Knox John: 31 books

It’s “great fun” when a baker’s dozen of Golden Age authors collaborate on a whodunit—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton (The Guardian).   Originally published in 1931, The Floating Admiral is a classic literary collaboration by members of the Detection...

Em 31 de outubro de 2017, celebra-se o quintocentenário da Reforma Protestante. Na mesma data de 1517, o monge agostiniano Martinho Lutero pregou na porta da igreja do castelo de Wittenberg um protesto contra diversos pontos da doutrina da Igreja Católica Romana, propondo uma reforma no catolicismo. Os...

An absolute goldmine, this book contains a collection of brief biographies of the 17 greatest preachers of the Reformation Era; and includes a sermon written by each of them. Modern readers will be deeply moved and inspired by the words of these humble giants of the faith who were used powerfully...

Evangelicals agree that the Bible is God's inerrant word. But we sometimes differ on how to relate the messages of the Old and New Testaments. Without a basic understanding of this crucial matter, it is difficult to know how to use the Testaments to formulate either doctrine or practice. For...

Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) is one of the most popular figures in English history. This 1896 biography looks at the life of the naval hero in the context of his teachers, mentors, friends, foes, and contemporaries—described through various important battles and periods. Meet Lord St. Vincent, Sir Edward Berry, Captain Hardy, Sir John Jervis, and many others.

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.   The...

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

These poems honor the life of the heart and the spirit and speak of a growing intimacy with nature, the land, and the sea. They are grounded in a spiritual path, and though they are sometimes irreverent, they are always full of love for the divine and great gratitude for life. Most reflect the experience...

Located at the junction of gold-rich ravines, Auburn was the site of the first gold discovery in Placer County. Though the superficial gold was quickly panned out, by 1850, the town had become an important trading center. Auburn became a center for goods, services, entertainment, and a place for miners...

Beginning with the long and eventful career of Charles Howard, the Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), this 1907 volume surveys twelve of England’s most distinguished men of the sea—men who may most fittingly be considered builders of the Empire. Laughton discusses Sir Francis Drake, Edward Boscawen,...

Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields,...

The Scots Confession is a confession of faith written in 1560 by six Protestant leaders in Scotland.

This 1901 volume provides an exciting and comprehensive overview of British sea power from the days of the Spanish galleons to the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.  Along the way, Laughton focuses on privateers and buccaneers, as well as the lives of sailors both aboard ship and ashore.  

This book details a proposal for a constitutional amendment to create a Third House of Congress comprised of tribunes, appointed by lot. In the last century, the American system of representation was changed. These changes have had consequences. These consequences have created a dangerous imbalance...