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One of the most contested questions in historical theology concerns John Calvin's understanding of the so-called ""extent of the atonement."" On a popular level, Calvin's name is closely associated...

A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he barely escaped from being burned...

The Gee Years chronicles the tenure of E. Gordon Gee, eleventh president of The Ohio State University, from the closely held search process to his departure.When Gee lost his beloved wife, Elizabeth,...

As we travel back down the timeline to 1970, America had just closed its history book on the Attica riots. The Kent State University tragedies and then the Jackson Riots screamed out new headlines...

In the sixth edition of this work John Fry has reverted to the format of the earlier editions published in 1965, 1970 and 1973 and has presented statistical data drawn widely from many sources...

If priests want the people entrusted to their care to develop a meaningful spirituallife, they must provide a living example of what that is.In A Life of Daring Simplicity: Daily Meditations on the...

Over the past six or more decades, John Friedmann has been an insurgent force in the field of urban and regional planning, transforming it from its traditional state-centered concern for establishing...

Illustrated devotions to enrich your understanding of the Nativity narratives.This devotional guide for the days from Advent to Candlemas builds on the popularity of the ancient Christian tradition...

Chicago's Printers Row emerged after the Great Chicago Fire to become the most notorious crime and vice section in Chicago. Once known as the Custom House Levee, Chicago's red light district was...

C. K. Barrett's gifts as a communicator are well displayed in this collection of some of his writings. He takes his readers on a series of well-organized expeditions into areas of controversy. He...

This long-awaited book is a vivid history of Frelimo, the liberation movement that gained power in Mozambique following the sudden collapse of Portuguese rule in 1974. The leading scholar of the...

Open your heart to the good news of Christmas The Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a five-week Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus study, including a lesson for Christmas...

Reading the Social in American Studies offers a unique exploration of the advantages and benefits in using sociological terms and concepts in American literary and cultural studies and, conversely,...

You cannot and will not reach Spiritual Efficiency without first dealing with GUILE.These two scriptures (John 1:47,48) inspired me to write this book. We all should want to be like Jesus and this...

The Delaware River Valley has attracted industrial and political visionaries, thinkers, and artists for more than 300 years. In its taverns, political discourse fanned the flames of revolution, and...

Want to learn the improv techniques that helped Mike Myers, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and many others along the road to TV and film stardom? Then let two esteemed founders of long-form...

This is a study of nine key film-makers who came into prominence in the early '70s: Claude Chabrol, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lindsay Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey, Satyajit...

Horror Talk "Top 10 Horror Novels of 2018""I never want to hear mention of bolt-cutters, a live rat and a bucket in the same sentence again. EVER." -Ginger Nuts of Horror"John Hunt is the author to...

John Locke is widely acknowledged as the most important figure in the history of English philosophy and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is his greatest intellectual work, emphasising the...

Green Fruit was originally published in 1917, the year the author graduated from Princeton. Crafted with elegant language and vivid imagery, the collection harkens back to the British Romantics of...

"It is better to be roughly night than precisely wrong." John Maynard KeynesLOOK INSIDE? Samples and chapter summaries may be found on the website www.struartapp.comThis book contains approximate...

Luck Of Lassendale is a novel written by Walter Stafford Northcote Iddesleigh and first published in 1902. The story is set in the fictional English village of Lassendale and follows the life of its...

This book explains how people can be radically manipulated by extreme groups and leaders to engage in incomprehensible and often dangerous acts through psychologically isolating situations of extreme...

A personal and practical guide to help pastors find Jesus as their mentor.For decades, Paul has been the model for today's pastors. But Pastor John Frye says we must instead look to Jesus as our...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks,...

In this classic work, John Clarke presents a faithful translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. With close attention to detail, this text is ideal for readers who want to experience the beauty and...

John Livingstone stood and slowly made his way to the kitchen. Detective Gary 'Schoolbags' Samson followed close behind. He grabbed the jug off the bench top, filled it with water and turned...

Romanticism and Blackwood's Magazine is inspired by the ongoing critical fascination with Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, and the burgeoning recognition of its centrality to the Romantic age. Though...

"This cheap edition of my books is dedicated to the English people, in whose approval, if the books be true in spirit, they will live, and out of whose memory, if they be false, they will very soon...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures,...