This classic work, first published in 1675, inaugurated the movement in Germany called Pietism. In it a young pastor, born and raised during the devastating Thirty Years War, voiced a plea for reform of the church which made the author and his proposals famous. A lifelong friend of the philosopher Leibnitz, Spener was an important influence in the life of the next leader of German Pietism, August Herman Francke. He was also a sponsor at the baptism of Nicholas Zinzendorf, founder of the Mo...

Gladiator is a compelling collection of modern parables that explore how everyday people navigate divorce, sickness, financial strain, identity crises, and more-emerging stronger, wiser, and more resilient. Through deeply human stories and transformative moments, author Philip "Sharp Skills" Jacobs offers readers a candid roadmap to mental toughness, emotional growth, and personal empowerment. Drawing on his own experiences and those of his fictional characters, Jacobs highlights ...

For current medical students, this is a great way to reinforce the material you are learning and another incentive to know the information well. For professionals in the field, this is an opportunity to stay up to date with the most current research and data. Medical Physiology hopes to accomplish the first in what are many other books in the basic sciences to allow greater access to those in the field of medicine and those who wish to understand these topics at a greater level. All the ch...

This new book, Carbon Nanotubes for Energy and Environmental Applications, covers the timely issue of green applications of carbon nanotubes. It covers the diverse usages of carbon nanotubes for the sensing of environmentally hazardous chemicals, for water purification, for the protection of the environment, and for new energy applications.The development of highly sensitive CNT-based gas sensors for air pollution monitoring, for green synthesis of carbon nanotubes, and fo...

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