In Behind the Bible's Greatest Stories, Dr. Paul Wright takes you behind the scenes, uncovering the ancient cultures and historical geography that frame the most memorable stories in the Bible. Posing rarely asked questions about these popular Old Testament stories, you'll move beyond the typical Sunday school answers and into the fascinating world of the Bible.This deep dive into the text of Scripture reveals that our beloved Bible stories are not quite as simple as they ...

Most Bible atlases only feature maps with very few explanations—which means they show where places are, but they don't explain why they matter. Enjoy having an Atlas that not only includes over 120 maps, but also key background information! Rose Then and Now Bible Map Atlas with Biblical Background and Culture is the only Bible atlas with a combination of—120 stunning detailed Bible maps.Maps of modern cities and countries so you know where...

First published in 1979, Airport Engineering by Ashford and Wright, has become a classic textbook in the education of airport engineers and transportation planners. Over the past twenty years, construction of new airports in the US has waned as construction abroad boomed. This new edition of Airport Engineering will respond to this shift in the growth of airports globally, with a focus on the role of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), while still providing the best pract...

"An insightful and often funny depiction of Italian Life" Hannah McIntyre, The Italian Insider MagazineIn this, the follow up to his successful debut book, 'An Italian Home', artist Paul Wright describes Italian village life and his regular dialogue with a group of retired men who are mostly from the catering trade. Punctuated with work adventures beyond the village boundaries for all manner of clients, both reputable and not so reputable in the surrounding area and beyond, to the ...

The Songwriting Magic FormulaThe shortcut to melody creationThe songwriting tips and tricks no one ever told you about.Instantly compose HIT vocal melodies with the backing chords at the same time.This audio book dispels the myths of songwriting and destroys the negatives that hold songwriters backand ends songwriters block in melody.Short extract from bookLet’s get rid of a few ...

We all have our ups and downs. Life comes charging at us full force, knocks us down, and then what? We search for inspiration, motivation, maybe even faith. All three can be found within the pages of A Glimpse of Life. Filled with inspirational verses and stories, this book will soon become your "go-to" in those times when you seem to lose your way along the journey called Life. So, find a nice quiet place and begin to feel better. That is the goal of this book.

"No country in history has ever handed over so many inmates to private corporations. This book looks at the consequences" (Eric Schlosser, bestselling author of Fast Food Nation ).In Prison Profiteers, coeditors Tara Herivel and Paul Wright "follow the money to an astonishing constellation of prison administrators and politicians working in collusion with private parties to maximize profits" ( Publishers Week...

It is 1995, and intelligence operative Lora Chandler, a.k.a. Agent Vogel,is tasked withinvestigating the claim that Professor Simon Blackmarr has cracked the invisibilityproblem. A mission that leads her back to the half-forgotten beach town of Lancaster,Florida. Home to estranged love interest, and newspaper reporter Richard Davis

Bexhill-on-Sea, often simply called Bexhill, is a seaside resort located on the south coast of England in East Sussex. The town was transformed by the arrival of the railways in the mid-nineteenth century. Once a haunt of smugglers, Bexhill became popular, attracting many to live by the sea or visit the town. The 7th Earl De La Warr developed Bexhill as a fashionable resort, building new streets and grand houses and hotels, and later generations continued this work, most famously with the ...

Reading the land enables us to read the Bible with greater insight. Though the truths of the Bible transcend time and place, they are rooted in them. Geographical data inform our understanding of activity in the land of the Bible, while the Bible’s own description of these events, embedded deeply in the realia of the land itself, helps us better understand the living context in which these events took place. When we develop a skill set that allows us to read the land of the Bible as fluent...

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and ed...

It remains the greatest act of theft in Australian history. On a moonlit night in 1852, the barque, Nelson, was riding atanchor in Hobson's Bay in the then young Colony of Victoria. Aboard the vessel was an 8,000 ounce gold consignmentbound for London. In an audacious assault, a band of heavily armed pirates took possession of the ship, shooting her chiefofficer and imprisoning her crew. The pirates then helped themselves to the gold. In today's money, their heist woul...