When Daniel Defoe's “Robinson Crusoe” was first published in 1719, many of its earliest readers believed it to be a true story. Although the book was only ostensibly an account of a real incident, it was in fact based upon the experiences of Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721). A Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, Selkirk was marooned by his captain for four years and four months between 1704 and 1709 on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. Selkirk managed to survive thanks ...

In St. Jude's Gospel, SK Marinangel is a Fortune 500 CEO but wants to be a mother. She goes to an executive search firm for help finding a husband.Bill Motley, is a surgically sterile, forty-something burn-out. Reprising his role in Goddess Patrol, Bill ran a spoof presidential campaign for a late-night TV show. The campaign was everybody's joke, but Bill's true aspiration. He got depressed every four years because he wasn't running.A chance meeting betwee...

The Practical Guide to Soul Winning is a call to action for Christians who want to make an eternal impact through Christian outreach strategies. Evangelism is for every believer, every day. Whether you're a seasoned Christian or a new Christian believer, this novel offers guidance on sharing the gospel naturally and with confidence to help people.The message of biblical soul-winning is urgent, offering practical evangelism methods that any believer can use to turn daily in...

This book contains contributions by scholars working on diverse aspects of speech who bring their findings to bear on the practical issue of how to treat stuttering in different language groups and in multilingual speakers. The book considers classic issues in speech production research, as well as whether regions of the brain that are affected in people who stutter relate to areas used intensively in fluent bilingual speech. It then reviews how formal language properties and differential use...

Soon after the first automobiles were introduced in the United States, auto racing became a reality. Since that time, motorsports have expanded to include drag racing, open wheel racing, rallying, demolition derbies, stock car racing, and more. Motorsports have grown to such an extent that NASCAR is now the second most watched professional sport in America, behind only football. But motorsports are about much more than going fast and finishing first. These events also reflect our culture, ...

Dr. Giulio Maspero is a priest, theologian and physicist who in this work embarks on a study of the Trinity––the Christian triune God––and in a single narrative pieces together the classical metaphysics, revealed truths and Patristic apologetic theology that directed the development of Trinitarian dogma. Maspero views the importance of this project from several perspectives. It connects us both exegetically and in fellowship to Christianity’s Jewish roots and the living God of shared Scrip...

This revised edition features updated research, new developments in technology, and recent policy on juvenile delinquency and youth violence. The authors underscore the enormous payoff in targeting potential serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders at the earliest opportunity and provide a framework for evidence-informed state juvenile justice systems: the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. This strategy recognizes, first, that a relatively...

**"A superb oral history." —The Washington Post Book World"So touching, so exhilarating...no book for a long time has left me so moved or so happy." —The New York Times Book Review**The almost unfathomable courage and the undying faith that propelled the Civil Rights Movement are brilliantly captured in these moving personal recollections. Here are the voices of leaders and followers, of ordinary people who became extraordinary in the face of turmoil and v...

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes:Kill the KingBy James Mitchell, adapted by John DorneyWhen the King of an unstable Far Eastern country visits the UK to sign an oil treaty, Steed is assigned to his protection and discovers that assassins lurk around every corner.A Change of BaitBy Lewis Davidson, adapted by John DorneyCarol's landlord has got into a lot of trouble with a sh...

ContentsThe Ephemera: An Emblem Of Human LifeBenjamin Franklin (1706-1790).The WhistleBenjamin Franklin (1706-1790).Dialogue Between Franklin And The GoutBenjamin Franklin (1706-1790).Consolation For The Old BachelorFrancis Hopkinson (1737-1791).John BullWashington Irving (1783-1859).The Mutability Of LiteratureWashington Irving (1783-1859).Kean’s ActingRichard Henry Dana (1787-1879).Gi...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

An anthology of speculative climate fiction and poetry by authors from around the world.Fishing for ghosts. Saving the Agassiz Icefield.A new North strong and sustainable. Robot mermaids with lasers.Teenage solar rogues. Activist archivists.The Queen of the May and the protean Lord of the Sea, struggling to cope with changes large and small.A future West both weird and wild.These greener futures hold all this and more.