Most Popular Books by Bill Wood

Back Cover The story of the birth of Christ is an intriguing Biblical tale. But there are many details left out. Perhaps to help us study more. For instance, why didn''t anyone else around Jerusalem or Bethlehem hear or see the angels when they appeared to the shepherds the night Christ was born? Was Jesus born in a manger because no one had pity on a young pregnant girl from the hills, or did the manger offer a place of privacy for Mary? And why did it take the Eastern visitors almost two years to find the Christ child? The events of the birth of Christ contain several beautiful love stories, at least one mystery, and real humor if looked at from a human perspective. After all, the people involved in the story were not stained-glass Saints, but were, in fact, just ordinary people chosen by God to be direct participants in the beginning of the greatest story ever told... And Nothing''s Been the Same Since!

What would you do if a cantankerous character suddenly appeared to you while you were taking a leisurely stroll through the countryside and asked you a provocative, but sensible question about life? Would you dismiss the question because of its source or genuinely give the question some thought? Would the question force you to change your way of looking at others, or would you continue walking down life''s pathway as you had before you heard the question? Perhaps your answer might depend on the question! This book asks two intriguing questions and offers a catchy phrase to help you remember your own answer. It will be difficult to forget the phrase as well as the questions.

Bill Wood''s business was photography - and he produced tens of thousands of images over the course of his career. This title features around 300 of Wood''s photographs, and essays by Diane Keaton and Marvin Heiferman that pay respect to the skills Wood brought to the business of photography.

Fast, easy way to get the very most out of PowerPoint 2010 Present your work in style in a PowerPoint presentation using the tips and techniques in this visual guide to PowerPoint 2010. It covers the basics, as well as all the exciting new changes and additions in a series of easy-to-follow, full-color, two-page tutorials. Learn how to create slides, dress them up using templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and more. If you''re looking for a practical, "show me, don''t tell me" guide to PowerPoint 2010, this is the book for you. Helps you create presentations with greater impact using PowerPoint 2010, the latest generation of Microsoft''s presentation software; PowerPoint 2010 is part of the new Microsoft Office 2010 suite of products Introduces PowerPoint 2010''s new features, including the new Reading View, new transitions tab, and a new screenshot function Shows you how to create slides, dress them up with templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and present in a business or Internet setting Features easy-to-follow, full-color, two-page tutorials Add more power to your PowerPoint presentations with this practical guide.

A heart-pounding thriller tailor-made for the YA BookTokers! Its Scream meets Scooby-Doo in this electrifying horror. When the town''s "it-couple," Brad and Shelley, are found brutally murdered in a secluded manor, a brave group of teen friends takes on the mystery. Set in 2001 Sanera, California-a small, quiet community where nothing ever happens-the shocking murders shake everyone, leaving them to believe the ghost of a murdered landowner has finally taken his revenge. Join Cam, Jonesy, Amber, and the new girl Buffy as they dig deeper into the sinister secrets of the mansion. With every clue they uncover, the eerie rumors seem frighteningly real. As they decide whether to stick together or split up to find evidence, they must face the ultimate question: will this decision be their salvation or their doom?

A nail-biting and perfectly formed Thriller for the YA BookTok generation. This is SCOOBY DOO meets WIN LOSE KILL DIE . When hot ''it-couple'' Brad and Shelley are brutally murdered in a Victorian mansion, a group of teen friends investigate. Set in a small town where rumour spreads as fast as the fire on the day of the killings, the theory is the old ghoul who haunts the house after his own murder hundreds of years ago has finally taken revenge. As Cam, Jonesy, Amber and new-girl Buffy investigate, the rumour feels closer to the truth than they ever dared think possible, and as they enter the mansion themselves, the idea of splitting up to find evidence will prove to be either the best ... or worst decision of all...

An engaging story of life and death, An Odd Undertaking features Bill Wood’s memories of his career as an undertaker in London during the 1990s.

Angeblich wird das alte Herrenhaus am Stadtrand von einem Geist heimgesucht. Dem Geist eines Mannes, der dort vor Hunderten von Jahren ermordet wurde und nun auf Rache aus ist! Als ein Influencer und seine Freundin in dem Horrorhaus für Social Media filmen wollen, kommen auch sie ums Leben, und die Gerüchteküche brodelt erneut hoch. Die befreundeten Jugendlichen Cam, Jonesy, Amber und Buffy beginnen, Nachforschungen anzustellen - und wagen es schließlich sogar, das verfluchte Haus zu betreten. Drinnen teilen sie sich auf, um schneller Beweise zu finden. Doch war das wirklich eine gute Idee? Dieses Buch gibt es in zwei Versionen: mit und ohne Farbschnitt. Sobald die Farbschnitt-Ausgabe ausverkauft ist, liefern wir die Ausgabe ohne Farbschnitt aus.

Global warming has become such a hot topic these days because of its relevance to greenhouse gases that some scientists feel are the cause for warming and may cause the polar ice caps to melt and flood coastal cities. These would be so catastrophic as to cause great economic and social hardship that would be insurmountable. Of course it is related to the production of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the burning of fossil fuels in automobiles and other industrial equipment. With sufficient data, however, it can be concluded that although the earth''s surface and atmosphere does indeed have effects on our weather patterns, there is nothing consistent that points to repetitions of global warming over millions of years since the earth has existed. But if you look at the extraterrestrial sources as the earth changes ecliptic and changes rotation around the sun, a pattern of repetition is clear. A recurrent cycle of change resulted when the 100 thousand year elliptical orbit was conflated with the 52 thousand year ecliptic cycle. A repetitive cycle of glaciation and global warming emerged that seemed to follow the past history of these events from known studies throughout the ages by scientists in the field of climatology.

"The Peacemakers" is the third book in "The Circuit Rider" series and continues the every day struggles of the ministry of Jesse Lane and Tom McKelroy. This story picks up about 11 years after the close of "The Defenders" and is set mostly in central Texas. Many new characters are introduced and are forced to react to a maturing frontier during the Gilded Age, a time of great prosperity and unplanned economic panic. Violence was still a concern as was survival during the hard times before the turn of the century. It was also a time that saw the rise of many cults that infected the most spiritually vulnerable, causing hundreds of folks to blindly follow "new messiahs." As with the other novels in the series, "The Peacemakers" contains lots of action, humor, romance, adventure, and suspense. The central theme emphasizes the faith and courage of the main and minor characters and allows readers to identify with the problems and decisions faced by the Lanes and the McKelroys and their friends in their determination to be a witness in the fictious town of Miller''s Blluff, Texas. Bill Wood was born and raised in a small town in Texas. He grew up watching classic Westerns on television during the 1950''s and 1960''s and developed a love for Western stories, art, and culture. Bro. Bill, as he is known by the folks at Central Baptist Church in Stamford, Texas, taught US history in public and private schools over a period of 31 years in Texas, Louisiana, and California, sometimes while pastoring small Baptist churches. When not preaching or studying or writing, he enjoys visiting antique stores, festivals, and historic places. This Texas pastor has been known to pick and grin some in church, too. "The Peacemakers" is the author''s fourth book to be published through Xulon Press."

Members of the North American revolutionary syndicalist union Industrial Workers for the World (IWW) have always followed international struggles with interest. In the IWW press people like Joseph Wagner wrote and translated articles about the Spanish situation. This collection contains some of these articles.

"The lifeblood of motor racing is corporate sponsorship and the B2B relationships those sponsorships create. Many manufacturers, however, are dropping the body styles used in racing events. So, what the sport looks like on the racetrack is in the midst of change. Fans who passionately made the automobile an integral part of their lives are older now and aren’t sitting in the grandstands nor on the couch watching events. Their children often see the automobile as just a tool, a form of transportation and not a passion. Uber works just as well. Out of that cloudy future, however, comes STEM education. Motorsports are the perfect vehicle – pun intended! – to teach science, technology, engineering, and math to the next generation of potential motor racing fans. In short, it might be time for racing to get into a classroom and grow up! STEM Stories looks at how that might work. At the center of this collection of short stories are two people who’ve made education their passions. Leslie Hunter Chavous created STEM Racing, an educational program that’s the basis of her doctoral program at The Ohio State University. Her partner in STEM Racing is Sam Williams, a former middle school principal who fed his passions for racing as a sportsman driver on weekends. Leslie and Sam take STEM Racing on the road and every week talk with a network of school children through video streaming technology. Along the way, dramatic people, places, and things insert themselves into the STEM Racing weekends. Leslie and Sam find it hard to overlook the crucible of culture surrounding their program. They do, however, find ways to overcome the obstacles. And those obstacles include everyday things like racism, sexism, cyber-attacks, drug abuse, child abuse, and dirty cops. Indeed, motorsports are at a crossroads, but STEM can be the GPS that will map a course going forward into new possibilities and purpose."--

Recollections and reflections in the life of a share cropper''s son, beginning with my earliest memory at age 4 when I lived on a tenant farm in Johnston County, North Carolina with my brothers and sisters. Included are many tales about growing-up in and around Lizard Lick, North Carolina. There was never a dull moment in our part of the ''Wood Pile.'' Please enjoy these true short stories of dirt farming, fast cars, first times, moonshine, love, loss and hillbilly music that spans nearly 70 years of my life from 1942 to 2010.

DO YOU DARE STEP OUT ALONE? SCREAM meets SCOOBY DOO - Join Buffy, Jonesy, Amber and Cam as they investigate a chilling string of murders in their local town. From the bestselling author of Let''s Split Up. A year has passed since the events in Sanera left the town reeling. Buffy, Jonesy, Amber and Cam unmasked the killer of 2001, but now, a new horror stirs. Back for the inaugural Hallowed Fall Fest where tourists wander the streets in masks and costumes, the bodies start piling up. With each new death, the gang is left a cryptic clue, leading them deeper into a horrifying mystery. An online forum is filled with speculation about local legends, and there is a clue buried within it . if the gang can work it out, they will be able to stop the killer in their tracks. but it''s possible the killer is one step ahead. It all leads to a grand finale, back where it all began.if they can make it there.alive. A nail-biting and perfectly formed Thriller for the YA BookTok generation. Praise for Let''s Split Up: "Let''s Split Up is a bingeable page-turner full of fun, frights and friendship. Compelling, original and twisty, I devoured it in one sitting. Bill Wood is a fresh and exciting new voice in YA" - Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First "Iconic. Perfect for anyone with a Scream and Scooby Doo gap in their hearts!" - Andy Darcy Theo, author of The Light That Binds Us "A fun, fast slasher as full of heart as it is hijinks" - Sarah Underwood, author of Lies We Sing at Sea "Brings big Point Horror energy to a new generation." - Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake Sales points: Let''s Split Up was an instant top ten bestseller on publication week (01/10/2024) and the Number One YA debut that week. This sequel will build on the success. Cosy characters and found family meets a twisty page turner full of tension From BookTokker Bill Wood comes SCOOBY DOO meets SCREAM. Perfect for the YA BookTok generation

As America began to expand westward, a group of itinerant preachers rode across the plains and mountains to spread the Christian faith. They endured heat and cold, rain and drought, despair and loneliness to fulfill their calling They traveled from town to farm to stage-stop to anywhere people had settled, preaching the Gospel. These saddlebag-preachers spoke to anyone who would listen. They were rugged individuals who allowed neither rough terrain nor menacing weather to sway them from their appointed areas of service. These unsung heroes of the West helped bring true civilization to the American frontier. There would be little or no reward beyond the spiritual. This book is a fictionalized story of three such country preachers on the frontier of Texas and the problems they faced bringing the message of Christ to wilderness areas. Bill Wood was born and raised in a small town in Texas. Since 1975, he has pastored ten country churches in either Texas, Louisiana, or California or taught in a small Christian school... or both at the same time. When not preaching or studying or writing, Bro. Bill enjoys visiting antique stores, festivals, and historical places. He''s been known to pick and grin some in church and is partial to anything having to do with the Old West (movies, artwork, decor, clothes, rodeos). Dr. Wood has been described by friends as "an old-fashioned, Southern gentleman with just a touch of John Wayne." In May of 2012, he became the pastor at Central Baptist Church in Stamford, Texas. A graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and Baptist Christian University in Shreveport, Louisiana, this is Bill''s second book to be published through Xulon Press... the first being a fictional account of the birth of Jesus entitled "And Nothing''s Been the Same Since."

Recollections of mining and mining town life in Beaver County.

"It is therefore the purpose of this paper to make a thorough study and analysis of the statutes and court decisions with a view to obtaining information relative to the statutues that could or might be affected by passage of an equal rights amendment ... Any study of marital laws is a complicated undertaking, and this survey is only a beginning. The main objective is to emphasize and illustrate the need for granting equal rights to women in Texas."--Leaf 3.

Over the past decade, the term software engineering method has been attached to a variety of procedures and techniques that attempt to provide an orderly, systematic way of developing software. Existing methods approach the task of software engineering in different ways. Deciding which methods to use to reduce development costs and improve the quality of produced products is a difficult task. This report outlines a five step process and an organized set of questions that provide method assessors with a systematic way to improve their understanding and form opinions on the ability of existing methods to meet their organization''s needs. 1) Needs analysis; 2) Constraint identification, 3) User requirements, 4) Management requirements, 5) Introduction plan. (KR).

Leveled reader that supports comprehensive literacy instruction and actively engages students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. (6-Pack)