The Traffic in Praise


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Reprint, 2013, with minor corrections, of the edition published in 1991. The corrections constitute revisions of the translations of some of the Greek text; but these do not substantially change the argument of the book.




The Traffic World


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The Heart's Traffic


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This novel-in-poems chronicles the life of Ziaomei, an immigrant girl haunted by the death of her best friend. Told through a kaleidoscopic braid of stories, letters, and riddles, this collection follows Xiaomei's life as she grows into her sexuality and searches for a way to deal with her complicated histories.







Transactions


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Kakos


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The fourth in a series that explores cultural and ethical values in Classical Antiquity, this volume examines the negative foils, the anti-values, against which positive value notions are conceptualized and calibrated in Classical Antiquity. Eighteen chapters address this theme from different perspectives a "historical, literary, legal and philosophical. What makes someone into a prototypically a ~bada (TM) citizen? Or an abomination of a scholar? What is the relationship between ugliness and value? How do icons of sexual perversion, monstruous emperors and detestable habits function in philosophical and rhetorical prose? The book illuminates the many rhetorical manifestations of the concept of a ~badnessa (TM) in classical antiquity in a variety of domains.




Praise and Worship


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Pauline sits down to write her next book. The story opens with a glimpse of the author’s post apocalyptic tale of what comes next. She is excited to begin writing when she is tasked to write about praise and worship, which becomes increasingly hard for her. Although in her real life of twists and turns she realizes that it is just that which keeps her life in check. As her life and the lives of others unfold there is a real life struggle for control of infrastructure of local and state governments. Local, state and federal governments are having to find new solutions to problems that have surfaced due blurred institutional lines and the lack of respect and funding of local and state authority. People have to find a reason within themselves to care. Pauline is thrown into the midst of everything that is going on when her neighbor, Bert, comes to her rescue and reunites their friendship. But then she becomes the target of something much more sinister as worlds unites and a new era begins.




The Heart of Praise


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Caution: Praising and worshipping God through the Psalms has the power to change lives. In this collection of praise reflections, Jack Hayford encourages us to welcome the King of heaven into our daily lives with the power to change us in the process. Get ready to be blessed as you lift up your heart and voice to worship God. Start with a key verse from the Psalms, learn from Hayford's insights and applications, and then offer a praise prayer. If you long to praise God in a deeper, more intimate way, you need look no further than these short readings intended for use as a personal devotional or for special times with family or others.




In Praise of Oxford


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