Have you ever wondered what it's like to get up one day and decide to travel half way around the world? I did, and this is where it took me...Earthquakes! Cliff Jumping! Volcanoes! Sky Diving! Hitch Hikers! & Middle Earth...Follow me on my adventure around the land of the Long White Cloud, New Zealand
Chronological Explorer Steve Wilberforce has the whole of recorded history to save when his time machine falls into the wrong hands, a thief out to correct a mistake on her last heist. With car chases, scrapes with the law and time travel spanning five centuries, that's a lot to sort out. Add in bad costume choice and an automated man servant whose upgrade to distinguish himself from Action Man costs aC--500, things can only get worse. Bonus sneak peak material! The 1st chapter of 'Attack of the Atomic Airships!' Introducing Air Group Captain Sebastopol Valiant, the steampunk missing link between Harry Flashman and Biggles. Can be found at the end of 'Digital Yesterdays'
Cases for Developing Healthcare Leaders is a casebook written by Jeanette R. Harrison, MPH. The purpose of the text is to provide sample cases to assist in the development of both early and experienced healthcare leaders. Each section contains a unique case. The cases are followed by case questions designed to enhance discussions on the topics.
This volume of the New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity series introduces scholars and students to the historical, political, civic, religious, cultural, and social context of Ephesian inscriptional evidence. Each of the twenty-five entries includes the original inscription, translation, and a commentary that sheds light on early Christianity.
This volume of the New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity series introduces scholars and students to the historical, political, civic, religious, cultural, and social context of Ephesian inscriptional evidence. Each of the twenty-five entries includes the original inscription, translation, and a commentary that sheds light on early Christianity.
A collection of queer fairy tale retellings for the discerning reader. Dive into a world both familiar and strange and meet a colorful cast of characters from all different backgrounds and upbringings, from princes and paupers to aliens and dwarves, from merchant sons to sign language interpreters. And fairies, of course. But it's important to remember... most fairies aren't fairy godmothers.The White Cat follows the intrepid young prince Yufitri from across the Sea, who meets a mystical talking cat who offers to grant all his desires-even the call for a wife.The Fairy's Gift tells the tale of a young princess Wynn who was cursed by an evil fairy to... have the body of her dreams? Oh no, whatever shall she do? Save a neighboring kingdom it seems In From Stars They Fell, when a strange metal ship falls from the sky, an angel with dragonfly wings is left stranded in a strange land, and meets a young man who speaks with his hands.When the angel takes the job of the young man's interpreter, Oswin, he sets out to find new work. The Echoes of the Dead finds him stumbling across mysterious black ruins in the woods, inhabited by a scarred and quiet elf whose kindness hides a depth of despair.In A Step Apart and a World Away, Naomhan, a duke's son, who has always felt apart from the world, rescues a beautiful snake, who turns into a beautiful man promising rewards for Naomhan's kindness. But Naomhan wants only to disappear.And In the Shade of the Tree of Life ends the collection with a tale of anxiety and heartbreak, when a tailor's apprentice of maligned background falls in love with a hermit of a prince.
During the Christmas season, we give gifts for the mind and body, we decorate our living places, we look at all the lights, and we listen to the sounds of the season, but what do we prepare for the soul? What gifts do we give or prepare to give to another person's soul during the Christmas season? In The Traveling Word, author Heather R. Harrison offers twenty-five, daily, Christmas devotionals that can be opened every day like an Advent calendar, helping you prepare your journey toward Christmas. She encourages you to enjoy the gift and word that has been prepared for you each day from December one through twenty-five. The Traveling Word offers a small tool to aid in your own reflection and remembrance of God's gift, his son Jesus, and his love during the Christmas season. Everyone has different paths and different life experiences, yet God loves us all. God has a hope and future planned just for you. This devotional helps you reflect, remember, and receive these twenty-five gifts during your Christmas season.
Black Water Green Hills chronicles the spectacularly turbulent events surrounding two families in a rural Indian village who are uprooted from their simple existence and thrust into lives they could have never imagined.
Laura O'Brien is a psychic, who has a gift for finding missing children. Her most recent case left her exhausted, and she knows it is time for a break. Although skeptical of her abilities, Greye Robbins, owner of a bed-and-breakfast, hires Laura to investigate a ghostly apparition that appears only to his half-brother. Intrigued by both the mystery and Greye, Laura agrees to move in to Greye House. Her presence initiates a frightening sequence of events - - coal skuttles flying through the air, cellar doors slamming shut, and an air of malevolence that scares even Laura. Sparks fly as Greye and Laura work together to free the lost souls haunting his house.Lost Souls of Greye House is an exciting romantic mystery. If you like thrilling suspense, courageous characters, and a large dose of heart,
Gain a foundational understanding of how endocrine and metabolic physiology affects other body systems in health and disease, including the clinical dimensions of reproductive endocrinology. Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology, a volume in the Mosby Physiology Series, explains the fundamentals of this complex subject in a clear and concise manner, while helping you bridge the gap between normal function and disease with pathophysiology content throughout the book. Helps you easily master the material in a systems-based curriculum with learning objectives, Clinical Concept boxes, highlighted key words and concepts, chapter summaries, self-study questions, and a comprehensive exam. Includes nearly 200 clear, 2-color diagrams that simplify complex concepts. Features clinical commentaries that show you how to apply what you've learned to real-life clinical situations. Keeps you current with recent advances in endocrine physiology with expanded material on reproductive endocrinology and metabolism, and many updates at the molecular and cellular level. Covers the latest developments in fertilization, pregnancy, and lactation, as well as fetal development, puberty, and the decline of reproductive function with age. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Complete the Mosby Physiology Series! Systems-based and portable, these titles are ideal for integrated programs. Blaustein, Kao, & Matteson: Cellular Physiology and Neurophysiology Johnson: Gastrointestinal Physiology Koeppen & Stanton: Renal Physiology Cloutier: Respiratory Physiology Pappano & Weir: Cardiovascular Physiology Hudnall: Hematology: A Pathophysiologic Approach
This study based on all very low birthweight (VLBW) single live births covered by the state of California's Medicaid program between the years 1984 and 1987, is the largest and most comprehensive to date of treatment costs for this high-risk infant group.
Editorial: More of the same in these last daysJohn A. Davies, Solomon in the Gospels and Acts-Saint or Sinner?Nickolas A. Fox, The mechanisms of unity: The social identity-forming power of the eucharistFrancis Otobo, The Holy Spirit and Luke's infancy narrative: Reading a legitimatory rolePatrick Cole, Global evangelism in Jesus' Temple destruction/ last times discourse in Luke-Acts and in synoptic tradition: Confluence, congruence, intertextual linkages, and connective shapingJames R. Harrison, 'Wonders in the heaven above' (Acts 2:19): The Graeco-Roman portent mentality and terata in Luke-ActsChristoph Stenschke, Human flourishing and the Paul of the book of ActsAndrew Stewart, Herod Agrippa II: The embodiment or extinction of Israel's hope?
