The book of Malachi sits aptly in Christian Bibles as the last book of the Old Testament, which it assumes, summarizes and applies, as it also looks forward to the New Testament, with its promises of the coming reign of God.A striking feature of the book is the way in which every word of God is contradicted or questioned by his people. God's persistence in speaking to them is a clear picture of sin and grace in close proximity.Furthermore, God's people neit...

Described as a Road Movie in words, "The Rocky Morocco Blues" is the tale of a group of young people and the adventures they get themselves embroiled in, when they quite by chance, become involved in a Hashish smuggling endeavor, whilst escaping wintry North America and holidaying in the Moroccan sun in North Africa.

A revealing look inside the archives of the American presidency, from Hoover to ObamaIn POTUS, photographer Peter Adams takes readers inside the archives—and lives—of modern American presidents dating back to the 1929 presidency of Herbert Hoover. For five years, Adams turned his lens toward the artifacts housed within the network of presidential libraries run by the National Archives in order to explore the processes, personalities, and history that shape...

"The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive" - BORN TO RUN - Bruce Springsteen (The Boss) or just another rock n' roll burn-out fable on the quest for immortality.

In 1862, in the only instance of a Jewish expulsion in America, General Ulysses S. Grant banished Jewish citizens from the region under his military command. Although the order was quickly revoked by President Lincoln, it represented growing anti-Semitism in America. Convinced that assimilation was their best defense, Jews sought to Americanize by shedding distinctive dress, occupations, and religious rituals.American Jews recognized the benefit and urgency of bridging the divide b...

Richard Harrison was the last person to see his friend Melanie alive. She vanished when they were six, and while the police never found her, a part of her remained—a living shadow that became Richard’s closest friend. For ten years, Richard has never questioned the shadow that keeps him company . . . until a new girl moves to town, claiming to be Melanie. All Those Broken Angels is a story of buried bones and shadowy secrets and the freedom that can only come from a journey through darknes...

The inaugural volume in HWA's Poetry Showcase includes poems by some of the horror genre's darkest and most lyrical stars, including Bruce Boston, Stephanie Wytovich, Ann K. Schwader, and many more.

As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion. This book focuses specifically on harms to democratic systems. It examines how people with key roles in democratic structures are vulnerable to subtle influence from the burgeoning profits of gambling. It focuses particularly on the Western-style democracies of Nor...

Tobacco, alcohol and gambling corporations have been highly effective in stalling, diverting and blocking public health measures. This book provides an original and engaging exposé of the ethical issues faced by people and organizations when they accept industry money in ways that facilitate corporate influence with the public and with policy makers. It starts with a detailed examination of the risks of accepting such profits and what might be done to reduce them, then moves on to introduc...

This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance.The volume begins by unpacking the dynamics of metaphors, their power and influence and the ways in which they are bolstered by other rhetorical devices. Adams draws on four case studies to illustrate their ...

This book seeks to provoke a re-assessment of thecurrent concept and practice of Christian leadershipby examining the teaching and examples of leadershipdemonstrated by Jesus and the Apostles. In addition itcontains material used in training leaders in a numberof different denominational and non-denominationalsettings, across UK, Europe and Africa, covering thequalities of a godly Leader and such practical topics as:Developing effecti...

Why is it that in spite of the promise that “My sheep listen to my voice”, so many nd it dicult to hear Him? This book shows how we can learn to hear more eectively. It covers subjects such as:Why we find it hard to hear GodDeveloping ways to hearDeveloping a place to hear, His presenceRenewing our minds to hearHearing through the BibleWhat happens if I get it wrong?Hearing God through dreams and other waysDeveloping effective guidanc...