Point of Connection

Today’s students need a personal connection to the Bible and the skill set to read, hear, and receive God’s Word.This second phase of the 12-week First Book Challenge curriculum equips teens to memori

“There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts. The age of Pericles was also the age of Phidias. The age of Lorenzo de

A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that cause them. The book features case histories of specific epidemics, ‘eyewitness’ accounts from

Retirement is a time for knitting, gardening, and an occasional quiet lunch with friends, according to Kathleen Williamson. Her sister Andrea has an altogether different point of view. When the sist

A special new enlarged edition of the bestselling Christmas story told from the point of view of the grumpy innkeeper. When a night of angels, shepherds and bright stars keeps him from his sleep, is t

"Just when Jay Garrick is considering retiring as the Flash, he is forced into his most heroic role yet. A meta-terrorist attack threatens downtown Monument Point, and the JSA responds in force. Six h

This monograph focuses on the construction of regression models with linear and non-linear constrain inequalities from the theoretical point of view. Unlike previous publications, this volume analyses

本書係集結第二年10場演講內容彙編而成之專輯，主要論述馬偕、李春生、後藤新平、 伊能嘉矩、姜紹祖、八田與一、蔣渭水、杜聰明、賴和及黃土水10位19世紀臺灣史上不同領域的重要人物，對臺灣史的特殊意義與不凡貢獻，期以全貌觀（holistic point of view）的歷史視野，提供民眾一種以人為基點且跨越文化與族群的臺灣史觀。

When most people think of their grandmother’s knitting, they might not immediately see the connection to a modern knitter’s life. But in My Grandmother’s Knitting, Larissa Brown shows us that nothing

Beginning with a gripping description of the worst-case scenarios we've all heard on the news, expert explainer Glenn Murphy elucidates the science behind our terror and delivers a reassuring message

A little vampire bat takes stock of all the creepies in the castle and decides he's scarier than all of them! But the creepies? They're not convinced. When they play a trick to prove their point, the

One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011One of Horn Book’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011 On the ten year anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, a straightforward and sensitive b

First published in 1988, this encyclopedia serves as an overview and point of entry to the complex interdisciplinary field of Victorian studies. The signed articles, which cover persons, eve

This is an up-to-date reference and textbook on modern acoustics from a signal-theoretic point of view, as well as a wave-theoretic approach for students, engineers, and researchers. It provides reade

It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. Over time, their prot

The award-winning creator of the acclaimed documentary "The Music Instinct: Science & Song," explores the power of music and its connection to the body, the brain, and the world of nature. Only r

Okay, c’mon now, be honest. You always thought of lifeguards as total goof-offs whose only mission in life was to seek out and score as many chicks as possible. And in a sense, you’d have a point. But

When their two sons meet as West Point cadets, the southern, plantation-owning Main family and the industrialist Hazards of Pennsylvania find their lives interlocked, as the nation moves toward civil

Citing 1972 as a crucial historical turning point, a populist and provocative chronicle draws on first-person testimonials by such figures as Dr. Henry Kissinger, Godfather producer Robert Evans, and

Jess O'Brien has overcome a lot?the challenges of attention deficit disorder, the near bankruptcy of her beloved Inn at Eagle Point and her self-perception as a screwup in a family of overachievers. N

Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker is our trusted guide in this thoughtful, day-by-day companion that offers his penetrating and practical wisdom. Amid the multiple pressures of our daily work lives, The Daily Drucker provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face. With his trademark clarity, vision, and humanity, Drucker sets out his ideas on a broad swath of key topics, from time management, to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.These 366 daily readings have been harvested from Drucker's lifetime of work. At the bottom of each page, the reader will find an action point that spells out exactly how to put Drucker's ideas into practice. It is as if the wisest and most action-oriented management consultant in the world is in the room, offering his timeless gems of advice. The Daily Drucker is for anyone who seeks to understand and put to use Drucker's powerful words and ideas.

For nearly two millennia, the holy men and women of Eastern Christianity have built lives of reflection, humility, and constant connection to God around a simple sentence, the Jesus Prayer. Now, Norri

What is an affliction? Afflictions are nothing more than habits that we overindulge to the point that we are out of control. You reach a point where this overfed habit consumes your whole being, creat

At the mid point of three towns, in the center of three streams, in the heart of a forest, lies a mysterious island. Encircled by quicksand and sewn shut by vines, it is impenetrable to all but the po

It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as if it had broken. A thousand people would step over it and think it trash, but not her. This was th

The World Superbike Championship has always been considered a spectacle for the more technical enthusiast. It features modified mass production bikes, which represent the point of contact between the

The Most Human Human is a provocative, exuberant, and profound exploration of the ways in which computers are reshaping our ideas of what it means to be human. Its starting point is the annual Turing

Our forebears may have had a close connection with the natural world, butincreasingly we experience technological nature. Children come of age watching digital natureprograms on television. They inhab

When James Marshall found a small, soft shiny stone in a California stream, he knew it could only be one thing: Gold! His cry of discovery would be heard around the world. In the third installment of

Cyprus after World War II was - and continues to be - a focal point for diplomatic and military negotiations and disagreements between both local and international powers. The diplomatic history of th

Safe Harbor obstetrician Nora Kendall had always planned to have kids. But a recent divorce, and a recent birthday, point to Nora's window of opportunity getting smaller and smaller. She's looking fo

This book is written from the viewpoint of a deep connection between cosmology and particle physics. It presents the results and ideas on both the homogeneous and isotropic Universe at the hot stage o

THE POSITIONS ARE HOT. THE TECHNIQUES ARE EROTIC. THE PHOTOS ARE STUNNING.Wild and Sexy brings it all together so you can spice up your sex life like never before. Open this sexy how-to-do-it guide to any page and you’ll discover an exciting new position presented with an evocative photograph and advice on making it extra pleasurable for you and your lover. Offering the best, boldest and bravest, Wild and Sexy has something for everyone, including positions that are sensual, loving, challenging, aerobic and even acrobatic.?Float on clouds of ecstasy doing the Carried Away?Gallop to a thundering orgasm in Reverse Bareback?Maximize pleasure and penetration with Sensual Press?Lock lips, eyes and more for a deeper connection in the Lap of Luxury?Take control and steer straight toward her G-spot in Sweet Chariot

The first point of reference for primary material on Etienne Decroux, the father of 'corporeal mime' and pioneer of body training. This 'Source book' combines primary material by Decroux himself with

The 1904 Olympic Games and Anthropology Days were a pivotal point in the history of American anthropology and of the Olympic Games. This is because they were anchored within larger transformations in

Series: Routledge Library Editions: DevelopmentThis set presents an exciting range of works concerning the nature of mental phenomena and their connection with behaviour.

Since the advent of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, a key turning point in terms of the crystallization of opposition towards the EU, Euroscepticism has become a transnational phenomenon. The term Eurosce

Follow the twists and turns of this retelling of The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, told from the point of view of the youngest rabbit who fell asleep in the wrong place at the wrong time and got scooped

AMERICA'S RESTING PLACE. The story of the national cemetery--fromt eh Revolutionary War to the present. Arlington recounts the complicated history of one of the nation's most famous and most-vis