Among the corn and wheat fields of Nebraska is where protagonist Zak Taylor has started a successful bookie operation. Patrick Spencer brings this imaginary story to life by following Zak and his growing practice from High School to College, where he finds love in Governor Tony Villotta's daughter. Zak's Practice interlaces Zak Taylor's life with Governor Villotta's life and the Governor's three Mafioso brothers' lives. The three brothers were sent to the heartland to run a leg of their Chicago family business, which comprises of money laundering and bookie operations. Nebraska Attorney General Andrew Rison, a man with Governorship plans himself, gets the FBI involved into investigating Governor Villotta and his brothers. When Zak's Practice and the three Villotta brothers team up to put on a Final Four Tournament pool, the FBI and Attorney General Rison comes knocking. The Villotta brothers escape, but Zak does not.
Varying degrees of attention are paid to Jesus' four speeches in the Galilean ministry of the Gospel of Luke. Despite increasing interest in ancient Graeco-Roman rhetoric in biblical studies, few scholars examine the speeches from the lens of ancient rhetorical argument. In addition, with the exception of the inaugural speech in Luke 4.14-30, little attention is afforded to the relevance of the speeches for understanding larger nuances of the narrative discourse and how this affects the hermeneutical appropriation of authorial readers. In contrast, Spencer examines each speech from the context of ancient rhetorical argument and pinpoints various narrative trajectories-as associated with theme, plot, characterization, and topoi-that emerge from the rhetorical texture. In doing so, he shows that the four speeches function as "sign posts" that are integral to guiding the Lukan narrative from the "backwaters" of Galilee to the center of the Roman Empire.
Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #32-36. The future is in danger! Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of 2099, is back in the present day - and he needs to find Peter Parker! But since Miguel’s being held in an off-the-books Roxxon prison, that’s easier said than done. He needs a plan, and fast - because his mysterious return to the here and now threatens his entire future! Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson has a new scheme - and the modern-day Spider-Man has his hands full with classic villains, family problems and international incidents! As the web-slingers of two eras see their troubles converge, the fate of everything may rest with Peter, Miguel and-Victor Von Doom?! What villain could be so heinous to call for a Doom and Spidey team-up? And what does it all have to do with Silver Sable?
... is a humorous preparedness manual for the beginning zombie prepper. This book examines the impending zombie apocalypse, but from a scientific standpoint where zombies are infected humans and not the undead"--Page 4 of cover.
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