The Ness Monsters is a family of engaging, entertaining, endearing characters whose personalities primarily appeal to children and whose messages will resonate with parents and grandparents as valuable life lessons. Every Ness Monster is sure to remind us of someone we know.Children will learn about life, love and the value of generosity, honesty, morality, manners, courtesy, health, fun, fitness, independence, relationships, assertiveness, risk-taking, peer pressure, self-image, r...

This ground-breaking book provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between sports (and leisure), religion and disability. In the shadow of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at which athletes that were both able-bodied and disabled, provided an extravaganza of sporting excellence and drama, this text is a timely and important synthesis of ideas that have emerged in two previously distinct areas of research: (i) ‘disability sport’ and (ii) the ‘theology of disability’...

While the relationship between sport and religion is deeply rooted in history, it continues to play a profound role in shaping modern-day societies. This edited collection provides an inter-disciplinary exploration of this relationship from a global perspective, making a major contribution to the religious, social scientific and theological study of sport.It discusses the dialectical interplay between sport and Christianity across diverse cultures, extending beyond a Western perspe...

Many people are passionate about sport, yet few give thought to its role and importance in their lives - let alone its relationship to Christian faith. This book examines the potential of sports and challenges readers to consider how it relates to their deepest passions, behaviours, and actions, while providing newcomers to the field with a framework to help consider the connection between sports participation and faith-based values.Featuring academic writers from a range of discip...

In 1861 a Scotsman living in Louisiana took up the Confederate Flag.William Watson presents a narrative of his observations and experience in the Southern States, both before and during the American Civil War.Prior to the War, Watson lived in the hot, fertile state of Louisiana.With Lincoln in office, and the secession of the southern states, North and South was plunged in a violent Civil War.Watson recounts the widespread lack of political interest until th...

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.Black is...sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson....

You Can Prophesy is written to equip the next generation in prophetic ministry and edify those who practice this important gift. Packed full of original, practical and biblical teaching which has taken the author a lifetime to glean, You Can Prophesy gives you a strong foundation and deep insight into prophetic ministry. "It is not a light thing for me to give approval to a book on prophets and prophetic ministry. Prophet Nick Watson has presented truth concerning the prophetic with wisdom...

This book gives a synoptic description of the practical details of how to carry out the common procedures in imaging on which a trainee in radiology and related professionals will be expected to be familiar. It does not attempt to cover rarer techniques beyond the scope of the FRCR exam or to show the resulting images. Every technique is clearly described under a set of standard headings (e.g. methods, indications, equipment, patient preparation, technique, aftercare, complications, furthe...

In the untamed wilderness of the Canadian frontier, where danger lurks around every corner, a group of rugged men and women find themselves entangled in a deadly game of survival. As tensions rise and alliances shift, the true nature of their relationships is tested. When a mysterious stranger arrives, carrying secrets that could shatter their fragile existence, the stakes are raised even higher. Amidst the unforgiving landscape and the constant threat of violence, they must confront their...

Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport – be it described as ‘flow’, ‘transcendence’ or the discovery of meaning and value – is central both to our basic motivation to take part in sports, and to achieving success.Sport and Spirituality: An Introduction explores these human aspects of sports experience through the...

This ground-breaking book provides fascinating insights into the fast-emerging body of research that explores the relationship between sport, theology and disability within a social justice framework. In the shadow of two major sport-faith events that fore-fronted the theology of disability sport, the Vatican’s international conference—Sport at the Service of Humanity and the Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity York St John University, UK, at which Dr Bri...

The majority of sport psychology research to date has been underpinned and driven by a secular perspective. There is an urgent need for sport psychologists to better understand the relevance of Christian faith in athletes’ sporting experiences and day-to-day lives in order to improve their performance and well-being. Sport, Psychology and Christianity is the first book to consider the relationship between sport psychology provision and Christianity from a welfare and performance p...