Exploring Earth's Secrets: 71 Geology Books gathers a capacious cross-section of writing through which Earth has been made legible: field guides, popular scientific accounts, textbooks, surveys, and narratives of discovery. Its scope reaches from minerals, strata, fossils, and glaciers to volcanoes, caves, mountains, and the deep time recorded in landscapes. Foundational discussions of geological change and paleontological evidence stand alongside accessible treatments of national parks an...

Uncovering Earth's Prehistoric Secrets gathers twenty-five foundational and illuminating readings that trace paleontology's effort to reconstruct vanished worlds from fragmentary evidence. Across scientific treatises, fossil descriptions, evolutionary arguments, and accessible narratives, the volume ranges from early comparative anatomy to vertebrate paleontology, paleoecology, and the interpretation of ancient environments. Standout investigations of extinct mammals, birds, reptiles, and ...

To understand the New Testament well, it is important to study the larger world surrounding it, and one of the primary avenues for this exploration is through reading related ancient texts, a daunting task for scholars and novices alike given the sheer size of the ancient literary corpora. The ALNTS series aims to bridge this gap by introducing the key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament.This volume explores two ...

You’re not weak.You’re starting meals too hungry.Most overeating doesn’t happen because people lack discipline. It happens because they sit down to eat already biologically escalated. By the time food reaches the table, appetite has surged. Urgency rises. Portions expand.This book changes what happens before your first bite.The Gelatin Trick for Weight Loss presents a structured 28-day appetite reset designed to help you eat less naturally — wi...

In "Remarks on Some Fossil Impressions in the Sandstone Rocks of Connecticut River," John Collins Warren presents a meticulous examination of fossilized impressions found in the Connecticut River's sandstone formations. Employing a scientific yet accessible literary style, Warren blends descriptive natural history with incisive analysis, contextualizing his findings within the burgeoning field of paleontology in the early 19th century. His observations not only illuminate the geological fe...

A pandemic-panicked father nurses his sick corgi while facing the possible loss of his marriage. A young New Yorker believes he has to choose between two women - the one that got away and the one right before him. But the choice may not be his to make. A retired Vaudeville star faces the end of her dreams of family, stability, and hope. Will she follow her sister and mother into despair, or find strength to rebuild her life? "Glasses Wallet Keys" presents five short stories about people fo...

Welcome to Volume 2 of The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology!This collection of positive and uplifting works has been created in response to PoArtMo, a year-long movement launched in 2020 by Auroras & Blossoms. PoArtMo stands for "Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum."The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2021 Edition features a variety of different works by 40+ artists, including poetry, short stories, flash fiction, visual art, and six word stories.Co...

John Alexander Dowie (1847-1907) was a Scottish evangelist and "faith healer" who migrated to the United States from Australia in the late 1800s. Dowie was referred to by critics of his time as a "confidence man", a person who appealed to the confidence of victims using deception to convince or persuade them out of money or into submission. In the case of Dowie's Christian Catholic Church cult following, commonly referred to as "Zionites" or "Dowieites", both money and power were gained.

In "Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart," John Collins Warren presents a pioneering collection of clinical observations that delineate the manifestations and complexities of cardiac ailments from a meticulous medical perspective. Written in an era when the understanding of cardiology was still nascent, Warren's work exemplifies a blend of empirical observation and emerging medical knowledge, seamlessly integrating narrative case studies with detailed anatomical descriptions. His adept p...

An in-depth look into the creation of the Post WWII Healing Revival focusing on the historical perspective of William Marrion Branham, who has been credited by some as the evangelist who both initiated and led the movement. Examine the origins of the evangelist, the men who created him, and the men who influenced his doctrine from his early years as a Southern Indiana minister in the river city of Jeffersonville, Indiana, to his career as an internationally recognized faith healer....

" . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . " —Research in African Literatures"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." —Leeds African Studies Bulletin"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " —Margaret Drewal"A fine book. The play texts are treasures." —Richard BaumanAfric...

"A vibrant and multifaceted portrait of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti . . . and his role as a giant of modern African music." —Michael E. Veal, author of DubFela: Kalakuta Notes is an evocative account of Fela Kuti—the Afrobeat superstar who took African music into the arena of direct action. With his antiestablishment songs, he dedicated himself to Pan-Africanism and the down-trodden Nigerian masses, or "sufferheads." In the 1970s, the Briti...