Originally published in 1959, A Summary of Christian History has been a classic text for introductory-level studies of Christian history for more than four decades. Even in the face of advancing history, new findings, and changing perspectives, Dr. Baker’s original classic has remained popular decades beyond the normal life expectancy of a textbook.In this third edition, Dr. John Landers, a former student of Dr. Baker, builds on the original goal of helping students grasp ...

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This gripping volume of the Landers' celebrated expedition journal follows their hazardous descent of the Niger toward its lower reaches, from Zagozhi and Egga through Eboe, Brass Town, and beyond to the Atlantic world. Along the way, the explorers confront storm-tossed waters, crocodile-haunted banks, hippos in the dark, leaky canoes, and the constant need to bargain for paddles, boats, food, and safe passage. Their progress depends on uneasy negotiations with chiefs, canoe-men, traders, ...

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In August 2016, David agrees to Dr. Warner’s unethical form of therapy consisting of delving into the past and artist dates. Reflecting on the year he turned sixteen, David discovers he had the God-given talent, determination, and a once-in-a-life time opportunity. Several things stood between him and a gold medal at the 1979 World Games Diving Championships, in Tønsberg, Norway: his age, inexperience, family’s secrets, and finances. The springboard finals find David leading the best diver...

Cracked Surface is the sequel to Surface Tension and continues exploring my personal struggle with the desire to lead a "normal" life through the eyes of David Mathew. In Surface Tension, David is sixteen years old, represents the USA, and wins the gold medal at the 1979 World Springboard and Platform Diving Championships in Tønsberg, Norway. David has a secret. In spite of his unprecedented victory, he attempts to hide his tumultuous journey of grooming, manipulation, coercion, and sexual...

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.The brilliance of Kubernetes is how configurable and extensible the system is, from pluggable runtimes to storage integrations....

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on integrated crop–livestock systems in agriculture.The first chapter reviews the use of integrated crop–livestock systems to achieve balance in organic animal farming. The chapter focusses primarily on the use of agroforestry systems, their potential environmental and economic benefits, as well as how they contribute to animal health and welfare.The second chapter examines the different state-o...

Reviews the development of CA systems globally and elaborates on science underlying the key CA system components.Assesses the latest evidence on improving soil and crop health and CA system resilience through the application of the core CA system principles.Includes case studies reviewing current science on optimising CA cropping systems involving cereal, legume, horticultural and tree crops as well as integrating livestock in CA systems.

Synthesizes multiple perspectives on Asian forests from early history to the near presentForests have histories that need to be told. This examination of wood and woodlands in East and Southeast Asia brings together case studies from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Sumatra to explore continuities in the history of forest management across these regions as well as the distinctive qualities of human-forest relations within each context. With a general introduction t...

Richard and John Lander's expedition journal opens as both a personal record of hardship and a bold answer to one of geography's oldest riddles: the course and termination of the Niger, or Quorra. The authors present their notes as immediate, honest field observations, shaped by illness, heat, and the punishing demands of travel, while also defending exploration itself as a necessary struggle against distance, uncertainty, and imperfect knowledge. The book surveys centuries of speculation,...