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The Strasbourg Legacy

By: William J. Craig

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A CIA agent fights a sinister plot by escaped Nazi Martin Bormann in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Enemy at the Gates. In the chaos of defeat, while Germany’s roads teemed with desperate refugees and jumbled armies, Hitler’s inner circle tried to disappear. Heinrich Himmler donned an eye patch and posed as a farmer. Captured by British troops, he bit into a cyanide capsule concealed in a tooth cavity. Rudolph Hoess, former commandant of Auschwitz, was discovered working as a farmhand near Bremen. But many of the most notorious Nazis escaped, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann. Martin Bormann, the Fuehrer’s private secretary, was rumored to be living everywhere from the Soviet Union to South America. Almost three decades later, CIA agent Matt Corcoran is sent to Bad Nauheim to investigate possible Soviet involvement in the theft of US Army munitions. He hears whispers of German Reds blowing up NATO ammo dumps, neo-Nazis aiding the Arab cause against Israel, and a plot to assassinate the German chancellor. Corcoran soon begins to suspect that behind the turmoil is an organization as diabolical as it is improbable: a cadre of loyal Nazi officers, under the command of Bormann, who are bent on bringing about the Fourth Reich. As action-packed as The Odessa File and The Boys from Brazil, The Strasbourg Legacy is first-class suspense from an acclaimed historian of World War II, the New York Times–bestselling author of The Fall of Japan.

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Open Road Media

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1504021363

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9781504021364

The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos

By: William A. Dembski,Casey Luskin,Joseph M. Holden

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The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos

By: William A. Dembski,Casey Luskin,Joseph M. Holden

Science and Faith Can—and Do—Support Each Other Science and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you’ll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator. Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber experts, you’ll better understand… how scientific concepts like intelligent design are supported by evidence the scientific findings that support the history and accounts found in the Bible the biases that lead to scientific information being presented as a challenge—rather than a complement—to Christianity Whether you’re looking for answers to your own questions or seeking to explain the case for intelligent design to others, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith is an invaluable apologetic tool that will help you explore and analyze the relevant facts, research, and theories in light of biblical truth.

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658

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736977155

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9780736977159

The Iroquois Eagle Dance

An Offshoot of the Calumet Dance

By: William N. Fenton

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The Iroquois Eagle Dance

An Offshoot of the Calumet Dance

By: William N. Fenton

Originally published as Bulletin 156 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution in 1953, this volume explores the celebration of the Eagle Dance in New York and Canada during the 1930s and its relationship to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is Kurath 's detailed analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on Fenton's recordings and on her own observations of local performances.

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380

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Syracuse University Press

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0815625332

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9780815625339

The Cold War Thrillers

The Strasbourg Legacy and The Tashkent Crisis

By: William J. Craig

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The Cold War Thrillers

The Strasbourg Legacy and The Tashkent Crisis

By: William J. Craig

Two explosive novels set in the perilous days when the world stood on the brink of chaos—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Enemy at the Gates. For almost fifty years after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union played a dangerous game in the shadows. And from those shadows would emerge unsung heroes who would fight for freedom . . . The Strasbourg Legacy: Investigating the possible Soviet theft of US munitions, CIA agent Matt Corcoran hears rumors that German communists and Aryan terrorists are conspiring to assassinate political leaders. But far more ominous is the underground cadre of surviving Nazi officers bent on starting the Fourth Reich . . . The Tashkent Crisis: As tensions rise between the superpowers, the Soviets deliver an ultimatum: surrender unconditionally or a devastating secret weapon will kill millions of Americans. Now a Special Forces team led by Col. Joe Safcek must infiltrate a secret Soviet base and destroy the mystery weapon. But the closer they get, the more Safcek realizes it may already be too late . . . With these “furious-paced” novels of “timeclock suspense” William Craig takes readers back to a time when the Cold War could have started burning with a single spark (Kirkus Reviews).

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329

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Open Road Media

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1504057066

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9781504057066

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

More Than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair - Includes One Color Mixing Grid

By: William F. Powell

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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

More Than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair - Includes One Color Mixing Grid

By: William F. Powell

Learn to mix virtually any skin tone in oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints with the recipes and acrylic mixing grid in Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits Oil - Acrylic - Watercolor.

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Walter Foster

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1600588921

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9781600588921

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

Achieve Precise Color when Painting Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifes, and More

By: William F Powell

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1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

Achieve Precise Color when Painting Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifes, and More

By: William F Powell

Just when you thought there was no hope of ever finding a comprehensive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists, along comes the 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor! This collection of Walter Foster's bestselling Color Mixing Recipes books, including Color Mixing Recipes for Oil and Acrylic, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, and the most recent addition, Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes. This incredible collection comes in a user-friendly concealed spiral-bound format that is tabbed for quick and easy reference. Aspiring artists will also find two removable color mixing grids--one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor.

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180

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Walter Foster

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1600582834

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9781600582837

Digital Signal Compression

Principles and Practice

By: William A. Pearlman,Amir Said

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Digital Signal Compression

Principles and Practice

By: William A. Pearlman,Amir Said

Provides clear and easily understandable coverage of the fundamental concepts and coding methods, whilst retaining technical depth and rigor.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521899826

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9780521899826

Wavelet Image Compression

By: William Pearlman

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Wavelet Image Compression

By: William Pearlman

This book explains the stages necessary to create a wavelet compression system for images and describes state-of-the-art systems used in image compression standards and current research. It starts with a high level discussion of the properties of the wavelet transform, especially the decomposition into multi-resolution subbands. It continues with an exposition of the null-zone, uniform quantization used in most subband coding systems and the optimal allocation of bitrate to the different subbands. Then the image compression systems of the FBI Fingerprint Compression Standard and the JPEG2000 Standard are described in detail. Following that, the set partitioning coders SPECK and SPIHT, and EZW are explained in detail and compared via a fictitious wavelet transform in actions and number of bits coded in a single pass in the top bit plane. The presentation teaches that, besides producing efficient compression, these coding systems, except for the FBI Standard, are capable of writing bit streams that have attributes of rate scalability, resolution scalability, and random access decoding. Many diagrams and tables accompany the text to aid understanding. The book is generous in pointing out references and resources to help the reader who wishes to expand his knowledge, know the origins of the methods, or find resources for running the various algorithms or building his own coding system. Table of Contents: Introduction / Characteristics of the Wavelet Transform / Generic Wavelet-based Coding Systems / The FBI Fingerprint Image Compression Standard / Set Partition Embedded Block (SPECK) Coding / Tree-based Wavelet Transform Coding Systems / Rate Control for Embedded Block Coders / Conclusion

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Springer Nature

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3031022483

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9783031022487

Religious Ethics

Meaning and Method

By: William Schweiker,David A. Clairmont

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Religious Ethics

Meaning and Method

By: William Schweiker,David A. Clairmont

An inclusive and innovative account of religious ethical thinking and acting in the world. Rather than merely applying existing forms of philosophical ethics, Religious Ethics defines the meaning of the field and presents a distinct and original method for ethical reflection through comparisons of world religious traditions. Written by leading scholars and educators in the field, this unique volume offers an innovative approach that reveals how religions concur and differ on moral matters, and provides practical guidance on thinking and living ethically. The book’s innovative method—integrating descriptive, normative, practical, fundamental, and metaethical dimensions of reflection—enables a far more complex and nuanced exploration of religious ethics than any single philosophical language, method, or theory can equal. First introducing the task of religious ethics, the book moves through each of the five dimensions of reflection to compare concepts such as good and evil, perplexity and wisdom, truth and illusion, and freedom and bondage in various theological contexts. Guides readers on understanding, assessing, and comparing the moral teachings and practices of world religions Applies a disciplined, scholarly approach to the subject of religious ethics Explores the distinctions between religious ethics and moral philosophy Provides a methodology which can be applied to comparative ethics for various religions Compares religious traditions to illuminate each of the five dimensions of ethical and moral reflection Religious Ethics: Meaning and Method will help anyone interested in the relation between religion and ethics in the modern world, including those involved in general and comparative religion studies, religious and comparative ethics, and moral theory.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118610253

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9781118610251

Spirit of the New England Tribes

Indian History and Folklore, 1620Ð1984

By: William S. Simmons

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Spirit of the New England Tribes

Indian History and Folklore, 1620Ð1984

By: William S. Simmons

Spanning three centuries, this collection traces the historical evolution of legends, folktales, and traditions of four major native American groups from their earliest encounters with European settlers to the present. The book is based on some 240 folklore texts gathered from early colonial writings, newspapers, magazines, diaries, local histories, anthropology and folklore publications, a variety of unpublished manuscript sources, and field research with living Indians.

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University Press of New England

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1512603171

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9781512603170

Book's by William Speck

The Strasbourg Legacy

The Strasbourg Legacy

The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

The Iroquois Eagle Dance

The Iroquois Eagle Dance

The Cold War Thrillers

The Cold War Thrillers

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

Digital Signal Compression

Digital Signal Compression

Wavelet Image Compression

Wavelet Image Compression

Religious Ethics

Religious Ethics

Spirit of the New England Tribes

Spirit of the New England Tribes

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