An "invaluable [and] highly readable" account of the quest to map our DNA, the blueprint for life—and what it means for our future ( The Philadelphia Inquirer).Genome tells the story of the most ambitious scientific adventure of our time. By gradually isolating and identifying all the genes in the human body—the blueprint for life—scientists are closing in on the ability to effectively treat and prevent nearly every disease that strikes man, from m...

It began with the breaking of the bread and became a movement.During a global Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Australian entrepreneur Philip Ryall and his wife Jennie invited more than sixty church leaders from various Christian backgrounds and denominations into their home.Like yeast leavening a loaf of bread, out of that meal grew a deepening inspiration for the book Dear Unity: Overdue Love Letters to Heal a Divided Church, a collection of t...

As science and politics engage in a never-ending battle over the environment, A Life of Grace for the Whole World re-claims the theology of salvation and redemption for all creation. Using the House of Bishop’s Pastoral Teaching on the Environment -- the first statement on the environment from The Episcopal Church leadership -- as a guide, A Life of Grace engages participants in understanding how the call to care for Creation informs and deepens appreciation and love for ...

As science and politics engage in a never-ending battle over the environment, A Life of Grace for the Whole World re-claims the theology of salvation and redemption for all creation. Using the House of Bishop's Pastoral Teaching on the Environment -- the first statement on the environment from The Episcopal Church leadership -- as a guide, A Life of Grace engages participants in understanding how the call to care for Creation informs and deepens appreciation and love for ...

Immerse Yourself in the Divine Wisdom of The Sermons of Saint Alphonsus LiguoriExperience the profound spiritual guidance and timeless teachings of one of the Church's most revered saints with The Sermons of Saint Alphonsus Liguori. This collection brings together the sermons of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, offering readers a deep dive into his spiritual teachings and reflections.Saint Alphonsus Liguori is celebrated for his classic Catholic sermons, and this b...

As science and politics engage in a never-ending battle over the environment, A Life of Grace for the Whole World re-claims the theology of salvation and redemption for all creation. Using the House of Bishop’s Pastoral Teaching on the Environment -- the first statement on the environment from The Episcopal Church leadership -- as a guide, A Life of Grace engages participants in understanding how the call to care for Creation informs and deepens appreciation and love for ...

Love is sleek, black, and brimming with feline grace. Murder is a stout, longhaired mischief-maker with a scowl to match his name. Together, they share a home, a horizon, and a history of playful jabs and pointed silences.But when an ordinary afternoon turns into a battle of wits, tempers flare, secrets sharpen, and the lines between affection and exasperation blur. What begins as teasing soon prowls into territory neither cat quite understands, where barbed words hide deeper truth...

Plants have played key roles in science fiction novels, graphic novels and film. John Wyndham’s triffids, Algernon Blackwood’s willows and Han Kang’s sprouting woman are just a few examples. Plants surround us, sustain us, pique our imaginations and inhabit our metaphors – but in many ways they remain opaque. The scope of their alienation is as broad as their biodiversity. And yet, literary reflections of plant-life are driven, as are many threads of science fictional inquiry, by the conce...

As the first comprehensive reference for the eye, its support structures, diseases, and treatments, Encyclopedia of the Eye is an important resource for all visual scientists, ophthalmologists, and optometrists, as well as researchers in immunology, infectious disease, cell biology, neurobiology and related disciplines. This four-volume reference is unique in its coverage of information on all tissues important for vision, including the retina, cornea and lens. It also covers the ...