The River of the Big Canoes is a powerful and sobering exploration of the ecological transformation of the Missouri River and its once-thriving floodplain ecosystems. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience, scientific research, and historical accounts, Lawrence Hesse chronicles the profound environmental cost of human intervention-dams, channelization, levees, and land conversion-that has reshaped one of North America's greatest river systems.Once home to diverse habit...

Zion, a unified community of people, has been the focus of prophetic teaching for millennia. Establishing Zion: Foundations for a Millenial Society looks at how Zion will function practically, beyond the personal righteousness of those who live there. It looks at questions like: Who will pick up the garbage and fix the streets? How will poverty be eliminated? In what ways will family life differ? How will organizations and governments change?Dr. Lawrence Walters has devote...

Life of Abuse to Success: A Child’s StoryBy: Walter LawrenceGrowing up the whipping boy for a family’s anger can shape you. In Life of Abuse to Success: “A Child’s Story” the reader learns of one boy who came out of years of abusive treatment to find success and happiness in his own life.About the AuthorI wrote this book not to dictate to anyone. It's about what you may do to make changes in your life. Teenagers making responsible choices, mothers to hopeful...