Many books have been written about Queen Esther,extolling her excellent character, but who is King Ahasuerus,or Xerxes, as he is known in the Greek?Is he the larger-than-life tyrant as portrayed in the movie 300,or is he the compassionate, merciful kingas depicted in the movie One Night with the King?Perhaps, King Ahasuerus is someone else altogether.By the Spirit of the Lord, this book will present anextraordinary, new perspe...

Come; go for a walk on a rainy day with me. Venture out in your imagination and be filled with the images, sounds, and smells of an early spring rain. Its a lovely way to spend an afternoon

This book is a result of a Cognitive Science program conducted to identify some of the leading issues and approaches that dominate in cognitive science research. The discussion is organized under four groups: psychological theories, mental representation, cognitive development, and semantic theory.

Teacher residencies are on the rise across the United States as a successful way to address the high rate of teacher shortages and attrition. The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) has been guiding this work for over ten years, partnering with teacher preparation institutions, local school districts, and community partners to implement best practices for teacher preparation. With an introduction by NCTR on the key components of successful residencies, each subsequent chapter is...

Celebrate the beauty of American design with this stunning hardcover coffee table book that explores traditional and modern interiors.Discover 21 house tours in this richly photographed interior design book from Veranda. Each chapter shows how designers infuse homes with style, revealing a confident, timeless American look. Thoughtful text and immersive images highlight homes across all regions–from New England to the Pacific, the Midwest, South and Southwest–explo...

The Little Gray Mouse That Lives In The House, the first book in the series written by Alexxis Steele, is a delightful children's book that follows the is a delightful children's story with colorful pictures and illustrations that will take your child on an exciting fun filled adventure across many lands.Every book in the series will have a thought and "moral" of the story at the end of it. With beautiful colors, and scenes, it will capture the imagination of young children, and br...

The year is 1943, and the Allies are fighting their way through German-occcupied Italy. As bombs fall and bullets fly, Captain Rufus Steele, MD, is a surgeon working to save lives on the front lines. Steele has faced down danger before in his life, but when his young friend PFC Henry Murphy goes missing in enemy territory, Steele must risk everything to come to his rescue. But will it be too late? Will Steele be forced to fight after he swore he'd never take up arms again? Will the two men...

Mount Vernon, despite its importance as the estate of George Washington, is subject to the same threats of time as any property and has required considerable resources and organization to endure as a historic site and house. This book provides a window into the broad scope of preservation work undertaken at Mount Vernon over the course of more than 160 years and places this work within the context of America’s regional and national preservation efforts.It was at Mount Vernon, begin...

Matrimonio de convenienciaSusan FoxAl cabo de solo cuatro días, Rena se casaría con Ford Hallow. Pensar en la boda la llenaba de emoción e impaciencia. Aunque no era una boda corriente: Ford deseaba hacerse con las tierras de Rena, y ella no estaba dispuesta a permitírselo.Bajo la lluviaJessica Steele¡Menos mal que existía el guapísimo Harris Quillian! Mallon estaba sola, desesperada y sin hogar has...

A mysterious stranger from the past has come back to haunt Dr. Rufus Steele. In 1940, Dr. Rufus Steele loves his life in Friendsville, Maryland. This small farming community, with its tight-knit group of friends and neighbors has become a safe haven for the doctor with a troubled past. Dr. Rufus Steele spends his days taking care of the citizens of Friendsville, and often joins his neighbors in their efforts to save young Jim Murphy and his friends from their boyhood antics. But evil has a...

Since Silent Spring was published in 1962, the number of texts about the natural world written by women has grown exponentially. The essays in Women Writing Nature: A Feminist View argue that women writing in the 20th century are utilizing the historical connection of women and the natural world in diverse ways. For centuries women have been associated with nature but many feminists have sought to distance themselves from the natural world because of dominant cultural representations which...

Sara Steele has made the subject of “praying through” very practical, understandable, and exciting. When you finish reading this book the first thing you will want to do is pray! —Paul Crouch, President and Founder, Trinity Broadcasting Network   Sara Steele’s Praying Through teaches you how to allow God to use your prayer life to accomplish all that He wants to accomplish both in you and in your worl...