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Robert H., Gundry
Verse-by-verse explanations with a literal translationShouldn't a Bible commentary clarify what God's Word actually says? Going beyond questions of authorship, date, sources, and historicity, respected linguist and teacher Gundry offers a one-volume exposition of the New Testament that focuses on …
Snelling, Lauraine
Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Baard has experienced more than her share of sorrow, and now she is afraid to open her heart to love. Besides, no man has ever shown enough interest in her to come courting. So Rebecca's friends set out …
Williams, MEd, Nancy, LPC
Parenting doesn't stop when the children grow up, and the nest doesn't always empty when or how parents thought it would. The role changes, but the sense of responsibility continues. Licensed counselor and life coach Nancy Williams draws from professional …

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An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically
Beth Felker, Jones
This introductory theology text explains key concepts in Christian doctrine and shows that doctrine is integrally linked to the practical realities of Christian life. In order to grow into more faithful practitioners of Christianity, we need to engage in the …

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A Challenge to Creative Redesign in an Age of Transition
James Emery, White
Why is it important to rethink the church? Today many leaders focus on how their ministries can be run more efficiently. But the foundational question, according to James Emery White, should be Why do we have this ministry? and then, …

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Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities
Schlimm, Matthew Richard
The Old Testament can seem strange and disturbing to contemporary readers. What should Christians make of Genesis 1-3, seemingly at odds with modern scientific accounts? Why does the Old Testament contain so much violence? How should Christians handle texts that …
Herb Pearce M.Ed., Karen K. Brees Ph.D.
DK Publishing
Empower yourself through through self discovery - uncover your personality type, become your best self, and learn about other personality types to improve your relationshipsIn this personality guide, Author Laura Miltenberger covers the nine enneagram personality types. Each archetype is …
Mark F. Cancian
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Surprise has always been an element of warfare, but the return of great power competitionand the high-level threat that it posesgives urgency to thinking about surprise now. Because the future is highly uncertain, and great powers have not fought each …
Sharon Vatsky
American Alliance Of Museums
During the course of an interactive museum tour an educator will be able to elicit a range of responses, conversation, and new discoveries that engage the broadest spectrum of museum learners. To engage the entire group in the interpretive process, …

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The Federalist on Union, Enterprise, and War
Anthony A. Peacock
Lexington Books
Contrary to most academic commentary on The Federalist, this book contends thatthe most significant teachings of the work did not have to do with the institutions of government so much as with the non-institutional features of American constitutionalism, specifically its …
Muhamad S. Olimat
Lexington Books
This manuscript examines Sino-North Africa relations on a bilateral level since World War II. It highlights the depth of Chinas involvement in the region with each country on a five dimensional approach: energy security, trade relations, political relations, arms sales/security …

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On the Origins of Conflict in Change, Death, and Otherness
Apple Zefelius Igrek
Lexington Books
How do we conceptualize death when its very nature implies absence and nothingness? It is difficult to put into words precisely because we want our words to help us delineate the world around us, whereas the absence associated with death …
M. Andrew Holowchak, Michael Lavin
Lexington Books
Repetition, the Compulsion to Repeat, and the Death Drivea critical examination of Freuds uses of repetition as they lead to the compulsion to repeat and his infamous death driveis in effect the first scholarly attempt to ground Freudian psychoanalysis on …
Sami Helewa
Lexington Books
Sami Helewas book opens anew the Qisas al-anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) in terms of the leadership of ancient prophets in a Muslim context of friendship and enmity in the narrative detail of the prophets Joseph, David, and Solomon. Although …
Sara MacDonald, Barry Craig
Lexington Books
This book explores the understanding of freedom developed in the later novels of celebrated Canadian author, David Adams Richards. Many reviewers highlight two interconnected features in Richards novels: a seemingly rigid determinism of setting and sociodemographics, and a resulting hopelessness. …
Avi Y. Decter
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout four centuries of American …

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Greed, Status, and Patronage in Late Qing China
Luke S. K. Kwong
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
This engaging translation presents an authentic period document that reflects aspects of Chinese life and society as seen through a contemporary's eyes. Portraying a "phony" reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court's post-Boxer reform initiatives to career success …

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An Environmental History
Robert B. Marks
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their …
Conor M. Savoy, Charles F. Rice
Center for Strategic & International Studies
The face of global development is changing rapidly, and the CSIS Global Development Monitor seeks to address the complex issues highlighted by the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals. Over a dozen CSIS experts and affiliates examine the role and purpose …

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Their Evolution and Interpretation Revised and Expanded Edition
Maxwell E. Johnson
Liturgical Press
Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was haled for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kalian McDonnell, OSB, called it the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available, and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be the standard textbook on …

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Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender, and Work
Pamela Braboy Jackson, Rashawn Ray
Lexington Books
The family remains the most contested institution in American society. How Families Matter:Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender, and Work explores the ways adults make sense of their family lives in the midst of the complicated debates generated by politicians …
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