Written for people who are deeply moved by certain pieces of music and wonder whether they may have something to do with their spiritual life, this book digs deep into ten well-known and much-loved works—Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s B-minor Mass, Beethoven’s Ninth, Mahler’s Third, and more. It lifts up the way they lift up uncommon time—the temporal processes in which the human spirit encounters the divine spirit. It shows how they miraculously hold together opposites such as secular ...

"David B. Green insists he is not the flesh and blood equivalent of his creation Oscar Phelps, the shadowy international killer at the centre of the author's Reality-based thrillers; 32-Red, Berlin by Christmas, The Enigmatic Mr Phelps & Brethren of Acadia. I am not so sure..."-Northern Times, Brisbane,Queensland, Australia

Gideon Levy is one of the most respected critics of Israel's apartheid policies against the Palestinian people. He is the outspoken award-winning journalist who has been writing on the conflict for decades. In The Killing of Gaza, he brings together his on-the-ground perspectives of the events leading up to the 7th October and the ensuing devastation of Gaza. His clear-eyed analysis is a vital aperture into current events but he also brings essential historical and political conte...

Will you join the fight?Calebra, the Gleaming Jewel of the Nine Seas, is dying. Rot creeps into the roots of the once noble kingdom. The usurper rules from the queen's throne, and the true heir is nowhere to be found. But there are those willing to stand up against the corruption. In a time of hopelessness, the heir of Calebra will return and call upon the ancient swords.Join these nine authors in an epic tale of love, revenge, and finding yourself in a wor...

The State of the Parties 2022 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States explore the current state of American party organizations, c...

The State of the Parties 2018 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2016 presidential election was extraordinary, especially the unexpected nomination and election of Donald Trump to the White House. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout t...

A newly updated edition of a beloved guide to the New TestamentFor more than twenty-five years, Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology has been the go-to resource for readers seeking a guide to interpreting the New Testament. Now this remarkable volume has been thoroughly revised for a new generation. Every chapter has been updated, and the sections on Paul have been substantially rewritten. Wonderfully readable and well supplied with m...

Discover the behind-the-scenes story of the founding and exponential growth of Hobby Lobby.Learn the secrets of retail success from the man you built America's home-and-craft superstore—from the ground up.The retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years. But there is one retailer that not only has remained consistent in the fluctuating**—even tenuous—**market but also has grown in the process....

Conventional leadership wisdom says Hobby Lobby shouldn't work. So why does it?David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby and an unlikely leader, grew his company from a $600 start-up to an $8 billion company that gives 50 percent of its profits away to fund initiatives all over the world. He blazed his own path in business, drawn not from business gurus but from the pages of Scripture.To raise up and encourage the next generation of leaders, David Green share...

Forget everything you have been told, the monsters are real and you are not safe.Vampires, ghouls, wendigos and old gods. These are just some of the gruesome encounters you will find within these pages.Delve into unimaginable terror with Eerie River's new collection of nighttime frights. This sinister volume contains twenty-four terrifying tales of Monsters and Mayhem.Open the door and let the darkness through.Original stories told by:

When insurance salesman Elliot Blake calls at the home of fight promoter Walt Winkler to sell him a new insurance policy, it's handsome boxer Vito who comes to the door.Vito wants something from Elliot, but it's not car insurance.In this gay story inspired by the classic noir novel Double Indemnity, obsessive desire unfolds in an unexpected direction.Set in Chicago in 1948, it's not a remake. You'll never see what's coming.

The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and ...