Journalist Jonathan Cook explores Israel's key role in persuading the Bush administration to invade Iraq, as part of a plan to remake the Middle East, and their joint determination to isolate Iran and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons that might rival Israel's own.This concise and clearly argued book makes the case that Israel's desire to be the sole regional power in the Middle East neatly chimed with Bush's objectives in the 'war on terror'.Examining a host of rel...

This is an account of the Jewish state's motives behind building the West Bank wall, arguing that at the heart of the issue is demography. Israel fears the moment when the region’s Palestinians become a majority.The book charts Israel’s increasingly desperate responses to its predicament including military repression of Palestinian dissent on both sides of the Green Line; accusations that Israel's Palestinian citizens and the Palestinian Authority are secretly conspiring to subvert...

Palestine is fast disappearing. Over many decades Israel has developed and refined policies to disperse, imprison and impoverish the Palestinian people in a relentless effort to destroy them as a nation. It has industrialized Palestinian despair through ever more sophisticated systems of curfews, checkpoints, walls, permits and land grabs. It has transformed the West Bank and Gaza into laboratories for testing the infrastructure of confinement, creating a lucrative 'defence' industry by pi...

Shedding new light on both classic and lesser-known works in the Melville canon with particular attention to the author's literary use of the Bible, Neither Believer Nor Infidel examines the debate between religious skepticism and Christian faith that infused Herman Melville's writings following Moby-Dick. Jonathan A. Cook's study is the first to focus on the decisive role of faith and doubt in Melville's writings following his mi...

An Introduction to clinical trials is a concise step-by-step guide to the principles and practices of clinical trials for those studying clinical trials or new to working on one. Clinical trials are critical to the progress of medicine and improving healthcare, as they evaluate whether new treatments and interventions work. They are also complex, multidisciplinary projects that integrate science, ethics, and legal requirements in the conduct of medical research. Starting with the ...

Discover real purpose, lasting peace, and faithful promises in God’s Word each day, with a devotional written by Rick Warren, the bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life.Ever feel like you're just floating along, not really anchored to anything? Are you searching for purpose and peace in your life? Do you feel like something is missing? It's time to anchor yourself to something solid, something unchanging―but not to just any old thing. Take hold of s...

Join the exciting, faith-based adventure series!When paranormal investigator Jason Baxter and his twin children visit the eerie Ravensbeak Manor, they expect to debunk a few ghost stories. Instead, they stumble upon a decades-old secret that hits shockingly close to home.Twelve-year-old twins Abbie and Eric Baxter are used to helping their dad investigate spooky places, but something about this crumbling Victorian mansion feels different. Between m...

Join the exciting, faith-based adventure series!When paranormal investigator Jason Baxter and his twin children return to Lake Serenity for a much-needed family vacation, they expect healing—not haunting. Instead, they discover a ghostly local legend might be all too real.Twelve-year-old twins Abbie and Eric Baxter are looking forward to revisiting their favorite childhood vacation spot, but Eric begins experiencing disturbing phenomena: strange mu...

As you read In Love Under New Management, you will meet a woman who dares to live out her divine purpose. After enduring sixteen years with an issue of blood and a number of other medical issues, she was led to depend on her faith, which ultimately caused her to obtain her healing. Through her own transparency, Gwen will also help you discover that your beginning does not necessarily determine your end. Gwen grew up in a loving military family, being the youngest of five siblings of four g...

Achieve optimal results in reconstructive surgery involving flaps and grafts with this up-to-date reference written by leading dermatologic surgeons. Using a systematic approach, Flaps and Grafts in Dermatologic Surgery, Second Edition, by Drs. Thomas E. Rohrer, Jonathan L. Cook, and Andrew J. Kaufman, offers practical, easily accessible guidance in this challenging area, including anatomical considerations, the delicate nature of tissue movement, principles of aesthetic surgical closures,...

Theodora's Locket is a full-cast, faith-based, family-friendly audio drama inspired by the 1909 story "Christmas at Red Butte" by L.M. Montgomery. In this adaptation, an 11-person international cast brings you a rendition of this tale in a way it hasn't been told before. Fresh new dialogue, scenes that will pull at your heart strings, amazing soundscapes, and beautiful music bring you inside the story. Our production remains true to the original story and demonstrates how a selfless act, i...

Southern Louisiana. 1954. Three men lie dead in a diner. What’s behind it? Lies. Power. Corruption. Who is behind it? That’s for Sheriff Noble Vincent to find out. But he’s got secrets of his own. The kind that doesn’t just cost a man his job — it may cost his life.Full Cast • Cinema Sound • Original Music Score