nothing else available that can compare with this major treatment that discusses every aspect of the subject in the light of constant, critical interaction with current scholarship and yet manages to remain beautifully clear and immensely readable. This book is, quite simply, indispensable for the New Testament student.--I. Howard Marshall, University of AberdeenThe translation of Eckhard Schnabel's monumental history of the early Christian mission is a major publishing event. Not since Adolf von Harnack's classic The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries, published a century ago, has the subject been surveyed in such encyclopedic breadth and depth. As was the case with its illustrious predecessor, a work of this scope and detail inevitably affords plenty to chew on and to disagree with. But there can be no doubt that readers of every persuasion are in Professor Schnabel's debt for this admirably comprehensive and accessible account of the rise of Christianity. It will become a standard reference work for students of the early church.--Markus Bockmuehl, University of OxfordThis thorough, carefully researched and splendidly thought-out book constitutes a groundbreaking and encyclopedic work on the early Christian mission that other scholars, including myself, will be using for decades to come.--Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological SeminaryThis two-volume set by Eckhard Schnabel is a remarkable achievement. I finished working my way through the nearly 1,600 pages of text, and despite the length found myself enjoying it immensely. It is a unique blend of history, exegesis, theology and praxis rolled into one. Schnabel is to be commended for this breathtaking achievement.--Matt Harmon, Biblical Theology, May 5, 2008

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Number of Pages: 256Genre: NatureSub-Genre: AnimalsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Adams Media CorporationAge Range: AdultBook theme: WildlifeAuthor: Re Wild & Syd RobinsonLanguage: English Book Synopsis Celebrate our amazing world with this fascinating and entertaining book featuring wow-worthy animal facts and beautiful photos that will remind you of what we risk losing if we don't make changes to our environment. Ever hear of the Pink-headed Duck? What about Romeo the Frog, a type of rare water frog who found his mate with the help of an online dating photo? Our world is full of quirky, interesting wild animals that roam the treetops and plains and who make our planet a vibrant, diverse place to live. Wild Life! celebrates them by providing you with inspiring facts, conservation success stories, and profiles of people working hard to find and protect the rarest of these species. Along with remarkable, full-color photos, this book will both entertain and inform you about the rare and endangered animals that may soon disappear if we don't make the necessary steps towards conserving our environment. Review Quotes "Wild Life! takes us on a fact-based ride through the wild and wonderful world of species that are little known, seldom seen, and in need of more love. Geek out over these creatures--they'll definitely grab your attention and take you places you didn't know existed." --Carl Safina, author of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace"An intersectional approach to the protection of both people + planet that seeks to uplift all people and empower Indigenous voices is crucial to restoring the wild! It takes all of us to save the planet--read this book and gain insights from the best!" --Leah Thomas, founder of Intersectional Environmentalist "Embracing the wild means stepping back and connecting with the larger complexity. By focusing on nature's lesser-known but critical species and the people who work to protect them, Wild Life! reminds us of the interconnectedness of all wild beings, and of the role we all play within that complexity." --Adrian Grenier, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, impact investor, and cofounder of Lonely Whale"We all have our own story to tell, and this book contains stories of species and the incredible people protecting them. It celebrates their quirks and talents, and their importance to the amazing, interconnected system of the wild." --Karrueche Tran, actor, model About the Author Re: wild protects and restores the diversity of life on Earth. They aim to achieve a world where thriving wildlife and ecosystems underpin our own well-being and prosperity. They believe protecting and restoring biodiversity, the immune system of our planet, is the primary solution for a healthier planet and a more stable climate. Re: wild has developed a collaborative model that works directly with hundreds of local partners, including Indigenous peoples and communities, in nearly 100 countries around the world to protect wildlife and wild places. They are focused on often-overlooked but highly threatened species and ecosystems integral to the health of our planet. Their award-winning work has protected more than 150 threatened species and 20,000 other species in fifteen of the world's biodiversity hotspots, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, BBC, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and more. Re: wild is formerly Global Wildlife Conservation. Learn more at ReWild.org. Growing up in a house full of dogs, cats, and one Beta fish that lived for over five years, Syd Robinson has always had a deep love for animals. So much so that she eventually became one of BuzzFeed's top animal writers, constantly living in the wild world of internet pets! When she's not working on a new BuzzFeed post, Syd draws, buys too many plants, and writes music under the name Ghostcamp. She currently lives in Manhattan with her naughty pug, Phoebe.

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Number of Pages: 496Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: FantasyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Gallery / Saga PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: EpicAuthor: Lisbeth CampbellLanguage: English About the Book When a country is held in thrall to a vicious, despotic king, it's up to one woman to take him down in this gorgeous literary fantasy debut from Lisbeth Campbell. Long ago, Queen Mirantha vanished. King Karolje claimed it was an assassination by a neighboring king, but everyone knew it was a lie. He had Disappeared her himself. But after finding the missing queen's diary, Anza--impassioned by her father's unjust execution and inspired by Mirantha's words--joins the resistance group to overthrow the king. When an encounter with Prince Esvar thrusts her into a dangerous game of court politics, one misstep could lead to a fate worse than death. Esvar is the second son to an evil king. Trapped under his thumb and desperate for a way out, a chance meeting with Anza gives him the opportunity to join the resistance. Together, they might have the leverage to move against the king--but if they fail, their deaths could mean a total loss of freedom for generations to follow. Set in a world where resistance is as dangerous as it is important, The Vanished Queen is a tale of the courage and sacrifice it requires to take on a tyrant. Book Synopsis A stunning blend of vivid fantasy and political drama, The Vanished Queen is the timely story of a young resistance fighter working to overthrow a totalitarian ruler's regime of terror and lies. "[G]ripping...this is the novel the world needs now" (Kate Hearfield, Nebula Award--winning author of Armed in her Fashion). Long ago, Queen Mirantha vanished. King Karolje claimed she was assassinated by a neighboring ruler, but her people knew the truth: the king had Disappeared her himself. Now the queen's disappearance is hardly a memory--merely one among many horrors the king's reign has wrought. But when Anza, a young student impassioned by her father's unjust execution, finds the missing queen's diary, she is inspired by Mirantha's words--joins the resistance group to overthrow the king. Prince Esvar is the second son to an evil king. Trapped under his thumb and desperate for a way out, a chance meeting with Anza gives him the opportunity to join the resistance. Together, they might have the leverage to move against the king--but if they fail, their deaths could mean a total loss of freedom for generations to follow. In this dangerous game of court politics, one misstep could lead to a fate worse than death. Set in a world where resistance is as dangerous as it is important, The Vanished Queen is a "big, dark, intricate novel" (Lousia Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches) about the courage and sacrifice it requires to take on a tyrant. Review Quotes "Duty or Honor? Justice or Vengeance? Lisbeth Campbell's The Vanished Queen walks the tightrope between challenging questions with grace and panache. Finding hope and clinging to compassion while resisting a ruthless tyrant is both wrenchingly relevant and eerily timeless." --Bryan Camp, author of The City of Lost Fortunes "I adored this book. A slow, atmospheric build to a heart pounding finish ... Tense and intimate, The Vanished Queen squeezes your heart and doesn't let go. An intricate political fantasy full of people scarred by cruelty yet full of hope, determination and moments of well-earned joy." --Devin Madson, Aurealis Award-winning author of We Ride the Storm"Taking the threads of familiar tropes and weaving them into a new pattern, The Vanished Queen is that rare creature, a comfort read that also manages to surprise. I look forward to more from Lisbeth Campbell." --Laura Anne Gilman, author of Silver on the Road"One of the best epic fantasies I've read in a long time." --Margaret Kingsbury, Buzzfeed"[The Vanished Queen] is filled with political intrigue, personal anguish, and family ties that bind. The prose moves smoothly through the alternating points of view ... building well-rounded characters approaching the eve of revolution." --Library Journal (starred review)"[A] big, dark, intricate novel, employing a sophisticated political construct built on a cast of irresistible characters. It's both full of surprises and eerily timely. A deeply satisfying read." --Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches"Campbell's The Vanished Queen, the story of a secret resistance group fighting against a vicious tyrant, is filled with well-written, engaging characters, narrow escapes, loyalty, friendship, and a hunger for justice. Thoroughly entertaining, it also has great applicability to our times." -- KV Johansen, author of The Last Road"Campbell skillfully balances action and introspection as rebellion rises against an oppressive regime ... [she] steers refreshingly clear of typical 'chosen one' tropes, instead illuminating the collective effort required for revolution." --Publishers Weekly"Intricately-woven ... Campbell explores the toll of tyranny and the demands of defiance. It is a harrowing, heartening, necessary read." --Tracy Townsend, author of The Nine and The Fall"[A] gripping read full of politics and passion. Lisbeth Campbell shows us a richly detailed world and then shows us how that world changes: with courage, hope and truth. This is the novel the world needs now." --Kate Heartfield, Nebula award-finalist and author of Aurora award-winning novel Armed in her Fashion"A fiercely intelligent political drama ... head and shoulders above other fantasy novels [in its] intricate, pitch-perfect depiction of characters struggling to hold on to their humanity in a world that polarizes and debases even those with the best motives." --Deborah J. Ross, author of The Seven-Petaled Shield"I could not put the book down ... this is one of the best fantasy books out this year." --Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth About the Author Lisbeth Campbell grew up in Illinois and western Pennsylvania. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her jobs have run the gamut from house cleaner to teacher. When she is not writing, reading, or spending time with her husband and daughter, she is probably attending to one of her cats.

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Number of Pages: 240Genre: Self ImprovementSub-Genre: Personal GrowthFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Health CommunicationsAge Range: AdultBook theme: HappinessAuthor: Frank SchaefferLanguage: English Book Synopsis A post-coronavirus evolution-based how-to for putting living ahead of work. Bestselling author Frank Schaeffer offers a passionate political, social, and lifestyle "blueprint" for changes millions of us know are needed to rebalance our work lives with thriving relationships: Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Even before everything was disrupted by COVID-19 (not to mention by Trump), millions of Americans were already questioning capitalism's "values." We were already challenging the idea that your job defines you. We already knew something was wrong. Loneliness, frustration, and alienation were already on the rise. Even the most successful of us felt too busy, too preoccupied, and too distracted to enjoy what we intuitively know are life's greatest rewards: vibrant relationships, family life, connection to others, involvement in our community, and the thrilling experience of love. Fall in Love . . . builds a well-researched and entertaining bridge to living happier lives and to a better future. It shows us that based on a better understanding of our evolutionary selves, we can thrive in family life and in our work life, too. But to do both joyfully--and at the same time--depends on rediscovering the priority of relationships, connections, community, and love. Review Quotes "Frank Schaeffer has written a revolutionary manifesto for our deeply troubled world. Reading this book feels like time spent with a wise, challenging, sometimes cantankerous friend who, like Rilke's 'Archaic Torso of Apollo'is looking back at you with a simple demand: Change your life." --Laura Dawn, filmmaker; founding cultural director, MoveOn.org; founder and CEO, ART NOT WAR"Frank Schaeffer's book Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy, has all the ingredients for a successful life, but is the opposite of what is being sold in our culture. May we see a transformation in our lifetime, if not, in our children's lifetime, and for future generations, as we cannot continue down this path of isolation, struggle, and greed." --Johanna (José) Zeilstra, CEO, Gender Fair, a Public Benefit Corporation; board member and former Wall Street executive specializing in helping companies improve on gender equity and diversity"Frank Schaeffer is one of my favorite authors. He brings wisdom, wit, and warmth to whatever he writes. His new book goes to the heart of everything, really, inviting us to fall in love with what matters most. It's like a feast of sanity in these crazy times." --Brian D. McLaren, author of Faith After Doubt "Reading Frank Schaeffer is a journey into a mind and heart shaped by powerful religious forces few of us can imagine. Liberated from a fundamentalist Christian past, Frank refuses to be angry and bitter. Instead, he uses his awesome gifts (as filmmaker, painter, poet, blogger, columnist, TV personality and bestselling author) to confront and condemn the evil 'family values' he inherited and at the same time--as in this book--help us imagine a whole new set of real family values built on love that are absolutely necessary if we are to survive the next wave of fundamentalism sweeping our nation." -- Mel White, clergyman, activist author of Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America"Frank Schaeffer has been an important voice to me personally on so many topics, from religion to politics, to how to bring up children. But Frank is also a deeply committed father and grandfather, and his insights on family connections are profound. Frank's book encourages us to push back against the ideals of our culture, to prioritize time and connection over 'success' and ego. In Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy, Frank makes his compelling case through both research and deeply touching anecdotes from his life as a doting grandfather. This book a deeply needed and timely exploration of what it means to be a good human." -- Kristen Howerton, marriage and family therapist, author of Rage Against the Minivan"You've really got something here. Hope everyone recognizes how badly Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy is needed by the rest of the country now more than ever. I really like it! Basically, Love, dummy!" --Myrna Perez Sheldon, professor of Classics and World Religions, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Ohio University; editor of Cosmologics Magazine"In Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy--Schaeffer's new tour de force--he makes the bold argument that we should focus on living meaningful lives rather than making money and seeking validation from our jobs. Schaeffer's argument takes him down paths that will surprise, delight, and even shock readers. This is an essential read. I hope it starts a new movement." --Charlotte Gordon, author of Romantic Outlaws: The Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, winner of the National Book Critics Circle award About the Author Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books. Frank is a survivor of both polio and an evangelical/fundamentalist childhood, an acclaimed writer who overcame severe dyslexia, a homeschooled and self-taught documentary movie director, and a feature film director of four low-budget Hollywood features that he describes as "pretty terrible." He is also an artist with a loyal following of collectors who own many of his oil paintings. He has spoken at dozens of major universities, libraries, and museums from the Hammer in LA to Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Frank's three semiautobiographical novels about growing up in a fundamentalist mission, Portofino, Zermatt, and Saving Grandma, have been translated into nine languages. His video blogs posted on Facebook have had millions of views. Frank is a guest commentator on MSNBC with Joy Reid and has been frequently interviewed by Rachel Maddow. He has also been interviewed on almost every major TV news show from Oprah to the Today show to 20/20. His memoir Crazy for God is used as a textbook in the history of religion classes and courses in comparative religion and sociology in public and private universities. In her extended NPR interview with Frank about his memoir Crazy for God, Terry Gross called it out as a very important book. Frank's book Keeping Faith: A Father-Son Story about Love and the United States Marine Corps was a New York Times bestseller and was described by the commandant of the Marine Corps as a new "Marine family Bible." Frank is a progressive activist who has actively campaigned for liberal political candidates

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Number of Pages: 288Genre: Biography + AutobiographySub-Genre: SportsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Atria BooksAge Range: AdultAuthor: Scottie PippenLanguage: English Book Synopsis An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of Famer--revealing how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of the last fifty years. Scottie Pippen has been called one of the greatest NBA players for good reason. Simply put, without Pippen, there are no championship banners--let alone six--hanging from the United Center rafters. There's no Last Dance documentary. There's no "Michael Jordan" as we know him. The 1990s Chicago Bulls teams would not exist as we know them. So how did the youngest of twelve go from growing up poor in the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, enduring two family tragedies along the way, to become a revered NBA legend? How did the scrawny teen, overlooked by every major collegiate basketball program, go on to become the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft? And, perhaps most compelling, how did Pippen set aside his ego (and his own limitless professional ceiling) in order for the Bulls to become the most dominant basketball dynasty of the last half century? In Unguarded, the soft-spoken, six-time champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist finally opens up to offer pointed and transparent takes on Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Isiah Thomas, among others. Pippen details how he cringed at being labeled Jordan's sidekick, and discusses how he could have (and should have) received more respect from the Bulls' management and the media. Pippen reveals never-before-told stories about some of the most famous games in league history, including the 1994 playoff game against the New York Knicks when he took himself out with 1.8 seconds to go. He discusses what it was like dealing with Jordan on a day-to-day basis, while serving as the real leader within the Bulls locker room. On the 30th anniversary of the Bulls' first championship, Pippen is finally giving millions of adoring basketball fans what they crave; a raw, unvarnished look into his life, and role within one of the greatest, most popular teams of all time. About the Author Scottie Pippen played seventeen seasons in the NBA, winning six championships, two Olympic gold medals, and honored as of one of the "Greatest 50 NBA Players of All Time" by Hoops Habit. Pippen is the only person to ever win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal twice in the same year. He was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2010. He currently lives in Los Angeles. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @ScottiePippen. Michael Arkush has cowritten fourteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers, From The Outside with Ray Allen and The Big Fight with Sugar Ray Leonard. Arkush previously served as a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times. He lives with his wife, Pauletta Walsh, in Oak View, California.

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Number of Pages: 196Genre: Juvenile NonfictionSub-Genre: Biography & AutobiographyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Supernova BooksAge Range: 9-12 YearsBook theme: Cultural, Ethnic & RegionalAuthor: Zainab Raghdo & Saskia CallisteLanguage: English Book Synopsis Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world's most inspiring black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with, their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty, gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The power is in our hair. And we've come to tell the world what ours can do! Interviewees include: Annika Allen, co-founder Black Magic Awards and podcaster, UK; Samantha Allen, arts activist, Singapore/UK; Doreene Blackstock, actor, UK; Sienna Brown, writer and filmmaker, Australia; Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament, UK; Sokari Douglas Camp, artist, Nigeria/UK; Deitra Farr, blues, soul and gospel singer-songwriter, from Chicago, USA; Ruthie Foster, is an American blues singer-songwriter from Texas, USA; Jamelia, singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, UK; Judith Jacob, actor, radio presenter and fitness instructor, UK; Angie LeMar, comedian, presenter, producer, UK; Lynette Linton, artistic director theatre, UK; Nnenna Okore, artist, Australia; Anita Okunde, climate activist, Ireland; Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament, UK; Olusola Oyeleye, writer, director and producer, UK; Djamila Ribeiro, feminist philosopher, Brazil; Vivienne Rochester, actor, UK; Kadija George Sesay, writer and curator, UK; Cleo Sylvestre, actor, singer, writer, UK; Carryl Thomas, actor, UK; Nellie Travis, blues singer, USA; Rianna Raymond-Williams, sexual health advisor and social entrepreneur, UK. Photos and illustrations throughout

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Number of Pages: 218Genre: Religion + BeliefsSub-Genre: Christian LifeFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultBook theme: Personal GrowthAuthor: Ken StewartLanguage: English About the Book The story of Jesus has often been referred to as, The Greatest Story Ever Told. Indeed it is! However, Jesus was also very skillful in the use of stories in His teaching. These were not run-of-the-mill stories. They were filled with ordinary things like seeds, dirt, rocks and thorns. Jesus referred to His stories as parables. It is a rare and amazing gift to accomplish what Jesus did with this technique. He could conceal or reveal great truth in just a few words. Every parable had a definite purpose. In some cases there was such revelation entwined in the story it has often been missed, even when reading His explanation. The parable comprising a large portion of Matthew chapter 13 is a great example. It is packed with great insight into the way Jesus looks at the world in which we live. Our job is to pay closer attention to the explanation of the parable than we do to the story itself. Only then do we receive the benefit Jesus intended. Expect your spiritual perspective to be challenged and enriched as you read what is written here. It is not only far from ordinary; it is rich with fresh revelation from the Holy Spirit. Book Synopsis Jesus was very skillful in the use of stories in His teaching. These were not run-of-the-mill stories. They were filled with ordinary things like seeds, dirt, rocks and thorns. Jesus referred to His stories as parables. It is a rare and amazing gift to accomplish what Jesus did with this technique. He could conceal or reveal great truth in just a few words. This fact will certainly stand out to you as you read the pages of this book. Every parable had a definite purpose. The purpose of His very lengthy parable recorded in Matthew Chapter 13, was to expose the dangers involved when people are void of understanding. This lack of understanding is carefully and fully illustrated in the parable. It has many levels and manifests itself in different ways. After His very colorful descriptions of a lack of understanding, the explanation given by Jesus is equally unique. As the author skillfully points out, all of this can lead to the destruction of a person's health and their finances. In some cases there was such revelation entwined in the stories Jesus told it has often been missed. This is true even when reading His explanations. The parable comprising a large portion of Matthew chapter 13, which is commonly called, The Parable of the Sower is a great example. It is packed with great insight into the way Jesus looks at the world in which we live. Using the actual words of Jesus, the author has pointed out what Jesus saw as a major hindrance to the lives of the people to whom He attempted to minister. These same problems are still a factor in every society. They have not gone away. In fact, due to the increased amount of stress found in our world the challenges discussed in this book have grown much worse. We are not without hope. We can find real answers, and they are spelled out clearly by this author. Our job is to pay closer attention to the explanation of the parable as it relates to the lives of the people to whom Jesus attempted to minister. Only then do we receive the benefit Jesus intended. The real purpose of the parable was never just the telling of a story. Both the intent and purpose are found in the explanation. Expect your spiritual perspective to be challenged and enriched as you read what is written here. It is not only far from ordinary; it is rich with fresh revelation from the Holy Spirit. It is a very real re-examination of The Parable of the Sower. About the Author Ken Stewart is best known and loved for his straightforward and easy to understand teaching style. He has often been referred to as, the teacher's teacher. Taking complex subjects in the Bible and presenting them with simple clarity is a challenge he relishes. His gifting's have drawn him into many facets of ministry, touching the lives of countless thousands of people all over the world. With this book, Ken is relaunching another aspect of ministry, which is that of an experienced and skilled writer.

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Number of Pages: 264Genre: PetsSub-Genre: DogsFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultBook theme: BreedsAuthor: Ann M JayneLanguage: English About the Book Rescuing Used Coonhounds chronicles the story of Casey, an abandoned, starving Treeing Walker Coonhound and how he hit the doggy lottery when he was rescued. Through his subsequent journey, his former life and sad plight alerted his new mom, Ann M. Jayne, about the numerous coonhounds throughout the United States that are abused, neglected, and tossed aside every year. Many are rescued, many are not. Learning about these dogs and how you can help them is the reason this book was written and published. Knowledge is powerful. So is love. This book will teach you about these amazing dogs and the love they have to give. Rescuing Used Coonhounds will tell you how you can help them and how they will help you! Book Synopsis Every year, throughout the United States, thousands of coonhounds are abused, abandoned or killed. Although there are countless other dogs who are thrown away as well, coonhounds seem to almost be the poster child for the depths of cruelty that some humans can descend to. Rescuing Used Coonhounds exposes that. It also exposes just how wonderful, loving, smart, resilient and useful coonhounds are, even if they are tossed aside like a piece of garbage. No one or no living thing is beyond saving. Rescuing Used Coonhounds briefly chronicles the numerous pets owned by Ann M. Jayne, establishing her incredible love for dogs. While everyone considers that each one of their pets is special (and they are not wrong at all), Ann turned a corner with one particular dog, a Treeing Walker Coonhound she rescued and named Casey, whom God placed in her life at just the right moment. While not meaning to, she began a journey of learning about and loving the wonderful breed of Treeing Walker Coonhounds. Through Rescuing Used Coonhounds, Ann hopes to became a voice of sorts for these dogs, as well as other breeds of coonhounds, alerting people to the horrors many of these dogs face. The amount of abuse that these dogs undergo, and the amount of love and loyalty they possess, retain, and give, is simply astounding. Although the book is mainly about the Ann's own rescued coonhounds, it discusses and outlines ways to help these dogs, as well as other dogs and animals, through chapters devoted to a small animal rescue, state regulations on animal cruelty, and what the average, everyday American can do to help protect and rescue the lost and abandoned dogs that are willing to serve us and love us unconditionally. About the Author Ann M. Jayne wears many hats, even though she really doesn't like to wear hats. When she is not writing (she is currently working on her fifth book), Ann is a yoga teacher and free-lance photographer/writer, in addition to being a wife, mom, Christian, and lover of animals. While dogs and horses are her passion, Ann also enjoys watching and feeding the many whitetail deer at her house. Her schedule allows her time to work with the Animal Rescue League of Okemah to save abandoned and abused dogs and cats. Spending time with her family, including her horse, beagle, and rescued Treeing Walker Coonhound, as well as traveling the world, are Ann's favorite things to do. Although Ann never planned on becoming an active dog rescuer, a stray coonhound named Casey changed things for her as well as her perspective. So much so that she knew that she needed to write down Casey's story and tell it to as many people as possible so they could read about it and learn from it. Rescuing and writing have become her mission and ministry and are things she plans to do for a long, long time. Ann doesn't plan on changing the world, but she does plan on changing the world for neglected and abused animals, as she did for Casey and Bowie, and hopefully countless others.

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Totally Obsessed - (Hardcover)

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Flashpoint - by Matthew H Whittington (Paperback)

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