"Where is God, mummy?" was the question I asked that started my search for God. I was 4 years old. The answer to this question was a long journey through Catholicism, apostasy, Buddhism, New Age, Indian gurus and finally, the greatest surprise of my life, becoming a born-again Christian. It is a journey with visions of the future, demons and angels, past life experiences in the New Age, long-suffering and the never-ending quest for my life's purpose.I couldn't have written this sto...

Do you know what makes or breaks a language learner? Why is it that some succeed in acquiring a second language and some do not? Are there factors in a person's personality, background or circumstances that play a major role in the language learning process? And if so, what are these factors and what can we do about them to help language learners become successful? All these questions came up in my mind when I was confronted with students who did not seem to learn in the usual ways and stu...

Why on earth would you want to do a study on suffering? Well, when you suffer a lot and you don't get any answers in church. Of course, suffering is not a popular topic so many preachers ignore the subject. Yet, in the Bible it is a recurring subject. All major characters in the Bible suffered. To name just a few, Abraham, the father of our faith, suffered a very long wait for a child. Jacob suffered the loss of his favourite son Joseph. Job of course suffered the loss of all his family an...

I love a good story. Don't you?This is a collection of anecdotes and examples of mistakes non-native speakers have made in the process of learning and using English as a second language. These stories have been collected over 30 years in various countries and from numerous nationalities, and include difficulties with vocabulary, pronunciation, writing and culture. All examples have a twist - by making unintentional mistakes, non-native users of English have added a new, humorous di...

I wish I'd had Aussie English and Culture by Luke Zimmerman when my Australian husband decided to pack up our little family and move back home to Australia! I'd grown up there but left at 11 years of age. Returning as an adult, I suffered a year of culture shock. For those planning to visit Australia, or even more so, contemplating moving there, it would be advisable to invest in a copy of Aussie English and Culture and read it.Reviewed by Viga Boland for Readers' Favorite5...

Are you going to Australia? Learn some Aussie ‘lingo’ (language) and culture. As a teacher of English as a Second Language, I have seen hundreds upon hundreds of people from all over the world and from all cultures grapple with the Aussie ways. They have all unwittingly contributed to this book. "I wish I'd had Aussie English and Culture by Luke Zimmerman when my Australian husband decided to pack up our little family and move back home to Australia! I'd grown up there, but left at 11 year...

"Two ways" shows a means of looking at the world and trying to understand its many complexities. It has always helped me to understand a situation better by considering it from two opposing perspectives. The Lord shows us certain examples of this in the Bible: there is the way of Cain and the way of Able. There is the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. There are the two brothers, Jacob and Esau, one the Lord loved and one He hated. There are angels and fallen ange...

Mental illness snuck up on us and it took years to realize what we were dealing with.Jenny and I wrote this book because we have a story to tell. It is our sincere desire that our story will help those who are in the same situation as us: confused by mental illness, overwhelmed by its complications and its wide variety of manifestations. Above all, this story was written to encourage and give hope to Christians and non-Christians alike: there are answers, there are solutions, there...

In today’s fast-paced world, we’ve never seen people more stressed, anxious, and time poor than we are now. The big question is: how can we help individuals overwhelmed by constant pressures to cultivate a better mindset and cope with daily challenges? How can you transform your mindset and conquer these with ease?In the Time Poor Series: Mindset, we’ve gathered insights, practical tips, and real-life strategies fr...

Provides comprehensive coverage of laser-induced ionization processes for mass spectrometry analysisDrawing on the expertise of the leading academic and industrial research groups involved in the development of photoionization methods for mass spectrometry, this reference for analytical scientists covers both the theory and current applications of photo-induced ionization processes. It places widely used techniques such as MALDI side by side with more specialist ap...

The Rogue Planet missed Earth by a few thousand kilometers and quickly receded into the blackness of space.The Sleepers, the smartest form of biological life ever encountered, showed no interest in Earth and shunned all communication, even with GAIA.The massive object deflected Earth inward, toward the Sun.Earth’s new orbit is elliptical - a colossal shock for every creature.For those who cling to life, the new normal means long dismal winters, punctuated by...