"The sun of Baha has set." These were the opening words of the telegram announcing the ascension of Baha'u'llah, the Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith, Who passed from this earthly life in the early hours of May 29, 1892. As the news traveled, throngs of mourners from all walks of life descended upon the fields surrounding the Bahji compound where He had spent His final years on earth as a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire. Within twenty-four hours His sacred remains had been interred i...

God’s divine alignment/God’s divine assignment is designed for the body of Christ as a guide for selecting or calling a man of God to fill a vacant pulpit. This book contains instructions for processing the correct way to fill God’s assignment.

God's divine alignment/God's divine assignment is designed for the body of Christ as a guide for selecting or calling a man of God to fill a vacant pulpit. This book contains instructions for processing the correct way to fill God's assignment.

What does it mean when a body is found frozen and naked on a 70-degree day in a ditch on the side of a road in Indiana? Another frozen trucker?Chief of police L.T. Stafford of the sleepy Ohio town of White Falls knows exactly what it means. It's a message. No copycat. "She's alive and she's still killing truck drivers." And L.T. knows he's next on her hit list. He's paid his dues with the iceman murderer. Ride with them on the Interstate highways and see America by long haul truck....

This book is an illustrated guide to events that led to today’s spectacular vision of the Shrine of the Báb and its garden terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. For members of the Bahá’í Faith around the world, the Shrine is a site of pilgrimage, the holiest place in the world apart from the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh across the bay. It is inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the cultural heritage of humanity. The Shrine is the mausoleum of the prophetic figure known as the Báb....

As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, this celebratory book documents his transformative accomplishments.Evidence indicates President Barack Obama has been tremendously successful and effective by objective measures. On economic indicators alone, he is credited with the longest streak of job growth in U.S. history, a two-thirds reduction in the federal budget deficit, and the rebounding of the stock market to record highs following the reco...

America has always been sustained by rebellion and activism. It is up to us to continue the fight.America's founding was a contradictory one. When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, it painted a beautiful vision of freedom and equality. It was quite the gutsy move, declaring freedom, especially economic and religious freedom amid slavery and oppression for others. Indeed, for the majority of our nation's history, America hasn't lived...

'Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of Bahá'u'lláh, was head of the Bahá'í faith from 1892 to 1921. This publication describes His passing ("Ascension") using rare photographs and fascinating information from new research. This landscape photo-book is beautifully designed and printed in hard cover.

A powerful novel of self-discovery from the author of No Longer Human—now available in English!Young Susumu is at a turning point. Should he continue his education or chase his dream of becoming Japan's most famous actor? And how can he succeed with his father dead, his mother bedridden and an older brother who is a dropout?Based on the diary of a real-life actor, Susumu's dilemma becomes a uniquely powerful tale of teenage angst and survival.This ...

Do What the Boss Says: Stories of Family and Childhood is a collection of short-short stories exploring the adult-child dynamic. A daughter nervously visits her father who has now become a stranger; a young Irish girl substitutes a cardboard cut-out for her presence within her own family; a naive schoolboy is tricked by a more streetwise passer-by; a child tries to impress her village by breaking the world record for stepping in and out of a doorway. This chapbook offers you a kal...

As an avid traveler for most of his adult life, author Michael Loveday has always been keen to soak up all he can about the essence of places from more unconventional sources. Not for him the pre-packaged official line served up by tourist companies, visitor guides and the like. In Big Yellow ?????, Loveday presents an unofficial travel guide - perhaps guerilla tourism. He doesnt include the choreographed, scripted, shepherded travel, packaged conveniently by tour companies and delivered c...

A comprehensive reference standard for the discipline, Canine and Feline Gastroenterology covers the biology, pathobiology, and diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary systems. An international team of experts, including 85 authors from 17 different countries, led by Robert Washabau and Michael Day, covers everything from minor problems such as adverse food reactions to debilitating inflammatory, infectious, metabolic, and neoplastic disea...