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Ajanta: History and Development

By: Walter Spink

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Ajanta: History and Development

By: Walter Spink

The twenty-nine Buddhist caves near Ajanta form a devotional complex which ranks as one of the world's most startling achievements, created at the very apogee of India's Golden Age. Ajanta: History and Development, appears as part of the series Handbook of Oriental Studies, present the reader with a systematic treatment of all aspects of the site, the result of forty years of painstaking research in situ by Walter M. Spink. Volume one deals with the historical context in which this dramatic burst of pious activity took place under the reign of Vakataka emperor Harisena, (c. 460 – 477 A.D.), and with the sudden halt of activity almost immediately following the death of the emperor. In surprising detail the relative and absolute chronology of the site can be established from a careful reading of the physical evidence, with consequences for our dating of India’s Golden Age. Ajanta, it appears, is a veritable illustrated history of Harisena’s times, crowded with information on its history, development and how it was used. Originally published in hardcover

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904741635X

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Henry Lawes

Cavalier Songwriter

By: Ian Spink

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Henry Lawes

Cavalier Songwriter

By: Ian Spink

Henry Lawes (1596-1662) has long been acknowledged as the leading English songwriter of the period of Charles I. He collaborated with Milton in Comus (1634) and among his hundreds of songs are settings of many famous lyrics by Cavalier poets such as Carew, Herrick, and Suckling. New recordings and musical editions of his work reflect his continued and increasing importance. This study, the first published since 1940, combines an account of his life with an analysis of his development as a songwriter.

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Oxford Monographs on Music

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0198165560

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9780198165569

After Midnight In Savannah

By: B. Forrest Spink

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After Midnight In Savannah

By: B. Forrest Spink

Convicted of murdering his mother in Savannah, Georgia, in 1991, Jim Martin still maintains that it was his female-impersonator drug supplier who actually killed her. Martin's aunt claims that the Nazarene-minister mother and rebellious homosexual son were doomed to a showdown.

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ThomasMax Publishing

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0976405229

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9780976405221

The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle’s Letter

By: Henry Hawkes Jr. Spink

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The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle’s Letter

By: Henry Hawkes Jr. Spink

Reproduction of the original: The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle’s Letter by Henry Hawkes Jr. Spink

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3752427787

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9783752427783

Catalogue de Timbres de France 2019

By: Spink Maury

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Catalogue de Timbres de France 2019

By: Spink Maury

A catalogue made by collectors for collectors. This year the Spink Maury Catalogue, heir to the prestigious Maury, Ceres and Dallay catalogues, continues its work of research, compiled over generations of philately. It covers all French stamps from 1849 to the present day, offering hundreds of changes – with oddities, new varieties and discoveries presented, as always, in an exceptional way. Included in the new material is the continuation of the monographic studies, presenting a stamp per page with all varieties known until the First World War; a redesign of types Merson and Pasteur; and a specialised part devoted to Marianne de Beaujard, reviewed in depth. In addition the section on current usage stamps (TUC) is fully updated following feedback from our contributors and readers. France has one of the most beautiful philatelic legacies in the world, and we are pleased to be its modest ambassador to the numerous international readers who join us each year. “Layout and coverage are sumptuous … The trite phrase “mine of information” does not begin to do justice to this immense achievement. To any collector of France beyond the elementary stage, this would be a bargain at twice the official retail price … Highly recommended. ….an absolute must for collectors of French stamps…” Michael Round, Journal of the France & Colonies Philatelic Society

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Spink Books

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1912667053

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The Taunch Bowl and Moon Glow Wood

By: Richard Spink

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The Taunch Bowl and Moon Glow Wood

By: Richard Spink

On the unknown planet Interk sits the dense and mysterious Moon Glow Wood. The planet mirrors Earth in all aspects of life and landscape. Two owls learn to read in the forgotten library of a dilapidated mansion which sits on the edge of The Wood. Smilecramp, the young owl, uses his newfound knowledge to form a plan that could present a life of peace and harmony to all the diverse woodland creatures. But to implement his plan to the predators of The Wood, who live by the dreaded food chain for survival, he calls for a self-imposed amnesty on preying. A group of courageous like-minded creature friends of the young owl, who are mystifyingly identified by unique silver adornments, join forces to promote the plan. Yuno, the old spider who has a silver dot on his forehead, is derided for creating his artistic webs which are purely for visual pleasure. "What a waste of valuable, capturing thread," scorn preying creatures. A frustrated mole named Sleames, bearing a silver circle around his right eye, has always nurtured a private aspiration to build things "and not simply scrape tunnels with my claws," Sleames sighs. "Stay positive, Sleames," advises Smilecramp with his silver beak gleaming. "A new way of life is coming soon." "Then, I will build you a school," Sleames declares with excitement in his voice. "I could create a hospital to cure sick and lame creatures who now become victims of the predators," says Netta, the bee, who sports an attractive silver waistband. She is famous in The Wood for saving the life of a raven by administering her honey lotions and potions. "They say that preying is nature's way. Well, now there can be another way," urges Smilecramp to Spitlan, the mighty vulture, who, with his fellow vultures, cast a brooding menace over The Wood. Meanwhile, hidden under the ground of Moon Glow Wood, unknown to any humind or any creature, lies the Taunch Bowl with its very own intriguing magical powers. What follows is a unique and gripping tale of intelligence, tenderness, and humor amongst the endearing and far-reaching creatures who enter into a romantic quest in the search for the improbable-the pursuit of a harmonious society.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1644713241

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9781644713242

Ajanta: The end of the Golden Age

By: Walter M. Spink

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Ajanta: The end of the Golden Age

By: Walter M. Spink

Annotation. Volume Two begins with the contentious, yet challenging, views of Hans Bakker and Richard Cohen, both of whom are involved with an overview of Ajanta's development. This is explored further in shorter essays by Karl Khandalavala, Arvind Jamkhedkar, and Brahmanand Deshpande. At the same time, the author presents a detailed analysis of the form and development of Cave 26, as a model upon which his other arguments are built.

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9004148329

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9789004148321

Prayer Force

By: Kenneth J. Spink

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Prayer Force

By: Kenneth J. Spink

Many 21st Century Christians have excused themselves from the Biblical mandate to engage in effectual prayer and meditation. God is unlimited, yet He chooses to demonstrate His power through prayer. "Prayer Force" is a call to the believer for greater intimacy and communion with God. Prayer is not a magic wand. Perhaps the chief reason believers do not pray consistently is because they do not see their prayers answered. Without God's prerequisites, prayer remains unanswered. Misconceptions regarding prayer must be dispelled with the foundational Biblical descriptions. Priorities dictate schedules and schedules reveal priorities. If prayer is not a priority in action, it is not a priority at all. A look at God's view from Scripture and men's view from life, combine to make this book a dynamic propeller to fight the good fight on our knees. Pastor Kenneth J. Spink grew up in western New York, the 7th of 12 children. He is a graduate of Baptist Bible College and Baptist Bible Seminary of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Debbie, have four children. He has served as Senior Pastor of the Berea Baptist Church in Berea, OH since 1984, on the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches Council of 12 and the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Council of 18. He has also served on the Baptist Mid-Mission General Council since 1988, where he presently fills the role of Chairman. In addition to his ministry as pastor, he has had numerous opportunities to develop and teach college level Bible courses. Pastor Spink has preached and encouraged believers in Hong Kong, Japan, Jamaica, Brazil, Chile, as well as Alaska and several other States.

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Xulon Press

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1606478141

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9781606478141

A Love Story

By: Kenneth Spink

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A Love Story

By: Kenneth Spink

The famous philosopher/theologian Soren Kierkegaard told a story about a prince who won the love of a beautiful peasant maiden by donning the garb of peasantry and moving into her village to live among the peasants. In similar fashion, Prince Nolan searches for his future queen but finds his heart drawn to a lowly peasant from a country village. He faces formidable challenges to win her love while trying to uncover a sinister plot to assassinate the king. Join Prince Nolan and his senior attendant, Gavin, as they navigate the political arena of the fourteenth-century king's court, secretly enter into the peasant village, and charge into battle. You will love this action-packed drama with its mysteries, surprises, and deeper allegorical message.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098020995

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9781098020996

Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 2 Arguments about Ajanta

By: Walter Spink

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Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 2 Arguments about Ajanta

By: Walter Spink

Volume Two begins with writings by some of the most important critics of Walter Spink's conclusions, interspersed with his own responses, using a thorough analysis of the great Cave 26 to support his assertions. The author then turns to matters of patronage, and to the surprising fact that, unlike most other Buddhist sites, Ajanta was purely "elitist", developed by less than a dozen major patrons. Its brief heyday traumatically ended, however, with the death of the great emperor Harisena in about 477, creating political chaos. Ajanta's anxious patrons now joined in a headlong rush to get their shrines dedicated, in order to obtain the expected merit, before they fled the region, abandoning their caves to the monks and local devotees remaining at the now-doomed site. These "intrusive" new patrons now filled the caves with their own helter-skelter votive offerings, paying no heed to the well-laid plans of the years before. A similar pattern of patronage is to be found in the redecoration of the earlier Hinayana caves, where the careful planning of the work being done during Harisena's reign is suddenly interrupted by a host of individual votive donations. The volume ends with a new and useful editing of Ajanta inscriptions by Richard S. Cohen.

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9047409353

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9789047409359

The Miracle, the Message, the Story

Jean Vanier and L'Arche

By: Kathryn Spink

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The Miracle, the Message, the Story

Jean Vanier and L'Arche

By: Kathryn Spink

Traces the growth of the l'Arche movement over 40 years, and the life and thought of Jean Vanier himself.

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Paulist Press

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1587680386

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9781587680380

French Free-Thought from Gassendi to Voltaire

By: J. S. Spink

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French Free-Thought from Gassendi to Voltaire

By: J. S. Spink

This book makes an important contribution to the history of ideas in France in the century preceding the main manifestations of the Enlightenment. A number of detailed studies already exist which deal with special aspects of the thought of the period, and works abound on individual thinkers such as Descartes and Pascal. Professor Spink, however, has endeavoured to present within a single volume a full, coherent and balanced account of the radical inquiries in literature, philosophy, and the natural sciences that stemmed from the intellectual crisis of the 1620s. He analyses the content of this body of free-thought and devotes particular attention to the ways in which the new ideas were disseminated in the face of the hostility of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472505018

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9781472505019

Give Your Kids a Sporting Chance

A Parents' Guide

By: Kevin S. Spink

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Give Your Kids a Sporting Chance

A Parents' Guide

By: Kevin S. Spink

Sports play an important and intricate part in our society, and their effect on your children can be very far reaching. Athletic experiences can help shape their self-esteem, and teach them the virtues of self-discipline, dedication and co-operation. [This book] offers practical advice that parents can put into action at the very next game or practice.--Page [4] of cover.

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0920197434

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9780920197431

Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 7 Bagh, Dandin, Cells and Cell Doorways

By: Walter Spink

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Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 7 Bagh, Dandin, Cells and Cell Doorways

By: Walter Spink

Walter Spink’s intense concern with the development of the Ajanta caves and their architectural, sculptural and painted features finds its most insistent reflection in his present richly illustrated study. In part 1, Spink explains the many connections between the Bagh caves and its “sister site”, Ajanta. He particularly emphasizes the leading role that Bagh plays in establishing the “short chronology” and in the crucial matter of Buddhist shrine development from the aniconic to iconic forms of worship. In part 2, along with his colleague Professor Naomichi Yaguchi, who also provided the photographs and the newly informative plans, the authors show how, over the course of a mere decade, better and better ways were discovered to fit the doors in the cells where the monks lived. Such an analysis reveals the vigor of the conceptual and technical changes that characterize Ajanta’s evolution from its start in the early 460s to its traumatic collapse in about 470. Moving from Ajanta’s beginning to its ending, the evolution of door fittings parallels the precise and dramatic development of Indian history in the remarkable course of the emperor Harisena’s reign.

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BRILL

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9004321926

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9789004321922

A Universal Heart

The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taizé

By: Kathryn Spink

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A Universal Heart

The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taizé

By: Kathryn Spink

The authorized biography of the man who made the phenomenon of Taizé possible. It is the story of a life which took Brother Roger, the ... founder and leader of the Taizé community, from the slums of Calcutta and New York's Hell's Kitchen to the United Nations building and the great cathedrals of Europe.

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GIA Publications

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1579995683

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9781579995683

The Taunch Bowl and the Secret Scrolls

By: Richard A. Spink

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The Taunch Bowl and the Secret Scrolls

By: Richard A. Spink

This book is the sequel to The Taunch Bowl and Moon Glow Wood. In the land of Landof, on the unknown planet Interk, amazing progress is being made by the intelligent, diverse creatures of Moon Glow Wood. They are continuing to follow the lead of Smilecramp the young owl in an attempt to create a contained community of peace and harmony through their newfound attainment of knowledge from learning to read the books of a forgotten library situated in a dilapidated mansion hidden in the wood. The agreed unanimous elimination of preying for their daily survival routine has provided them with precious time and protection. They are utilizing their new knowledge to build a school, a hospital, and to take care of the sick and elderly in their brave pursuit of a harmonious society. With the sudden mystifying disappearance of their treasured Taunch Bowl and its magical powers that provided valuable assistance to their cause, the creatures are left to solve an increasing problem due to their ongoing remarkable success. The gradual overcrowding in the small protected wood is now hindering their advancement. Prior to the bowl's disappearance, Ploff the frog had discovered a number of Secret Scrolls in an underground cave. On learning of this exciting occurrence, Smilecramp's grandfather took advantage of the bowl's powers in order to retrieve a complete set of these scrolls to satisfy his energetic curiosity. Sir Arthur Rennell, who is an expert on creature behavior, is the owner of the private Moon Glow Wood and is now incredibly able to communicate with creatures through prior assistance from the magical Taunch Bowl. He collaborates with Grandfather, the old owl, to successfully decode the Secret Scrolls with an amazingly ingenious method. The two unlikely friends begin to unravel an intriguing story of the Taunch Bowl's origin, which remarkably proves to be from a planet named Earth and also explains the reason for the enigmatic silver adornments of several of these intellectual creatures. The Secret Scrolls then alluringly reveal to them a story of total devastating global warming on this planet Earth, which leads Sir Arthur into an extraordinary, wild solution to the future of the creatures' evolution in their unprecedented quest for peace and harmony. The developing unique tale of tenderness, humor, and intelligence continues to ask the exciting question, what if? To be continued.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798893095982

Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 5 Cave by Cave

By: Walter Spink

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Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 5 Cave by Cave

By: Walter Spink

Volume Five comprises, along with introductory comments, two "cave by cave" guides. One which, very briefly, describes the character of each cave and its patronage, is intended to be useful for the general visitor to the site. The other, very detailed, discusses the position and peculiarities of each cave in relation to the overall, year by year, development of the site. This volume also contains a complete set of cave plans, and various illuminating charts, graphs, outlines, and maps.

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9047411870

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9789047411871

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