Over 2 million copies sold in The Word Biblical Commentary series.This commentary series delivers the best in biblical scholarship from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation.It emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence, resulting in judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These wide...

The Veterans of Future Wars (VFW) was a short-lived student movement that came in response to the bonus paid to World War I veterans in 1936. The VFW began at Princeton University, but quickly spread across the United States, attracting attention from all groups of American citizens. It was extremely popular on college campuses, but it engendered vocal and intemperate opposition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, chambers of commerce, and other citizens. The student le...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of America’s most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, it is home to more than 100,000 species of plants and animals.Already the most extensive volume available on the park’s natural history, this second edition of Donald W. Linzey’s Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park updates the wildlife story of the park including the su...

American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced great transformation and upheaval. Significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order challenged those who lived in this tumultuous period framed by the two world wars. This transformation lies at the core of this collection of biographical essays. Each individual in his or her own way grappled with the difficulties of the times. Some of those includ...

The value of Winnicott's work has become more and more widely recognized not only among psycho-analysts but also psychologists, educators, social workers, and men and women in every branch of medicine; indeed, all whose work or practice involves the care of children in health or sickness.An important part of the value of these writings lies in the uniquely binocular view with which the author regards the subjects of his investigation. With him, pediatrics informs psycho-analysis; psycho-an...

MR is a powerful modality. At its most advanced, it can be used not just to image anatomy and pathology, but to investigate organ function, to probe in vivo chemistry, and even to visualise the brain thinking. However, clinicians, technologists and scientists struggle with the study of the subject. The result is sometimes an obscurity of understanding, or a dilution of scientific truth, resulting in misconceptions. This is why MRI from Picture to Proton has achieved its reputation for prac...

Throughout Don Benbow's extensive career, teaching mathematics and statistical courses to college students and corporate employees, one common question always popped up: how do you fix statistical errors in quality? Most textbooks and courses tend to emphasize how to perform statistical analysis and give little attention to errors that can occur in the process. This book intends to teach readers how to avoid common pitfalls by providing examples and scenarios based on similar real-world ev...

Welcome to the heartwarming world of "Happiness Made at Home: Sharing the Taste of Home." Step into the kitchen of author and culinary enthusiast Donald Olivier as he invites you on a flavorful journey filled with love, laughter, and delicious aromas.In this delightful book, Donald shares his cherished family recipes passed down through generations, each dish brimming with memories and tradition. From cozy Sunday roasts to decadent desserts that will satisfy even the sweetest tooth...

Many mysteries in art, history, and literature can be solved using “celestial sleuthing,” including calculating phases of the Moon, determining the positions of the planets and stars, and identifying celestial objects in paintings. In addition to helping to crack difficult cases, such studies spark our imagination and provide a better understanding of the skies. This book shows how weather archives, vintage maps, historical letters and diaries, military records, and site visits aid the wor...

The Lord has warned about the events of the last days: 'All things shall be in commotion; and surely, men's hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people' (D&C 88:91). But elsewhere he has given us this comforting assurance: 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear' (D&C 38:30).Who has not contemplated the cataclysmic events that will precede and be a part of the Savior's second coming and wondered how the prophesied conditions will play out? Are the catastrophes and cal...

Offers a collection of British satire. This three-volume facsimile includes: an introduction, a chronology, volume introductions, endnotes, a biographical appendix, an author index, a first line index and a general index.

Managing Personality is grounded in the conviction that scientific understanding of personality requires measurement in order to describe phenomena in an objective, systematic fashion and to test theories. Many have argued that science progresses with improvements in instrumentation and methodology. The critical issue in the study of personality is being sure that each concept or theoretical term is measurable, with procedures that can be specified and observed. This book is conce...