Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year. During the post-war period, the rate of completed suicides has risen dramatically, especially among young men and Aboriginal peoples living in the Western world. While this has naturally led to [...]
A provocative study that cuts to the very heart of Christian thought, The Nonviolent Atonement challenges the traditional, Anselmian understanding of atonement along with the assumption that heavenly justice depends on Christs passive, innocent submission to violent death at the hands of a cruel God[...]
For millennia, Native artists on Olympic Peninsula, in what is now northwestern Washington, have created coiled and woven baskets using tree roots, bark, plant stems--and meticulous skill. "From the Hands of a Weaver" presents the traditional art of basket making among the peninsula's Native peoples[...]
A complete guide to the practice of Chinese medicine includes the theories and techniques behind acupuncture, herbal treatments and more, as well as offering an examination of how Chinese healing can be brought together with western medicine. Reprint.[...]
Latin America in the World Economy considers the dual aspect of Latin American development: how external factors (phases of world capitalism since Columbus) interweave with internal factors (Latin American culture, politics, and social groups). Within his skillful approach, Weaver demonstrates how d[...]
"Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author,
Lila Quintero Weaver.
In 1961, when Lila was five, she and her family emigrated from Buenos Aire[...]
Hiplife is a popular music genre in Ghana that mixes hip-hop beatmaking and rap with highlife music, proverbial speech, and Akan storytelling. In the 1990s, young Ghanaian musicians were drawn to hip-hop's dual ethos of black masculine empowerment and capitalist success. They made their underground [...]
The forex market is huge, and the potential to make money from it immense, but how should you structure your trading in order to profit from it? Technical analyst Christopher Weaver shows you how to improve your trading of trending currency pairs using trend lines, channels, Fibonacci retracements a[...]
A mysterious gypsy places a cruel curse on the guests at a ball. When terrible misfortunes begin to befall some of those guests, Mr.Donald Wheelwright engages Sherlock Holmes to fin out what really happened that night. With the help of his cousin Dr. Henry Vernier and Henrys wife Michelle, Holmes en[...]
Richard M. Weaver (1910-1963) was one of the leading figures in the post-World War II development of an intellectual, self-conscious conservatism. His thought and his appreciation of liberty were rooted in his understanding of Southern history. He believed that Southern values of religion, work ethi[...]
Richard M Weaver, a thinker and writer celebrated for his unsparing diagnoses and realistic remedies for the ills of our age, is known largely through a few of his works that remain in print. This new collection of Weaver's shorter writings, assembled by Ted J Smith III, Weaver's leading biographer,[...]
Minnesota's barns are remarkable testaments to a Midwestern way of life, one centred on the land, work, family, ingenuity and perseverance. This book showcases the vast array of these exceptional landmarks, built by hand in wood and stone, brick and metal. Where Ohman's photographs capture the beau[...]
From cosy structures near small-town parks to impressive buildings in metropolitan downtowns, public libraries stand at the centre of community and learning in Minnesota's landscape. "Libraries of Minnesota" celebrates these architectural icons and the joy of reading they have inspired in Minnesotan[...]
Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. At other times they involve the imposition of some type of loss-a program cut, increased taxes, or new regulatory standards. Citizens will resist such impositions if they can, or will try to [...]
This work offers a survey on the history of Baptists. When John Smyth organized the first Baptist church, he wanted to establish the New Testament church; believer's baptism was the missing link. Baptists of subsequent eras often continued the search to embody 'New Testament Christianity'. Unique to[...]
A book is for weavers who are eager to explore new fields but who need stimulation and direction, "Weaver's Study Course" provides much stimulation through examples and directions for six main uses of weaving: clothing, accessories, interiors (upholstery, curtains, rugs), interior accessories (pillo[...]
Ixchel wants to follow in the long tradition of weaving on backstrap looms, just as her mother, grandmother, and most Mayan women have done for more than two thousand years. But Ixchel's mother is too busy preparing her weavings for market. If they bring a good price, they will have money to pay for[...]
This must-have draft book contains almost 1000 different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. Introductory chapters provide a thorough understanding of how each structure works.[...]
A young lady who is pure will shine with a radiant brightness in this world of darkness. How can a young lady stay physically and emotionally pure as she waits for God's best in marriage? This guide to radiant purity combines the thoughts and events in the life of a young princess with solid, clear [...]
" The protagonist's] grand, egotistical journey begins with art and ends with God, taking a path marked out by tormented disquisitions on all manner of existential questions."--"New York Times Book Review""Laxness brought the Icelandic novel out from the saga's shadow. . . . To read Laxness is also [...]