This volume is a collection of 37 of the best pieces for use at carol services, Christmas services, and Christmas concerts. It includes a number of exciting new pieces on established tunes (from Andrew Carter, Gerre Hancock, and David Willcocks, among others), as well as excellent new arrangements o[...]
for organ
14 pieces for manuals edited for the advanced-intermediate level organist.
Jean Racine (1639-99) remains to this day the greatest of French poetic dramatists. Britannicus (1669), the first play in this volume, takes its themes from Roman history: the setting is bloody and treacherous court of the Emperor Nero. Phaedra (1677) dramatizes the Greek myth of Phaedra's doomed lo[...]
'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.' This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances [...]
This new fourth edition of the standard text on atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) retains previous material on the fundamentals of electron optics and aberration correction, linear imaging theory (including wave aberrations to fifth order) with partial coherence, and multiple-[...]
A literary event--the long-awaited novel, almost two decades in work, by the acclaimed author of "The Tunnel" ("The most beautiful, most complex, most disturbing novel to be published in my lifetime."--Michael Silverblatt, "Los Angeles Times"; "An extraordinary achievement"--Michael Dirda, "The Wash[...]
Twelve portals have openedbetween Earth and the dark world of Metamoor, weaking the mystic veil thatseparates the two and protects humanity from an evil that threatens to consumeit. Five girls have been chosen as Guardians to stand against this menace.Gifted with powers over the elements, Will, Irma[...]
The new Guardians pursuetheir mission to close the twelve portals to Metamoor that threaten their world.When the prediction that they will be betrayed by someone close to them comes topass, though, can the W.I.T.C.H. girls pull together, or will they come apart atthe seams...?[...]
Desperate to reclaim thepower of Heart, Nerissa and her Knights of Vengeance deploy put their schemesinto motion, and the W.I.T.C.H. girls and their friends won't escapeunscathed... Could this be their first true failure asGuardians?[...]
Nerissa has the Heart, andall of Kandracar is at her mercy! The girls must face her again, but are theyprepared for the sacrifices required for victory...? Will Nerissa finally haveher revenge??[...]
The girls seem to face new challenges everywhere they turn, and the pressure is threatening to tear them apart. Even their normal lives aren't free of stress -- particularly when Will's long absent father returns Will the girls be able to pull it together before a new enemy emerges?
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Ari, the lord of Arkhanta, has a grudge against the Oracle and will go to any lengths to destroy him. The Guardians must stop Ari's rising power at the source to protect Kandrakar, but with their team fractured, will that even be possible?
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The girls have barely recovered from their adventure in Arkhanta when they suddenly find themselves facing an Astral Drop revolution How can the Guardians stop their doubles from wreaking havoc in their lives, though, when the Astral Drops know exactly where to strike the Guardians to turn thei[...]
The Oracle Accused A shadow moves over Kandrakar, and the Oracle can feel it stirring. When a member of the Congregation questions his recent decisions and his involvement in human affairs, Kandrakar's leader suddenly finds himself on trial The girls are called to testify, but given their recent t[...]
The new Oracle's ambition is revealed, and he'll stop at nothing to possess Elyon's power Don't think for an instant, though, that he's forgotten about the Guardians. Biding his time, he has every intention of eliminating them as soon as the opportunity presents itself. The girls may still have som[...]
Having uncovered the true identity of the new Oracle, W.I.T.C.H. and the former Oracle head to Kandrakar in an effort to free Elyon, return the Crown of Light to its rightful owner, and protect all of creation from this terrible threat. Things seldom go as smoothly as planned, though, and as things [...]
In the aftermath of theirfirst adventure, Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin have unleashed adormant evil... Corrupted by a power greater than herself, the ex-GuardianNerissa re-emerges to threaten Kandracar, and only the girls of W.I.T.C.H. canstand in her way![...]
Theology in the Public Sphere discusses the nature, methodology and issues in formulating public theology, the engagement of living religious traditions with their public environment - the economic, political and cultural spheres of common life.Public theology has emerged as theologians wrestle with[...]
In this path-breaking biography, James H. Jones unlocks the long-closed archives of the Kinsey Institute to present a moving and even shocking portrait of the man who pierced the veil of reticence surrounding human sexuality. Jones has written an incisive, psychologically nuanced portrait that truly[...]
John C. Calhoun was a rare figure in American history: a lifelong politician who was also a profound political philosopher. Vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, he was a dominant presence in the U.S. Senate. Now comes a major new biography from the author of Daniel Webster.[...]
This work draws upon the history of Arctic development and the view of the Arctic in different states to explain how such a discourse has manifested itself in current broader cooperation across eight statistics analysis based on organization developments from the late 1970s to the present, shows tha[...]