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The Gospel of Thomas: the hidden sayings of Jesus
Par Harold Bloom, Marvin W Meyer. 1992
An English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi…
in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold Bloom. c1992.The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
Par Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.Saints preserve us!: everything you need to know about every saint you'll ever need
Par Rosemary Rogers, Sean Kelly. 1993
Designed to help you determine your patron saints, this book provides a biographical listing of saints arranged alphabetically, a calendar…
of saints by day of the year, and a list of patron saints for such categories as ethnicity, occupation, illness, and lifestyle. 1993.Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 (McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion)
Par Patricia Simpson. 1997
Marguerite Bourgeoys is one of the most important figures in Quebec's religious and social history. In 1658 she founded the…
first school in the city of Montreal. From there she went on to establish a community of uncloistered women to assist in the education of women and children in New France. Bourgeoys was beatified in 1950 and canonized in 1982. She is still revered by many today. 1997.Saints and angels
Par Claire Llewellyn. 2003
Baptism of fire
Par Frank Collins. 1997
Following a life of gang-led petty crime and poverty in Newcastle, Frank Collins finally joined the SAS. After spending time…
in America and Northern Ireland there was nothing he didn't know about guns and killing. Then, out of the blue, he experienced an extraordinary religious conversion, so powerful that he was compelled to change his life. He is now ordained as a Church of England minister.A faith that challenges: the life of Jim McSheffrey (Out of the ordinary)
Par Maura Hanrahan. 2002
Written by a friend, who knew firsthand his many strengths as well as his faults, this is a portrait of…
Jim McSheffrey, a complex yet humble man who pursued religious life as a Jesuit brother. Shy and awkward, McSheffrey became passionate about justice in his young adult years. While working in Ontario with the Children's Aid Society and a half-way house, and then with unemployed people in Newfoundland, he developed a profound respect for the poor. Never a mere do-gooder, McSheffrey acquired a strong, lifelong commitment to social reform and community-building in every region of Canada in which he lived and worked. 2002.Gem: the life of Sister Mac, Geraldine MacNamara (Out of the ordinary)
Par Rosemary Radford Ruether, Eleanor Joyce Stebner. 2001
A petite Winnipeg nun founded a drop-in centre that soon became a beacon of hope for Native youth in the…
city's poorest neighbourhood; 25 years later, Rossbrook House remains a thriving school, training centre and a place for young people to socialize safely. This "social-spiritual" biography explores how MacNamara - a privileged, well-educated religious sister - was changed by the experience of living with and serving the poor, especially Native young people. Her personal journals, her speeches and writings, and interviews with people who knew her reveal both the internal and external person. 2001. (Out of the ordinary ; 1)The news flashed round the world on April 23rd, 1974: Margaret Morgan and Minka Hanskamp, while attending to leprosy patients…
in a rural clinic in Thailand, had been captured at gunpoint by guerrillas. Relatives and friends prayed for their release. Surely, after an agony of waiting, God would answer? But in March 1975 their bodies were found in the jungle. Transcribed by: Isaacs, M.Trevor Huddleston: a life
Par Robin Denniston. 1999
An Anglican monk and an outspoken and charismatic leader of the anti-apartheid movement, Trevor Huddleston was a friend of Nelson…
Mandela and many others who struggled to overcome the racist policies of the nationalist government in South Africa. 2000, c1999.The Jesus papers: exposing the greatest cover-up in history
Par Michael Baigent. 2006
What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In this book, the author reveals the truth about…
Jesus' life and crucifixion. Despite -- or rather because of -- all the celebration and veneration that have surrounded the figure of Jesus for centuries, the authors asserts that Jesus and the circumstances leading to his death have been heavily mythologized. 2006.The Jesus I never knew: why no one who meets him ever stays the same
Par Philip Yancey. 2000
Strips away the stereotypes and cosy images surrounding the person of Jesus to reveal the powerful and enigmatic reality of…
the man who changed history. (Given by Guild of Church Braillists to the NLB).Mother Teresa: an authorized biography
Par Kathryn Spink. 1997
In Mother Teresa, biographer Kathryn Spink goes beyond her subject's public persona to examine the course of her life -…
from her birth in Albania to her years in Ireland and then India with the Loreto Sisters, to the founding of her own order, the Missionaries of Charity. Spink also acknowledges and plausibly rebuts criticisms about Mother Teresa with grace and honesty. Here is a complete, authorized story of a woman regarded by millions as a contemporary saint for her dedication to serving the poorest of the poor. As Spink says, "What one has to understand about Mother Teresa is that she sees Christ in every person she encounters."The Internet
Par Robert Snedden. 1997
The Internet is a rich source of information, offering words, pictures and sounds from computers all over the world. This…
book explains the fascinating world of the Internet and what you need to do to become a cybersmart user.Mervyn Stockwood: a lonely life
Par Michael De-la-Noy. 1996
Mervyn Stockwood was the most controversial diocesan bishop of his generation. An innovator and enabler, he encouraged far-reaching experiments in…
Southwark, and recruited the most able and energetic clergy to enliven a cathedral chapter. He chose as his suffragans men like David Sheppard and Hugh Montefiore, who became household names as diocesan bishops. And he was a friend and supporter of evangelical missioners like Billy Graham and Bryan Green.Adaptive technologies for learning & work environments
Par Joseph J Lazzaro. 1993
Focusing on "personal computers and the adaptive technology designed to assist persons with disabilities at home, work, and school," Lazzaro…
addresses those with visual, hearing, motor, or speech impairments. The personal computer is introduced, the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act is discussed, and devices and technologies are described as well as training, funding, and organizational resources. 1993.Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial
Par Bernard Wheeler, Peter C. Boyd-Bowman, David Hecksel. 2012
Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial is a practical tutorial bursting with tips, illustrations and real-world…
best practices to get you on your way with ODI. If you are a software/ETL developer or database administrator who is new to Oracle Data Integrator but want to get hands-on with the product quickly, then Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial is for you. You should have some experience with databases, SQL and ETL technologies.The Business Analyst's Guide to Oracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting 11
Par Edward J. Cody. 2010
This is a hands-on walkthrough, from gathering information to creating a report to the presentation sections. It helps you to…
get accustomed to the software and gives an in-depth understanding of how to easily unleash the powerful functionality of the software. As a result you will be able to use the powerful functionalities of Oracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting 11 to drive important business decisions. The style of the book allows you to use it as a guide to walk through each chapter or as reference material while you work with the software. This book is for all Oracle Hyperion Interactive reporting users from novice to advanced. If you find yourself struggling while using this tool or you are new to the tool, this book will guide you through and make the learning process incremental.Algorithmic Aspects of Machine Learning
Par Ankur Moitra. 2018
This book bridges theoretical computer science and machine learning by exploring what the two sides can teach each other …
It emphasizes the need for flexible tractable models that better capture not what makes machine learning hard but what makes it easy Theoretical computer scientists will be introduced to important models in machine learning and to the main questions within the field Machine learning researchers will be introduced to cutting-edge research in an accessible format and gain familiarity with a modern algorithmic toolkit including the method of moments tensor decompositions and convex programming relaxations The treatment beyond worst-case analysis is to build a rigorous understanding about the approaches used in practice and to facilitate the discovery of exciting new ways to solve important long-standing problemsMicrosoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration
Par Gaston C. Hillar. 2010
This is a practical book with step-by-step guidelines to integrate Silverlight 4 applications in a SharePoint 2010 Server environment. This…
book focuses on the integration of the two technologies and is not a primer for any of the individual technologies. It offers clear examples to successfully perform the most important integration tasks. If you are an application developer who wants to implement Silverlight 4 applications within a SharePoint 2010 environment, this book is for you. We assume that the reader has prior knowledge of Silverlight and SharePoint 2010 and this book focuses more on the integration of Silverlight with SharePoint 2010.