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Examination of the work of scientific icons-Newton, Descartes, and others-reveals the metaphors and analogies that directed their research and explain their discoveries. Today, scientists tend to balk at the idea of their writing as rhetorical, much less metaphorical. How did this schism over metaphor...

There are thousands of excellent resources in the field of New Testament studies. But which tools are best for sermon preparation, topical study, research, or classroom study? In Best Bible Books, the authors review and recommend hundreds of books, saving pastors, students, and scholars time, effort,...

During the last few decades anthropogenic activities in the industrially advanced countries have outcompeted nature in changing the global environment. This is best illustrated for example by the polluted lakes in Scandinavia and Canada, associated with acid deposition from fossil fuel combustion....

Unaccompanied migrant children are the most vulnerable group of migrants and refugees. Their experiences, their contested legal status in the host countries, and their treatment before, during, and after migration call for an ethics of child migration that places unaccompanied migrant children at...

Eight prominent and rising scholars come together to grapple with the seismic shifts in the study of the North's decision to wage Civil War in the wake of Gary Gallagher's The Union War (Harvard University Press 2012)

Verlassen stehen sie da. Niemand hat sie seit Jahren beachtet. Kein Mensch kümmert sich mehr darum. Die Steine sind verwittert, die Inschriften oft kaum mehr lesbar. Gras, Moos, wild aufgegangene Bäumchen oder Sträucher verdecken sie beinahe … Doch nicht nur von der Welt fast vergessene Mahnmale...

Karneval, eigentlich ein buntes Treiben, um das Leben zu feiern und dieses ohne Tabus für wenige Stunden im Jahr zu genießen. Man verkleidet sich, um ausgelassen und frei die Sorgen der Welt für kurze Zeit vergessen zu können. Doch hinter so mancher Verkleidung verbirgt sich ein wahrer Schrecken,...

England 1539. King Henry's wholesale Dissolution of the Monasteries is almost complete. From still un-surrendered Glastonbury Abbey five monks and two abbey laymen steal into the night bearing priceless treasures they seek to save from the clutches of the ruthless king. Unknown to others their leader,...

In the sequel to When Death condemns the soul, join James Bonham, Joseph Greene, Humphries, and Detective Rojas as they will team up with three female agents to clamp down on a terrorist plot that they believed was overcome in the original story. After the death of the President and most of the Senators,...

Zeolite scientists, whether they are working in synthesis, catalysis, characterization or application development, use the Atlas of Zeolite Framework Types as a reference. It describes the main features of all of the confirmed zeolite framework structures, and gives references to the relevant primary...

Enzymes are giant macromolecules which catalyse biochemical reactions. They are remarkable in many ways. Their three-dimensional structures are highly complex, yet they are formed by spontaneous folding of a linear polypeptide chain. Their catalytic properties are far more impressive than synthetic...

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The management of patients with a glioma is challenging and best achieved by a team approach encompassing a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgical excision in a specialist Cancer Center - the balance of treatment depending on the site and grade of tumor. Survival rates...