"Vinieron a él grandes multitudes, trayendo cojos, ciegos, lisiados, mudos y muchos otros, y los pusieron a sus pies; y él los sanó". Mateo 15:30La cabeza de Jesús estaba coronada de espinas en la tierra; está coronada de gloria en el cielo, y en cualquiera de los dos aspectos sentimos que es un tema que está más allá de nuestro alcance. Conmueve nuestros sentimientos, excita nuestra admiración, y nos maravillamos y adoramos, donde no podemos entender.Pero los pies de Jesús...

"The One Moss-Rose" likely explores themes of love, romance, and personal relationships, as suggested by the title. Moss-roses are often associated with sentiments of love and affection, so it's possible that the novel centers around a romantic story or a central character linked to the symbolism of the moss-rose.Philip Bennett Power's writing style often focused on emotional depth and moral exploration, so "The One Moss-Rose" may delve into the complexities of human emotions and the chall...

Philip Bennett has been a foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, and documentary film producer. He is a former international editor and managing editor of The Washington Post and was a correspondent in Latin America for The Boston Globe. He has co-produced more than twenty documentary films for the PBS series Frontline, where he was also managing editor*.* His journalism career started at The Lima Times in Peru.Steve Fa...

Philip Bennett has been a foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, and documentary film producer. He is a former international editor and managing editor of The Washington Post and was a correspondent in Latin America for The Boston Globe. He has co-produced more than twenty documentary films for the PBS series Frontline, where he was also managing editor*.* His journalism career started at The Lima Times in Peru.Steve Fa...

If you enjoyed Mongol Moon and A Dance of Devils but were left with questions, such as "What is happening in the rest of the United States?" or "heck, what's happening in the rest of the world?" Apocalypse in Pieces, Volume 1 has the answers.In the United States, members of a Louisiana VFW fight back, and an Illinois gun shop employee overcomes personal loss to find a purpose.In the hollers of West Virginia, a cagey man holds a se...

Nigeria is a bellwether, in an enormous continent, endowed with natural resources and human capital, whose development and greatness have been marred by political instability since gaining home-rule from Britain in 1960. The contemporary political, economic, and social quandaries that have stultified Nigeria’s growth project flows from difficulties in cultivating patriotic leaders with pluck to enact efficacious policies that will catapult the country to greater heights developmentally. Ni...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

I en allt farligare värld har underrättelsetjänstens roll aldrig varit mer kritisk. Sverige och världen står inför allt fler alarmerande konflikter. Hemliga aktiviteter, oavsett om det är i form av subversion, desinformation eller hemliga operationer, är centrala i det internationella maktspelet. Det har aldrig varit viktigare att förstå värdet av underrättelsearbetets roll inom områdena diplomati, statskonst och krig.Denna högaktuella samling essäer samlar världsledande underrätte...

This pioneering introduction to Stanislavsky's methods and modes of actor training covers all of the essential elements of his System. Recreating ‘truthful’ behaviour in the artificial environment, awareness and observation, psychophysical work, given circumstances, visualization and imagination, and active analysis are all introduced and explored.Each section of the book is accompanied by individual and group exercises, forming a full course of study in the foundat...

Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations provides a uniquely valuable view of current approaches and findings in conflict studies. This volume showcases work informed by four powerful research tools: rational choice theory and game theory; simulation, experimentation, and artificial intelligence; quantitative studies; and case studies. Each research method is introduced and evaluated for its specific potential, including both strengths and weaknesses. Throughout, the...

Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent maritime environment, while its strategic position at the western approaches—jutting out into the Atlantic—has given this history a global impact.It is perhaps surprising then, that, despite the central place of the sea in Cornwall’s history, there has not yet been a full maritime history of ...

Commencèrent, à partir du printemps 1984, les réunions du Comité de préparation pour lesquelles déjà Strasbourg - ville des routes, croisée des chemins - méritait son nom puisque de Milan, de Liège, de Neuchâtel ou de Lille, toutes les voies y conduisaient. Denses et paisibles rencontres, dans l'atmosphère studieuse de la Bibliothèque de Philologie romane, qui construisirent progressivement l'architecture de notre Congrès. Sur la suggestion de notre Président, C. Segre, qui anima la prépar...