New Releases by John Townsend

Describes how specific animals are designed to handle extreme weather, including camels, frogs, geese, penguins, and polar bears.

Read this history of surgery to find out how scalpels, stitches and scars were a part of medical history. Learn why barbers tried to make people bleed and which group of people used giant ants to seal up wounds. Discover how people in ancient times fixed wounds. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how surgery and medical treatment has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.

A look at the crimes committed by children and teenagers throughout history and the punishments they received for their digressions.

Discusses how kidnappers and assassins operate, how leaders are oftenthe targets, and how police catch them.

Looks at the physical characteristics and behavior of various unusual insects.

Looks at the physical characteristics and behavior of various unusual mammals.

Looks at the physical characteristics and behavior of various unusual fishes.

Discover the risks robbers will take to steal money and how police use dogs to sniff out criminals.

Explore the amazing world of amphibians with this unprecedented exploration of the incredible creatures in the world around us. The series is divided according to animal classifications in order to establish a firm scientific basis for each title. The titles also include predatory behavior, but not as the main thrust of the book. A variety of text types such as newspaper reports are used to represent real life stories about the creatures covered. A conservation angle is also included to demonstrate how animals are in danger from humans and our activities and to stress what needs to be done to protect them and their environments.

Discusses types of poisoning and people who have used poison to commit murder.

Read and find out about different kinds of outlaws in the Wild West.

This series examines weird and unexlained phenomena including aliens and ghosts. Each title ends with an open question and leads the reader to make up his or her own mind.

This series examines weird and unexlained phenomena including aliens and ghosts. Each title ends with an open question and leads the reader to make up his or her own mind.

Examines some of the world''s greatest mysteries, looking at unexplained behaviors and events related to the mind and body, including tales of incredible survival, psychic messages, strange coincidences, dreams, comas, spontaneous combustion, and other topics.

Offers explanations for strange events such as crop circles and ghost sightings.

This title looks at UFO sightings from around the world and asks if aliens really exist. From Roswell, New Mexico, to flying saucers, discover a universe where there are more questions than answers.

This is one of twelve titles for 2002, from the Spirals range for reluctant readers. They contain dynamic plots and storylines, engaging themes, attractive cover designs and short but substantial chapters to give a sense of achievement in reading whole texts. The clearly laid out text without illustrations and activities encourages a focus on reading and enables low achievers to improve at their own pace. This play is a shocking, old-time drama about two greedy villains, a damsel in distress and a dashing hero. Will the bad guys get their comeuppance and will the good guys live happily ever after? It is a play for four parts.

Discusses the creation of healthy boundaries and reinforced consequences to help children develop a sense of accountability for their own lives.

We learn in childhood to hide from pain, and often continue hiding our hurt from God and others in adulthood. Here Townsend presents a scriptural approach to help us identify these unhealthy withdrawal patterns and find healing, freedom and security in connected, grace-filled relationships. Includes discussion guide.

Raising kids of character is a daunting task, so there''s no better time to start than when they''re young! The first few years of life is the most critical period of growth and development. Infants start the process of trusting the love of Mom and Dad and God, toddlers begin experiencing freedom and responsibility, and children start understanding how to function in the real world. In short, this is the period in which a child''s soul is developed. As a parent, you are right at the center of that process. It''s impossible to overestimate how important a role you play in rearing your child. As the Bible teaches, God shows us how to trust in him even at my mother''s breast (Psalm 22:9). But most parents feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the job. With so many things to worry about, how do you know the real tasks and goals of parenting? Many moms and dads become discouraged or don''t know where to start. We wrote Raising Great Kids and developed this curriculum to help you. In this video curriculum just as in the book we offer you a structure for approaching parenting. We provide a road map for creating character in your children the ability to function as God designed them to function in the world. The biblical principles set forth in the book apply to all ages and stages of kids, so you can use them as a guide for all the years you parent. This video curriculum, however, deals specifically with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It addresses, in a practical, hands-on manner, situations and issues you encounter with children five years old and younger. Our goal is to help empower parents of these children moms and dads like you to become intentional and effective in your parenting. We''re glad you''ve decided to invest the time and effort in your children by working through Raising Great Kids for Parents of Preschoolers. We pray that God will use this study to help your parenting be the successful and worthwhile relationship he designed it to be. We appreciate your labors as a parent---and may God bless you!

Respected counselors, popular radio hosts, and bestselling authors Cloud and Townsend now apply the principles described in their bestselling "Boundaries" to matters of love and romance.

Learn the POLCA, the 5 essential management skills. P is for Planning: the essentials of good planning and objective setting. O for Organizing: managing time and work, and decision-making. L for Leading: team building, leadership, motivation and communication. C for Controlling: correcting errors, reviewing and appraising. A for Achieving: the action planning section. For team leaders, supervisors and people managers of all levels.

Among the topics covered in this edition are the methods of producing ions in gases, the motion of ions in gases, the velocity of ions in an electric field, and the formation of clouds and the determination of the atomic charge.