Battleship Marine recounts the decisive role the USS Wisconsin, a World War Two era battleship, played during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. There is very little historical information available on the Naval actions in the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. This first hand account by the Executive Officer of the Marine Detachment on the Wisconsin helps to fill a part of the historical record. It provides an eye witness account of the ships deployment from Norfolk, Virgini...

Jetlaw EXPLAINED: Pilot Edition illustrates and explains the policies and rationale behind the FAA regulations. The authors analyze FAA Legal Interpretations, FAA and NTSB enforcement cases, federal case law, FAA Advisory Circulars, Federal Register, Aeronautical Information Manual, and NTSB Decisions to provide the reader with a clear understanding of what a regulation truly means.

Kent Jackson and Kali Hague, attorneys at Jetlaw, LLC, guide you in plain English through the complex, often confusing, Federal Aviation Regulations, Parts 1, 110, 111, 119, 120 and 135. This book helps clarify not only the regulations themselves, but also legal interpretations by the FAA and case law form the NTSB.With Decades of experience representing flight departments, charter operations and pilots-and as active pilots themselves- the authors draw from a thorough knowledge of ...

Enthroned above all creation towers the exalted, glorified Christ. Descending into the darkest recesses of human agony and sin reaches the warm, caring Jesus. These two are the same person. Luke’s testimony introduces us to this man become God—God the Son. He comes into our world already bearing a divine nature, already carrying divine qualities. His birth is a miracle; he is “Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).The most distinguishing element of this line-by-line, word-by-word commentary...

Originally featured as articles in the ESV Study Bible, these eighteen essays have been repurposed and republished in a convenient format. Covering a diverse range of essential subjects, including how to read the Bible well and why it is reliable, the essays delve into specific topics such as world religions, canon, and archaeology.Useful as both a general overview of the Bible and as a tool for more specific reference and training, readers of this book will grow in their ...

The Wilson family has a long history of hiding their pain—and they have suffered a lot of it. Kevin and Mary Jo had a happy and healthy marriage and two children, Michael and Rita. Sadly, though, the children never get to know their mother. Mary Jo dies of cancer quite early in the childrens’ lives. They grow up quickly to help their grieving dad.Fears of further loss infect the family when Michael is sent off to war, but the Wilson clan continues to avoid discussion of emotional i...

A key mission of the BYU New Testament Commentary series is to make New Testament scholarship accessible to Latter-day Saints as they study this book of sacred scripture. As stated on the project’s website (byuntc.com), “With a rapidly growing number of studies on the New Testament, the time has come to offer a responsible, carefully researched, multivolume commentary that illuminates both the historical and cultural settings as well as the linguistic heritage of this scripture for Latter-...

In searching for beauty's source, we encounter ultimate reality. In this new contribution to worldview thinking, Poythress shows how all creation reflects the Trinitarian God—and where philosophers go wrong.

In two earlier books, Hubbert's Peak and Beyond Oil, geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes laid out his rationale for concluding that world oil production would continue to follow a bell-shaped curve, with the smoothed-out peak somewhere in the middle of the first decade of this millennium—in keeping with the projections of his former colleague, pioneering petroleum geologist M. King Hubbert.Deffeyes sees no reason to deviate from that prediction, despite the ensuing glob...

This handbook is for practitioners who lead public and private elementary schools, middle schools or high schools. While most school leaders are basically adept at public relations, this book serves as a reminder of the importance of good public relations and provides ready access to tools necessary to hone and refine public relations skills. In addition to important information about public relations, this handbook is replete with examples of good public relations practices.

Budgeting for Local Governments and Communities is designed as the primary textbook for a quarter or semester-long course in public budgeting and finance in an MPA programme.Many currently available texts for this course suffer from a combination of defects that include a focus on federal and state budgeting, a lack of a theoretical governance framework, an omission of important topics, and typically a lack of exercises and datasets for student use. Budgeting for Local...

Offering a concise yet comprehensive review of current practices in surgery and patient safety, Handbook of Perioperative and Procedural Patient Safety is an up-to date, practical resource for practicing surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical nurses, hospital administrators, and surgical office staff. Edited by Drs. Juan A. Sanchez and Robert S. D. Higgins and authored by expert contributors from Johns Hopkins, it provides an expansive look at the scope of the problem, causes of error, mini...