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Faiths across Time [4 volumes]

5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Faiths across Time [4 volumes]

5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]

By: J. Gordon Melton

This monumental, four-volume reference overviews significant events and developments in religious history over the course of more than five millennia. Written for high school students, undergraduates, and general readers interested in the history of world religions, this massive reference chronicles developments in religious history from 3500 BCE through the 21st century. The set comprises four volumes, treating the ancient world from 3500 BCE through 499 CE, 500 through 1399, 1400 through 1849, and 1850 through 2009. Each volume includes hundreds of brief entries, arranged chronologically and then further organized by region and religion. The entries provide fundamental information on topics ranging from the neolithic Ggantija temples near Malta through the election of Mary Douglas Glasspool as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in 2009. Global in scope and encyclopedic in breadth, this chronology of world religions is an essential purchase for all libraries concerned with the development of human civilization.

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Religious Celebrations [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]

By: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Religious Celebrations [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations [2 volumes]

By: Bloomsbury Publishing

This two-volume work presents a comprehensive survey of all the ways people celebrate religious life around the globe. Religious Celebrations is an alphabetically organized encyclopedia that covers more than 800 celebratory occasions from all of the world's major religious communities as well as many of the minor faith traditions. The encyclopedia provides a complete reference tool for examining the myriad ways people worldwide celebrate their religious lives across religious boundaries, providing information on numerous celebratory activities never before covered in a reference work. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of religious holidays ever assembled, this two-volume book covers festivals, commemorations, holidays, and annual religious gatherings all over the world, with special attention paid to the celebrations in larger countries. Entries written by distinguished researchers and specialists on different religious communities capture the unique intensity of each event, be it fasting or feasting, frenzied activity or the universal cessation of work, a huge gathering of the faithful en masse or a small family-centered event. The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.

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1598842064

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Religions of the World [6 volumes]

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices [6 volumes]

By: J. Gordon Melton,Martin Baumann

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A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices [6 volumes]

By: J. Gordon Melton,Martin Baumann

This masterful six-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts. Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. The encyclopedia's six volumes offer entries on every country of the world, with particular emphasis on the larger nations, as well as Indonesia and the Latin American countries that are traditionally given little attention in English-language reference works. Entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino), profiles on religion in recently established or disputed countries (Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as profiles on religion in some of the world's most remote places (Antarctica and Easter Island). Religions of the World is unique in that it is based in religion "on the ground," tracing the development of each of the 16 major world religious traditions through its institutional expressions in the modern world, its major geographical sites, and its major celebrations. Unlike other works, the encyclopedia also covers the world of religious unbelief as expressed in atheism, humanism, and other traditions.

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Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America

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Covers the history, founders, beliefs, and literature of over five hundred nonconventional and alternative religious movements.

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1135540055

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook

A Physician's Guide to ADHD

By: J. Gordon Millichap

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook

A Physician's Guide to ADHD

By: J. Gordon Millichap

An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles. It provides answers to the numerous questions that surround ADHD, including how is it diagnosed? What causes ADHD? What are the risks of associated learning and behavior disorders, tics, seizures, and headaches? What treatments are available? What are the choices of medications and the risks of side effects? How can adverse effects be avoided? What are the alternatives to medication? Do children outgrow ADHD, and how long is treatment required? ADHD Handbook is written for neurologists, pediatricians, practicing physicians, residents, fellows and students of medicine, psychologists, educators, occupational and speech therapists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. It also offers parents a readable, but uniquely well documented and objective account of ADHD symptoms, diagnosis, medications, alternative treatments, and management.

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1441913971

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The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

By: Robert J. Gordon

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The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

By: Robert J. Gordon

How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth challenges the view that economic growth will continue unabated, and demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated. Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government, and that we must find new solutions. A critical voice in the most pressing debates of our time, The Rise and Fall of American Growth is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.

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Princeton University Press

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1400888956

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The Vampire Book

The Encyclopedia of the Undead

By: J Gordon Melton

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The Vampire Book

The Encyclopedia of the Undead

By: J Gordon Melton

The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.

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Visible Ink Press

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1578593506

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The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena

By: J Gordon Melton

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The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena

By: J Gordon Melton

An inspiring and fascinating look at people’s religious experiences and beliefs. Visions of Mary and glimpses of God. Miraculous apparitions witnessed by hundreds in parking lots, along freeways, and at the world’s holiest sites. Weeping statues, exorcisms, near-death experiences, mystical labyrinths, and more than 250 other unusual and unexplained phenomena, apparitions, and extraordinary experiences rooted in religious beliefs are explored in The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena. J. Gordon Melton, the Distinguished Professor of American Religious History at the Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, takes readers on a tour among angels, Marian apparitions, and religious figures such as Jesus, the Buddha, Muhammad, and Tao Tzu. Melton reports on dreams, feng shui, statues that bleed, snake handling, speaking in tongues, stigmata, relics—including the Spear of Longinus and the Shroud of Turin—and sacred locales such as Easter Island, the Glastonbury Tor, the Great Pyramids, Mecca, Sedona, and much more. Each entry includes a description of a particular phenomenon and the religious claims being made about it as well as a discussion of what scientists say about it. Transcending the mundane, the entries take no sides on who is right or wrong: the journey is the experience and the experience is the journey. This fascinating encyclopedia is illustrated with 100 pictures and includes a detailed index and additional reading recommendations. It lets you experience the marvels of weeping statues and icons; exorcisms and ecstasy; the grilled cheese sandwich kit for making your own Virgin Mary image; and so much more.

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1578592593

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A God of Faithfulness

Essays in Honour of J. Gordon McConville on His 60th Birthday

By: Jamie A. Grant,Alison Lo,Gordon Wenham

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A God of Faithfulness

Essays in Honour of J. Gordon McConville on His 60th Birthday

By: Jamie A. Grant,Alison Lo,Gordon Wenham

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Protestant Faith in America

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Protestant Faith in America

By: J. Gordon Melton

Examines the oldest Christian communion in the United States, the Protestant faith.

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Infobase Learning

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1438140398

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The Shy Single

A Bold Guide to Dating for the Less-than-Bold Dater

By: Bonnie Jacobson, Ph.D.

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The Shy Single

A Bold Guide to Dating for the Less-than-Bold Dater

By: Bonnie Jacobson, Ph.D.

An innovative program designed to help men and women overcome their shyness to successfully navigate a variety of social situations uses a dating profile quiz and journaling exercises to help readers understand their dating preferences and style and offers practical advice on online dating, handling sexual advances, dealing with anxiety and fear, and more. Original. 40,000 first printing.

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Rodale

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1579548695

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Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

By: Nathan J. Gordon,William L. Fleisher

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Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

By: Nathan J. Gordon,William L. Fleisher

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques believably answers the question, How do you know when someone is lying? It also provides a guide for interviewing probable suspects and interrogating likely perpetrators on techniques and tradecraft. This book covers topics about searching for truth and revealing lies. It presents forensic assessments based on psychophysiology, and assessments on the basis of non-verbal behavior. The book also covers interview and interrogation preparation, as well as question formulation. It discusses the Morgan Interview Theme Technique or MITT, and the Forensic Assessment Interview or FAINT. The book addresses techniques for interviewing children and the mentally challenged, and offers information about pre-employment interviews. It also explains how to understand aggressive behavior and how to deal with angry people. The 4th Edition adds several Chapters on how to ascertain maximum information from victims and witnesses. The book concludes by presenting future methods for searching for the truth. Law enforcement and security professionals, as well as prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers, and civil litigators will find this book invaluable. - The only book to address FAINT, Integrated Interrogation Technique, Forensic Statement Analysis and MITT in one source - Several Chapters on ascertaining information from witnesses and victims - Enables the interviewer to obtain a confession that can stand up in court

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Academic Press

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0081026110

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Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations

An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations

An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations

By: J. Gordon Melton

Religious Celebrations is an alphabetically organized encyclopedia that covers more than 800 celebratory occasions from all of the world's major religious communities as well as many of the minor faith traditions. The encyclopedia provides a complete reference tool for examining the myriad ways people worldwide celebrate their religious lives across religious boundaries, providing information on numerous celebratory activities never before covered in a reference work. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of religious holidays ever assembled, this two-volume book covers festivals, commemorations, holidays, and annual religious gatherings all over the world, with special attention paid to the celebrations in larger countries. Entries written by distinguished researchers and specialists on different religious communities capture the unique intensity of each event, be it fasting or feasting, frenzied activity or the universal cessation of work, a huge gathering of the faithful en masse or a small family-centered event. The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.

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1598842056

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Physical Illness and Drugs of Abuse

A Review of the Evidence

By: Adam J. Gordon

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Physical Illness and Drugs of Abuse

A Review of the Evidence

By: Adam J. Gordon

A comprehensive and critical review of recent literature regarding the relationships between physical illness and drugs of abuse, describing the association between each of the principal classes of illicit drugs (cocaine, marijuana, opioids, and common hallucinogens and stimulants) and the major categories of physical illness.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521133475

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9780521133470

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

By: Nathan J. Gordon,William L. Fleisher

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Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

By: Nathan J. Gordon,William L. Fleisher

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques presents a practical, straightforward method for interviewing witnesses and victims, interrogating suspects, and accurately identifying them as truthful or untruthful. Instead of relying on intuition or a gut feeling, interviewers will learn how

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0122603818

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The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing

By: Iain J. Gordon,Herbert H.T. Prins

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The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing

By: Iain J. Gordon,Herbert H.T. Prins

This volume investigates how large herbivores not only influence the structure and distribution of the vegetation, but also affect nutrient flows and the responses of associated fauna. The mechanisms and processes underlying the herbivores' behavior, distribution, movement and direct impact on the vegetation are discussed in detail. It is shown that an understanding of plant/animal interactions can inform the management of large herbivores to integrate production and conservation in terrestrial systems.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540724222

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Exploring the Old Testament

A Guide to the Prophets

By: J. Gordon McConville

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Exploring the Old Testament

A Guide to the Prophets

By: J. Gordon McConville

This critically informed and theologically sensitive introduction to the Prophets considers the often-misunderstood prophetic books of the Old Testament, including an exploration of their historical context, their artful use of language, and their place within the chorus of Old Testament voices.

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InterVarsity Press

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083085312X

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9780830853120

Future Studies and Counterfactual Analysis

Seeds of the Future

By: Theodore J. Gordon,Mariana Todorova

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Future Studies and Counterfactual Analysis

Seeds of the Future

By: Theodore J. Gordon,Mariana Todorova

In this volume, the authors contribute to futures research by placing the counterfactual question in the future tense. They explore the possible outcomes of future, and consider how future decisions are turning points that may produce different global outcomes. This book focuses on a dozen or so intractable issues that span politics, religion, and technology, each addressed in individual chapters. Until now, most scenarios written by futurists have been built on cause and effect narratives or depended on numerical models derived from historical relationships. In contrast, many of the scenarios written for this book are point descriptions of future discontinuities, a form allows more thought-provoking presentations. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that counterfactual thinking and point scenarios of discontinuities are new, groundbreaking tools for futurists.

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Springer

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3030184374

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9783030184377

The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices

By: Robert J. Gordon

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The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices

By: Robert J. Gordon

American business has recently been under fire, charged with inflated pricing and an inability to compete in the international marketplace. However, the evidence presented in this volume shows that the business community has been unfairly maligned—official measures of inflation and the standard of living have failed to account for progress in the quality of business equipment and consumer goods. Businesses have actually achieved higher productivity at lower prices, and new goods are lighter, faster, more energy efficient, and more reliable than their predecessors. Robert J. Gordon has written the first full-scale work to treat the extent of quality changes over the entire range of durable goods, from autos to aircraft, computers to compressors, from televisions to tractors. He combines and extends existing methods of measurement, drawing data from industry sources, Consumer Reports, and the venerable Sears catalog. Beyond his important finding that the American economy is more sound than officially recognized, Gordon provides a wealth of anecdotes tracing the postwar history of technological progress. Bolstering his argument that improved quality must be accurately measured, Gordon notes, for example, that today's mid-range personal computers outperform the multimillion-dollar mainframes of the 1970s. This remarkable book will be essential reading for economists and those in the business community.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226304604

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9780226304601

Public Administration in America

By: Michael E. Milakovich,George J. Gordon

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Public Administration in America

By: Michael E. Milakovich,George J. Gordon

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA tackles the current and emerging trends, ethics, and challenges in public administration with the most comprehensive scholarship available. The Eleventh Edition gives you a behind the scenes look at day-to-day operations while examining the policies implemented and the procedures undertaken across the various levels of American government. The most current applications of public administration are discussed and analyzed, with up to date coverage of recent education initiatives such as Race to the Top, the ongoing health care debates, Homeland Security challenges and threats, and much more. To encourage student engagement, the Eleventh Edition introduces two new features, Point/Counterpoint and What Would You Decide?, where students are invited to play an active role in debating and discussing some of the most up-to-date topics. Presented in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand format, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA builds student knowledge of core concepts while showing them the path to an exciting and fulfilling career in politics and public administration--where they can make a difference! Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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Cengage Learning

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1111828016

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9781111828011

Joshua, Judges, Ruth (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series)

By: J. Gordon Harris,Cheryl A. Brown,Michael S. Moore

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Joshua, Judges, Ruth (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series)

By: J. Gordon Harris,Cheryl A. Brown,Michael S. Moore

The authors of this commentary take a canonical-historical approach to the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, three books that are diverse, yet share the common historical context of the tribal settlement of Canaan. They examine Joshua, Judges, and Ruth as narratives with dynamic theological messages about the dynamic relationship between God's people and the powerful God who gives land and provides deliverers for the people.

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Baker Books

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1441238409

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9781441238405

Marine Maxims

Turning Leadership Principles into Practice

By: Thomas J Gordon

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Marine Maxims

Turning Leadership Principles into Practice

By: Thomas J Gordon

Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to provide future leaders with a professional development plan that will steel their resolve and enable them to lead with honor. Thematically, these maxims build upon a foundation of character, courage, and will. To be effective, a leader must model and inspire the will to persevere in the face of danger or adversity. The essence of effective leadership is credibility. A leader’s credibility is derived from a congruence of competence and character. Exceptional leaders are not remembered for what they accomplished, but how they did it. Those that lead with integrity will be remembered as a leader worth following.

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Naval Institute Press

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1682477177

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9781682477175

Because of Eva

A Jewish Genealogical Journey

By: Susan J. Gordon

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Because of Eva

A Jewish Genealogical Journey

By: Susan J. Gordon

In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family’s past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. What began as a seemingly simple search for "Eva," the elderly relative who had signed Gordon's grandfather's death certificate in New York long ago, became a journey of discovery when Gordon found her in Tel Aviv. There, she heard Eva’s stories of survival during the Holocaust, especially in Nazi-occupied Budapest. Eventually, Gordon would retrace Eva’s steps in Budapest and visit ancestral towns in Ukraine to bear witness to the slaughter of entire populations of Jews. Amid remnants of loss and destruction in the small town where her grandfather was born, Gordon also uncovered details of her family’s world before relatives immigrated to America. Gordon’s journey into her past provided the deep sense of connection and belonging she needed as an adult child of divorce and abuse. Gaining insight about her family’s history, Gordon reconciles issues of betrayal and loyalty, and finally finds her place in Judaism. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman’s history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815653662

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9780815653660

General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend

By: Lesley J. Gordon

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General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend

By: Lesley J. Gordon

A critical biography of the best known and least accurately understood Civil War general, including the legends perpetrated by his widow, LaSalle Corbell Pickett.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807854271

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9780807854273

Religions of the World

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Religions of the World

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices

By: J. Gordon Melton

Presents a comprehensive study of the religions of 276 recognized nations, totaling more than twelve hundred entries and covering each group's origin, history, organization, ecumenical contacts, and present status.

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Abc-Clio Incorporated

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159884203X

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9781598842036

Rosicrucianism in America

By: J. Gordon Melton

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Rosicrucianism in America

By: J. Gordon Melton

The material in this book, first published in 1990, provides important documentation for the first generation of Rosicrucianism in North America, especially the still vigorous Rosicrucian Fraternity. These chapters reprinted here are so necessary to the understanding of this most occult organization, and are otherwise difficult to locate and read.

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0367086700

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