Investigations into Calabar beans (the dried ripe seeds of Physostigma venenosum) and their alkaloidal components compose a classical scientific journey throughout some one-and-a-half centuries and not only represent a fascinating aspect of the history of medicine but which is, moreover, still ongoing at the forefront of chemical and medical discovery. Those in particular involving its major such component, l-physostigmine, have led to an understanding of some of the fund...

The Storey is about a young hero in the 18th Century, in which he portrays greatness to solve problems and turn the impossible to every possibility. He encounters difficult situations such as an erupting volcano be calm seas storms, water and food shortage. Repelling pirate attacks we’re his greatest challenge, without any loss of life.The hero in Brian’s book, somehow resembles the success and dilemmas Brian has faced in his life and the book as it's written interpreters hope an inspirati...

Leaving all to follow God's call is the story of an African American family whom God called to leave a secure and comfortable pastorate to serve as missionaries to Africa.

Una passeggiata lungo la Senna? Non c'è modo migliore per scoprire una città che camminare lungo le sue strade, per respirarne l'atmosfera più autentica e sorprendersi a scoprire la bellezza che si rivela, inattesa, proprio dietro l'angolo. Questa guida, dedicate proprio ai turisti "a piedi", è riproposta oggi con una veste grafica completamente nuova, per accompagnare i viaggiatori alla scoperta di Parigi. indicazioni puntuali e precise, informazioni utili e consigli su come costruire il ...

These handy, take-along walking guides--filled with essential maps, inspirational photos, and insider tips--showcase the world's great cities in a practical, streamlined, itinerary-driven format. The best way to see and appreciate the sights of London is to walk, absorbing all the energy and vibrancy of the city. This guide offers 15 itineraries, accompanying the reader step by step on a journey of discovery in the company of expert travel writers, all true Londoners, who explain the most ...

These handy, take-along walking guides--filled with essential maps, inspirational photos, and insider tips--showcase the world's great cities in a practical, streamlined, itinerary-driven format. The best way to appreciate the city is to walk: it is only on foot that you can explore the lively districts in all their variety and diversity. This volume offers 14 itineraries that will guide you step by step to the most hidden and picturesque corners of Paris. The "Whirlwind Tour" section incl...

This book introduces an approach to active system control design and development to improve the properties of our technological systems. It extends concepts of control and data accumulation by explaining how the system model should be organized to improve the properties of the system under consideration. The authors define these properties as reliability, performance and energy-efficiency, and self-adaption. They describe how they bridge the gap between data accumulation and analysis in te...

Bloody Women traces changing gender dynamics in the horror film industry to explore how women have played a crucial role in defining the genre of horror understood as a scholarly discipline, cultural institution, and site of pleasure. While acknowledging that women in the industry face ongoing challenges, this book focuses on their diverse contributions as creators, consumers, and critics of horror, showing how women have been essential in shaping the goals and methods of the genre. Aimed ...

A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Christian Communicators.This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. Its 11 major sections contain nearly 200 articles, comprehensively covering topics on preaching and methodology, including:Sermon structure and “the big idea.”The art of introductions, transitions, and conclusions.Methods for sermon prep, from out...

Being Subordinate Men offers a gender critical examination of Paul's use of gender and power in the argument of 1 Corinthians. By elevating femininity and misperforming masculinity, Paul consistently undermines first century Roman norms of masculinity. Such norms of masculinity would have allowed some of the higher status men among the Corinthian believers to occupy positions of power that would give them control over lower status members of the community. Instead of supporting such a patr...

These 24 stories are written by a variety of authors, with the aim to inspire readers with positive visions of what a sustainable society might look like and how we might get there.The stories are diverse in style, ranging from whodunnits to sci-fi, romance to family drama, comedy to tragedy, and cover a range of solution types from high-tech to nature-based solutions, to more systemic aspects relating to our culture and political economy.Reviews‘These tremendous an...

释经讲道大师罗宾森及拉逊主编， 108位当代出色讲道者的理论与经验结晶，全书201章，从思想观念到实际建议，共分十一部，深刻地针对今日讲台事奉者的需要，是最详尽而实用的一本讲道学百科全书。作者阵容包括：卡森、傅士德、海福德、海波斯、麦哥登、奥伯格、约翰派博、斯托得、华理克、华伦魏斯比、魏乐德等著名讲道者及学者。本书荣获《讲道》杂志 2006年讲道类最佳书籍，《今日基督教》杂志 2006 年教牧领导类最佳书籍。