As this lively new study effectively demonstrates, dictionaries serve as far more than just simple reference tools; they also offer a rich fund of information about people in society. Before now, the extent to which dictionaries encode social history, as opposed to merely relaying linguistic information, has gone almost entirely unnoticed. In this illuminating new book, Linda C. Mitchell analyzes the complex and changing relationship in the early modern period between authority and lexicog...

By: Mitchell Taylor Elder Jeffrey R. Holland taught that the names and titles given to Jesus Christ offer the deepest insights into who He is, was, and will be. InWhom Say Ye That I Am?, Mitchell C. Taylor invites you on a transformative journey to understand Christ more intimately through His many names‚ each one a profound key to experiencing Him as your Redeemer, Advocate, and Friend. As you explore the significance of titles like the Good Shepherd, the True Vine, the Light of the World...

Discover the complex web of democracy's development with an insightful examination that covers the ups and downs of the system's past as well as its current problems. This book examines the basic foundation of democracy, exposing both its inherent strengths and weaknesses, while also unveiling the intricacies of political systems. The author delves into significant events, ranging from the origins of democracy to its current forms, by means of a painstakingly crafted story, illuminating th...

“Two-thirds of US small businesses have one owner, one employee. About 52 percent are home-based. This is a book of sound, logic-driven advice aimed directly at them.”—Ray Hoffman, CEO Radio, WCBS Newsradio 880The minute you hang out your shingle and go into business, you are stepping into a potential legal mine field. 10 Ways to Get Sued by Everyone & Anyone is your legal GPS to help you navigate and to avoid the most common legal pitfalls that nearly every business might e...

Pentecost on Mockingbird Lane is a collection of 51 sermons preached at the 2015 National Festival of Young Preachers in Dallas, Texas (at Perkins School of Theology on Mockingbird Lane).

A desperate exodus from Earth.Indentured to the starship captain, young Michael 'Kip' Anders was his family's only hope of fleeing Earth and its constant attacks from the Korg. But even four years out, the colony ship Cloud Fist is unable to escape the Korg's firm grip on the galaxy. As factions form and unrest invades the ship, Kip finds his loyalties severely tested. Will the new colony fail before it even finds a planet to settle?

This is a story that the charities don't want you to read. This is the fate that can befall any of us that you don't want to acknowledge.For years you have passed them on the streets, as much a part of your routine as your morning shower, your half-hearted scan of the world's news — fake or otherwise — and the barista who artistically crafts the £4 cappuccino with soya milk, three drops of vanilla, and a flutter of chocolate sprinkles that has to b...

When you are young, how do you reconcile so many contradictions in your surroundings? How do you explain being Christian in the face of racial segregation in the church? What do you do with an inquisitive mind in a culture that discourages questioning? These questions clashed for Mitchell Carnell in an unexpected experience in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Episodes in his life that had remained separate suddenly came together. Everything changed from that point forward. This is Carnell's...

Imagine a world where ghosts can be seen (but not heard) on computer screens via artificial intelligence and the collaboration of ‘seeing’ dogs. Follow the story of Laura Haskell, a fantasy writer, and her beautiful white German Shepherd, Cloud.Laura is a successful author who needs to get sober. She lives in a haunted hotel in San Francisco with Cloud, who can see the ghosts. When Sean Wilson appears in her life, everything changes.Ghosts have puzzled the living for as lon...

A romantic science fiction adventure… with space pirates.It can't fall into the wrong hands.When Luna Callista becomes the keeper of a galaxy‑shifting new technology, she instantly becomes a target. Captured by a ruthless band of deep‑space pirates, she's rescued by a man whose secrets may be as dangerous as the pirates themselves.Who is Rik Mazar—galactic protector or rogue pirate?After th...

Imagine a world where ghosts can be seen on computer screens via artificial intelligence and ghost-seeing dogs. We begin this unique story with Laura Haskell, a successful fantasy writer who needs to get sober. She lives in a haunted hotel in San Francisco with her beautiful white German Shepherd who can see the ghosts. When Sean Wilson appears in her life, everything changes. Through the use of Artificial Intelligence Sean and his crew revolutionize how ghostly apparitions are perceived. ...

They took everything from her. Now, she's their biggest threat.Krista Fitzpatrick's eighteenth birthday was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it ended in bloodshed. Her parents, highly trained government assassins, were executed, and now the killers are hunting her. Targeted for a microchip she knows nothing about, Krista is plunged into a world of espionage, deception, and deadly alliances.Krista must rely on the one person she's not sure she can trus...