New Releases by David Epstein

It looked like a scene from Beirut or Kabul: a long line of refugees, dusty, frightened, in shock, semi-lifeless. But it was not the Middle East-it was 57th Street in New York City, as the "refugees" escaped north, a few miles from Ground Zero. Some were members of our own congregation, who had escaped the Twin Towers from as high up as the 87th floor. And we, along with hundreds of churches, had the privilege of offering spiritual, emotional and physical help-the love of God.9/11 changed the world. We now live with the daily threat of more terrorist attacks. Is there any hope in the midst of a seemingly endless war against terrorism? A Time for Hope will shock, anger and challenge you. It will also inform and strengthen you. Its theme is that God hates terrorism but loves terrorists and offers them forgiveness-just like the Apostle Paul! God''s power and grace can transform a man full of hate and murder into a man filled with love and compassion.Dave Epstein is the senior pastor of the historic Calvary Baptist Church in New York City and a former professor of Biblical Studies and History. He and his congregation experienced 9/11 firsthand and saw the healing power of God in action in the midst of the devastation. They learned that God is a God of love, hope, justice and peace-and that He really does identify with our pain and redeem our suffering. And God will do the same for you.

We compare quantitatively eight stochastic models explaining improvements in mortality rates in England &Wales and in the US. On the basis of the Bayes Information Criterion (BIC), we find that an extension of the Cairns, Blake & Dowd (2006b) model that incorporates the cohort effect fits the England & Wales data best, while for US data, the Renshaw & Haberman (2006) extension to the Lee & Carter (1992) model that also allows for a cohort effect provides the best fit. However, we identify problems with the robustness of parameter estimates of these models over different time periods. A different extension to the Cairns, Blake & Dowd (2006b) model that allows not only for a cohort effect, but also for a quadratic age effect, while ranking below the other models in terms of the BIC, exhibits parameter stability across different time periods for both data sets. This model also shows, for both data sets, that there have been approximately linear improvements over time in mortality rates at all ages, but that the improvements have been greater at lower ages than at higher ages, and that there are significant cohort effects.

This edition of Clergy Tax is easier to use than ever. Inside you''ll find simplified guidelines for preparing your tax returns and a new special section that puts state-filing requirements at your fingertips. The Best Tax Break in America. Clergy Tax is a fast and simple way to take advantage of all the provisions that the American government allows you. Just answer 12 straightforward questions-and you''re on your way to a flawless tax return. Step-by-Step Instructions Through Your Entire Tax Return, State-Filing Requirements Now Included, Guidelines for Unique Situations, Such as Pension Benefits, Royalties and Stock Market Investments, Written in Cooperation with the IRS. You Can Benefit from Clergy Tax If: #1 You have been ordained, licensed or commissioned, And, #2 You fit two or more of the following categories: Lead religious worship, Administer the sacraments, Have administrative or management duties at a church or denomination, Are considered to be a spiritual leader within your church, Or, #3 You are a qualified tax preparer. Book jacket.

This audio set covers those parts of the 2005 bankruptcy legislation (BAPCPA) that are covered in law school courses and on law school exams. The lectures cover both consumer and business bankruptcy. They explain the essential bankruptcy concepts and show how those concepts work together in consumer bankrupticies and business bankruptcies.

A pathbreaking new perspective on derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed.

This Supplement is designed to accompany Baldwin, Brand, Epstein, and Gordon''s International Civil Dispute Resolution: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook, which sets forth the key legal and practical issues to successfully handle international dispute resolutions.

THE STORY: Three lifelong buddies, Vietnam vets, are about to pay off a balloon on money borrowed from a local heavy. They meet at their New Jersey bar and grill to set up for a celebration: After years of hard work, they will finally own the pla

In this path-breaking book, David Epstein and Sharyn O''Halloran produce the first unified theory of policy making between the legislative and executive branches. Examining major US policy initiatives from 1947 to 1992, the authors describe the conditions under which the legislature narrowly constrains executive discretion, and when it delegates authority to the bureaucracy. In doing so, the authors synthesize diverse and competitive literatures, from transaction cost and principal-agent theory in economics, to information models developed in both economics and political science, to substantive and theoretical work on legislative organization and on bureaucratic discretion.

Epstein investigates the relationship between the ineffable art of music and the hard science of neurobiology. He integrates philosophic and scientific inquiry to formulate a theory of the fundamental yet elusive quality in music time. Derived from an analytical study of motion, tempo and emotion, Shaping Time offers a theory of the way we percieve, perform and interpret music. Epstein suggests that audience satisfaction with a musical performance results from timing trajectories established by the performer at the beginning of the piece. When the timing of a performance conflicts with audience anticipation, listeners experience physical and affective discomfort. Epstein applies his thesis to a wide range of examples for the repertoire.

This study investigates the distribution of traces and their antecedents. The first chapter outlines the Government and Binding theory, enabling those unfamiliar with this framework to understand the ensuing discussion. The second chapter concerns the Empty Category Principle. Argument/adjunct asymmetries are shown to follow from an independently motivated indexing algorithm, which entails that adjuncts display an impoverished indexing. The third chapter deduces the properties of A-chains from independently motivated principles, offering a thorough examination of Super-Raising, Improper Movement, and the Local Binding Condition. The final chapter challenges the standard assumptions regarding Case requirements on traces.

Examining the elements of musical structure and the ways they provide unity, coherence and uniqueness in classic-romantic music, the author defines the concept of Grundgestalt, or "basic shape" and follows its development from the music of the classic-romantic Viennese school to the twelve-tone compositions of Schoenberg.

Final draft of script (with revisions and annotations in pencil) for television movie dramatizing challenges faced by an older woman and a younger man in a romantic relationship; filmed in Charleston, S.C.; autographed by Lillian Gish.