Ever had the feeling that your car's repair bill was too high? This small but powerful book can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars over the life of your car. Inside you will find the most common tactics that mechanics and service managers use to separate you from your hard earned cash. How to counter those tactics, and even turn the tables on crooked mechanics and garages.Drawing from extensive experience on both sides of the service and parts counters, the author will help ...

Divorce rates are at an all-time high. But without a theoretical understanding of the processes related to marital stability and dissolution, it is difficult to design and evaluate new marriage interventions. The Mathematics of Marriage provides the foundation for a scientific theory of marital relations. The book does not rely on metaphors, but develops and applies a mathematical model using difference equations. The work is the fulfillment of the goal to build a mathematical fra...

New issue of a theological classic on the atonementOriginally published in 1955 and reprinted dozens of times over the years, John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied systematically explains the two sides of redemption -- its accomplishment through Christ's atonement and its application to the lives of believers.Murray explores the biblical passages dealing with the necessity, nature, perfection, and extent of the atonement in order to establish its...

The 1960 publication of We Hold These Truths marked a significant event in the history of modern American thought. Since that time, Sheed & Ward has kept the book in print and has published several studies of John Courtney Murray's life and work. We are proud to present a new edition of this classic text, which features a comprehensive introduction by Peter Lawler that places Murray in the context of Catholic and American history and thought while revealing his relevance today. From the ne...

Careful scholarship and spiritual insight characterize this enduring commentary by John Murray on Romans, first published in 1959 as part of the New International Commentary on the New Testament series.After a brief introduction to the authorship, occasion, setting, and message of the epistle, Murray provides a verse-by-verse exposition of Romans that is deeply penetrating in its elucidation of the text. In ten appendices he gives special attention to select themes and scholarly de...

Darkly funny, wildly original, and unexpectedly heartfelt, Gordon Takes a Walk is a satirical literary adventure that turns an ordinary man into an accidental legend. After discovering his wife's betrayal, Gordon - a painfully average engineer in a worn brown Walmart bathrobe - simply walks out of his life and keeps walking. What begins as a numb journey through suburban America quickly spirals into an absurd and unforgettable odyssey when Gordon unknowingly wanders onto one of th...

In the heart of the Scottish Highlands, amidst the rugged beauty of the mountains and glens, two ancient faiths collide in a tale of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of tradition. Two Old Faiths follows the intertwined destinies of two young women, one a devout Catholic and the other a staunch Protestant. As their paths cross, they find themselves torn between their beliefs and the undeniable attraction that draws them together. But in a society where religious differences divide com...

Contenido¿Qué es el arrepentimiento? - William S. Plumer (1802-1880)La necesidad de arrepentimiento - J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)Seis ingredientes del arrepentimiento - Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)Arrepentimiento o fe: ¿Cuál viene primero? - John Murray (1898-1975)Cristo mandó que haya arrepentimiento - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)Pecado, pecadores y arrepentimiento - John Gill (1697-1771)Los frutos del arrepentimiento - Arthur W. Pink ...

This is an important and authoritative review of foraminiferal ecology, the first for over a decade. Professor Murray relates ecological data on living forms of foraminifera to the palaeoecology of fossil species, and defines in detail areas of global distribution.

What begins as an ordinary Saturday morning becomes the turning point of Gordon’s life. A quiet engineer who prides himself on fixing what’s broken, Gordon discovers a devastating betrayal that shatters his world. Numb with heartbreak, he leaves everything behind and simply starts walking.Wearing nothing but his old brown bathrobe and carrying a coffee cup, Gordon wanders aimlessly across the country until he unknowingly strolls into one of the most secure military bases in America...

The genre of adventure games is frequently overlooked. Lacking the constantly-evolving graphics and graphic violence of their counterparts in first-person and third-person shooters or role-playing games, they are often marketed to and beloved by players outside of mainstream game communities. While often forgotten by both the industry and academia, adventure games have had (and continue to have) a surprisingly wide influence on contemporary games, in categories including walking simulators...

This classic study by theologian John Murray clearly shows the organic unity and continuity of the biblical ethic. Murray addresses ethical questions relating to such topics as marriage, labor, capital punishment, truthfulness, Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, law and grace, and the fear of God. Though the Ten Commandments furnish the core of the biblical ethic, Murray points the reader again and again to all of Scripture as the basic authority in matters of Christian conduct.