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The believer's new life (Andrew Murray Christian maturity library.)
Par Andrew Murray. 1984
Aids Christians in their examination of the scripture and offers valuable information to believers who want to overcome sin and…
live the Christian life. While Murray's book is specifically designed for young converts, the text is useful to all Christians. Murray's chapters cover a variety of different topics that Christians, particularly those new to the faith, will find remarkably helpful. Murray discusses how Christians should approach the tasks of missionary work, prayer, confession, and baptism. The text also provides practical guidance regarding money, self-denial, discretion, and the temptations of worldly evil. Originally published in 1891. 1984.The battle for the beginning: the Bible on creation and the fall of Adam
Par John MacArthur. 2001
The battle for Jerusalem
Par John Hagee. 2001
The ancient Egyptian book of the dead
Par Raymond O Faulkner, Carol Andrews. 1985
The "Book of the Dead" is the name given to a collection of religious and magical texts from Ancient Egypt.…
Their aim was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife, and to give him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. In this book, the text translated is that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani. 1985.The allure of hope: God's pursuit of a woman's heart
Par Jan Meyers. 2001
The 100-minute Torah
Par Cliff Cohen. 2010
The 40 day soul fast: your journey to authentic living
Par T. D Jakes, Cindy Trimm. 2011
Dr. Trimm explains the 40 characteristics of an authentic person - one who lives from who they are, not who…
they’re told to be. With daily doses of soul-searching wisdom, she carries the reader on a journey of self-discovery and healing. With extensive words of wisdom scattered throughout, both from great human minds and from the Scriptures, this is a life-changing devotional. 2011.The adventures of Ulysses
Par Bernard Evslin. 1969
Retelling of the Greek epic describing Ulysses' ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy. Ulysses and his crew encounter…
the deadly Sirens, who bewitch men with their magical songs; the giant man-eating Cyclops; and other strange creatures and unexpected obstacles. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1969.The age of fable; or, Beauties of mythology: The Age Of Fable (Bulfinch's Mythology Ser.)
Par Thomas Bulfinch. 1962
The accidental guerrilla: fighting small wars in the midst of a big one
Par David Kilcullen. 2009
Kilcullen illuminates both the global "War on Terrorism" and its relation to associated "small wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines,…
Indonesia, Thailand, Chechnya, Pakistan and North Africa. He sees today's conflicts as a pairing of contrasting trends: local social networks and worldwide movements; local insurgencies seeking autonomy and a broader pan-Islamic campaign. He warns that America has often misidentified insurgents with limited aims and legitimate grievances (whom he calls "accidental guerrillas") as part of a worldwide terror network. c2009.Socrate, Jésus, Bouddha: trois maîtres de vie
Par Frédéric Lenoir. 2009
Dans des cultures différentes mais à des époques marquées par le primat du groupe sur l'individu, trois maîtres, Socrate, Jésus…
et Bouddha ont apporté un souffle de liberté qui a donné naissance à un homme moderne avant l'heure : un individu autonome, responsable de ses choix, mais qui doit gagner sa liberté au prix de la recherche de la vérité. Prix Louis Pauwels 2010 (SGDL).Tarnished brass: crime and corruption in the Canadian military
Par Scott Taylor, Brian Nolan. 1996
An examination of the controversy surrounding the Canadian military after the death of Shidane Arone in Somalia. The authors argue…
that Arone's death was not an isolated incident, but rather a symptom of a growing problem within the army. They believe that this and many other problems are rooted in a failure of leadership and professionalism at the highest level of command. 1996.Submarines under ice: the U.S. Navy's Polar Operations
Par Marion D Williams. 1998
An account of early polar submarine voyages, from Sir Hubert Wilkins's 1931 expedition up to the transpolar passage of USS…
Nautilus in 1958 and the surfacing of USS Skate at the North Pole in 1962. Draws upon official documents and personal interviews in describing the cruises. 1998.Sunray: the death and life of Captain Nichola Goddard
Par Valerie Fortney. 2010
On May 17, 2006, Forward Observation Officer Captain Nichola Goddard earned a tragic place in Canadian history: she became the…
first female Canadian soldier to die in combat, in Afghanistan. Born to left-wing pacifists, Nichola was an unlikely soldier, but she maintained a fierce loyalty to her profession. Fortney profiles the life of a woman who consistently defied societally-imposed constraints. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.Surprised by hope: rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church
Par N. T Wright. 2018
Award-winning author and New Testament scholar N. T. Wright tackles the problem of what happens to the dead and what…
will happen with the second coming of Jesus, and the answers may surprise you. Instead of us going to heaven, heaven will come to earth. 2018.T. rex and the crater of doom
Par Walter Alvarez. 1997
A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth…
sixty-five million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Describes the vehement debate that followed, the accumulation of evidence, and the discovery of a crater beneath the Yucatan peninsula that appears to substantiate the impact claim. c1997.Tank men: the human story of tanks at war
Par Robert J Kershaw. 2009
Ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle…
through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. This text draws on newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars. 2009.Sword of the spirit, shield of faith: religion in American war and diplomacy
Par Andrew Preston. 2012
A richly detailed account of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and…
women - from presidents to preachers - who have plotted the country’s course in the world. Winner of the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. 2012. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Supergiants!: the biggest dinosaurs
Par David Peters, Don Lessem. 1997
Lessem explains that the "biggest" dinosaurs weighed the most. They were plant-eating dinosaurs,the sauropods. He details how dinosaur bones have…
been discovered and what scientists have learned from them. He concludes with a description of the Argentinosaurus, officially named in 1993, which may prove to be the biggest dinosaur ever. Grades 3-6. c1997.Stanley Barracks: Toronto's military legacy
Par Aldona Sendzikas. 2011
From its construction in 1840 on, the history of Stanley Barracks covers Canadian participation in war, including the two world…
wars and the barracks' use as an internment camp for "enemy aliens"; the establishment and growth of Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition; the struggles and discrimination faced by immigrants in Canada in wartime; the employment of the barracks as emergency housing during Toronto's post-war housing shortage; and the origins of Canada's famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 2011.