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What do we know about the Book of Job? Not very much. The hero complains endlessly. He has just lost his children all his livestock. He scratches his ulcers. The misfortunes of which he complains are all duly enumerated in the prologue. They are misfortunes brought on him by Satan with God's permission. We think we know, but are we sure? Not once in the Dialogues does Job mention either Satan or anything about his misdeeds. Could it be that th...

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The journey to full human integration is what life is all about for Thomas Merton, for any monk or nun, for any Christian, for any human being. We have in Thomas Merton, monk, Christian, man, a marvelously inspiring guide and companion for the journey...' Merton's friends and disciples reflect on his life and his continuing impact on christian, and on human, life.

The author undertakes a new interpretation of physiocratic economics and its contributions to the foundation of economic science.

Have we heard the cry for justice that rises from humanity suffering from varieties of injustice: economic, sexual, political, cultural, verbal? Or, what is more, have Christians on occasion, knowingly or unknowingly, acquiesced in - or even contributed to - injustice?By means of powerful and dramatic use of biblical images and models, Dr. Lebacqz sets before us the justice of God and God's call for us to heed the cry of the suffering and to w...

Influential classic of naval history and tactics still used as text in war colleges. Read by Kaiser Wilhelm, both Roosevelts, other leaders. First paperback edition. 4 maps. 24 battle plans.

..". enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to beinspired by a truly heroic woman." -- New Directions forWomen ..". the fullest account to date of Stewart's life andan excellent basis for understanding Stewart's work." --History "This is informative and inspiring source materialfor today's scholars, lay readers, and 'professionals'... " -- Journal ofAmerican History In gathering and introducing Stewart's works, Richardson provides a...

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In "The Economic Illusion" Robert Kuttner sets out to refute the conventional view that a more egalitarian distribution of income and services is only achievable at the expense of a prosperous and growing capitalism. By carefully examining issues where economic growth and social justice appear to be in conflict--issues such as social security, protectionism, income taxation, and welfare--he convincingly argues that equality and economic prospe...

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I wonder if you could come in for a moment?" says Mrs Kay to Violet Besserman. Violet comes in, but she is not prepared for what she will find when the doors of the decaying house close behind her.

This popular text provides the information students need for a non-calculus course in statics and strength of materials. Although U.S. Custromary units are still employed throughout, the text starts students thinking in metric terms by introducing SI metric units in illustrative examples and in student problems. Changes in relevant codes are incorporated to make students aware of current design procedures.

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In 1854 the British Army was committed to its first major war, namely the Crimean War (1853-1856),  against a European power since 1815. The expeditionary force, or 'Army of the East', was despatched to Turkey nominally to support the Ottoman Empire in its war with Russia, but in reality to check, in alliance with France and later Sardinia, Russian ambitions for an outlet to the Mediterranean. Despite many failures in the conduct of operations...

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Essential Kanji" is an integrated course for learning to read and write the 2, 000 basic Japanese characters. It introduces the kanji" "that are now in everyday use, a mastery of which makes it possible to read most modern Japanese. Devised for either home or classroom use, the book has been tested and refined by years of use in university classes taught by the author.

Of all of the works of N. Scott Momaday, "The Names" may be the most personal. A memoir of his boyhood in Oklahoma and the Southwest, it is also described by Momaday as "an act of the imagination. When I turn my mind to my early life, it is the imaginative part of it that comes first and irresistibly into reach, and of that part I take hold." Complete with family photos, "The Names" is a book that will captivate readers who wish to experience ...

Celebrated as a major novelist throughout the English-speaking world, Atwood has also written eleven volumes of poetry. Houghton Mifflin is proud to have published SELECTED POEMS, 1965-1975, a volume of selections from Atwood's poetry of that decade.