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To any reader, I wish you to know that Jesus did rise from the dead! He did it because he was God incarnate, and he did it that he might save you from your sins. This trial was a work of fiction. What was not fictional, however, is the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and that the Jewish Sanhedrin went to a great deal of trouble, as fictionalized here, to keep the knowledge of Jesus's resurrection from the world. If Jesus did not rise, Jesus...

IN THE MID-1840S, two families make their way to America. The Waters family emigrates from Ireland, hoping to find a better life in New York City. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, a family is captured by hostile parties and sold to white slavers. At the end of the slavers' harrowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean, Mowori, the surviving member of the family, is sold to a South Carolina plantation owner. Nicolas Waters, the youngest son of the Waters ...

IN THE MID-1840S, two families make their way to America. The Waters family emigrates from Ireland, hoping to find a better life in New York City. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, a family is captured by hostile parties and sold to white slavers. At the end of the slavers' harrowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean, Mowori, the surviving member of the family, is sold to a South Carolina plantation owner. Nicolas Waters, the youngest son of the Waters c...

Traditional public policy toward the family, the authors of this book argue, has produced an array of fragmented mechanical programs in response to specific, perceived "dysfunctions" in family performance.

Adolfo-master tattoo artist, heroin addict, AIDs patient-has found a home, a place he believes will restore him up in the high-desert pastures and rugged mountains of Nuevo Mexico. He has found a community-los penitentes, a lay brotherhood of the Catholic church known for their charity, and their acts of penance, including self-flagellation. And he has met a girl... He brings the innocent, young Maggie back to the filthy, derelict Airstr...

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If you grew up in the 80s or 90s there's a good chance you've played Super Mario Bros.. But have you ever actually beaten the game? In late 2016, an American gamer known online as "darbian" rescued the Princess Peach in 4 minutes and 56 seconds. This is video game "speedrunning". In this book you'll learn about the history of speedrunning, the techniques involved, and what it takes to play games fast.

The world's greatest superheroes and most notorious super-villains celebrate the holidays in this new special.

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In "Cultural Locations of Disability, " Sharon Snyder and David Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveillance techniques, turning disabled persons into subjects for a readily available research pool. Snyder and Mitchell argue that the social production of human var...

This title presents twenty-nine topics, prepared by leading scholars in more than 20 countries, providing a comparative analysis of cutting-edge legal topics of the 21st century. Considering topics of vital moment to contemporary legal scholars, the title includes pieces on Surrogate Motherhood, The Balance of Copyright in Comparative Perspective, International Law in Domestic Systems, Constitutional Courts as "Positive Legislators, " Same-sex...

Law Enforcement, Policing, & Security

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Leaders who organize, train, equip, command, and fight with the air and space forces of 2025 will require a new view of readiness. The current readiness reporting system provides a static snapshot that essentially reports the ability of a unit to accomplish 100 percent of its wartime tasking. The opportunity exists to create a new system for measuring readiness and sustainment, one that will provide military and civilian leaders a more compreh...

Smithville's reputation is that of a railroad town, yet it offers an even richer history. Fertile land and the Colorado River attracted pioneers with energy, dreams, and a hunger to build. After Thomas Gazley chose head-right land in Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony in 1827, area settlers joined the fray to secure a Texas free from Mexico's supremacy. Some represented Bastrop County in the new Republic of Texas's legislature. Others stayed ho...

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Much of organic chemistry is based on the ability of suitably structured chemicals to bind together through the formation of covalent bonds. Biochemistry is replete with exam­ ples of enzymatically catalyzed reactions in which normal body constituents can be linked through covalent bonds during the process of intermediary metabolism. The finding that xenobiotic chemicals that enter the body from the environment, are metabolized to highly react...

Offers a nuanced investigation into the German army's prosecution and punishment of sex offenders in the Second World War. This title demonstrates how military expedience and military justice became entangled and conflicted in the war. Supported by research in Germany, it analyzes the Wehrmacht's unique penal and parole system.

The most comprehensive book about Florida's marine fishes ever produced, Marine Fishes of Florida includes hundreds of photographs and descriptions of species you'll encounter¿plus many you won't¿when diving, snorkeling, kayaking, or fishing. Coverage includes both the Atlantic and Gulf coastline, from habitats near the shore to deeper waters. Fishes found in coastal rivers and other brackish waters are fully represented, as are offshore speci...