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Die Bibel - ein Buch mit sieben Siegeln? Dieses altbekannte Vorurteil wird auf jeder Seite dieses Buches widerlegt. Bibellesen wird spannend, wenn man die Texte richtig versteht und weiß, wie sie auszulegen und anzuwenden sind. Was hat der Text seinen ursprünglichen Lesern gesagt? Und was bedeutet er für uns heute? Um diese zwei Fragen zu beantworten, muss man wissen, was für einen Text man vor sich hat: Ein Gedicht ist kein historischer Bericht, und ein historischer Bericht ist kein für alle Zeiten verbindlicher Gesetzestext. Evangelien, Gleichnisse, Offenbarung - "Effektives Bibelstudium" stellt die verschiedenen Textgattungen der Bibel vor und zeigt anschaulich, wie sie zu verstehen sind. Das Buch, das man braucht, um die "sieben Siegel" der Bibel zu brechen - damit Bibellesen Freude bringt und nicht in die Irre führt. "Die wahrscheinlich beste deutschsprachige Anleitung zum Bibellesen" Prof. Dr. Christoph Stenscke in "Die Perspektive", August 2005

From Douglas Stuart, Booker prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo comes a stunning new novel, John of John. Set in the Isle of Harris, John of John is a tender and devastating story of love and religion, of a father and son, art and landscape, and the corrosive effects of living a secret life. It confirms Douglas Stuart as one of Britain''s greatest contemporary novelists.

THE SPEAKER’S HANDBOOK is an excellent textbook for students in a public speaking course, as well as a practical reference for the independent speaker. Its thorough coverage addresses public speaking fundamentals such as planning, listening, and presentation aids, yet each topic can stand alone, giving readers a convenient reference for particular topics. Forward-thinking new coauthor David Bodary joins Jo Sprague and Doug Stuart in this ninth edition of THE SPEAKER’S HANDBOOK to engage today’s students in active learning beyond the classroom. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Park City was incorporated in 1907 as a Tennessee municipality. From its inception in the 1890s, Park City became a melting pot of Greek, Swiss, Jewish, African American, German, Italian, and Scotch-Irish entrepreneurs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Cal Johnson, a former slave and resident of Park City, became one of the wealthiest men in Tennessee. Johnson invested in race horses, taverns, and real estate, and he operated a race track in Burlington on the eastern edge of Park City. The half-mile track is still intact as a city street known as Speedway Circle. Today, Park City is a virtual museum of Victorian homes designed by mail-order architect and Park City resident George F. Barber. The residence he designed and built for himself still stands on Washington Avenue. Other highlights include Park City''s pre-Civil War history and important trade expositions of national significance hosted in Park City from 1910 to 1913. In 1917, Park City was annexed into the city of Knoxville, but the community retained its cultural and historical identity for many years around Chilhowee Park. Once a privately owned estate and lake, Chilhowee Park became Park City''s social center, welcoming such notable figures as Teddy Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, and Louis Armstrong.

Through this book, the people of Oakwood-Lincoln Park, a 200-year-old working-class neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, will again know a more complete and storied history of their community and be able to use this knowledge to strengthen the bonds of neighborhood and influence new generations of families.

Mungo och James borde inte vara vänner. I ett hypermaskulint och våldsamt Glasgow där protestanter och katoliker håller sig på varsin kant är de två tonåringarnas känslor för varandrahelt otillåtna, och drömmen om att fly krockar ständigt med skräcken för att bli upptäckt.När Mungos mamma skickar honom på en fisketur med två tvivelaktiga män behöver hansamla all sin inre styrka för att kunna ta sig tillbaka till säkerheten och till en plats där hanoch James kan ha en framtid tillsammans. Unge Mungo är en gripandeuppväxtskildring, en berättelse om maskulinitetens gränser och om farorna med att älska någon för mycket.

Em livro ganhador do Booker Prize, Douglas Stuart narra história sobre autodescoberta e o amor de um filho por sua mãe imperfeita Glasgow, 1981. A cidade está morrendo. A pobreza, aumentando. A esperança, desaparecendo. Agnes Bain sempre esperou por mais. Ela sonhava com coisas grandiosas: uma casa com entrada particular, uma vida confortável. Quando seu segundo marido, um taxista mulherengo, sai de casa, ela e os três filhos se veem presos em uma cidade mineradora dizimada pela política da então primeira-ministra Margaret Thatcher. Enquanto Agnes se entrega cada vez mais ao álcool em busca de conforto, seus filhos tentam salvá-la. Porém, um a um, vão desistindo porque precisam salvar a si mesmos. Mesmo com os próprios problemas, o único que não cede é Shuggie. Apesar de suas tentativas de ser um “menino normal”, todos acham que há “algo de errado” com ele. Agnes quer apoiar e proteger o filho, mas a força de seu vício é tamanha que eclipsa todos ao seu redor, inclusive seu amado Shuggie, que acaba sendo vítima de abuso sexual sem ter a menor ideia de que está sofrendo uma violência. A crueldade da pobreza, os limites do amor, o vazio do orgulho, a violência dos vícios, a dor da perda e da autodescoberta. Tudo isso está em A história de Shuggie Bain, um livro de estreia comovente sobre o amor irrestrito e inexplicável que somente as crianças sentem por seus pais.

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The Opera Society of Washington presents the first appearances in Washington, D.C. of the New York City Opera, Julius Rudel, general director, a series of American operas, "The Ballad of Baby Doe," an opera in two acts and eleven scenes, music by Douglas Moore, book by John Latouche.