The Secret of the Skate Pond is a magical Christmas story that begins with a family’s skating forays to an abandoned former skate pond, hidden in the woods near their home. The skate pond has a secret though, for those who are invited to the pond for its unique purpose and can see beyond the frozen surface of the pond.This heartwarming story will resonate with all who love the magic of the Christmas season and will be reread yearly by the light of the Christmas tree with a cup of wa...

The Treatise on "Divine Names" was written by Dionysius, at therequest of Timothy, and at the instigation of Hierotheus, to express, in a formmore easily understood, the more abstract Treatise of Hierotheus, who was his chiefinstructor after St. Paul. Its purpose is to explain the epithets in Holy Scriptureapplied alike to the whole Godhead--Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It does not pretendto describe the unrevealed God, Who is beyond expression and conception, and canonly be known through ...

Ecclesiastical Hierarchy is a work by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. It covers the hierarchies within the church system and reflects on the liturgical rites of the Byzantine church.

Laugh at the cosmos when UFO chaser Dale, along with his two friends, get pulled into a strange horseshoe contest hosted by a gnome-shaped, banjo-playing alien! It gets crazy when they fight off thugs who want the same mysterious horseshoes. This could result in an invasion of alien laughter.

The Climbing Chronicles record the 1940s climbing exploits of Harry Parker. Born in Blackburn on 29 February 1916, Harry started climbing before the war and continued to do so after its conclusion, exploring the Peak District, Wales, the Lake District and Scotland. Each night he noted down his adventures in his 'chronicles', recording the routes he climbed, the walks, bicycle rides and journeys he undertook, and the people he met along the way. Harry's remarkable diaries have now been tran...

From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the worlds most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africas history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking new book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five tho...

A focused tutorial, this book provides a range of practical examples with downloadable code, showing you how to create business process diagramming templates with Visio and enabling you to effectively visualize business information. It draws on real business examples and needs, and covers all the new features of Visio 2010 Premium Edition. If you are a Microsoft Visio 2010 Premium Edition user or developer who wants to get to grips with both the basic features of Visio 2010 and the new Val...

Caley, a small-town sheriff, found the job much like any other small-town law enforcement officer. Crater Stumble is primarily a peaceful farming village. The town is unlike any other in one regard. It sits on an alien planet. When her hometown found itself in the middle of an alien war, she had to organize and arm a community of farmers with alien weapons. What was once a serene community will become a battlefield for the residents of Crater Stumble.

Buchanan, also known as Buck, must operate her interplanetary trucking business on her own after her husband was murdered by hijackers. With her alien partner, Slick, they find fighting pirates and hijackers has become commonplace. But when Buck decides to transport a mysterious box that could save a world, she wonders if she will survive the adventure.

In Drama and the Death of God**, John Parker argues that the secularity often associated with Shakespeare inspired a variety of performances going back to antiquity.** Scripture presupposes, even needs, the existence of a worldly sphere inimical to faith: known as the saeculum, this finite domain of appetite and unbelief invited both condemnation and celebration throughout medieval Christendom, as exemplified by the songs and plays of the...

Their ferocity is as legendary as their loyalty to the British Monarch and their regimental histories are crammed with acts of incredible bravery and sacrifice. Their reputation as fearsome fighting men remains undisputed and the mere threat of their kukri knives has put the fear of God into opposing forces throughout the world. John Parker's book is a fascinating testimony to the Gurkhas - a fighting force that stands dramatically apart in British military history.

In 'Ecclesiastical Hierarchy,' Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite presents a profound exploration of the celestial and ecclesiastical orders. This fifth-century text is characterized by its intricate structure, combining Neoplatonic philosophy with early Christian thought. The author employs a sophisticated, mystical language that invites readers into a hierarchical understanding of the universe, emphasizing the relationship between God, angels, and the Church. The treatise delineates the var...