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The Listening Bilingual

Speech Perception, Comprehension, and Bilingualism

By: François Grosjean,Krista Byers-Heinlein

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The Listening Bilingual

Speech Perception, Comprehension, and Bilingualism

By: François Grosjean,Krista Byers-Heinlein

A vital resource on speech and language processing in bilingual adults and children The Listening Bilingual brings together in one volume the various components of spoken language processing in bilingual adults, infants and children. The book includes a review of speech perception and word recognition; syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of speech processing; the perception and comprehension of bilingual mixed speech (code-switches, borrowings and interferences); and the assessment of bilingual speech perception and comprehension in adults and children in the clinical context. The two main authors as well as selected guest authors, Mark Antoniou, Theres Grüter, Robert J. Hartsuiker, Elizabeth D. Peña and Lisa M. Bedore, and Lu-Feng Shi, introduce the various approaches used in the study of spoken language perception and comprehension in bilingual individuals. The authors focus on experimentation that involves both well-established tasks and newer tasks, as well as techniques used in brain imaging. This important resource: Is the first of its kind to concentrate specifically on spoken language processing in bilingual adults and children. Offers a unique text that covers both fundamental and applied research in bilinguals. Covers a range of topics including speech perception, spoken word recognition, higher level processing, code-switching, and assessment. Presents information on the assessment of bilingual children’s language development Written for advanced undergraduate students in linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, and speech/language pathology as well as researchers, The Listening Bilingual offers a state-of-the-art review of the recent developments and approaches in speech and language processing in bilingual people of all ages.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118835794

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The Ohio Hopewell Episode

Paradigm Lost and Paradigm Gained

By: A. Martin Byers

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The Ohio Hopewell Episode

Paradigm Lost and Paradigm Gained

By: A. Martin Byers

This religious, symbolic, social, and ecological interpretation of one of the most fascinating archaeological records of the prehistoric world of Native Americans cannot help but stimulate discussion and debate."--Jacket.

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The University of Akron Press

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1931968004

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International Law and the Arctic

By: Michael Byers

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International Law and the Arctic

By: Michael Byers

Climate change and rising oil prices have thrust the Arctic to the top of the foreign policy agenda and raised difficult issues of sovereignty, security and environmental protection. Improved access for shipping and resource development is leading to new international rules on safety, pollution prevention and emergency response. Around the Arctic, maritime boundary disputes are being negotiated and resolved, and new international institutions, such as the Arctic Council, are mediating deep-rooted tensions between Russia and NATO and between nation states and indigenous peoples. International Law and the Arctic explains these developments and reveals a strong trend towards international cooperation and law-making. It thus contradicts the widespread misconception that the Arctic is an unregulated zone of potential conflict.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107435951

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9781107435957

Ecclesiology and Theosis in the Gospel of John

By: Andrew J. Byers

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Ecclesiology and Theosis in the Gospel of John

By: Andrew J. Byers

For the author of the fourth Gospel, there is neither a Christless church nor a churchless Christ. Though John's Gospel has been widely understood as ambivalent toward the idea of 'church', Andrew Byers argues that ecclesiology is as central a Johannine concern as Christology. Rather than focusing on the community behind the text, John's Gospel directs attention to the vision of community prescribed within the text, which is presented as a 'narrative ecclesiology' by which the concept of 'church' gradually unfolds throughout the Gospel's sequence. The theme of oneness functions within this script and draws on the theological language of the Shema, a centerpiece of early Jewish theology and social identity. To be 'one' with this 'one God' and his 'one Shepherd' involves the believers' corporate participation within the divine family. Such participation requires an ontological transformation that warrants an ecclesial identity expressed by the bold assertion found in Jesus' citation of Psalm 82: 'you are gods'.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316834182

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Purposeful Betrayal

By: P. L. Byers

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Purposeful Betrayal

By: P. L. Byers

Wells Kennedy was a driven, ex-navy seal looking for answers in the death of his father. While years before the coroner ruled it as a heart attack, he was convinced there was more to it. Having been released by the Navy due to injuries suffered on deployment, he now had the time to do his own investigation. He would do anything to find the truth—even if it took tracking down every single person in his father’s life and questioning them. Loss was something that some people experienced more than others. For Brinley Crew it was the way of her life. Having lost her parents at a young age, she knew what it was to be lonely. Somehow, though, God smiled on her and after college she met the man who would be her husband. She reveled in the family life they created until she lost both him and their daughter in a horrific fire. Now she was back to being alone and vowed that she would remain that way. She refused to lose one more person from her life and the only way to prevent that was to remain a solitary figure. But things are never what they appear to be. For both Brinley and Wells a shocking twist of fate changes their lives and suddenly the danger is real, answers seem further away, and the future becomes more uncertain than ever.

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1665535784

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9781665535786

A Dangerous Faith

Counting the Cost of a Life for Christ

By: Chris Byers

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A Dangerous Faith

Counting the Cost of a Life for Christ

By: Chris Byers

We must avoid becoming a culture of Christians in name alone so we can bear fruit and reflect Christ in our daily lives. A Dangerous Faith explores common struggles Christians encounter in the ongoing walk with Christ—and how to overcome them. Chris Byers explores how to: identify triggers that lead to sin; assess whether you have made a true conversion; understand why you may experience trials in your life as a believer; spread the message of Jesus throughout the world. Throughout the book, the author identifies dangers Christians may face, such as backsliding, division, doubt, hypocrisy, sacrifice, and the devil. With most of these dangers, the more we mature in our walks with Christ—and the deeper we enter into a relationship with God—the more equipped we will be to overcome them and fulfill God’s will and purpose for our lives. Learn to thrive in your relationship with God, strengthen others in their faith, and discern how to resist Satan with the guidance of this book.

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WestBow Press

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166421304X

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9781664213043

Faith Without Illusions

Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint

By: Andrew Byers

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Faith Without Illusions

Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint

By: Andrew Byers

Cynicism has become almost a cliché. It pervades the culture and defines the age--and threatens to derail faith. Andrew Byers identifies the primary factors in the church that inspire disillusionment rather than faith, but he goes beyond that to help struggling cynics channel their frustrations into the redemptive vocations found in the Bible: the prophet, the sage, the tragic poet. These all find their fulfillment in Jesus, and he in turn inspires cynics from the apostle Paul to you and me to embrace our saintly calling--hopeful realism.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830868526

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9780830868520

Charles Olson and American Modernism

The Practice of the Self

By: Mark Byers

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Charles Olson and American Modernism

The Practice of the Self

By: Mark Byers

Draws on the unpublished writings of Charles Olson and situates his work in the context of contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, and music to tell the story of how American poets and artists reimagined art and literature for the post-war world.

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Oxford University Press

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0198813252

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9780198813255

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Exploiting College Athletes

By: Walter Byers

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Exploiting College Athletes

By: Walter Byers

Walter Byers, who served as NCAA executive director from 1951 to 1987, was charged with the dual mission of keeping intercollegiate sports clean while generating millions of dollars each year as income for the colleges. Here Byers exposes, as only he can, the history and present-day state of college athletics: monetary gifts, questionable academic standards, advertising endorsements, legal battles, and the political manipulation of college presidents. Byers believes that modern-day college sports are no longer a student activity: they are a high-dollar commercial enter-prise, and college athletes should have the same access to the free market as their coaches and colleges. He favors no one as he cites individual cases of corruption in NCAA history. From Byers' first enforcement case, against the University of Kentucky in 1952, to the NCAA's 1987 "death penalty" levied against Southern Methodist University of Dallas, he shows the change in the athletic environment from simple rules and personally responsible officials to convoluted, cyclopedic regulations with high-priced legal firms defending college violators against a limited NCAA enforcement system. This book is a must for anyone involved in college sports--athletes, coaches, fans, college faculty, and administrators. As NCAA executive director, Byers started the an enforcement program, pioneered a national academic rule for athletes, and signed more than fifty television contracts with ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Turner Broadcasting. He oversaw the growth of the NCAA basketball tournament to one that, in 1988, grossed $68.2 million. As the one person who has been inside college athletics for forty years, Walter Byers is uniquely qualified to tell the story of the NCAA and today's exploitation of college athletes. "There has been no other executive in the history of professional, college, or amateur sports who has had such an impact in his area." --Keith Jackson, ABC Sports "Walter Byers has done more to shape intercollegiate athletics that any single person in history. He brought a combination of leadership, insight, and integrity to intercollegiate athletics that we will never again see equaled." --Bob Knight, Head Basketball Coach, Indiana University

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University of Michigan Press

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0472120875

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9780472120871

Birds of Peru

By: Clive Byers

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Birds of Peru

By: Clive Byers

An authoritative pocket guide to the birds of Peru A country of huge scenic diversity, Peru is a birdwatcher's paradise and a popular tourist destination. It is home to about 1,800 different types of birds from the mighty Andean Condor to a dazzling variety of jewel-like hummingbirds. Many birds can be seen in the capital city of Lima, with Vermilion Flycatchers in the parks and gardens, Canary-winged Parakeets in the streets and Inca Terns and Peruvian Pelicans along the shoreline. Deep in the forests of the Amazon basin are birds of great variety and beauty: antpittas, trogons, manakins, motmots and cocks-of-the-rock. This concise and easy-to-use guide features 252 of Peru's most interesting and spectacular birds, with each illustrated in full colour and with key information on identification, habitat and distribution. Illustrated with clear colour photography and brief but authoritative descriptions the Pocket Photo Guides highlight the species of birds and animals from each region that the traveller is most likely to see, as well as those that are genuinely endemic (only to be seen in that country or region) or special rarities. The genuine pocket size allow the books to be carried around on trips and excursions and will take up minimal rucksack and suitcase space.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147293217X

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9781472932174

Key Concepts in Sport Management

By: Dr. Terri Byers,Trevor Slack,Milena Parent

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Key Concepts in Sport Management

By: Dr. Terri Byers,Trevor Slack,Milena Parent

An accessible and different guide for students and practitioners alike... I′m sure that it will become a standard reference text for sports management" - Peter Taylor, Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University "A must have introductory reference guide for graduate and undergraduate sport management students" - Paul M. Pedersen, Indiana University "Provides students, practitioners and researchers in the field of sport management with a valuable compilation of sensitizing concepts, definitions and interesting references" - Michel van Slobbe, European Sport Management Quarterly Sharp, clear and relevant this book meets the needs of those studying and researching within the growing discipline of sport management. The intelligently cross-referenced entries provide a concise overview of the key concepts in the field guiding you through the important debates, sources and research methods in the management and delivery of sport. The book introduces readers to the concepts at the centre of their studies; it suggests relevant further reading and thoughts for future research and applies academic theory to business and organizational problems in a real-world context. Written for students, academics and practitioners the entries are designed to meet study needs and include: Clear definitions Comprehensive examples Practical applications Effective research methods.

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SAGE

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1446268829

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9781446268827

The Real Mound Builders of North America

A Critical Realist Prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands, 200 BC–1450 AD

By: A. Martin Byers

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The Real Mound Builders of North America

A Critical Realist Prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands, 200 BC–1450 AD

By: A. Martin Byers

The Real Mound Builders of North America contrasts the evolutionary view that emphasizes abrupt discontinuities with the Hopewellian ceremonial assemblage and mounds. Byers argues that these communities persisted unchanged in terms of their essential structures and traditions, varying only in ceremonial practices that manifested these structures.

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Lexington Books

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1666901288

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9781666901283

Custom, Power and the Power of Rules

International Relations and Customary International Law

By: Michael Byers

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Custom, Power and the Power of Rules

International Relations and Customary International Law

By: Michael Byers

This book explains the most foundational aspect of international law in international relations terms.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521634083

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9780521634083

Grits

A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South

By: Erin Byers Murray

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Grits

A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South

By: Erin Byers Murray

Grits is a fascinating cultural history and examination of the current role of grits in Southern cuisine. For food writer Erin Byers Murray, grits had always been one of those basic, bland Southern table necessities—something to stick to your ribs or dollop the butter and salt onto. But after hearing a famous chef wax poetic about the terroir of grits, her whole view changed. Suddenly the boring side dish of her youth held importance, nuance, and flavor. She decided to do some digging to better understand the fascinating and evolving role of grits in Southern cuisine and culture as well as her own Southern identity. As more artisan grits producers gain attention in the food world, grits have become elevated and appreciated in new ways, nationally on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line, and by international master chefs. Murray takes the reader behind the scenes of grits cultivation, visiting local growers, millers, and cooks to better understand the South’s interest in and obsession with grits. What she discovers, though, is that beyond the culinary significance of grits, the simple staple leads her to complicated and persisting issues of race, gender, and politics.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250116082

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9781250116086

Torn by War

The Civil War Journal of Mary Adelia Byers

By: Mary Adelia Byers

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Torn by War

The Civil War Journal of Mary Adelia Byers

By: Mary Adelia Byers

The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families. The town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by the Union army. This compelling book gives a unique perspective on the war’s western edge through the diary of Mary Adelia Byers (1847–1918), who began recording her thoughts and observations during the Union occupation of Batesville in 1862. Only fifteen when she starts her diary, Mary is beyond her years in maturity, as revealed by her acute observations of the world around her. At the same time, she appears very much a child of her era. Having lost her father at a young age, she and her family depend on the financial support of her Uncle William, a slaveowner and Confederate sympathizer. Through Mary’s eyes we are given surprising insights into local society during a national crisis. On the one hand, we see her flirting with Confederate soldiers in the Batesville town square and, on the other, facing the grim reality of war by “setting up” through the night with dying soldiers. Her journal ends in March 1865, shortly before the war comes to a close. Torn by War reveals the conflicts faced by an agricultural social elite economically dependent on slavery but situated on the fringes of the conflict between North and South. On a more personal level, it also shows how resilient and perceptive young people can be during times of crisis. Enhanced by extensive photographs, maps, and informative annotation, the volume is a valuable contribution to the growing body of literature on civilian life during the Civil War.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806150769

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9780806150765

Beyond Slavery

African Americans From Emancipation to Today

By: Ann Byers

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Beyond Slavery

African Americans From Emancipation to Today

By: Ann Byers

Once slavery ended and emancipation was granted to slaves in the United States, African Americans did not suddenly find true independence and equality as they had dreamed. Instead many struggled to correct centuries-old attitudes that they were inferior to whites. Through excerpts from source documents, images, and riveting narrative, students will learn about the struggle and the rise of many in the black community to positions of power and importance in America.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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0766075486

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9780766075481

For A Reason

By: Bradley Byers

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For A Reason

By: Bradley Byers

Like Shakespeare's Othello, Andrea Ashburn loves perhaps not wisely but too well. Taught that God has a plan for her life, she feels secure in her friendships and rewarded for her devotion. But disturbing developments raise questions: how can she reconcile God's plan with the negative things that happen? Why did being chosen leader of her church's youth group expose her to sexual advances by the youth minister? Later, in college, why must her ministerial student boyfriend choose to drop her to atone for the guilt of his own lustful desires? Such questions persist as she moves into her early adult years. Then a disturbing trauma, coupled with events that seem preordained, make a jumble of her best intentions. Forced into painful examination of the beliefs upon which she has based her life, she feels that her future is in jeopardy...and so it is.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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9798887310145

Saving Children From the Holocaust

The Kindertransport

By: Ann Byers

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Saving Children From the Holocaust

The Kindertransport

By: Ann Byers

Who will look after me...and why can't we all go together? Kurt Fuchel asked his father these questions, as the young boy prepared to embark on a journey to England...alone. Fuchel was one of ten thousand children who made this journey shortly before World War II began. In 1938, Jews searched for a way out of Germany, but anti-Jewish laws and nations unwilling to accept fleeing refugees made escape difficult or impossible. England's effort to save the children effort came to be known as the Kindertransport, and author Ann Byers discusses the heroes who organized the transports and the children who were saved from the Holocaust.

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1464604053

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Air Supply Operations In The China-Burma-India Theater Between 1942 And 1945

By: Major Adrian Rainier Byers

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Air Supply Operations In The China-Burma-India Theater Between 1942 And 1945

By: Major Adrian Rainier Byers

The USAAF responded to the requirement to keep China engaged against Japan by conducting two distinct air supply operations, a tactical air supply mission to Burma and a strategic air supply effort over the Himalayas to China. The tactical air supply effort to Burma supported offensive combat operations and the construction of the Ledo Road, while the Hump airlift directly contributed to the American strategic objective. Despite Stilwell's stubborn commitment to the Ledo Road as the main effort to supply the Chinese and to the necessary use of tactical air supply to support this and other ground operations in Burma, the key contribution to the success of keeping China in the war against Japan was ultimately the strategic air supply missions over the Hump. This thesis reviews how the operational airlift efforts within the CBI supported both efforts and examines the challenges, processes, and development of air supply. The fundamental question associated with this effort concerns how the USAAF responded to seemingly competing air supply requirements in the CBI Theater in order to keep China in the war against Japan.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1782896007

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9781782896005

Carried

A Heartwarming Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory in Spite of Heartrending Times!

By: Kerry Byers

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Carried

A Heartwarming Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory in Spite of Heartrending Times!

By: Kerry Byers

Kerry is raised in a Christian household, but when she finds out she’s pregnant, she doesn’t know what to do. She is an unmarried teen faced with some very difficult decisions. Either she could abort her baby or carry the child to term. If she does have the baby, will she keep it or give it up for adoption and if so, to whom? Carried is the true story of Kerry’s not one but two teenage pregnancies and how God carried her through every step and every decision that ultimately saved the lives of her two unborn kids. She eventually walks through the valley of adoption to miraculous restoration. God says that He alone is the Giver of life—that He makes plans for each person long before they are created in the womb. If you’re at the crossroads of deciding what to do with an unplanned or even planned pregnancy, know that Jesus loves you. He loves your baby and has a plan for you both. He can and will make a way for you. Ultimately, God carries us through this life if we let Him. He’s in every detail in every situation and in every way. When we let Him direct our lives, it is always for the better! He carried Kerry; he will carry you, too.

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WestBow Press

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Voices of the Soul

The Song of Transformation

By: Dr. Barbara Byers

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Voices of the Soul

The Song of Transformation

By: Dr. Barbara Byers

What would it be like to live with a sense of deep well-being, responsive emotions, well-ordered thoughts, a clear conscience, and a will free to choose? Voices of the Soul focuses on soul health—spiritual formation and transformation for those who desire greater depth and growth. Borrowing from and building on the works of Dr. Carla Waterman, Leanne Payne, C. S. Lewis, and Dr. Dallas Willard, this study works from a grace-filled, Spirit-empowered, biblical perspective and offers more than inner healing. It describes the hidden dimensions of the soul’s architecture, explores how they can become damaged, and provides specific healing practices for wholeness. Each chapter invites you to pause and reflect, building toward personal application and further development. What is sore and disordered can be identified, reshaped, and reordered by the healing power of the cross. As you resolve hindrances to maturity, you can experience restoration and healing, growing into your authentic self with Christ at the center. This uplifting guide explains the interactive nature of the Lord’s deep transformation of our souls, with practical steps for personal growth and healing.

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1664297057

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9781664297050

Getting to Know You

Letters to My Family

By: Eleanor King Byers

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Getting to Know You

Letters to My Family

By: Eleanor King Byers

The act of writing a letter to a deceased family member brings them back in interesting ways. And when the recipient of that letter is someone you never knew...that is when the true marvel begins. Getting to Know You is a collection of letters written by Eleanor King Byers to her deceased family members. In long and thought-provoking missives, she unspools the lives of her cherished forebears before our eyes. This gripping, heartfelt memoir is filled with rich and emotional details about what life was like in Calgary, starting in the early 1900s and moving into more modern times. Historical and personal details blend to turn this memoir into a love letter to Calgary itself, a city that housed the author’s most-loved souls and most-loved memories.

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FriesenPress

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1039187595

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9781039187597

Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands

The Ohio Hopewell System of Cult Sodality Heterarchies

By: A. Martin Byers

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Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands

The Ohio Hopewell System of Cult Sodality Heterarchies

By: A. Martin Byers

The book presents an account of the Ohio Middle Woodland period embankment earthworks, ca 100 B.C. to A.D. 400, that is radically different from the prevailing theory. Byers critically addresses all the arguments and characterizations that make up the current treatment of the embankment earthworks and then presents an alternative interpretation. This unconventional view hinges on two basic social characterizations: the complementary heterarchical community model and the cult sodality heterarchy model. Byers posits that these two models interact to characterize the Ohio Middle Woodland period settlement pattern; the community was constituted by autonomous social formations: clans based on kinship and sodalities based on companionship. The individual communities of the region each have their clan components dispersed within a fairly well-defined zone while the sodality components of the same set of region-wide communities ally with each other and build and operate the embankment earthworks. This dichotomy is possible only because the clans and sodalities respect each other as relatively autonomous; the affairs of the clans, focusing on domestic and family matters, remain outside the concerns of the sodalities and the affairs of the sodalities, focusing on world renewal and sacred games, remain outside the concerns of the clans. Therefore, two models are required to understand the embankment earthworks and no individual earthwork can be identified with any particular community. This radical interpretation grounded in empirical archaeological data, as well as the in-depth overview of the current theory of the Ohio Middle Woodland period, make this book a critically important addition to the perspective of scholars of North American archaeology and scholars grappling with prehistoric social systems.

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Rowman Altamira

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075912034X

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9780759120341

Visual Theology Study Guide

Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God

By: Tim Challies,Josh Byers

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Visual Theology Study Guide

Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God

By: Tim Challies,Josh Byers

We live in a visual culture. Today, people increasingly rely upon visuals to help them understand new and difficult concepts. The rise and stunning popularity of the Internet infographic has given us a new way in which to convey data, concepts, and ideas. As teachers and lovers of sound theology, Challies and Byers have a deep desire to convey the concepts and principles of systematic theology in a fresh, beautiful, and informative way. In the bestselling Visual Theology, they have made the deepest truths of the Bible accessible in a way that can be seen and understood by a visual generation. As a companion to Visual Theology, the Visual Theology Study Guide is a ten session study designed to help you grow in godliness by practicing what you learn, and it includes application for both personal and small group study. Each chapter includes key terms, group study discussion questions, and exercises for personal reflection in God's Word. X

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Zondervan

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0310576261

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9780310576266

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

By: Steven N. Byers,Chelsey A. Juarez

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Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

By: Steven N. Byers,Chelsey A. Juarez

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology provides comprehensive coverage of key methods and issues in forensic anthropology. Using terminology and best practices recommended by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology (SWGANTH) and the Anthropology Consensus Body of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ACB), it introduces students to all the major topics in the field, with material ranging from the attribution of ancestry and sex, to various forms of bone trauma, to identification through radiography. This fully updated, sixth edition incorporates new and improved methods, new data and worked examples from North America and across the globe. It also includes a new discussion on probabilities and centiles, increased emphasis on quantification of error rates of both old and new methods, an updated ancestry chapter, and updated URLs with free software to calculate various characteristics. This is a self-contained textbook that is ideal for a lower-division college-level class for non-majors and majors alike. This accessible and engaging text offers an array of features to support teaching and learning, including: boxed case studies extensive figures and photographs chapter summaries and student exercises a glossary of terms additional reading lists critical resources hands-on application for students when used with accompanying lab manual further instructor and student resources via a companion website.

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