Twelve-year-old Bella Kerr is a darts prodigy. And when she finds out that her autistic little brother’s special schooling is at risk because of lack of money, Bella secretly enters a darts competition at the local pub. The old boys’ network of darts players are not happy none more than the gold-suited charmer, Frankie ‘Goldfinger’ Phillips a five-time national champion, who will do anything to stop Bella qualifying for nationals. Laced with humour and chock full of nail-biting drama, this...

Commentaries on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands: From the Battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815 is a comprehensive and detailed account of military surgery during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, authored by George James Guthrie, a distinguished British military surgeon. Drawing from his extensive firsthand experience on the battlefields of the Peninsular War and the climactic Waterloo campaign, Guthrie provides an invalu...

"A minister cannot be confident in his calling without being holy."—James DurhamFaithful pastors recognize their need for self-examination and humble repentance. Preventing Ministry Failure draws from faithful men of the past to provide a thorough guide for today's pastors to openly discuss and repent of their common failings.Preventing Ministry Failure is an updated version of James Guthrie’s A Humble Acknowledgement of the Sins of the Minist...

Drawing back on the ever-evolving stakeholder management theory, this book responds to calls for more empirical research into the managerial sense making of the stakeholder concept.The book explores how managers make sense of stakeholder management, especially in complex and challenging business contexts. Therefore, this book contributes to the advancement of the managerial branch of the stakeholder management theory focussing on managers’ sense making intended as how they interpre...

Among the significant repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic is escalating public questioning of the desirability and sustainability of the market economy and the societal role of business. These concerns are linked to merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, with significant disruptive consequences for stakeholder relationships and their management. This book explores these changes, moving away from the traditional focus on the financial and strategic aspects of M&A and its rational, tec...

A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes.Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radica...

Absinthe’s renaissance is quickly growing into a culinary movement. The “Green Fairy” is now showing up on cocktail menus at chic restaurants around the country. A Taste for Absinthe celebrates this storied and complex liquor by bringing you 65 cocktail recipes from America’s hottest mixologists to enjoy as you discover the spirit that has fascinated artists, musicians, and writers for centuries.Absinthe expert R. Winston Guthrie shares the intriguing history of this famou...

This is a book about life. Well, still not exactly right. It really is a book about MY life. I hope that, at least in a small way, this book about my life can influence your life. I apologize ahead of time if this is too presumptuous or over zealous a goal. About this Book The book has six major sections, each with a different theme. There sections contain a total of twenty chapters, each an essay about a facet of my life. With one exception, I have consciously avoided writing a chronologi...

Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, the completely revised Expositor's Bible Commentary puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands.A staple for students, teachers, and pastors worldwide, The Expositor's Bible Commentary (EBC) offers comprehensive yet succinct commentary from scholars committed to the authority of the Holy Scriptures. The EBC uses the New International Version of the Bible, but the contributors work from the ...

"This study Bible is a must-have to help us see Jesus Christ throughout the whole Bible." —biblereviewguys.comThe ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible is designed to help readers see Christ in all of Scripture, and grace for all of life.It features book introductions, gospel-centered study notes, and a series of all-new articles—written by a team of over 50 pastors and scholars. This content explains passage-by-passage how God's redemptive purposes culminate in th...

Lead your school to success with PRIDEWhat′s missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills and information necessary to make that vision a reality. Providing a combined 70 years of classroom and administrative experienc...

Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books of the New Testament. It’s like slipping on a set of glasses that lets you read the Bible through the eyes of a first-century reader! Discoveries await you that will snap the world of the New Testament into gripping immediacy. Things that seem mystifying, puzzling, or obscure will take on tremendous meaning when you view them in their a...