Seeds of Discontent


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Popularly, the causes of the American Revolution are considered the Stamp Act and other repressive actions by the Crown against its colonies in the years following the French & Indian War. Some see the sources in the outcome of that war, when George III forbade settlement beyond the Alleghenies. J. Revell Carr takes a longer view, and in Seeds of Discontent, he locates the roots of the Revolution a century earlier. In the latter half of the 17th century, tensions between colonists and the Crown were strikingly similar, culminating in the Revolution of 1689. Though subsequent decades were relatively peaceful, the bitterness was not forgotten, and friction began to build throughout the 1720s and 30s, reaching a peak after the famed 1745 battle for Louisbourg, the seemingly impregnable French fortress in Nova Scotia. Won on England's behalf at great cost to the largely American-born strike force, it was given back to France two years later in return for French concessions in the Caribbean-an act that outraged politicians, citizens, and soldiers alike. Bringing to life the two generations that inspired our Founding Fathers, Revell Carr illuminates an eventful century largely ignored by historians.




History of Rock and Roll


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History of rock and roll includes: biographical information on past and present musicians, composers, bands, producers, and record executives; analyses of evolutionary rock styles from before the 1950s to the present, including a list of the most seminal recordings from each style; an album-by-album review of ... the Beatles and Bob Dylan; an audio CD containing twenty notable recordings in rock, with a synopsis of each.




Better Off


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What happens when a graduate of MIT, the bastion of technological advancement, and his bride move to a community so primitive in its technology that even Amish groups consider it antiquated? Eric Brende conceives a real-life experiment: to see if, in fact, all our cell phones, wide-screen TVs, and SUVs have made life easier and better -- or whether life would be preferable without them. By turns, the query narrows down to a single question: What is the least we need to achieve the most? With this in mind, the Brendes ditch their car, electric stove, refrigerator, running water, and everything else motorized or "hooked to the grid" and begin an eighteen-month trial run -- one that dramatically changes the way they live, and proves entertaining and surprising to readers. Better OFF is a smart, often comedic, and always riveting book that also mingles scientific analysis with the human story, demonstrating how a world free of technological excess can shrink stress -- and waistlines -- and expand happiness, health, and leisure. Our notion that technophobes are backward gets turned on its head as the Brendes realize that the crucial technological decisions of their adopted Minimite community are made more soberly and deliberately than in the surrounding culture, and the result is greater -- not lesser -- mastery over the conditions of human existence.




So Shall We Reap


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A work that focuses on the relentless drive for maximum food production at rock-bottom cost. As health scares spiral, rural workers are driven off the land and poor nations are forced to export their goods in a cut-throat marketplace. Colin Trudge proposes an alternative, looking at the global food industry and showing how - without resorting to GM crops - corporate barons can be stripped of control, the world can be fed and humanity can survive.




Seminar


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The Devil Wants You!


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Say No to Satans temptations! Are you struggling with temptation and sin? Do you want to learn how to resist Satan and say No to his temptations? If you answered yes, then this book will provide you with an in depth and insightful understanding of evil and temptation, and it will unlock the secret to winning your daily temptation battles. Speaking from his lifelong temptation experience, and with a solid Scriptural foundation, Dr. Voorn has loaded this book with real-life temptation examples, practical applications and a personal temptation self-assessment. This book will help you to: Learn about the spiritual warfare that rages around and in you on a daily basis. Recognize how and when Satan will tempt you. Understand Satans Dirty Dozen temptation strategies. Recognize that your temptation battles are mind games. Learn how to develop a battle plan against Satans temptations. Know how to engage and resist Satan when tempted. Learn how to use your God-given spiritual warfare battle armor. Conduct your personal temptation self-assessment. Resist and overcome daily temptations so that you can better serve Jesus Christ in your journey to God. Now, more than ever, it is time to deadbolt your spiritual warfare door as Dr. Voorn advises us. Why? Because the devil does want you! If you have ever found yourself slipping into the abyss of temptation or if you have been the target of others already corrupted by Satan, you need to read this book. Randy Voorn clearly details how Satan entangles our minds and teaches us how to shield his flaming arrows with bullet prayers! Think about it bullet prayers fast, strategic, and oh so powerful. From the Foreword, by Dr. Lori M. Scrementi, Dean, School of Adult Learning, North Park University.







Tai-Pan


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“A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages.”—Baltimore Sun It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler…Tai-Pan! Praise for Tai-Pan “Unforgettable.”—Chicago Tribune “[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner.”—Cosmopolitan “Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is Tai-Pan.”—Pittsburgh Press “Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous.” —The New York Times




Puck


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Awaken the Watchman


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When Jesus left this earth He said He would return and for all to be prepared. However, in order to be prepared one must have at least a general knowledge of what is going to happen. Jesus also told us that He has foretold all things and the Bible does indeed contain all the information needed for preparation. So why do we need these poems? These poems contain nothing new and if everyone was reading Gods Word with understanding there would have been no need for these poems to have ever been written. However, because so few people are reading the Bible and because so much misinformation has been attached to Christianity, especially on the subject of eschatology, God has decided in these final days to speak unto man in terse sundry ways. These poems are given as a brief summary of the gospel and the prophets. They are intended to give the reader enough of a review of the Bible to be prepared for that time ahead when Satan and his fallen angels will be back on this earth. These poems contain enough information to allow the reader to recognize the sequence of events when the four winds are released. These poems will provide the reader with the necessary knowledge to recognize and refuse the mark of the beast when it is time to make that choice. So that there will be no confusion as to the sequence of events relating to the Second Advent of Christ, let us hear the words of Paul: ---Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except (until) there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. ---For the mystery of inequity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even him, whose coming is AFTER the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2Thess 2:1-10). It is important to note that Satan will come first pretending to be God, or more accurately, the returning Christ and that the real Christ comes after Satan is allowed his hour of temptation. This will be a time of testing and only those who receive the love of the truth of Gods Word will be able to survive the test. In other words, those who are not familiar with what God has spoken through his Word, the Bible, about this time in history will be like the five virgins who had no oil for their lamps (Mt 25:1-13). The most important truth to know from Gods Word about this time ahead is that the false comes first. This piece of information will clear up many misconceptions and misinterpretations of Bible warning scriptures. There is also a false doctrine that has been introduced into the Church within the last 175 years that teaches that true believers will be raptured off the earth prior to Satans allotted time. This is a dangerous concept for it will just make Satans work of gathering souls to fill the ranks of hell that much easier. The Bible teaches that Christ is only coming back one more time and that is AFTER Satans allotted time on earth. No one is going anywhere until this time of testing is completed. Bear in mind Satan and his fallen angels will possess supernatural powers and will be capable of deceiving even some of the most knowledgeable and faithful. Are you prepared for that? In the parable of the ten virgins (Mt 25:1-13), Jesus is warning us what will happen if we are not prepared. The use of the word virgins is apropos since Paul has stated that he wants to present the Church to Christ as a chaste virgin (2Cor 11:2). The oil f