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Marbeck and the King-in-Waiting

By: John Pilkington

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Marbeck and the King-in-Waiting

By: John Pilkington

A 17th-century British royal spy uncovers a nefarious plot brewing in Oxford in this “fine series [of] derring-do and historical interest” (Kirkus Reviews). Spring, 1603: As Queen Elizabeth lay dying, England waits anxiously to know its future. The Virgin Queen hasn’t named an heir, refusing even to speak. Her cousin James, King of Scotland, is assumed to be her successor, but will the transition be peaceful? Sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, fears insurrection and has brought troops to the capital. But from where might the danger come—overseas, or from malcontents closer to home? Meanwhile, intelligencer Martin Marbeck finds himself wrongly suspected of corruption and frozen out of Cecil’s inner circle. When a Lady acquaintance asks him to check on her son in Oxford, Marbeck is happy for any excuse to leave London. It seems the young man has joined a fanatical Puritan sect, but his involvement is far more serious—and dangerous—than anyone had imagined. Suddenly, Marbeck finds himself confronting multiple plots that threaten not only the peace of the nation but the very fabric of England itself . . . “The fast-moving plot is never dull, making the prospect of more Marbeck welcome.” —Publishers Weekly “If further novels are as good as this one, the series could have a long run.” —Booklist

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Severn House/ORIM

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1780104502

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The Gospel of John and Christian Origins

By: John Ashton

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The Gospel of John and Christian Origins

By: John Ashton

One of the most interesting questions facing New Testament scholarsHow did Christianity emerge from Judaism?is often addressed in general and indirect terms. John Ashton argues that in the case of the Fourth Gospel, an answer is to be found in the religious experience of the Evangelist himself, who turned from being a practicing Jew to professing a new revelation centered on Christ as the intermediary between God and humanity.

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Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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1451472145

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9781451472141

Ghost Canyon

A Classic Western

By: John Russell Fearn,Matthew Japp

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Ghost Canyon

A Classic Western

By: John Russell Fearn,Matthew Japp

When drifter Terry Carlton encounters the little town of Verdure in Arizona, he's only seeking some hospitality and shelter for the night, before moving on. But what he learns from his hosts, old man Marchland and his daughter Hilda, piques his curiosity. Their home, like all the others in town, is boarded up at night; the entire community is living in fear of four ghostly horsemen, who ride only at night. Refusing to share the terrified townsfolk's fear of the supernatural, Terry trails the mystery riders, but they seem to vanish into thin air in Star Canyon. Then Hilda receives unwelcome overtures from the corrupt Sheriff and, worse yet, her father is abruptly murdered. Can Carlton solve the mystery of Verdure's sudden deteriorization, and save the town from destruction? A classic western novel based upon Matthew Japp's stirring story outline.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434442608

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The Portsmouth Book of Days

By: John Sadden

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The Portsmouth Book of Days

By: John Sadden

Taking you through the year day by day, The Portsmouth Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on, or reflect, the social and political history of England as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Portsmouth's archives, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

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The History Press

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0752485873

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Christianity for the Tough Minded

Essays Written by a Group of Young Scholars Who are Totally Convinced That A Spiritual Commitment Is Intellectually Defensible

By: John Warwick Montgomery

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Christianity for the Tough Minded

Essays Written by a Group of Young Scholars Who are Totally Convinced That A Spiritual Commitment Is Intellectually Defensible

By: John Warwick Montgomery

A collection of 24 essays that provide wide-ranging evidence for the intellectual respectability of the Christian faith, along with critiques of Bertrand Russell, Julian Huxley, Herbert Marcuse, Eric Hoffer, Franz Kafka, Hermann Hesse, and Ayn Rand.

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New Reformation Publications

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1945500204

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9781945500206

Clement Attlee

The Man who Made Modern Britain

By: John Bew

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Clement Attlee

The Man who Made Modern Britain

By: John Bew

John Bew explores the intellectual foundations and core beliefs of the man who defeated Winston Churchill and created the england we know today.

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Oxford University Press

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0190203404

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol II

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol II

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

A detailed comparative analysis of speaker-audience interactions in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts that examines historians’ use of speeches as a means of instructing/persuading their readers and highlights Luke’s distinctive depiction of the apostles as adaptable yet frequently alienating orators.

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BRILL

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9004524053

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9789004524057

Luke among the Ancient Historians

Ancient Historiography and the Attempt to Remedy the Inadequate “Many”

By: John J. Peters

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Luke among the Ancient Historians

Ancient Historiography and the Attempt to Remedy the Inadequate “Many”

By: John J. Peters

For centuries scholars have analyzed the composition of Luke-Acts presupposing that the reference to "many" accounts in Luke's Preface indicates the written texts which served as the author's primary sources of information. To justify this portrait of Luke as a text-based author, scholars have appealed to analogies with the text-based authors Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Diodorus Siculus, Plutarch, and Arrian. Luke among the Ancient Historians challenges this portrait of Luke's method through surveying the origins and development of ancient Greek historiography in chapters on Herodotus, Thucydides, Polybius, Josephus, and Luke. By focusing on the values and practices of ancient historians, Peters demonstrates not only that ancient authors following the model of Thucydides regarded the testimony of eyewitnesses, as opposed to texts, as the proper sources for historians but that Luke emulated the values, practices, and craft terminology of the contemporary historiographical tradition. Taking seriously the self-presentation of Luke as a reporter of contemporary events who claims to write on the basis of "eyewitnesses from the beginning," and personal investigation, this book argues against analogies with text-based historians who wrote about non-contemporary events and instead situates Luke within a portrait of the values and practices of historians of contemporary events.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666724912

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Between Duty and Design

The Architect-soldier Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs

By: John J. Taylor

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Between Duty and Design

The Architect-soldier Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs

By: John J. Taylor

Annotation. The architectural work of Joseph John Talbot Hobbs is impossible to overlook in Perth and Western Australia. It dominates public spaces as well as domestic and business streetscapes. A strong sense of duty determined that the diminutive fifty-year-old architect-soldier J.J. Talbot Hobbs would in 1914 voyage to the First World War, where he survived the horrors of Gallipoli and the Western Front. Hobbs' powerful organisational skills positioned him as Australia's highest ranking soldier in Europe after the Great War. Organiser of Australian war memorials in France and Belgium, his stellar designs both there and throughout Western Australia are now largely forgotten. Who was J.J. Talbot Hobbs that he was considered to be of such importance at the time of his death that a memorial was built in one of the most prominent places in the state's capital city of Perth? Between Duty and Design is a meticulous biography of the man: soldier and architect, highlighting his place as a citizen of national importance.

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Apollo Books

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1742586201

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9781742586205

Eclipse Penumbra

A Song Called Youth Trilogy Book Two

By: John Shirley

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Eclipse Penumbra

A Song Called Youth Trilogy Book Two

By: John Shirley

The second volume in the cyberpunk trilogy A Song Called Youth, this thrilling chapter recounts the struggle between guerilla fighters and neofascists for control of an orbiting space colony.

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Courier Dover Publications

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048681792X

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9780486817927

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

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Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals--some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries, this comprehensive reference work provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma's 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.

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McFarland

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1476603294

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Cell Biology of Trauma

By: John J. Lemasters,Constance Oliver

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Cell Biology of Trauma

By: John J. Lemasters,Constance Oliver

This unique book presents an approach to viewing trauma. It examines the cellular consequences of trauma at a molecular level and provides new insights into the treatment of traumatic injury, based on cellular responses. The current of trauma research is reviewed, previously unpublished information on the topic is presented, and research directions are included.

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CRC Press

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1000141098

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The Junior Ladies' Reader

By: John W. S. Hows

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The Junior Ladies' Reader

By: John W. S. Hows

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368160281

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Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters

By: John Rundle

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Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters

By: John Rundle

Within the past five years, the international community has recognized that it may be possible, through programs of systematic study, to devise means to reduce and mitigate the occurrence of a variety of devastating natural hazards. Among these disasters are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides. The importance of these studies is underscored by the fact that within fifty years, more than a third of the world’s population will live in seismically and volcanically active zones. The International Council of Scientific Unions, together with UNESCO and the World Bank, have therefore endorsed the 1990s as the International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and are planning a variety of programs to address problems related to the predictability and mitigation of these disasters, particularly in third-world countries. Parallel programs have begun in a number of U.S. agencies.

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Routledge

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0429972172

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol.I

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol.I

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

By: John M. Duncan

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9004524037

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9789004524033

Moving into the Ecumenical Future

Foundations of a Paradigm for Christian Ethics

By: John W. Crossin

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Moving into the Ecumenical Future

Foundations of a Paradigm for Christian Ethics

By: John W. Crossin

Moving into the Ecumenical Future identifies some necessary “foundations” of any paradigm for Ecumenical Ethics. It emphasizes the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the teaching and example of Jesus, biblical foundations, and pastoral relationships in developing paradigms for Ecumenical Ethics. The book suggests that virtue ethics is an important paradigm that includes these elements. The text explores how the Faith and Order “Tool,” Receptive Ecumenism, Differentiated Consensus, Internal Polarities, and Spiritual Discernment can be used to move toward moral consensus. The author calls for a national or international task force to explore these foundations in greater depth.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666737534

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Sharing Friendship

Exploring Anglican Character, Vocation, Witness and Mission

By: John B. Thomson

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Sharing Friendship

Exploring Anglican Character, Vocation, Witness and Mission

By: John B. Thomson

Sharing Friendship represents a post-liberal approach to ecclesiology and theology generated out of the history, practices and traditions of the Anglican Church. Drawing on the theological ethics of Stanley Hauerwas, this book explores the way friendship for the stranger emerges from contextually grounded reflection and conversations with contemporary Anglican theologians within the English tradition, including John Milbank, Oliver O’Donovan, Rowan Williams, Daniel Hardy and Anthony Thiselton. Avoiding abstract definitions of character, mission or friendship, John Thomson explores how the history of the English Church reflects a theology of friendship and how discipleship in the New Testament, the performance of worship, and the shape of Anglican ecclesiology are congruent with such a theology. The book concludes by rooting the theme of sharing friendship within the self-emptying kenotic performance of Jesus’ mission, and looks at challenges to the character of contemporary Anglican ecclesiology represented by secularization and globalization as well as by arguments over appropriate new initiatives such as Fresh Expressions.

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Routledge

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1317055594

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The Bruins in 25 Games

Boston's Most Unforgettable Wins and Heartbreaking Losses

By: John G. Robertson,Carl T. Madden

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The Bruins in 25 Games

Boston's Most Unforgettable Wins and Heartbreaking Losses

By: John G. Robertson,Carl T. Madden

Having played more than 7,500 regular-season and playoff games since the franchise's inception in 1924, the Boston Bruins have become an iconic National Hockey League team boasting a sizable fan base well beyond Massachusetts. In a century of spirited play, the Bruins have brought great joy--and great disappointment--to their passionate legions of followers across North America. Twenty-five of these games are presented here, chronologically, in great detail. Most will be known to hardcore followers of the Bruins, others may be on the obscure side. All of them combine to create a tapestry of triumphs, travails, cheers and tears. The book follows the club's fortunes from the early days of Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson, through the halcyon seasons of the Kraut Line, forward to the dominant renaissance years of the Orr-Esposito 1970s, and into the third decade of the 21st century.

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McFarland

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1476648980

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9781476648989

The Farm Press, Reform and Rural Change, 1895-1920

By: John J. Fry

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The Farm Press, Reform and Rural Change, 1895-1920

By: John J. Fry

This project contributes to our understanding of rural Midwesterners and farm newspapers at the turn of the century. While cultural historians have mainly focused on readers in town and cities, it examines Midwestern farmers. It also contributes to the "new rural history" by exploring the ideas of Hal Barron and others that country people selectively adapted the advice given to them by reformers. Finally, it furthers our understanding of American farm newspapers themselves and offers suggestions on how to use them as sources.

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