Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the phenomenon as a long-term process, shaped by the convert's embodiment and immersion in a linguistic, social, and ritual community.Williams' analysis of the conversion process is rooted in a view of cognition as both embodied and affecti...

A British soldier recounts his experience maintaining surveillance towers in Northern Ireland during The Troubles in this candid military memoir.Making unprecedented use of electronic surveillance, the Special Air Service and other British assault units were dependent on information provided by a network of towers and other devices. Construction and maintenance of the towers was the job of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. The author and his fellow troopers...

Two astronauts are sent into space for a crucial mission when suddenly their shuttle loses power. As their chances of survival decrease, the astronauts form an emotional bond as they spend the last of their remaining days together.

Rather than live under the mores of the Antebellum South, John and Abigail Whitmore sell everything they own, turn their backs on their families, and flee from 1840s Mississippi to the free North.After settling near Weston, Missouri, they soon learn that blacks are not allowed to marry, hold office, read and write, own property, or shoot firearms. Committed to the area, they remain and establish their plantation, Lime Spring. After freeing their childhood friends, Asa and Netty, an...

Since the start of time, man has been searching for ways to live a productive and meaningful life. Everyone goes through this thought process, either consciously or subconsciously. The key to finding that answer is to begin asking the right questions.A great starting point for asking the right questions is a question I asked myself thirty years ago. That question was, What are my core values, principles, or beliefs? In other words, what is truly important to me. I simplified that q...

Through a clerical error, superintendent of schools Jack Cole finds himself called to active duty in the United States Navy at the beginning of WWII. Cole was never in the Navy and responds accordingly. Thinking he is trying to avoid military service the Bureau of Naval Personnel has him apprehended and flown to Washington DC where he is given the choice of active duty or Portsmouth Naval Prison.Cole accepts active duty and finds himself stumbling from one hilarious situation after...

The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly yet accessible work examines the latest evidence on all aspects of Recorde’s life, throwing new light on a character deserving of greater recognition. Topics and featur...

The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves...

Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asia’s genuine ‘miracles’ of modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the island’s fragile air, water, and land, and produced some of the...

Het begint met een sms. President Jack Ryans vriend (en voormalig CIA-agent) pater Pat West waarschuwt hem voor een 'honey trap' – een val die is opgezet door een geheim agente die uit is op informatie – en een mogelijke moordaanslag. Het zou te maken hebben met een geheim artificial intelligence-project, Calliope, dat in Chinese handen dreigt te vallen. Daarna blijft het stil. Doodstil. En dus heeft Jack twee problemen. Hij moet zijn vriend helpen, die verdwenen is in Indonesië, en hij mo...

Tijdens de Balkanoorlog opereerde Dr. Cathy Ryan een Bosnisch meisje dat gewond was geraakt aan haar ogen. Nu, zesentwintig jaar later, stuurt ze haar zoon Jack Ryan Jr. op pad om het meisje van toen terug te vinden en haar een brief te overhandigen. Aida Curic is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot een strijdvaardige jonge vrouw die leidinggeeft aan een controversieel vluchtelingennetwerk in de buurt van Sarajevo. Jack voelt zich ogenblikkelijk tot haar aangetrokken en raakt via Aida verwikkeld in ...

Tijdens een vakantie in Barcelona loopt Jack Ryan jr. in een café een vriendin van vroeger, Renee Moore, tegen het lijf. Helaas heeft ze geen tijd om bij te praten en dus maken de twee een afspraak voor later op de dag. Maar vlak nadat Jack het café heeft verlaten, wordt het door een explosie verwoest. En hoewel hij nog probeert Renee te redden, komt hij te laat. Ze sterft in zijn armen, nadat ze nog één woord heeft gefluisterd: Sammler. Samen met de Spaanse geheime dienst gaat Jack jr. op...