Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for scholars of history and social sciences, as well as those interested in oral history on the avocational lev...

Rahab is eager to assert her independence, hiding a secret that could shame her family. When her father finds out, he forces her to leave home with nowhere to go. Rahab learns that being on her own is not everything it is cut out to be. She will be forced to pay a price that will affect her for the rest of her life.Salmon is an Israelite spy who falls in love with Rahab. Going against his familys beliefs and approval, he knows she is a woman worth saving. Through much toil, he is d...

An updated edition of the classic introduction to the essential tenets of Calvinistic theology: its history and content, a biblical defense, and a guide to further study.

Are you trying to find balance in your life? Are you coming up short when it comes to achieving your dreams and goals?The truth is...Extraordinary results demand intense amounts of energy, time and attention. When you spend time in one area of your life, you are going to be taking away time from other areas.Every. Thing. Can't. Have. Your. Full. Attention.If you're wondering why you aren't achieving your goals, it might be because you haven'...

In the first edition of Florida Megatrends, David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith revealed the state for what it is: a bellwether for the nation. The intervening years have only confirmed their analyses, as Florida and the U.S. have been battered and transformed by the housing collapse, the great economic recession that began in 2008, record-high gas prices, withering tourism, the 2004 hurricane season, and much more. This completely revised and updated edition brings the story up...

In "The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment," David Grayson embarks on a poignant journey exploring the theme of personal fulfillment and contentment in the face of modern life's complexities. Blending elements of memoir with philosophy, Grayson employs a lyrical prose style that evokes the pastoral beauty of his surroundings. The narrative is rich with observations on nature, human connections, and the search for deeper meaning, situating it within the early 20th-century movement...

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed.

Seeking to honor and extend the critical legacy of Howard Weinbrot, this volume re-examines, rebuilds, and upgrades the most prominent pillars of long eighteenth-century scholarship. The collection is divided into four thematic sections, beginning with a series of chapters offering fresh analyses of Swift, Dryden, Hogarth, and other major authors and artists of the period. In the sections that follow, the contributors not only explore biographies of both highly esteemed figures and notorio...

Most Christians want to experience spiritual transformation. But many are frustrated by the limited progress of our spiritual self-improvement efforts. We find our praying burdened by a sense of obligation and failure. But prayer is not merely something we do; prayer is what God does in us. Prayer is not just communication with God―it is communion with God. As we open ourselves to him, God does the spiritual work of transformation in us. Spiritual director and psychologist...

In Volume 1 of this series, attention was focused on neuropoisons of animal origin. In the present volume, attention has been shifted to poisons of plant origin. In both cases, we have attempted to identify those poisons for which there is a large measure of clinical or research interest. Our efforts in compiling the series have been aided by three groups of individuals. First, we are grateful to the investigators who contributed chapters. Their labors are the substance of this two-volume ...

Bloomsbury presents Barker House by David Moloney, read by Mark Chavez, Laurie McGuinness, Chris Cochrane, William Roberts, Lance C Fuller and Laurence Bouvard."HERE is a voice to listen to! Moloney's voice is as true as a voice can be. Concise, with the right details rendered perfectly, these sentences come to the reader with marvelous straight forwardness, clean as a bone."—Elizabeth StroutOlive Kitteridge meets The Mars Room in this powerfully unsentimental work of ficti...

Release God’s Word Through Declaration!Fear and anxiety may darken our lives, but God offers a supernatural solution: His freshly spoken word.Ed Delph and David Lake invite you to experience the voice of God in a new way. Through their revelatory three-step approach, you will learn how to hear the freshly spoken, Rhema word from God, and speak forth what He is saying. This kind of confident prayer produces power and results!You can break th...