One honorable young man can make all the difference.In this Christian themed, thrilling and suspenseful action/romance novel, a fatherless Canadian high school boy, Lance Rock, has been raised and trained by the United States government's former top operative. For his senior year and upon the advice of his best friend, Lance decides to travel to California in the hope of finding a girlfriend as well as freedom from his regimented life. Once there, he inadvertently ends up in the ho...

Men with good intentions make promises. Men with good character keep them.In this third installment of Lance Rock's spiritual journey, he returns to California burdened by his promise to always protect Shannon while having to forsake his love for her because of his promise to Reina. And after still not heeding God's clear call on his life, difficulties soon arise.Motorcycle gang members set their sights on Shannon, vengeful high school football players set their sights set o...

By arguing that Matthew's Gospel can be read as a "homecoming story" according to the ancient formula of the "Banished and Returning Prince," Robert Beck offers a fresh and provocative reinterpretation of the Gospel. He exploits this understanding of the narrative to disclose new elements within the plot, to identify a fresh resolution to conflict development within the tale, and to arrive at an unprecedented explanation of the place of violence and nonviolence within Matthew's text. The t...

Character is to man what carbon is to steel.In this follow-up sequel to Dawn of the Knight, Lance Rock is forced to return home to Canada to attend to his mother's illness, to heal himself, and with the hope of solving the mystery of Scott James's disappearance. Once there, he meets and befriends a beautiful, feisty redhead and her handsome brother. He accepts an invitation to join them and others, including a Christian doctor, on an archaeological expedition up to the desolate Can...

In this book, Robert Beck proposes to read Luke-Acts from the perspective of its implied reader. In making this reader a gentile sympathetic to Judaism, like the "God-fearing" centurions inscribed in his text, Luke reverses the empire-critical narrative perspectives of Mark and Matthew. And yet he profoundly challenges imperial cultural values. Luke launches his double narrative with Jesus' proclamation in the Nazareth synagogue. In lieu of the tradition of Ezra with its safeguarding custo...

Robert Beck's study focuses principally on two related questions. First, how did the Reagan administration decide to launch the invasion of Grenada? And second, what role did international law play in that decision? The Grenada Invasion draws on extensive interviews and correspondence with key participants—and on the recently published memoirs of those who participated in or witnessed the administration's deliberations—in order to render a new and more complete picture of Operatio...

With the information supplied by Reina and while using all the knowledge and skills that Scott taught him, a bitter but determined Lance travels to Japan to seek his revenge. Once there he single-handedly pits himself against the yakuza and is pushed to his physical, emotional, and moral breaking points until God sovereignly intervenes in his life and leads him to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Famous American author Jack London brings us four more tales of adventure. "The Red One" is the story of an explorer who tangles with cannibals to discover a mysterious artifact of possible otherworldly origins, "The Hussy" and "Like Argus of Ancient Times" are both adventurous stories of quests for gold, and "The Princess" is a rousing tale of adventure on the high seas.

Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce: agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads students step-by-step through the calculations. The Second Edition is completely revised and provid...

When the United Nations Charter was adopted in 1945, states established a legal `paradigm' for regulating the recourse to armed force. In the years since then, however, significant developments have challenged the paradigm's validity, causing a `pardigmatic shift'. International Law and the Use of Force traces this shift and explores its implications for contemporary international law and practice.

Hilarious series about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper officeLaugh out loud as you listen to this six-part satirical comedy series about a hapless news reporter trying to make his way in the tight-knit Butterthwaite community – starring Robert Beck and Jeffrey Holland, with guest appearances by Mark Gatiss and Peter SerafinowiczGraham Carpenter has big dreams of being a serious journalist, but he doesn’t quite have the skills to match. Starting a new...