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Faut-il que les hommes soient devenus complètement fous à l'ère du numérique, de la bombe atomique et des avions à réaction, pour en venir à nouveau à des guerres de religion qui sont d'un autre âge et qu'on croyait oubliées? Ou bien, est-ce plutôt l'esprit égocentrique de quelques-uns...

This book was first published in 1990. It discusses a plethora of both high and low tech options for the control of vectors such as mosquitos in the spread of disease.

Thirty meditations inspired by quilt patterns contain a story related to a quilt block, a Bible verse, a spiritual application, and a prayer to cultivate the character quality inspired by the quilt name. These timeless applications contain spiritual truths connected to the popular and enduring quilting tradition.

This work is an accumulation of episodes occurring between Customers, Management, and Salespersons, Some humorous, Some witty, and Some frustrating. It is the goal of the author to share them with the intent of bringing a smile to the readers face, or a belly laugh, to tickle your endorphins. So much...

This book explores Black identity, from a global perspective. The historical and contemporary migrations of African peoples have brought up some interesting questions regarding identity. This text examines some of those questions, and will provide relevant essays on the identities created by those...

The Wisdom Literature of the Bible (Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs) is filled with practical principles for everyday life. While some Christians are deterred by the pragmatic character of these matter-of-fact guidelines, they are as integral to God's purposes for His people as the...

Een ontroerend en hilarisch relaas van een kostschoolmeisje in een rijk en bevoorrecht milieu. Een ontroerend en hilarisch relaas van een kostschoolmeisje in een rijk en bevoorrecht milieu. Lee Fiora is veertien als haar vader haar voor de deur van de prestigieuze Ault-school afzet. Tot dat...

Een hedendaagse Pride and Prejudice De zusjes Liz en Jane Bennet keren terug naar hun ouderlijk huis als de gezondheid van hun vader achteruitgaat. Ze treffen het huis in verval en de familie in wanorde aan. De twee jongste zusjes, Kitty en Lydia, zijn druk met hun hippe leven en Mary, de middelste...

Victor is in trouble yet again. He bribed a prison guard to let him set up a party in the conjugal trailer, for some older Mafia men he wanted to impress. Everything seemed to be going well, but now Victor is under arrest and one correctional officer wants to make sure Victor learns the importance...

Sovereignty and superheroes marks a major new contribution to the emerging field of comic studies and the growing literature on superheroes. Using a range of critical theorists, the book examines superheroes as sovereigns, addressing amongst other things the complex treatment of law and violence,...

When Cliff Robinson was diagnosed as terminally ill, he immediately knew his death sentence was also the death sentence of those on The Terminal List, those who he chose to kill before he died.   The Terminal List had always been his game, and now it was a game he could win.

Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation...

How to know the Lord Jesus is really up to you at every step and no matter what, even in the valley of the shadow of death. He wants you to know that hes there, hes real, he talks to you, he listens to you, he loves you.

Civilizing Habits explores the life stories of three French women missionaries--Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey--who crossed boundaries, both real and imagined, to evangelize far from France's shores. In so doing, they helped France reestablish a global empire after...