More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions.[...]
This brightly illustrated picture book contains more than 1001 hidden images, making it one of our biggest and busiest seek-and-find books ever Princess Sabrina has been invited to a ball, but she doesn't have a dress to wear. Children will search the royal kingdom for jewels, feathers, and other i[...]
Updated to reflect changes in financial regulation and investment strategies caused by the recent global financial crisis, this large reference volume includes an analysis of the full range of current investment opportunities, guidelines for non-experts on what to look for when reading corporate rep[...]
Proficiency as a drummer has always come from great hand dexterity. However, with the introduction of modern drumming techniques, it has become increasingly necessary to gain complete independence of both the hands and feet. With various rhythmic exercises in easy-to-read notation, 4-way Coordinatio[...]
Every home chef needs a knife skills book. Cooks who know how to choose a knife, how to maintain it and how to use it properly work more safely, more quickly and more efficiently. Good knife skills also allow a cook to cut ingredients uniformly, allowing everything to cook at the same rate and creat[...]
In this practical, informative, richly illustrated guide, National Geographic takes you to the best nature sites in Alaska and tells you what you need to know -- about the landscape, plants, animals, activities, and recreation -- to experience them fully. * More than 75 major sites, plus many small[...]
In her classic book, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares her love story with Jim Elliot through letters, diary entries, and memories. She is honest about the temptations, difficulties, victories, and sacrifices of two young people whose commitment to Christ took priority over their love for each other.[...]
Must we stumble through sorrow and tragedy without understanding or is there a lighted way--a path--through suffering? Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief, and loss a journey most of us will make many times in our life. Through it all, she says, there is only one relia[...]
"A Chance to Die" is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children.
Amy's life of obed[...]
In our age of instant gratification and if-it-feels-good-do-it attitudes, self-discipline is hardly a popular notion. Former missionary and beloved author Elisabeth Elliot offers her understanding of discipline and its value for modern people.
Now repackaged for the next generation of Christians[...]
Using Christ as an example of the ultimate man, a study offers a candid look at why the sexes are not equal and interchangeable, helping men define their own masculinity in a positive way and stand strong in their unique role established by God. Original.[...]
Whether through the death of a loved one, divorce or estrangement in a marriage, or by being a single person in a world of couples and families, loneliness eventually comes to us all. Elisabeth Elliot lost her first husband to murder in the South American jungle and her second to the ravages of canc[...]
Very few books on dating have stood the test of time like Passion and Purity. Its much-needed message remains strong and hopeful in an age when doing whatever "feels right" is common practice. Using her own life as an example, Elisabeth Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any age on how to [...]
Elliot shows readers how to take the armor of God's love with them into the fray as they face trials and hardships in order to weather all of life's storms with faith and soul intact.[...]
A biting political satire about a canine who becomes a Soviet Commissar in charge of eliminaing vagrant quadrupeds[...]
Amid the hustle and bustle of the big city, the big crowds and bigger buildings, Little Elliot leads a quiet life. In spite of the challenges he faces, Elliot finds many wonderful things to enjoy--like cupcakes! And when his problems seem insurmountable, Elliot discovers something even sweeter--a fr[...]
When Mouse heads off to a family reunion, Little Elliot decides go for a walk. As he explores each busy street, he sees families in all shapes and sizes. In a city of millions, Little Elliot feels very much alone-until he finds he has a family of his own[...]
In this third story of Little Elliot and Mouse, the friends head off in search of adventure . . . and lots of fun Little Elliot, the polka-dotted elephant, and his friend Mouse go to the amusement park to see the sights and ride the rides water chutes, roller coasters, carousels, and more. But Ellio[...]
This long-awaited, magisterial study - an unparalleled blend of philosophy, poetry, and philology - draws on theories of sexuality, phenomenology, comparative religion, philological writings on Kabbalah, Russian formalism, Wittgenstein, Rosenzweig, William Blake, and the very physics of the time-spa[...]