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The Evolution Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stein, Sara Bonnett / Beame, Rona, PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing, How did life begin? What makes ong>theong> continents move? Are Birds really dinosaurs? ong>Theong> answers to such questions can be discovered by reading ong>theong> ancient messages left on ong>theong> earth. Sara Stein, author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Science Book" and "ong>Theong> Body Book," involves children, who are earth's newest inhabitants, in exploring beaches, mountains, woodlands, and swamps and unlocking ong>theong> ancient secrets ong>ofong> ong>theong> world. Scores ong>ofong> fascinating projects range from raising tadpoles and preserving snake skins and paw prints to making a plankton net, a plant press, and seaweed pudding. Hundreds ong>ofong> drawings and photographs are featured throughout. Selection ong>ofong> ong>theong> Children's Book-ong>ofong>-ong>theong>-Month Club. Winner ong>ofong> ong>theong> New York Academy ong>ofong> Sciences Children's Science Book Award, First Prize. Suitable for ages copies in print.

God's Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lotz, Anne Graham / Thomas Nelson Publishers, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Anne Graham Lotz leads you through ong>theong> first eleven chapters ong>ofong> Genesis, unlocking hidden messages in ong>theong> familiar stories ong>ofong> Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and ong>theong> ark, ong>theong> Tower ong>ofong> Babel, and oong>theong>rs. She thoughtfully illuminates each moment ong>ofong> Creation with inspiring insights and probing reflections to better reveal ong>Godong>, ong>theong> Creator ong>ofong> us all. In "ong>Godong>'s Story" you will thrill to ong>theong> beauty, majesty, and tenderness ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s personal involvement in creating ong>theong> world, and you will come to recognize ong>theong> Creator's infinite power at work in your life as well.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on ong>theong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice and courage, ong>ofong> despair and determination, and ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, William Fortune, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, This text, an expanded and rearranged version ong>ofong> Principles ong>ofong> Materials Science and Engineering, 2/e, is appropriate for a first course in materials science and engineering for engineering students.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

Foreschocks of Antichrist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, William T., PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, General Editor. Twelve internationally known prophecy experts share ong>theong>ir visions ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s prophetic plan and ong>theong> vital role Christians will play in it. Discover ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet, ong>theong> inevitability ong>ofong> a one-world government, and ong>theong> eventual rejection ong>ofong> a "Creator ong>Godong>" by those who embrace globalism.

Wetland Creation and Restoration: The Status of the Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kusler, Jon / Clewell, Andre F. / Kusler, Jon A., PUBLISHER: Island Press, With more than thirty papers from leading scientists and technicians, "Wetland Creation and Restoration" draws upon important new information and provides ong>theong> first major national assessment by region ong>ofong> ong>theong> capacity to implement a goal ong>ofong> no-net-loss ong>ofong> wetlands. It is a one-ong>ofong>-a-kind compendium ong>ofong> hands-on information about methods ong>ofong> creating, restoring, and enhancing wetlands.

The Forgotten Trinity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White, James R., PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Discover Afresh ong>theong> Living Truth ong>ofong> a Foundational Christian Belief ong>Theong> Trinity is a basic teaching ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian faith. It defines ong>Godong>'s essence and describes how He relates to us. ong>Theong> Forgotten Trinity is a concise, understandable explanation ong>ofong> what ong>theong> Trinity is and why it matters. It refutes cultic distortions ong>ofong> ong>Godong>. It shows how a grasp ong>ofong> this significant teaching leads to renewed worship and deeper understanding ong>ofong> what it means to be a Christian. And amid today's emphasis on ong>theong> renewing work ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holy Spirit, ong>Theong> Forgotten Trinity is a balanced look at all three persons ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity.

Mathematics as a Service Subject

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howson, A. G. / Kahane, J. P. / Lauginie, P., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Based on ong>theong> International Commission on Maong>theong>matical Instruction conference held in early , this volume consists ong>ofong> a number ong>ofong> key papers presented by international authorities on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> maong>theong>matics in applied subjects, such as engineering, computer science, and maong>theong>matical modelling. ong>Theong> importance ong>ofong> certain maong>theong>matical ideas, such as geometry and discrete maong>theong>matics is stressed, as well as ong>theong> more classical methods. ong>Theong> book includes a long article by ong>theong> editor synong>theong>sizing some ong>ofong> ong>theong> main ong>theong>mes and trends debated at ong>theong> conference.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old and New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized and Revised English Versions, and with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons and Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities and Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, and Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology and Ethic, and even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times and is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion and Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ and ong>theong> Gospels, and ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

The edge of darkness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chase, Mary Ellen, PUBLISHER: Norton, How ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood.In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah's Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating ong>theong> world's flood stories and--drawing from historic works by ong>theong>ologians, natural philosophers, and scientists--discovered ong>theong> counterintuitive role Noah's Flood played in ong>theong> development ong>ofong> both geology and creationism. Steno, ong>theong> grandfaong>theong>r ong>ofong> geology, even invoked ong>theong> Flood in laying geology's founding principles based on his observations ong>ofong> norong>theong>rn Italian landscapes. Centuries later, ong>theong> founders ong>ofong> modern creationism based ong>theong>ir irrational view ong>ofong> a global flood on a perceptive critique ong>ofong> geology. With an explorer's eye and a refreshing approach to both faith and science, Montgomery takes readers on a journey across landscapes and cultures. In ong>theong> process we discover ong>theong> illusive nature ong>ofong> truth, wheong>theong>r viewed through ong>theong> lens ong>ofong> science or religion, and how it changed through history and continues changing, even today.

The Five Senses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gonzalez-Crussi, F., PUBLISHER: Kaplan Publishing, "Extraordinary on first reading, even more so on a second... ong>theong> sort ong>ofong> book one wants to pick up again and again."--Oliver Sacks "Lively and erudite."--"ong>Theong> New York Times Book Review " "Gonzalez-Crussi writes essays that fuse science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts. Here are five such pieces... all ong>ofong> ong>theong>m informative, none ong>ofong> ong>theong>m predictable."-- "ong>Theong> Washington Post " "A meditation on sensory experience by a Mexican-born pathologist who weaves personal experiences with history, science, philosophy and ong>theong>ology for a wide-ranging approach to our centuries-old but undissipated curiosity about ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> pain and pleasure.... An erudite work."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review "

Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duguid, Iain M. / Longman, Tremper, III / Groves, J. Alan, PUBLISHER: P & R Publishing, "Our ong>Godong> delights in writing straight with a crooked pencil, " says Iain Duguid. ong>Theong> lives ong>ofong> Isaac and Jacob are vivid examples ong>ofong> that principle. Time and again ong>Godong> displays his grace and glory by overcoming ong>theong>ir weakness and sinfulness. In this latest addition to ong>theong> Gospel According to ong>theong> Old Testament series, we see once more how ong>theong> message ong>ofong> Scripture converges on Jesus. Readers can take encouragement in ong>theong> midst ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own shortcomings that ong>theong> gospel triumphs not through human might or goodness but through ong>Godong>'s relentless grace.

Statistics in Management Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Metcalfe, Andrew V., PUBLISHER: Hodder Education Publishers, This is ong>theong> first book to introduce senior level students ong>ofong> management science practicing managers to ong>theong> modern powerful statistical methods that are available for optimizing and improving business processes. Using realistic case studies from businesses, this book explains ong>theong> key statistical concepts workers in this field need to know. In particular, ong>theong>re is a focus on ong>theong> use ong>ofong> probabilistic methods and statistical analysis in a business context and ong>theong> value ong>ofong> ong>theong>se methods for managers. ong>Theong> maong>theong>matical explanations are comprehensive with an emphasis on ong>theong> essential principles.

A Time to Pray: Seeking the Heart of God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bond, Elaine, PUBLISHER: Creation House, You will learn how to move ong>theong> hand ong>ofong> ong>Godong> and experience ong>theong> supernatural through prayer. Wheong>theong>r you desire to see change in ong>theong> area ong>ofong> provision, ministries, protection, families, or our land, Elaine will teach and ong>ofong>fer practical principles on effective prayer form real life experiences. If you want to live in ong>theong> realm ong>ofong> ong>theong> extraordinary, this book is for you.

The Genesis of Ethics: On the Authority of God as the Origin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, Esong>theong>r D., PUBLISHER: Pilgrim Press, ong>Theong> Genesis ong>ofong> Ethics soundly addresses ong>theong> controversial concept ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s authority and reframes ong>theong> concept as separate from authoritarianism. Esong>theong>r D. Reed views ethics as ong>theong> practical expression ong>ofong> divine-human reciprocity -- not as an isolated part ong>ofong> Christian life. "ong>Godong>'s authority is not ong>ofong> a controlling or hegemonic kind, but ong>ofong> ong>theong> dialogic, answerable kind, which draws human persons into relationship, " writes Reed. Reed proclaims that ong>Godong>'s Word calls us to life, and ong>theong> way we answer with our lives is ong>theong> embodiment ong>ofong> Christian ethics and moral ong>theong>ology. ong>Theong> book presents and expounds upon a critical question -- How is ong>theong> church to exercise authority in ways that promote ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> personal freedom in Christ while preventing its teaching authority from becoming authoritarian?

Digging Armadillos

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jango-Cohen, Judith, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, Responding to ong>theong> call ong>ofong> educators for easy-to-read nonfiction for younger students, Lerner created ong>theong> Pull Ahead Books series. With higher-level thinking questions built into each text, this innovative series engages new readers in ong>theong>ir own learning. A map activity, animal-body diagram, short glossary, and Hunt-and-Find (pre-index skills) section are included. Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; Science as Inquiry; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

Becoming a Successful Scientist: Strategic Thinking for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Loehle, Craig, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Scientific research requires both innovation and attention to detail, clever breakthroughs and routine procedures. This indispensable guide gives students and researchers across all scientific disciplines practical advice on how to succeed. All types ong>ofong> scientific careers are discussed, from those in industry and academia to consulting, with emphasis on how scientists spend ong>theong>ir time and ong>theong> skills that are needed to be productive. Strategic thinking, creativity and problem-solving, ong>theong> central keys to success in research, are all explored. ong>Theong> reader is shown how to enhance ong>theong> creative process in science, how one goes about making discoveries, putting togeong>theong>r ong>theong> solution to a complex problem and ong>theong>n testing ong>theong> solution obtained. ong>Theong> social dimension ong>ofong> science is also discussed from ong>theong> development and execution ong>ofong> a scientific research program to publishing papers, as well as issues ong>ofong> ethics and science policy.

Collection of Papers on Soil Science of the Estonian

Collection ong>ofong> Papers on Soil Science ong>ofong> ong>theong> Estonian Agricultural Academy No. 49 Copertina flessibile â€" Copertina flessibile Editore: Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations () Euro 30

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ethnic and racially diverse text traces ong>theong> growth and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> juvenile delinquent field, with historical essays and contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, and relevant. ong>Theong> material has been selected from a wide range ong>ofong> sources using a variety ong>ofong> approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic and gripping journalistic accounts that portray ong>theong> day-to-day life experiences ong>ofong> delinquent youths and ong>theong> gritty realities ong>ofong> life on ong>theong> streets. ong>Theong> reader will come away with a thorough understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> contributions ong>ofong> sociology to ong>theong> sutdy ong>ofong> juvenile delinquency, and a firm grounding in ong>theong> essential issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> field.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

Life: The Science of Biology Lecture Notebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Purves, William K. / Sadava, David E. / Orians, Gordon H., PUBLISHER: W.H. Freeman & Company, Bound volume ong>ofong> black and white reproductions ong>ofong> all ong>theong> text's line art and tables (more than images, with labels) allowing ong>theong>m to concentrate on ong>theong> lecture instead ong>ofong> copying illustrations.

Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories: The Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le Grand, H. E., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This innovative book uses ong>theong> story ong>ofong> how a modern science achieved its present shape and focus to introduce ong>theong> question ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> scientific change and its philosophical analysis. ong>Theong> "modern revolution in geology" ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and s saw ong>theong> triumph ong>ofong> ong>theong> global ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> plate tectonics, and decisive turning point in fifty years' controversy and competition first sparked in by Wegener's proposal ong>ofong> continenta drift. Here, Prong>ofong>essor Le Grand interweaves a history ong>ofong> this episode ong>ofong> scientific change with reflective discussions ong>ofong> its historical, philosophical, and social circumstances, and ong>ofong> ong>theong> development ong>ofong> science more generally. ong>Theong> approach ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is exploratory; ong>theong> reader is encouraged to be an active participant--to use ong>theong> historical narrative to understand and criticize some ong>ofong> ong>theong> more recent, influential ideas about science and scientists, to draw conclusions, and especially to pose questions about how and why changes occur in scientific knowledge and practice.

Why We Believe in God(s): A Concise Guide to the Science of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, J. Anderson, Jr. / Aukong>ofong>er, Clare / Dawkins, Richard, PUBLISHER: Pitchstone Publishing, Why We Believe In ong>Godong>(s) provides a brief and accessible guide to ong>theong> exciting new discoveries that allow us to finally understand why and how ong>theong> human mind generates, accepts, and spreads religious beliefs.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / Andrews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning ong>Theong>ory and Practice ong>theong> authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. ong>Theong> book deals with ong>theong> social implications ong>ofong> e-learning, its transformative effects, and ong>theong> social and technical interplay that supports and directs e-learning. ong>Theong> authors present new perspectives on ong>theong> subject by exploring ong>theong> way teaching and learning are changing with ong>theong> presence ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet and participatory media; providing a ong>theong>oretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication and information science; addressing e-learning in terms ong>ofong> existing learning ong>theong>ories, emerging online learning ong>theong>ories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community and virtual communities, and online resources; and emphasizing ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy and ong>theong> classroom, locally and globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students and researchers.

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