Can the U.S. keep its dominant economic position in the world economy with only 30% of its population holding bachelor’s degrees? If the majority of U.S. citizens lack a higher education, can the U.S. live up to its democratic principles and preserve its political institutions? These questions raise the critical issue of access to higher education, central to which are America’s open-access, low-cost community colleges that enroll around half of all first-time freshmen in the U.S. Can thes...

This book defines the concept and practices of literacy through a discussion of knowledge, information media, culture, subjectivity, science, communication, and politics. Examining the ways in which the spread of literacy and education have caused culture wars in pluralist societies since the 16th century, the author reviews an interdisciplinary array of scholarly literature to contend that science, and more broadly evidence-based inductive arguments, offer the only reliable source informa...

Welcome to the Essential Western Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about deadly shootouts, gunslingers seeking revenge, love stories with beautiful women, in peril, and of course, cowboys and their trusty steeds. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Western fiction. This book contains the following novels: - Chip, of the Flying U by B. M. Bower. - The...

4 sermons in 1 audio!The End of Financial Folly by Bill Hybels- Whether Christians will tithe to God reveals much about them.Treasure Versus Money by Timothy J. Keller- When we hold Jesus as our treasure, we can break the power of money.What Do You Need to Be Happy? by Francis Chan- When we give everything to Christ, we discover the secret of being content.Miriam, Aaron, & the Green-Eyed Monster by Nan...

Boynton Beach, located on South Florida�s Atlantic coast, is known as the �Gateway to the Gulf Stream.� Ernest Hemingway once called these great ocean currents the last wild country left. Fishermen who study navigational charts understand that Boynton Beach is unique as the closest community to the Gulf Stream. Just minutes from the Boynton Inlet, water reaches a depth of 800 feet. Maj. Nathan Boynton came to the area in 1894, built a hotel, and envisioned a prosperous future for the idyll...

In Saved by Grace, Herman Bavinck discusses God’s gracious work in bringing fallen sinners to new life and salvation. He gives a careful historical analysis that shows how Reformed theologians have wrestled to understand and express the Holy Spirit’s work in calling and regeneration since the seventeenth century. Bavinck also brings exegetical precision and theological clarity to the discussion, carefully avoiding the errors of undervaluing and overvaluing the use of means in wor...

In 1958 the Canadian Political Science Association established a committee to look into ways and means of improving statistical research in the social sciences in Canada. One of the ways in which the committee thought this could be done was by establishing an annual forum where papers could be presented and discussed. Eight papers given at the first Conference at Queen's University are contained in this volume. Diverse alike in subject and statistical method---as indeed a collection of pap...

"This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indictment that may prod readers to examine the more sinister possibilities of corporate- and media-dominated culture." —Publishers Weekly(starred review)For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon — a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, s...

For a true Poopicorn has a magical rear,And whatever she thinks, that think will appear . . .When a magical flower turns Peanut the Pony into a unicorn and gives her the power to poop ANYTHING she thinks from her bum, she's never had SO much fun. She makes diggers and bulldozers, bulldogs and cranes, then hotdogs and hotrods and pigs flying planes. But with great power comes great responsibility, and soon Peanut's bottom is spinning out of control in a poo-...

From the superstar creator of The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom comes a hilarious new story about three wicked dragons who are absolutely determined to be bad.We're the Bad Dragon Club and we're bad as can be.We’re rascals and rogues and wrong’uns all three.We’re so full of bad, any badder and we’d burst.We're the Bad Dragon Club and we’re here to do our worst.Scorch, Grub and Fang think they are a rather fearsome gan...

The next in the explosively funny series . . . Perfect for fans of The Dinosaur That Pooped series.Sir Wayne and his dragon are BACK and this time they’re out to rescue a princess held captive by a Big Bad Beast. But WHO exactly will save her? Sir Wayne: who can climb every wall - no moat is too deep, no tower too tall. Or Dragon: so muscly and lean - he can fly and fart flames, he’s a fighting machine! If ONLY there was a way to get the best of both…...

Want to know the truth about Bible prophecy?Want to know and understand the prophecies of Jesus?Tired of hearing Bible prophecy predictions that never come true?This book will provide you with the real truth about Bible prophecy, including the following:· Old Testament prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and more.· New Testament prophecies of Jesus and the book of Revelation....