"The Hatfield Lunar Atlas" has become an amateur lunar observer's bible since it was first published in 1968.A major update of the atlas was made in 1998, using the same wonderful photographs that Commander Henry Hatfield made with his purpose-built 12-inch (300 mm) telescope, but bringing the lunar nomenclature up to date and changing the units from Imperial to S.I. metricThis edition is important since the fact is that modern telescope optics, digital imaging equipment an...

From suicide to sex to rearing children to homosexuality to abortion to sports to manhood to near-death experiences to marriage, this book is a collection of faith columns that addresses life's questions from a biblical perspective.

This communication thoroughly conveys my crazy thinking on how we might all pull together and collectively charter a fresh course for all of humanity.Perhaps after reading you will come away with a renewed perspective on life; feeling better about your personal existence, including feeling better about the human journey -- fully optimistic about coming back to a better world, if that should so be the case.

In 2004, it became obvious that Henry Hatfield’s original atlas wasn’t suitable for all current commercially-made amateur telescopes. Newtonian telescopes and astronomical refractors – for many years the only choice for amateurs – invert the observed image. The standard Hatfield Atlas therefore follows the IAU (International Astronomical Union) convention of having maps (and photographs) with South at the top and West on the left: an inverted image.However, the current ranges of Sc...

This book argues that cultural fascination with the “madperson” stems from the contemporaneous increase of chronically mentally ill persons in public life due to deinstitutionalization—the mental health reform movement leading to the closure of many asylums in favor of outpatient care. Anthony Carlton Cooke explores the reciprocal spheres of influence between deinstitutionalization, representations of the “murderous, mentally ill individual” in the horror, crime, and thriller genres, and t...

Meet Officer Oreo, the Hug-Loving, Drug-Finding Police Pup!From the green fields of Ireland to the sunny streets of Las Vegas, Officer Oreo has sniffed his way into the hearts of children and adults alike. With his wagging tail, heart-shaped spot, and unstoppable nose, this Springador is more than just a K9-he's a hugging hero on four legs.Follow Oreo's tail-wagging journey as he meets Officer Cookie (yes, really!), earns his badge, finds dangerous drugs, and steals a slice...

First published in 1997. Examining race, law, and religion in today's America, The Least of These highlights the power of these principles to both divide and unite, and promotes a new form of liberalism that incorporates the spiritual values long neglected by earlier progressive liberals. Relaunching the fundamental tenet of progressive liberalism-that a justly ordered society must protect the interests and promote opportunities for the least advantaged of its population-Anthony Cook argue...

Telling Stories, Talking Craft is a collection of fifteen conversations with some of the finest contemporary fiction writers. These distinguished authors discuss their lives and their craft in candid, thought-provoking interviews from the pages of Sycamore Review, Purdue University’s international journal of literature, opinion and the arts.

This is the first volume of a distance-learning history of Scotland course. The 26 major topics are covered in five books, designed for self-study and written to accompany the course. These volumes are: two tutorial volumes, two volumes of reprinted articles and essays, and a volume of documents. The first half of the course covers the period 1707 to 1850.Beginning with the Union of 1707 and Jacobitism, the course considers topics, including: industrialization, politics, religion, ...

This is the second volume of a distance-learning history of Scotland course. This book covers 1850 to the present. The 26 major topics are covered in five books, designed for self-study and written to accompany the course. These volumes are: two tutorial volumes, two volumes of reprinted articles and essays, and a volume of documents. The first half of the course covers the period 1707 to 1850. Beginning with the Union of 1707 and Jacobitism, the course considers topics, including: industr...

So you now know the poems – but how do you structure your essay?This clean & simple new guide from Accolade Press will walk you through how to plan and structure essay responses to questions on the Love and Relationships poetry anthology. By working through nine mock questions, these detailed essay plans will show you how to go about building a theme based answer – while the accompanying notes will illustrate not only how to mast...