In the world of 2055, where technological advancements have transformed daily life, and the old world charms still linger in the cobblestone streets of historical cities, the story of Alice and Joe unfolds—a poignant tale of love, fantasy, and betrayal.Alice, a bright and ambitious young woman, leaves her home in New York City to pursue an MSc in the UK, parting from her loving boyfriend, Joe. As she delves into her studies, her heart begins to stray, finding solace in the arms of ...

Now updated and expanded to cover the latest technologies, this full-color text on clinical refraction uses an easy-to-read format to give optometry students and practitioners all the important information they need. Also covers a wide range of other aspects of the eye exam, including anterior and posterior segment evaluations, contact lens, ocular pharmacology, and visual field analysis. Four new chapters cover wavefront-guided refraction, optical correction with refractive surgeries, pro...

Master simple-to-complex techniques for transporting and managing data between SAS and Excel William Benjamin's Exchanging Data between SAS and Microsoft Excel: Tips and Techniques to Transfer and Manage Data More Efficiently describes many of the options and methods that enable a SAS programmer to transport data between SAS and Excel. The book includes examples that all levels of SAS and Excel users can apply to their everyday programming tasks. Because the book makes no assumptions about...

The Church of Christ, at this present hour, is host to a multitude of frustrated and disenchanted ministers and scholars. From the inside of ministry, the veneer of our movement disappears and the blemishes take center-stage. Discouragement is common. In response to this state of affairs, we asked an eclectic cast of authors, ministers, and scholars to answer the question, "Why did you stay within our movement?" The result is a diverse set of answers which we hope will create some hope for...

What if failure fuels your greatest success? In FAIL FORWARD: Success at Every Fail, William Robison redefines setbacks as stepping stones. With 25 years of entrepreneurial grit—quitting a $100,000 per month business, surviving a health crisis—he shares raw stories and actionable Fail Forward Tasks to build resilience and uncover your X-Factor, the “why” driving your dreams. Break free from paralyzing myths and align goals with values in this empowering audio journey. William’s mentor-like...

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Pericles’, starring Tom Mannion. Originally broadcast in November 2005 and repeated as part of the ‘Drama on 3’ collection in November 2008. Shakespeare's romantic adventure full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great hero and the goddess Diana. A multicultural cast, world music and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah give this timeless tale a contemporary twist. With Tom...

Feeling isolated? Spending a lot of time alone? Our connection with God and others has been broken—but Christ entered our aloneness to restore true, lasting relationship with himself.

Guess How Much I Love You meets Someday in this gentle read-aloud picture book that shows us that with just the right amount of care and support, even the smallest of seeds can grow to stand one hundred feet tall.Thanks for the love that you’ve shown meRight now I’m so very smallBut with water and lightI will keep gaining heightAnd then one day I’ll stand at a hundred feet tallHundred Feet Tall...

In recent years, the world has been shaken by numerous events that have caused and continue to cause massive human suffering, from the COVID-19 pandemic to intrastate and interstate armed conflicts. Moreover, climate change continues to plow ahead, contributing to growing tensions, population movements, and resource scarcity. Meanwhile, the methods by which groups and group life are threatened, and the means by which violence is incited and perpetrated, continue to evolve. Such divergent c...

The long-awaited third edition of Doing Qualitative Research by Benjamin F. Crabtree and William L. Miller is out! Co-create your own inspired research stories with this reader-friendly text on qualitative methods, design, and analysis. Written for both students and researchers with little to no qualitative experience, as well as investigators looking to expand and refine their expertise, this clear and concise book will quickly get readers up to speed doing truly excellent qualit...

This book tells the inspiring true story of a young man who, while in the army, encounters a group of church members who would soon arrange a marriage between him and a young woman. He later realizes both the church and his wife held dark secrets. In time, he and his wife leave the church, but not before undergoing a series of rather strange and bizarre events which still plague him today. With the help of others, that young man was able to go on to live a stronger and brighter life and st...

From Hellenistic Dawn to Russian Might – 3 Classic Historical Novels offers readers a richly woven tapestry of historical narratives, blending the grandeur of ancient civilizations with the tumultuous shifts of later epochs. This anthology traverses diverse literary styles, presenting a spectrum of storytelling that illuminates distinct epochs and cultures. From the grandeur of Hellenistic empires in their infancy to the potent emergence of Russian grandeur, these novels encapsulate epic t...