As parents of a son with disabilities, Thomas E. Reynolds and his wife know what it's like to be misunderstood by a church community. In Vulnerable Communion, Reynolds draws upon that personal experience and a diverse body of literature to empower churches and individuals to foster deeper hospitality toward persons with disabilities.Reynolds argues that the Christian story is one of strength coming from weakness, of wholeness emerging from brokenness, and of power in vulne...

For half a century René Girard’s theories of mimetic desire and scapegoating have captivated the imagination of thinkers and doers in many fields as an incisive look into the human condition, particularly the roots of violence. In a 1993 interview with Rebecca Adams, he highlighted the positive dimensions of mimetic phenomena without expanding on what they might be. Now, two decades later, this groundbreaking book systematically explores the positive side of mimetic theory in the context o...

SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, WINNER of the UKLA'A masterpiece from beginning to end.' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give*AND THEN THERE WERE SHOTSEverybodyran,ducked,hid, tuckedthemselves tight.Pressed our lips to thepavement and prayedthe boom, followed bythe buzz of a bullet,didn't meet us.*After Will's brother is shot in a gang crime...

In If I Knew Then, which was first published in 1962, Debbie Reynolds makes her debut as an author, having already excelled in numerous other fields of expression—including appearing in motion pictures, on the stage, in vaudeville and on television, and selling more than a million copies of her record "Tammy," from the movie Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)."I'm Debbie Reynolds."Well, I'm not really Debbie; I'm Mary Frances. But if you like Debbie you can call me that. Or you ca...

Die Vergangenheit. Eine kleine Gruppe wagemutiger Forscher bricht an Bord des Segelschiffes »Demeter« in den Norden auf. Sie wollen ein rätselhaftes Artefakt untersuchen, das in Nordnorwegen im Eis schlummert. Doch als die Crew, begleitet vom Schiffsarzt Doktor Silas Coade, ihre Untersuchungen beginnt, geschieht eine Katastrophe, so gewaltig, dass ihre Auswirkungen noch in der fernen Zukunft spürbar sein werden ...

Unlock the full potential of Excel 2024 and become a proficient data handler with this comprehensive guide tailored for beginners. Say goodbye to confusion and hello to clarity as you embark on a step-by-step journey to mastering charts, functions, formulas, and pivot tables.BenefitsGain confidence in navigating through charts and unraveling complex formulasLearn how to transform data into compelling visuali...

Thomas Pitera is a unique Mafioso, a man who rose to significant heights as a Bonanno family hitman. His most well-known murder was carried out for John "the Teflon Don" Gotti. The assassination of Willie Boy Johnson outside of his Brooklyn residence was carried out by Pitera and accomplices. Johnson, an ex-fighter, turned government informant around 1966. Pitera hoped to use the elimination of the former pugilist as a means of elevating his status in the Bonanno crime family. By 1990 Pite...

Prix Locus 2016 du meilleur roman courtUne aventure interstellaire autour de la guerre, de l'identité, de la trahison et de la préservation même de la civilisation humaine.Un vaste conflit, qui a englobé des centaines de mondes et de systèmes solaires, semble enfin toucher à sa fin. La soldate Scur peut commencer à envisager sa vie après la guerre, et penser à la famille qu'elle a laissée derrière elle. Mais la paix ne sera pas.À la...

Thomas DeBrizzi was a Gambino caporegime who was murdered after refusing three separate imperatives to meet with other syndicate associates at the Ravenite Social Club in New York City. Federal reports indicate DeBrizzi was heavily immersed in the carnival business. At the time he went missing, in February 1988, he was basically retired. A high ranking Gambino operative, DeBrizzi controlled Gambino crime activities in the state of Connecticut. In 1982 the mobster was sentenced to one and a...

Gaetano Thomas Lucchese worked his way up in the ranks of organized crime during the years before the Castellammarese War of 1929-1931. Lucchese was a hit man for Tommaso Gagliano and others. An early conviction for auto theft in 1922 is perhaps the only time Lucchese was imprisoned for any length of time. During testimony before the New York State Crime Commission in 1952 he had little to say about his prior arrests. My e-book looks closely at several murders attributed to Lucchese and se...

Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli took his name from a boxer of the early 20th century. His brother was known as "Patsy Ryan". Tommy came up as a bootlegger in the 1920s and 1930s. He made the acquaintance of Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo while living in Greenwich Village. Strollo brought Eboli along in the Genovese family. His opportunity to lead the Genovese criminal empire came with Vito Genovese's 1959 imprisonment for narcotics. Tommy Ryan was joined by two other Genovese leaders, i.e. Gerard...

Drought remains the biggest single threat from climate change to the production of key cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Cereals also respond in complex ways to drought stress, making improved drought tolerance a challenging trait to achieve. With many cereals recognised as staple food crops due to their nutritional value, more research is required into improving drought tolerance as a means of ensuring the future food security of millions.Developing drou...