Of all the New Testament writings Luke-Acts focuses particular attention on rich and poor, possessions and poverty. The Poor and Their Possessions is a new edition of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation that has long been out of print. The author's exploration of Luke's thinking is of special importance for Christian preachers, so much effort has gone into making it accessible and readable. Who are the poor? Why are they favored? Did Jesus have a program of social reform? Is renunciation of possessions demanded of all Christians? What guidance does Luke give on the use of possessions? Did the early church have a community of possessions? To whom was Luke's material targeted? What was its purpose? These and other questions find their answers in the book. Besides its clear argument, this book is a treasure store of careful study of some difficult but important passages from Luke and Acts.
Dracula was in fact the historical Prince Vlad III of Rumania or Wallachia. Vlad III the Prince and the all powerful ruler of the large and very rich province of Wallachia which today is part of modern Rumania was the sworn enemy of the Ottoman Empire which in the 15th Century was threatening European and Christian civilisation by its invasion of the Balkans. It had already vanquished and conquered Constantinople in 1453 and was launching strong military attacks against King Boris of Serbia and King Mathias Corvinus of Hungary as well as the Princes to the south such as Vlad III. A battle was looming between approximately 30,000 troops of Vlad III which he had raised by calling on his Boyars (nobleman) to provide him with their retinues of men-at-arms, cavalry and artillery. Vlad was assembling a large and powerful force of infantry, cavalry hussars as well as artillery and bombards which was the precursor to the modern mortar. His enemy was Mehmed II the grand ruler of the Ottoman Empire. The date of this battle was to be the 17th June 1462 which was a Thursday and the attack would take place at Vlad IIIs initiative in the middle of the night of a full Moon. At this time the powers of Vlad were enhanced by his necromancy and black magic crafts of sorcery and special demonic arts.
DEAD BY THE HANDS OF OTHER MEN(Crime thriller)Book Two by David P. Fraser The daughter of a mob boss hires a rogue PI to find her husband's killer. His search leads to more dead bodies, and many conflicts with ruthless rival mobsters, and an enemy from his past...--Jack McQueen gets a cry for help from Murphy, a former partner in the force. He comes out of recuperative isolation to investigate the covered-up murder of a prominent surgeon. Things become violent when Jack and Murphy re-visit the crime scene. Jack is left for dead, and Murphy goes into a coma. Despite the cover-up, Jack continues below police radar with the help Reilly a police superintendent, another former colleague. Further investigation brings Jack McQueen and his PI business partner Stacie Machado squarely in the sights of rival mobsters, and unsavory enemies from his past. Jack needs to separate the lies from the truth and render justice without getting the people he cares about injured or killed.
The Advantages and Surroundings of New Albany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Step out into a snowy Valentine's Day with Jasper the bunny as he searches the forest valley for a special gift for his loved one. In his picture-book debut, David Petersen, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Mouse Guard, tells a delightful tale that becomes the perfect way to say "I love you." Bring this sweet story home to your Valentine today.
Traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Families survived or even flourished during colonization, Revolution, slavery, immigration and economic upheaval. In the past century, prosperity created a culture devoted to pleasure and individual fulfilment.
Traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Families survived or even flourished during colonization, Revolution, slavery, immigration and economic upheaval. In the past century, prosperity created a culture devoted to pleasure and individual fulfilment.
Familiar narratives about the nature of English modernism, "tradition," and "periodization," together with the "literary" character of English art from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, are abandoned in this innovative and important book. In their stead, David Peters Corbett proposes a new way of looking at this painting from the Pre-Raphaelites to the Vorticists. Arguing that art history has been too reluctant to confront the fundamental question of how and what the consistency and application of paint signifies, Corbett investigates the work of English artists—among them Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Leighton, Watts, Whistler, Sickert, and the modernists of 1914 —through a historical examination of the meanings of the visual in English culture. By revealing that for many artists and thinkers the visual promised to deliver a more profound understanding of the world than language, the book offers a new reading of the art of the period between 1848 and the First World War.
Familiar narratives about the nature of English modernism, "tradition," and "periodization," together with the "literary" character of English art from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, are abandoned in this innovative and important book. In their stead, David Peters Corbett proposes a new way of looking at this painting from the Pre-Raphaelites to the Vorticists. Arguing that art history has been too reluctant to confront the fundamental question of how and what the consistency and application of paint signifies, Corbett investigates the work of English artists--among them Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Leighton, Watts, Whistler, Sickert, and the modernists of 1914 --through a historical examination of the meanings of the visual in English culture. By revealing that for many artists and thinkers the visual promised to deliver a more profound understanding of the world than language, the book offers a new reading of the art of the period between 1848 and the First World War.
Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003The word "violence" conjures up images of terrorism, bombings, and lynchings. Beaten Down is concerned with more prosaic acts of physical force—a husband slapping his wife, a parent taking a birch branch to a child, a pair of drunken friends squaring off to establish who was the "better man." David Peterson del Mar accounts for the social relations of power that lie behind this intimate form of violence, this "white noise" that has always been with us, humming quietly between more explosive acts of violence.Broad in its chronological and cultural sweep, Beaten Down examines interpersonal violence in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia beginning with Native American cultures before colonization and continuing into the mid-twentieth century. It contrasts the disparate ways of practicing and punishing interpersonal violence on each side of the U.S.-Canadian border. Del Mar concludes that we cannot comprehend the causes and moral consequences of a violent act without considering larger social relations of power, whether between colonizers and original inhabitants, between spouses, between parents and children, or between and among different ethnic groups.The author has drawn on a vast array of vivid sources, including newspaper accounts, autobiographies, novels, oral histories, historical and ethnographic publications, and hundreds of detailed court cases to account for not only the relative frequency of different forms of violence, but also the shifting definitions and perceptions of what constitutes violence. This is a thoughtful and probing account of how and why people have hit each other and the manner in which opinion makers and ordinary citizens have censured, defended, or celebrated such acts. Del Mar's conclusions have important implications for an understanding of violence and perceptions of violence in contemporary society.
Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003The word "violence" conjures up images of terrorism, bombings, and lynchings. Beaten Down is concerned with more prosaic acts of physical force—a husband slapping his wife, a parent taking a birch branch to a child, a pair of drunken friends squaring off to establish who was the "better man." David Peterson del Mar accounts for the social relations of power that lie behind this intimate form of violence, this "white noise" that has always been with us, humming quietly between more explosive acts of violence.Broad in its chronological and cultural sweep, Beaten Down examines interpersonal violence in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia beginning with Native American cultures before colonization and continuing into the mid-twentieth century. It contrasts the disparate ways of practicing and punishing interpersonal violence on each side of the U.S.-Canadian border. Del Mar concludes that we cannot comprehend the causes and moral consequences of a violent act without considering larger social relations of power, whether between colonizers and original inhabitants, between spouses, between parents and children, or between and among different ethnic groups.The author has drawn on a vast array of vivid sources, including newspaper accounts, autobiographies, novels, oral histories, historical and ethnographic publications, and hundreds of detailed court cases to account for not only the relative frequency of different forms of violence, but also the shifting definitions and perceptions of what constitutes violence. This is a thoughtful and probing account of how and why people have hit each other and the manner in which opinion makers and ordinary citizens have censured, defended, or celebrated such acts. Del Mar's conclusions have important implications for an understanding of violence and perceptions of violence in contemporary society.
Just in time for the holidays comes this limited edition of Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, presenting the original size and format (12" x 12") of David Petersen's black-and-white artwork for the first series.
The aesthetics of the mandala and the subtle power of the Tao create a unique opportunity for personal transformation. Combining the literary impact of materials from "A Fresh Look at the Way and its Virtues" with the artistic impact of 108 mandalas, this synergy of sacred circles and text is a potent tool for holistic meditation. The result is a book that at once soothes the mind while feeding the soul!
Richly illustrated, and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, this book provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, it includes translations of A-bomb literature written by several atomic survivors.
Reading news articles can be difficult. Let this easy-to-use guide accelerate your progress! "Reading News Articles in English" is the latest update to "Reading English Newson the Internet", a solid resource for ESL teachers and students alike for over 10 years.Outdated material has been replaced, the TIPS sections on news, sports, business & finance have been enhanced, and bonus material on features of political news has been added.Intermediate and advanced learners can boost their confidence by learning nearly 200 connectors, phrasal verbs, idiomatic verb phrases, and everyday expressions, and then testing themselves with mini-quizzes and a final exam.
Reading and writing Japanese is a challenge. Let this easy-to-use guide help accelerate your progress!"Read and Write Japanese Starting with Hiragana" is the latest update to "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hiragana", a reliable reference for Japanese learners since 2007. Sections have been rewritten and expanded to make them more user friendly, and bonus material has been added to help with vocabulary, grammar, and kanji. Boost your confidence with this comprehensive introduction to the hiragana syllabary, which also includes dozens of practice quizzes as well as midway and final exams.
The aesthetics of 81 full-color mandalas and the subtle power of the Tao blend to create a unique, transformative alchemy. This synergy of sacred circles and text is a potent tool for holistic meditation - a book that at once soothes the mind while feeding the soul!
Reading news articles can be difficult. Let this easy-to-use guide accelerate your progress! This special edition for the Japanese ESL classroom is an update to "Reading English News on the Internet: Bilingual Japanese-English Edition", a solid resource for ESL teachers and students alike for over 10 years. Outdated material has been replaced, the TIPS sections on news, sports, business & finance have been enhanced, and bonus material on features of political news has been added. Intermediate and advanced learners can boost their confidence by learning nearly 200 connectors, phrasal verbs, idiomatic verb phrases, and everyday expressions, and then testing themselves with mini-quizzes and a final exam.
Lavishly illustrated in full color, this compact coffee table photo-book is ideal for display anywhere it can liven up the decor or simply help pass the time.The Rockies to the Carpathians, Nagasaki to Prague, the backwoods of New Zealand to the Australian surf, this is a trip around the world with a difference... The Davmandy Collection takes the excitement of travel as a departure point for the creation of exquisite digital art. The results are surprising, whimsical, and refreshing. The beautiful artwork in this collection is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.
This is the third in the series of lavishly illustrated coffee table photo-books in full color from the Davmandy Collection. Dozens of layered effects and countless hours of experimentation have culminated in this all new set of digital artwork based on adventures in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Malta. A unique and enchanting alchemy of cultures and styles, "Manners of Mind" is truly a lavish treat.This beautiful collection is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.
