A new, exciting and entertaining crime series from the Swiss city of Zug. The Swiss franchise detectives Loretta Lombardi and Lars Van de Velde are always on the case when black sheep appear in the franchise economy. The multicultural investigators fight for justice with wit, humor and physical commitment, supported by a colorful team of assistants. An entertaining crime novel set in the franchise economy with plenty of Swiss ambience. The first case, The Disappearance of Alexander Schober...

Regarding the Book of Galatians: It seems that some people were troubling Paul as he wrote his epistle to the churches in Galatia, and they were:Some said that Paul was not a true apostleThat he received his teachings from someone other than JesusSome insisted that the pagan converts be circumcisedThe school of Gnostics was trying to steal converts and place them into a syncretic ChristianityPaul had his hands full teaching the tru...

In this second volume of the new franchise crime series - The Swiss Franchise Detectives - Lars Van de Velde is called to the Zug headquarter of the Happy People, a fitness franchise. It relies heavily on robotics and artificial intelligence, but is being blackmailed. Obviously, not all franchisees act in accordance with the system. During his investigations, with his assistant Morita Miramoto, in Berlin and Hamburg (Germany) as well as Unterägeri and Zug (Switzerland), Lars has to experie...

It is believed by Christian churches that Jesus will return to earth, but not physically touch down on the planet, accompanied by the angels of heaven, in a rapture, or taking up of billions of Christians to be with him in heaven, just before the Great Tribulation, as well as the wrath that follows the Great Day of the Lord.Scripture says that this return will be quiet and stealthy, just as a thief in the night would be when breaking into a home or business. However, according to p...

Revealing the Book of Revelation: And the soon-coming salvation for all mankind, by Peter Bellone, presents the Revelation of John as a symbolic manual to be read outside denominational traditions. The book's main idea is that, through Revelation, we see the kingdom of God will be on earth and that the righteous will live in it forever.The Author aims to demonstrate that Revelation is not merely an end-time prophecy but a call to genuine obedience and worship of God, free ...

What is time? We use time to tell us when to grow our crops, play in the sand, and run our sophisticated electronics; and just as important, we use time to determine when a prison sentence comes to an end. We measure time with the aid of such devices as a calendar and a clock. However, before the first sundial was invented, man counted the days through the normal rotation of the sun. A day started when the sun went down below the horizon and ended twenty-four hours later as the sun went do...

Along the shores of Long Island�s Great South Bay, the Copiague area was a haven for Native Americans and, later, colonial settlers. Previously known as Huntington South, East Amityville, Great Neck, and Powell�s, the hamlet adopted the name Copiague in the 1890s. Pres. George Washington�s celebrated 1790 sojourn is one of the high points in Copiague history, as are the visits of famed wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi in the early 1900s, when he came to review his namesake Marconiville ...

Becoming a Neuropsychologist is the first comprehensive resource for students interested in pursuing a career in neuropsychology. Whether you are a student in high school, college, or graduate school, or a professional interested in a career change, this book will serve as your North Star to help you navigate on your journey. To this end, Part I answers the questions, What is Neuropsychology?, Why Neuropsychology?, and Where Do Neuropsychologists Work?, and ends with a di...

Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender, sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized stories of recovery that help to deepen our understanding of the disaster. Specifically, the volume examines ways in which gender and sexuality issues have been largely ignored in the e...

Equine Color Genetics, Fourth Edition presents a detailed examination of the color variation in horses and donkeys and the genetic mechanisms that produce color variations.Thoroughly covers the basic colors in horses, including bay, chestnut, black, and brownDetails the genetic basis of the colors built from the basic coat color, including dilutions and white patterningProvides an explanation of genetic mechanisms that determine coat color

This revised and updated second edition of The Globalization and Development Reader builds on the considerable success of a first edition that has been used around the world. It combines selected readings and editorial material to provide a coherent text with global coverage, reflecting new theoretical and empirical developments.Main text and core reference for students and professionals studying the processes of social change and development in “third world” countri...

An International Bestseller“Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” —BlocksThe definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company"This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand." —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation ownerIt’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million...