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Being afraid to fly wasn't a very good thing at all, especially with a last name like hers. Coming from a long line of Fliers, whose family history was rich with their famous exploits would have made Bianca Marie Cool appear to be a special twelve year old girl. But there was one major problem with being from a family of Fliers, and that was... Bianca was afraid of flying. It was bad enough that her eight and a half year old sister, Nicole Ann...

The failed structures and adventures of the past may be instructive for the present and predictive for the future. Church growth follows natural laws and the relationship formula [R= n X (n-1) >?] holds the key to managing growth. When growth challenges the ability to serve the needs of all the people -- growth becomes a liability. The things Protestants complained about Catholicism are being replicated in super-sized churches today!

Discipleship is based on discipline. Discipline is a system of rules affecting conduct or action, and implies instruction and correction that improves, strengthens, molds, and perfects character. No summary does justice to the wealth of meaning in the teaching of Jesus, however, the simple truths were a basic message to mankind: love God, follow Christ, and enjoy His blessings!

The restoration of a positive Protestant spirit that produces a personal commitment to the basic tenets of the Christian Faith and a spirit of cooperation are required to make Christianity viable. In addition to the problems of name brand Christianity and freeze frame theology, One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism have become 300-plus divisions with hostile leaders, competing agendas, and opposing methodologies. Leaders must take the initiative...

As the journey continues, Eafin Lokdore remains to himself an ordinary medieval, peasant boy, only now he has been appointed his homeland's new Master Magician. By the bequest of his aged-Sage mentor, Methusass, he must now venture to save the northern Kingdom. Soon Eafin is thrust upon this quest in furthering his special powers as a Magi. In fulfilling his promise to Methusass, he must rid the northern Kingdom of the evil Sorfin in order to ...

This book describes the most commonly used statistical methods. It is written at an introductory level. No calculus is used, but some familiarity with algebra is necessary. It could be used in an introductory course in statistics or biostatistics. One feature of the book is that much guidance is given concerning the selection of statistical methods. In addition, the chapter on categorical data includes many statistical methods that are not fou...

Wally McConnochie has sailed from New Zealand to 1870s London to complete his medical training. He fights poverty and prejudice and is drawn back to the sea. Life aboard the Arabella is rife with hostility, intrigue and the virulent threat of yellow fever. When the fever demon finally strikes, Wally has little support and no known treatments yet, if the crew are to survive, he must succeed.

Young Jack Spencer sees his father's boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. Then Jack unearths three ancient scrolls that propel him on a dangerous adventure through time in search of a pirate treasure. When Jack finds himself aboard the pirate ship Revenge with Captain Jameson's crew, he enters a life or death world of ship battles, jungle islands, prison escapes, gold, and treachery. Set during the golden age of Carib...

Beautiful Russian tennis champ, Tania Likamolova is the golden girl of the game. until one day, the game changes and her "just-right" life is turned upside down. Forced into a world of spies, and codenamed 'Goldilocks' by secret intelligence agency 'IRIS', can the sexy tennis ace work alongside cynical IRIS agent Jonah Bull? Can she outwit Russian agents 'RISK' and kinky assassins 'Snow White' and 'Rose Red'? And can she keep her innocence and...

Annie, Lady Brassey was a very popular Victorian author. She travelled with her husband, Thomas and their four children aboard their yacht, the Sunbeam. Their eleven month sailing trip around the world in 1876-7 was inmortalized in Anna's book "A Voyage in the Sunbeam." The book ran through many English editions and was translated into many other languages. During her travels, lady Brassey collected many objects of the different cultures they ...

Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a French author, poet, and composer whose biblical and philosophical hermeneutics in?uenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lévi and Gerard Encausse (Papus), and René Guénon. D'Olivet spent his life pursuing the esoteric wisdom concealed in the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, and the symbolism of many ancient cultures as far back as ancient India, Persia, and Egypt. His writing...

Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a French author, poet, and composer whose biblical and philosophical hermeneutics in?uenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lévi and Gerard Encausse (Papus), and René Guénon. D'Olivet spent his life pursuing the esoteric wisdom concealed in the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, and the symbolism of many ancient cultures as far back as ancient India, Persia, and Egypt. His writing...

Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a French author, poet, and composer whose biblical and philosophical hermeneutics in?uenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lévi and Gerard Encausse (Papus), and René Guénon. D'Olivet spent his life pursuing the esoteric wisdom concealed in the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, and the symbolism of many ancient cultures as far back as ancient India, Persia, and Egypt. His writing...

Once again, Hilary McKay has written another very funny, realistic story about the irrepressible Conroy sisters that readers of her earlier books, THE EXILES and THE EXILES AT HOME, will welcome with delight. THE EXILES IN LOVE is sure to make new friends for Hilary McKay.

Late by only a minute, ten-year-old Emma has been locked out of the mill where she works ten hours a day at the silk-spinning machines. Her pay will be docked, she is sure to be beaten by her brother-in-law, Ben, when she gets home, and none of it is her fault. She sinks to the ground and cries. Then, through her tears, she sees a gate in a wall, a gate she has never seen before. Hesitantly she pushes through, putting off her return home. And ...

Daniel is moody, defiant, talented. Expelled from his last school, he is now at Dartington Hall, a progressive school in England. But even here, the teachers find this rebellious teenager difficult, and it's not long before he is in serious trouble. Then one day Daniel sees Esther, a new girl, younger than he, whose proud, distant beauty touches his heart. Esther is Viennese, and her parents are actively fighting the Fascist takeover of Aus...

A silent graphic novel, which tells the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to all those who've made the journey. It investigates the question of what drives so many to leave everything behind and travel alone to a mysterious country, a place without family or friends. From the author and illustrator of "The Lost Thing" and "The Red Tree", both of which won awards. Aimed at children aged 8-12yrs, but ha...

All Holland McCall ever wanted for Christmas or any other occasion was Tucker Callahan. Unfortunately, he was the high school jock and she an overweight, unattractive nobody. But things have changed. Holly has left the small town they grew up in and made a career for herself, with plans to move on to even greater things. Tucker, on the other hand, has just returned to town, divorced and the single father of two young girls. A visit home for th...

Assesses the impact of international organizations in the implementation of internationally agreed policies.

The use of drug substances derived from plants, fungi, bacteria, and marine organisms has a long tradition in medicine. Together with their derivatives, and synthetic compounds deduced from natural product precursors, they represent a major part of today's pharmaceutical market. Within the fast developing discipline of molecular biology, natural products also play an important role as tool compounds in pathway screening and validation of targ...