The City of Newcastle is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne. It is thought that the city has had almost 2,000 years of continuous habitation, dating as far back as Roman times. By the eighteenth century, Newcastle was the most important city in the North East, and it continues to be a thriving and populous centre to this day. This is the second collection of images from John Carlson and Joyce Carlson. With an introduction by Howard Goldsbrough, the book draws on numerous pictoria...

John Carlson takes a new look at the north-western rail scene. Focusing mainly on the years 1975 to 1985, this collection of around 180 colour and black-and white-images, almost all previously unpublished, takes a look the regions railways in the 1970s and 1980s. Captured here are images that encapsulate intercity expresses at speed and rest, show freight being shunted and hauled in yards and on main lines, and portray the enthusiasts and passengers that photograph and ride them. Although ...

The presence of God is real, personal and meaningful. God is everywhere and so always with us. The key is in seeking God’s face in order to live in a greater realization of His transformational presence. Psalm 27 dives deep into King David’s experience of living in the context of the presence of the Lord. This volume examines what it is to Seek God’s face, pursue intimacy with the Lord, as well as challenges to help the reader work through the doubts and distractions that will inevitably a...

Have you ever thought you were being followed or watched? Have you ever needed to follow someone without being seen? Do you ever worry about the digital tracks you leave behind—or wonder how to vanish without a trace? Have you ever wished you could spot when someone is lying to you?In the shadowy world of espionage, surveillance, countersurveillance, digital invisibility, deception, and lie detection are essential skills. Former CIA counterterrorism officer John Ki...

Although it’s not the biggest town in the world, a lot has taken place in South Shields. It is also a town of contrasts. It has proved to be popular tourist destination while also being a home for many smokestack industries. It’s a town that has had almost everything except an airport. South Shields From Old Photographs contains many previously unpublished images by John and Joyce Carlson and draws on an eclectic collection of photographs and other materials to illustrate some of its broad...

Towards a New Ethnohistory engages respectfully in cross-cultural dialogue and interdisciplinary methods to co-create with Indigenous people a new, decolonized ethnohistory. This new ethnohistory reflects Indigenous ways of knowing and is a direct response to critiques of scholars who have for too long foisted their own research agendas onto Indigenous communities. Community-engaged scholarship invites members of the Indigenous community themselves to identify the research questio...

This rare book by John Roy Carlson gives an unconventional and detailed account of the war for Israel's independence. Carlson daringly goes undercover on all sides, and therefore provides a unique and captivating account of events. This book is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject.

Newcastle Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Newcastle, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of Newcastle throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set. Through the author's factual captions for every picture an...

This devotional commentary is designed to take the reader beyond the surface beauty of the Psalm, into the striking depths of this great Psalm of comfort and strength. The study provides opportunity for reflection and application, while carving a path for a deeper understanding of the theology of the Psalm. This volume will take the reader through words that may be very familiar, to find an even greater appreciation for the heavenly perspective of life on earth that is provided by Psalm 46...

Godfoolery: Beyond Belief and Unbelief is for religious skeptics who, like the author, have trouble accepting canned answers and confessions and creeds. As such, this volume of essays can be read independently of each other. Questions dealing with creation ex nihilo, biblical criticism, the higher and lower criticism, tests of truth, tribalism and its relation to white supremacy, as well as death and its impact on the meaning of life.

Like their predecessors throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI have emphasized the importance of philosophy in the Catholic intellectual tradition. In his encyclical Fides et ratio (1998), John Paul II called on philosophers “to have the courage to recover, in the flow of an enduringly valid philosophical tradition, the range of authentic wisdom and truth.” Where the late pope spoke of an “enduringly valid tradition,” Jacques Ma...

Written by a famous American painter and teacher, whose landscapes are found in many of the world's most noted museums, this book is known as one of the art student's most helpful guides. It provides a wealth of advice on the choice of subject; it tells what to look for and aim for, and explains the mysteries of color, atmospheric conditions, and other phenomena to be found in nature.Through his profound understanding of the physical nature of landscapes and his highly developed art...