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The Religion of Democracy

Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition

By: Amy Kittelstrom

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The Religion of Democracy

Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition

By: Amy Kittelstrom

A history of religion’s role in the American liberal tradition through the eyes of seven transformative thinkers Today we associate liberal thought and politics with secularism. When we argue over whether the nation’s founders meant to keep religion out of politics, the godless side is said to be liberal. But the role of religion in American politics has always been far less simplistic than today’s debates would suggest. In The Religion of Democracy, historian Amy Kittelstrom shows how religion and democracy have worked together as universal ideals in American culture—and as guides to moral action and to the social practice of treating one another as equals who deserve to be free. The first people in the world to call themselves “liberals” were New England Christians in the early republic. Inspired by their religious belief in a God-given freedom of conscience, these Americans enthusiastically embraced the democratic values of equality and liberty, giving shape to the liberal tradition that would remain central to our politics and our way of life. The Religion of Democracy re-creates the liberal conversation from the eighteenth century to the twentieth by tracing the lived connections among seven transformative thinkers through what they read and wrote, where they went, whom they knew, and how they expressed their opinions—from John Adams to William James to Jane Addams; from Boston to Chicago to Berkeley. Sweeping and ambitious, The Religion of Democracy is a lively narrative of quintessentially American ideas as they were forged, debated, and remade across our history.

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Penguin

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0143108131

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Communicating Your Research with Social Media

A Practical Guide to Using Blogs, Podcasts, Data Visualisations and Video

By: Amy Mollett,Cheryl Brumley,Chris Gilson,Sierra Williams

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Communicating Your Research with Social Media

A Practical Guide to Using Blogs, Podcasts, Data Visualisations and Video

By: Amy Mollett,Cheryl Brumley,Chris Gilson,Sierra Williams

This dynamic, engaging guide empowers you to go beyond bar charts and jargon-filled journal articles to bring your research online and present it in a way that highlights and maximises its relevance through social media. Drawing upon a wealth of timely, real-world examples, the authors present a framework for fully incorporating social media within each step of the research process. From visualising available data to tailoring social media to meet your needs, this book explores proactive ways to share cutting edge research. A complete ‘how to’ for communicating research through blogs, podcasts, data visualisations, and video, it teaches you how to use social media to: create and share images, audio, and video in ways that positively impacts your research connect and collaborate with other researchers measure and quantify research communication efforts for funders provide research evidence in innovative digital formats reach wider, more engaged audiences in academia and beyond Through practical advice and actionable strategies, this book shows how to achieve and sustain your research impact through social media.

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SAGE

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1526414236

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The Street Children of Dickens's London

By: Helen Amy

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The Street Children of Dickens's London

By: Helen Amy

The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445609339

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Gendered Vulnerability

How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office

By: Jeffrey Lazarus,Amy Steigerwalt

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Gendered Vulnerability

How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office

By: Jeffrey Lazarus,Amy Steigerwalt

Gendered Vulnerability examines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections—a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term “gendered vulnerability.” Since women feel constant pressure to make sure they can win reelection, they devote more of their time and energy to winning their constituents’ favor. Lazarus and Steigerwalt examine different facets of legislative behavior, finding that female members do a better job of representing their constituents than male members.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472123599

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Beyond Conquest

Native Peoples and the Struggle for History in New England

By: Amy E. Den Ouden

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Beyond Conquest

Native Peoples and the Struggle for History in New England

By: Amy E. Den Ouden

By focusing on the complex cultural and political facets of Native resistance to encroachment on reservation lands during the eighteenth century in southern New England, Beyond Conquest reconceptualizes indigenous histories and debates over Native land rights. ø As Amy E. Den Ouden demonstrates, Mohegans, Pequots, and Niantics living on reservations in New London County, Connecticut?where the largest indigenous population in the colony resided?were under siege by colonists who employed various means to expropriate reserved lands. Natives were also subjected to the policies of a colonial government that sought to strictly control them and that undermined Native land rights by depicting reservation populations as culturally and politically illegitimate. Although colonial tactics of rule sometimes incited internal disputes among Native women and men, reservation communities and their leaders engaged in subtle and sometimes overt acts of resistance to dispossession, thus demonstrating the power of historical consciousness, cultural connections to land, and ties to local kin. The Mohegans, for example, boldly challenged colonial authority and its land encroachment policies in 1736 by holding a ?great dance,? during which they publicly affirmed the leadership of Mahomet and, with the support of their Pequot and Niantic allies, articulated their intent to continue their legal case against the colony. ø Beyond Conquest demonstrates how the current Euroamerican scrutiny and denial of local Indian identities is a practice with a long history in southern New England, one linked to colonial notions of cultural?and ultimately ?racial??illegitimacy that emerged in the context of eighteenth-century disputes regarding Native land rights.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803266588

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Clinical Neurology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice

By: Thomas J. Divers,Amy L Johnson

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Clinical Neurology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice

By: Thomas J. Divers,Amy L Johnson

A comprehensive review of clinical neurology for the equine practitioner! Topics will include: infectious diseases affecting the equine nervous system, advanced imaging of the nervous system, metabolic encephalopathies, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, cervical pain causing abnormal gait, neurologic or neuromuscular disorders, management of the downer horse, adverse drug reactions and toxins affecting the nervous system, neurologic conditions associated with guttural pouch disease, objective analysis of the equine gait and nervous system, and treatment of acute cervical injury in the horse.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455709204

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Everyday Life in Victorian London

By: Helen Amy

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Everyday Life in Victorian London

By: Helen Amy

A portrait of London and its people - from the richest to the poorest - when it was the world's greatest and most quickly expanding city.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445695383

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The Summer List

A Novel

By: Amy Mason Doan

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The Summer List

A Novel

By: Amy Mason Doan

“Cleverly blends a coming-of-age tale, the story of a long-simmering mystery, and a thoughtful study of relationships between childhood friends.” —Publishers Weekly Named a Best Book of Summer by PopSugar, Coastal Living, Family Circle, and The Globe & Mail Laura and Casey were once inseparable: floating on their backs in the sunlit lake, dreaming about the future under starry skies, teaming up for the wild scavenger hunts in their California lakeside town. Until one summer night, when a shocking betrayal sent Laura running through the pines, down the dock, and into a new life, leaving Casey and a first love in her wake. Now, after seventeen years, Laura is pulled home and into a reunion with Casey she can’t resist—one last scavenger hunt. With a twist: this time, the clues lead to the settings of their most cherished summer memories. From glistening Jade Cove to the vintage skating rink, each step they take becomes a bittersweet reminder of the friendship they once shared. But just as the game brings Laura and Casey back together, the clues unravel a stunning secret that threatens to tear them apart . . . From the author of Summer Hours and Lady Sunshine, The Summer List is about losing and recapturing the person who understands you best—and the unbreakable bonds of girlhood. “A sparkling debut novel filled with nostalgia that will make you long for your childhood friends and carefree summer days.” —PopSugar “A vivid sense of place and characters as real as your high school besties . . . sure to please fans of Kristin Hannah and Elin Hilderbrand.” —Library Journal “A lovely debut . . . exploring themes of motherhood, daughterhood, and first love with tenderness and humor. The writing is fresh and charming.” —Booklist (starred review) “With lovable characters and a scenic small town, Doan’s pleasant mix of mystery and high school nostalgia will please readers who grew up with the novels of Judy Blume.” —Publishers Weekly “An ideal summer read . . . compelling.” —The Oregonian

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Harlequin

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1488032866

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On This Day in Nantucket History

By: Amy Jenness

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On This Day in Nantucket History

By: Amy Jenness

Nantucket is much more than beautiful beaches and sailboats. One day at a time, author Amy Jenness offers up quirky and fascinating stories of the people and events that shaped this remote island. On August 11, 1841, Frederick Douglass made his first antislavery speech at the Nantucket Atheneum. The Great Fire of July 13, 1846, devastated the island, forcing residents to rebuild what they lost. On December 5, 1981, a nor'easter stranded nearly two thousand visitors and forced seventeen pilot whales to come ashore. Read a story a day or month at a time. Celebrate an entire year of Nantucket history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625851596

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Let's Start the Music

Programming for Primary Grades

By: Amy Brown

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Let's Start the Music

Programming for Primary Grades

By: Amy Brown

Music programs have been scaled back or eliminated altogether from the curricula of many schools. Luckily, storytimes offer ideal opportunities for music and songs. In this collection of easy-to-use, easy-to-adapt library programs for children in grades K-3, Brown connects songs and musical activities directly to books kids love to read. Offering several thematic programs, complete with stories, songs, and flannelboard and other activities, her book includes Music activities, lists of music-related books, mix-and-match activities, and additional web resources Terrific tips on how to teach songs to young children Ways to develop original songs and rhythms to enliven children’s books Even if you can’t carry a tune in a bushel basket, this handy resource has everything you need to start the music in your storytimes.

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American Library Association

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0838911668

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Black Cat Weekly #17

By: Esther Friesner,Elizabeth Zelvin,Robert Lopresti,Amy Wolf,Larry Tritten,Hal Charles,Johnston McCulley,Malcolm Jameson,Paul W. Fairman,Nicholas Carter

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Black Cat Weekly #17

By: Esther Friesner,Elizabeth Zelvin,Robert Lopresti,Amy Wolf,Larry Tritten,Hal Charles,Johnston McCulley,Malcolm Jameson,Paul W. Fairman,Nicholas Carter

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #17—another fun issue, with great mystery and science fiction short stories, classic novels, and more! The lineup this time: Mysteries / Suspense: “Smart Cookie,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Shanks Gets Mugged,” by Robert Lopresti [short story] “Thubway Tham Reforms,” by Johnston McCulley [short story] “The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Barb Goffman Presents short story] The Seal of Gijon, by Nicholas Carter [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “The Hour of Their Need,” by Amy Wolf [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] “Dragonet,” by Esther Friesner [Darrell Schweitzer Presents short story] “Vengeance in Her Bones,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story] “Taste Taste,” by Larry Tritten [short story] Secret of the Martians, by Paul W. Fairman [novel]

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479470724

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9781479470723

Revolution Rock

The Albums Which Defined Two Ages

By: Amy Britton

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Revolution Rock

The Albums Which Defined Two Ages

By: Amy Britton

The ages of Thatcherism and New Labour are two of the most significant of the twentieth century, and more alike than they would care to admit. Out of these years of political turmoil have come many brilliant, often politically dissenting, British albums which have captured the landscape of the time. This is the story of those albums.

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AuthorHouse

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1467887110

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9781467887113

New Stories from the South 2010

The Year's Best

By: Amy Hempel

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New Stories from the South 2010

The Year's Best

By: Amy Hempel

Over the past twenty-five years, New Stories from the South has published the work of now well-known writers, including James Lee Burke, Andre Dubus, Barbara Kingsolver, John Sayles, Joshua Ferris, and Abraham Verghese and nurtured the talents of many others, including Larry Brown, Jill McCorkle, Brock Clarke, Lee Smith, and Daniel Wallace. This twenty-fifth volume reachs out beyond the South to one of the most acclaimed short story writers of our day. Guest editor Amy Hempel admits, “I’ve always had an affinity for writers from the South,” and in her choices, she’s identified the most inventive, heartbreaking, and chilling stories being written by Southerners all across the country. From the famous (Rick Bass, Wendell Berry, Elizabeth Spencer, Wells Tower, Padgett Powell, Dorothy Allison, Brad Watson) to the finest new talents, Amy Hempel has selected twenty-five of the best, most arresting stories of the past year. The 2010 collection is proof of the enduring vitality of the short form and the vigor of this ever-changing yet time-honored series.

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Hachette+ORM

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1616200235

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9781616200237

Cartooning China

Punch, Power, & Politics in the Victorian Era

By: Amy Matthewson

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Cartooning China

Punch, Power, & Politics in the Victorian Era

By: Amy Matthewson

This book explores the series of cartoons of China and the Chinese that were published in the popular British satirical magazine Punch over a sixty-year period from 1841 to 1901. Filled with political metaphors and racial stereotypes, these illustrations served as a powerful tool in both reflecting and shaping notions and attitudes towards China at a tumultuous time in Sino-British history. A close reading of both the visual and textual satires in Punch reveals how a section of British society visualised and negotiated with China as well as Britain’s position in the global community. By contextualising Punch’s cartoons within the broader frameworks of British socio-cultural and political discourse, the author engages in a critical enquiry of popular culture and its engagements with race, geopolitical propaganda, and public consciousness. With a wide array of illustrations, this book in the Global Perspectives in Comics Studies series will be an important resource for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, political history and Empire, Chinese studies, popular culture, Victoriana, as well as media studies. It will also be of interest to readers who want to learn more about Punch, its history, and Sino-British relations.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000556085

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9781000556087

We Want to Believe

Faith and Gospel in The X-files

By: Amy M. Donaldson

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We Want to Believe

Faith and Gospel in The X-files

By: Amy M. Donaldson

From the first episode to the latest feature film, two main symbols provide the driving force for the iconic television series The X-Files: Fox Mulder's "I Want to Believe" poster and Dana Scully's cross necklace. Mulder's poster may feature a flying saucer, but the phrase "I want to believe" refers to more than simply the quest for the truth about aliens. The search for extraterrestrial life, the truth that is out there, is a metaphor for the search for God. The desire to believe in something greater than ourselves is part of human nature: we want to believe. Scully's cross represents this desire to believe, as well as the internal struggle between faith and what we can see and prove. The X-Files depicts this struggle by posing questions and exploring possible answers, both natural and supernatural. Why would God let the innocent suffer? Can God forgive even the most heinous criminal? What if God is giving us signs to point the way to the truth, but we're not paying attention? These are some of the questions raised by The X-Files. In the spirit of the show, this book uses the symbols and images presented throughout the series to pose such questions and explore some of the answers, particularly in the Christian tradition. With a focus on key themes of the series--faith, hope, love, and truth--along the way, this book journeys from the desire to believe to the message of the cross.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1621892093

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9781621892090

Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Patricia A. Potter,Anne Griffin Perry,Patricia Stockert,Amy Hall

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Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book

By: Patricia A. Potter,Anne Griffin Perry,Patricia Stockert,Amy Hall

It’s your complete guide to nursing — from basic concepts to essential skills! Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in critical thinking, evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and safe clinical care in all settings. With illustrated, step-by-step guidelines, this book makes it easy to learn important skills and procedures. Care plans are presented within a nursing process framework, and case studies show how to apply concepts to nursing practice. From an expert author team led by Patricia Potter and Anne Griffin Perry, this bestselling nursing textbook helps you develop the understanding and clinical reasoning you need to provide excellent patient care. 51 skills demonstrations provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions for safe nursing care — and include rationales for each step. 29 procedural guidelines provide streamlined, step-by-step instructions for performing basic skills. UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Models in each clinical chapter show how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to achieve successful clinical outcomes. Evidence-Based Practice chapter shows how nursing research helps in determining best practices. UNIQUE! Caring for the Cancer Survivor chapter prepares nurses to care for cancer patients who may still face physical and emotional issues. Case studies include unique clinical application questions and exercises, allowing you to practice using care plans and concept maps. The 5-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans. 15 review questions in every chapter test your retention of key concepts, with answers available in the book and on the Evolve companion website. Practical study tools on Evolve include video clips of skills, skills checklists, printable key points, a fluid & electrolytes tutorial, a concept map creator, an audio glossary, and more. UNIQUE! Clear, streamlined writing style makes complex material more approachable. More than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses. Key points and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and study. Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions for each skill alert you to potential problems and appropriate nursing actions. Delegation coverage clarifies which tasks can and cannot be delegated. A glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323399916

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9780323399913

Flawed by Design

The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC

By: Amy B. Zegart

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Flawed by Design

The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC

By: Amy B. Zegart

Challenging the belief that national security agencies work well, this book asks what forces shaped the initial design of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council in ways that meant they were handicapped from birth.

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Stanford University Press

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080474131X

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9780804741316

Danny Boyle

By: Amy Raphael

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Danny Boyle

By: Amy Raphael

In this revelatory career-length biography, produced through many hours of interviews with Danny Boyle, he talks frankly about the secrets behind the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games as well as the struggles, joys and incredible perseverance needed to direct such well-loved films as Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later and Shallow Grave. Throughout his career Danny Boyle has shown that he has an incredible knack of capturing the spirit of the times, be they the nineties drug scene, the aspirations of noughties Indian slum-dwellers or the things that make British people proud of their nation today, from the NHS to the internet. In 2012, Danny Boyle was the Artistic Director for the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games. He has been awarded an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award and two BAFTA awards for directing such influential British films as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Slumdog Millionaire. He has worked alongside such actors as Cillian Murphy, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kelly Macdonald, Dev Patel and Rose Byrne. In this in-depth biography, Amy Raphael captures the optimism and determination of a driven individual in full career flight.

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Faber & Faber

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057125537X

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9780571255375

"The Supreme Harmony of All"

The Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards

By: Amy Plantinga Pauw

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"The Supreme Harmony of All"

The Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards

By: Amy Plantinga Pauw

Jonathan Edwards lived in an age in which the doctrine of the Trinity was sometimes openly repudiated and more often quietly ignored. But as this important book shows, Edwards in fact took care to creatively fashion the Trinity into the centerpiece of his Christian life and work. Through her pursuit of Edwards's writings, especially his lifelong intellectual diary, Amy Plantinga Pauw traces the way Edwards established the basic outlines of his trinitarian thought when he was only twenty years old, and how the doctrine continued to run like a subterranean river throughout his famed career as a pastor and teacher. Recognizing the centrality of the Trinity in Edwards's thought both nuances our understanding of his Puritan inheritance and challenges the narrowness of Edwards's enduring legacy as the preacher of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802849849

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9780802849847

Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans

By: Amy L. Unterburger

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Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans

By: Amy L. Unterburger

All areas of the United States have been surveyed to insure balanced national coverage in this work on Hispanic Americans. The work covers individuals from a broad range of professions and occupations, including those involved in medicine, social issues, labour, sports, entertainment, religion, business, law, journalism, science and technology, education, politics and literature. Listees have been selected on the basis of achievement in their fields and/or for considerable civic responsibility.

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