This compelling book explores the evolution of industrial Manchester, offering a fresh perspective on its built environment through the lens of architecture, archaeology, and social history. Richly illustrated and designed for both academic and general audiences, it sheds new light on Manchester’s transformation during the Industrial Revolution, highlighting how the city’s physical form shaped and was shaped by its socio-economic and cultural dynamics.By analysing architectural sty...

The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife is the definitive introduction to the best knives in the business.The craftsmanship of Japanese knives is unparalleled and much coveted across the globe; to own a blade forged in Japan is to know quality, respect history and love food.The Anatomy of a Japanese Knife walks us through the principles of knifemaking, from blade shapes, materials, handles and finishes to showcase the very best th...

Following the release of his best selling series, Bigfoot Frightening Encounters, author Tom Lyons was contacted by Max Sanders, an individual who was eager to discuss his encounter with extraterrestrial life. Together, Tom and Max decided they'd put the story into writing so that others could enjoy it. To add to the content, Tom and Max compiled this volume with the help of other brave folks who were kind enough to share their life-altering stories.Get it now.

Following the release of his best selling series, Bigfoot Frightening Encounters, author Tom Lyons was contacted by Max Sanders, an individual who was eager to discuss his encounter with extraterrestrial life. Together, Tom and Max decided they'd put the story into writing so that others could enjoy it. To add to the content, Tom and Max compiled this volume with the help of other brave folks who were kind enough to share their hair-raising stories. This book contains six new repo...

For too long, Christians have domesticated God, bringing him down to our level as if he is a God who can be tamed. But he is a God who is high and lifted up, the Creator rather than the creature, someone than whom none greater can be conceived. If God is the most perfect, supreme being, infinite and incomprehensible, then certain perfect-making attributes must be true of him. Perfections like aseity, simplicity, immutability, impassibility, and eternity shield God from being crippled by cr...

That b*st*rd's still alive? I'm going to kill him with my bare hands.' POW Bill Moxham At the Australian war crimes trials that followed World War II, one prosecution witness stood out: Warrant Officer Bill Sticpewich. During his three years in the infamous Sandakan POW camp, Sticpewich had seen hundreds of fellow prisoners die of starvation, sickness and overwork. Others were shot or bayoneted to death by Japanese guards on forced marches through the Borneo jungle. Of more than 2400 Allie...

This book and the essays contained within are dedicated to Dr. Chuck Sackett in recognition of his thirty-two years of teaching at Lincoln Christian University. He currently serves as Professor at Large but has held a variety of roles and titles during his thirty-two years there. These essays are written by current colleagues and former students who have had the privilege of studying hermeneutics, homiletics, and ministry with Dr. Sackett. Each essay covers a topic of scholarly or contempo...

Stories of the wondrous and secret lives of kids fromAnya Martin • Eden Royce • Nemma Wollenfang • Premee Mohamed • Laurie Tom • DaVaun Sanders • Abie Ekenezar • Clinton J. Boomer • Brian Hugenbruch • Haralambi Markov • Ada Hoffmann • Malon Edwards • Eliza Chan • Damien Angelica WaltersSo you know, strange kids doing strange things, the secret goings-on of youth. There's some monster hunting, rewriting of reality, fighting with parents, a secret mystical fi...

"I'm (High-Key) Lost: Simple Steps to Finding Your Career Path After Graduation" is a quick and easy guide that covers the short and sweet basics to help you begin figuring out your career path. It is packed with easily digestible answers to the most pressing questions you may have along this career-finding journey. There are no long-winded lectures or complicated assessments here, just the bare essentials to help you get started.

The Old Chisholm Trail charts the evolution of the major Texas cattle trails, explores the rise of the Chisholm Trail in legend and lore, and analyzes the role of cattle trail tourism long after the end of the trail driving era itself. The result of years of original and innovative research—often using documents and sources unavailable to previous generations of historians—Wayne Ludwig’s groundbreaking study offers a new and nuanced look at an important but short-lived era in the ...

Learn effective ways to assess and evaluate reference services in YOUR libraryInnovation and the constant evolution of technology continually spur academic librarians to find superior ways to deliver high quality reference service to students, faculty, and researchers. Reference Assessment and Evaluation offers librarians and administrators a plethora of fresh ideas and methods to effectively assess and evaluate reference service in any academic library. Leading experts share their...

Following the release of his best selling series, Bigfoot Frightening Encounters, author Tom Lyons was contacted by Max Sanders, an individual who was eager to discuss his encounter with extraterrestrial life. Together, Tom and Max decided they'd put the story into writing so that others could enjoy it. To add to the content, Tom and Max compiled this volume with the help of other brave folks who were kind enough to share their hair-raising stories. This book contains six new repo...