When Chicago lawyer Thomas Osborn set out to form a Union regiment in the days following the attack on Fort Sumter, he could not have known it was the beginning of a 6000-mile journey that would end at Appomattox Courthouse four years later. With assistance from Governor Richard Yates, the 39th Illinois Infantry--"The Yates Phalanx"--enlisted young men from Chicago, its (modern-day) suburbs, and small towns of northern and central Illinois.While most Illinois regiments fought in th...

Many a Westerner has had a cross-cultural experience of honor and shame. First there are those stuttering moments in the new social landscape. Then after missed cues and social bruises comes the revelation that this culture—indeed much of the world—runs on an honor-shame operating system. When Western individualism and its introspective conscience fails to engage cultural gears, how can we shift and navigate this alternate code? And might we even learn to see and speak the gospel different...

Diabetes is a complex disease--but learning about it shouldn't be!A Type 2 diabetes diagnosis can be daunting, but it is also manageable. With this all-in-one guide, you will get expert advice on establishing a healthier lifestyle and getting control of your diabetes. The Everything Guide to Managing Type 2 Diabetes provides easy-to-follow advice on all aspects of living with diabetes, and helps you:Recognize the symptoms of prediabetes and d...

After a night of stormy, high-sea betrayal and adventure, Buzzbomb, the cockroach from Sydney Australia, awakes on a desolate strip of beach. Little does Buzz know he was not the only survivor of the prawn pirate attack on the cargo ship.A creature so crazed and ravenous that it dreams of nothing but chaos and destruction, has washed up along the same beach and been captured by a power hungry General.With i...

One of the infinite rewards to continuously advancing technology is an increased ease and precision in organizational techniques. Online data collection and online instruments are vital ways to electronically measure and assess organizational areas relevant to management, leadership, and human research development. Online Instruments, Data Collection, and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements aims to assist researchers in both understanding and utilizing online data collecti...

Mike Baker is in his 15th year as the senior pastor of Eastview Christian Church in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. He has been married to his best friend, and life-long love, Sara for 36 years and has two grown sons. His tattoo artist son, Mikey, is married to Monica, and they have blessed the family with four grandchildren: Ian, Eli, Ella, and the miracle, Israel. His pastor/preacher son Caleb is married to Jessica and they have blessed the family with two granddaughters: Sophie and Mila J...

Cost is an all church study that encourages Christ followers to count the cost for following. In Luke 14:25-33 Jesus turns to the large crowds who were following him and encouraged them to count the cost for following. Discipleship, Jesus teaches, is just like building a tower or going to war; one must consider the price before committing to the task. Perhaps no other disciple understood this better than the apostle and gospel writer, Matthew. In the book that bears his name, this former t...

Heartbreak Makes Room for God's PowerJason Vallotton thought his world was burning down around him when he found out that his wife, Heather, was having an affair and planned to leave him. Using his own story as a poignant, evocative illustration of God's grace and healing, Jason, along with his dad, Kris Vallotton, invites you to reframe your understanding of redemption. Together, they show you how to steward the hardest times and deepest pain of your life so that ...

This chapbook comprises a selection of dark, gritty, horror-noir fan fiction. Original tales to appease the most ardent movie fanatics. There are plenty of Easter eggs and nods, and a broad and diverse selection of characters to sate the most devouring appetites.An ode to much-loved horror and cult fandom figures. Legacy Tales create fanfiction and original character content in the realms of horror, science fiction and fantasy. We strive to offer original insights and story arcs cr...

The award-winning PEARL (Positively Enriching and enhancing Residents' Lives) programme was developed to enable care homes to move from providing good fundamental care to excellent person-centred dementia care. Trialled extensively by one of the UK's largest care providers, it has been proven to dramatically increase the quality of life of people with dementia living in care homes, significantly reducing the use of antipsychotics and the incidence of stress-related behaviours.This ...

This chapter book edition of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in AmericaRACE. Uh-oh. The R-word. But actually talking about race is one of the most important things to learn how to do.Adapted from the award-winning, bestselling Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book t...

A new Nativity experience for families to read and perform as a sing-along of beloved Christmas carols with text by New York Times best-selling author Jason F. Wright and music by the woman called “America’s violinist,” Jenny Oaks Baker.Told in two parts, the book begins with an adaptation of the narration and music from the stage production of Joy to the World: A Sacred Celebration by Jason F. Wright and Jenny Oaks Baker. In it, a shepherd named David takes us on...