New Releases by Thomas Williams

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Three questions are etched into everyone''s subconscious: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Josh McDowell and Thomas Williams team up to show why nothing short of God answers these questions. But the problem is that in today''s secularized culture, God has largely been banished. How to Know God Exists explores in depth solid reasons for believing in God and restoring him to his rightful place in our lives. Josh McDowell is widely known for his powerful defenses of God based on historical and biblical evidences. In this book he and Thomas take a new direction and present often-unexplored but formidable evidences based on sheer reason, observable reality, and solid science. They show that belief in God is not the blind, unthinking, and intellectually indefensible fancy today''s secularism makes it out to be. How to Know God Exists will: Offer rational defenses for the existence of God, truth, morality, meaning, and reason Open vistas of beauty and joy denied to readers by the sterility of secularism Use reason, logic, experience, and common sense to show that God offers the truth required to make sense of reality and bring meaning and joy to life By reason and common sense, How to Know God Exists shows that meaning itself is rooted in the existence of God.

The majority of public school principals are now required to supervise and evaluate early childhood teachers and classrooms, yet many do not have a sufficient understanding of child development and early childhood pedagogy to lead for equity. This practical and comprehensive resource addresses this critical gap by presenting current research on child development, an understanding of the elements of high-quality early childhood classrooms, essential information on trauma-responsive practices, and strategies for reducing bias and preventing the use of exclusionary discipline with young children. School leaders learn about the pivotal role they can play in improving equity for young children, their families, and the early childhood workforce. Each chapter includes key take-aways and central questions that can be used for individual reflection or to guide group discussions. Authentic examples, illustrations, and actionable strategies help readers to successfully implement the content in their school. Principals as Early Learning Leaders is essential reading for principals, vice principals, administrators, and others responsible for leading preschool and pre–K programs for equity. Book Features: Supports elementary school principals to better understand the role early education plays in their school.Addresses essential issues of equity in all aspects of early learning programs that require focus and leadership.Provides current research and practical strategies that principals can put into practice immediately to be effective instructional leaders. Uses authentic examples and vignettes throughout to help readers see the ideas in the context of real preschool classrooms. Includes reflection questions and key takeaways to help principals think about how the information presented can inform the work they do.

Anselm was the outstanding philosopher-theologian of the Latin West between Augustine and the thirteenth century. This introduction examines the historical and political contexts that shaped his work and explains his central project of ''faith seeking understanding, '' encompassing arguments for the existence of God and an account of God''s nature.

Thomas Williams'' ''The Great Salvation'' is a powerful exploration of faith, redemption, and most importantly, the everlasting hope of salvation. Set in a small town in the heart of America, the novel follows the journey of a young man who struggles with his faith in the face of tragedy. Williams'' prose is both lyrical and evocative, drawing readers into the emotional turmoil of the protagonist as he seeks to navigate the complexities of belief and doubt. The novel is steeped in the tradition of American religious literature, with echoes of Hawthorne and O''Connor evident throughout. Through vivid imagery and poignant storytelling, Williams weaves a narrative that is both thought-provoking and deeply moving. Thomas Williams, a renowned theologian and philosopher, brings his unique perspective on faith and salvation to ''The Great Salvation''. His own experiences grappling with questions of belief and divinity clearly inform the novel, lending it a sense of authenticity and sincerity. Williams'' expertise in theological matters shines through in the depth of the narrative, offering readers a profound glimpse into the complexities of faith and spirituality. For readers seeking a profound and moving exploration of faith and salvation, ''The Great Salvation'' is a must-read. Williams'' masterful storytelling and insightful reflections on the human condition make this novel a timeless classic that will resonate with readers long after they have turned the final page.

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This book presents simple interdisciplinary stochastic models meant as a gentle introduction to the field of non-equilibrium statistical physics. It focuses on the analysis of two-state models with cooperative effects, which are versatile enough to be applied to many physical and social systems. The book also explores a variety of mathematical techniques to solve the master equations that govern these models: matrix theory, empty-interval methods, mean field theory, a quantum approach, and mapping onto classical Ising models. The models discussed are at the confluence of nanophysics, biology, mathematics, and the social sciences and provide a pedagogical path toward understanding the complex dynamics of particle self-assembly with the tools of statistical physics.

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Thomas Williams presents the most extensive collection of John Duns Scotus''s work on ethics and moral psychology available in English. John Duns Scotus: Selected Writings on Ethics includes extended discussions-and as far as possible, complete questions-on divine and human freedom, the moral attributes of God, the relationship between will and intellect, moral and intellectual virtue, practical reasoning, charity, the metaphysics of goodness and rightness, the various acts, affections, and passions of the will, justice, the natural law, sin, marriage and divorce, the justification for private property, and lying and perjury. Relying on the recently completed critical edition of the Ordinatio and other critically edited texts, this collection presents the most reliable and up-to-date versions of Scotus''s work in an accessible and philosophically informed translation.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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The Dragon Crew tells the tale of a diverse group of three young buddies and how miscommunication caused a problem in their friendship. Once the friends are brought back together to discuss their competing Jamaican Lemonade and Texas Iced Tea stands, they are able to resolve their problems and renew their friendship!

After a quarter century of discoveries that rattled the foundations of classical mechanics and electrodynamics, the year 1926 saw the publication of two works intended to provide a theoretical structure to support new quantum explanations of the subatomic world. Heisenberg''s matrix mechanics and Schrodinger’s wave mechanics provided compatible but mathematically disparate ways of unifying the discoveries of Planck, Einstein, Bohr and many others. Efforts began immediately to prove the equivalence of these two structures, culminated successfully by John von Neumann’s 1932 volume "Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics." This forms the springboard for the current effort. We begin with a presentation of a minimal set of von Neumann postulates while introducing language and notation to facilitate subsequent discussion of quantum calculations based in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces. Chapters which follow address two-state quantum systems (with spin one-half as the primary example), entanglement of multiple two-state systems, quantum angular momentum theory and quantum approaches to statistical mechanics. A concluding chapter gives an overview of issues associated with quantum mechanics in continuous infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.

This book summarizes over 40 programs which enhance the success of students at risk. The emphases of these programs include individual students'' learning skills, whole-school improvement, professional development, and parent and family improvement. Names and addresses of key people at each site are also included.

Joshua Barney had youthful aspirations of becoming a sea captain. When he was eleven years old, his dream came true, and a lifetime occupation on the sea commenced, something possible for a boy living in the 18th century to achieve. Joshua Barney made his first sea voyage at the age of eleven. At the age of fourteen, he was captain of a merchant ship to Europe and back. Barney took part in thirty-five Revolutionary War naval engagements. He lost five of these engagements, suffered imprisonment three times, and escaped the British prison twice. The tale of Barneys incredible victories at sea, frustrating defeats, and cleverness as a prisoner constitute a series of remarkable anecdotes. Joshua was a member of the Cincinnati Society, the Freemasons, and Paris Masonic Lodge of Nine Sisters. Joshua Barney worked with Robert Morris to collect $600,000 dollars in Havana and transport the gold and silver to Philadelphia in June 1782 to fund the Philadelphias Bank of North America, the first United States chartered bank. Barney served in the French Navy as Capitaine Vaisseanu de Premier with the rank equivalent to that of Post Captain of the highest grade. Commodore Barney was the American hero at the battle of Bladensburg, 1814. Joshua Barney proved to be one of the American Brave. American Brave by Thomas Williams Historical Fiction: The story of Admiral Joshua Barney (1759-1818) is fun, informative, emotional, and adventurous.

Admiral Charles Stewarts had eleven sea commands during his sixty-three years as an officer in the United States Navy serving fifteen Presidents. Admiral Charles Stewart commanded and sailed most every type of war vessel from sloops to ship-of-the-line war vessels in the nineteenth century. His skills on the seas were demonstrated in his success in many major combat actions with enemy war vessels. Charles Stewart was a statesmen, diplomat, teacher, scholar, and perhaps most important, a man of truth and honor. Charles was the first officer in the United States Navy to bear the title Admiral. Admiral Charles Stewart fought in the Barbary wars, the War of 1812, the final battle with the Muslim pirates in 1815, as commander-in-chief in the defense of the Pacific (1821) in the breakup of the Spanish held colonies, and the protection of trade in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He married Delia Tudor in 1813 and they had a son and daughter. The marriage did not last. Stewarts true love was Margaret Smith and they had a son. There was talk about running Charles Stewart for President of the United States beginning in 1840. Admiral Charles Stewart served as a pallbearer on the funeral train of President Lincoln in 1862. United States Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts named after Senior Commodore Charles Stewart. Destroyers were named after distinguished USN/USMC officers and enlisted men such as Charles Stewart. (DD, (Destroyers)-216, DD-291, and DE, (Destroyer Escort)-DE-238 and DE-224 carried Stewarts name.

An oft-forgotten number of British sailors, soldiers and merchantmen were taken prisoner during the long years of the Napoleonic Wars. Ranging from men such as Captain Moyle Sherer, who was captured in 1813, suffering less than a year of imprisonment, to Thomas Williams, who was captured only a year into the conflict. Thomas Williams was a sailor on a merchant ship and was captured after his ship lost its convoy en route to England. Williams left his memoir of his ten years in French captivity: ranging from mistreatment at the hands of his captors to his numerous escape attempts and the various characters he fell in with. A witty reminiscence on what was clearly a dark time for him, enlivened by a good sense of humour. Author — Thomas Williams (1787-1862)

Designed to highlight the critical role single mothers play in rearing their young sons, The Backyard Diplomat takes a snapshot of a day in the life of Eloise Jackson and her young son Thomas. The story emphasizes the importance of maintaining open communication channels between parent and child, while conveying honest feedback about real life situations.

In 1975 the National Book Award Fiction Prize was awarded to two writers: Robert Stone and Thomas Williams. Yet only Stone''s Dog Soldiers is still remembered today. That oversight is startling when considering the literary impact of The Hair of Harold Roux. A dazzlingly crafted novel-within-a-novel hailed as a masterpiece, it deserves a new generation of readers. In The Hair of Harold Roux, we are introduced to Aaron Benham: college professor, writer, husband, and father. Aaron-when he can focus-is at work on a novel, The Hair of Harold Roux, a thinly disguised autobiographical account of his college days. In Aaron''s novel, his alter ego, Allard Benson, courts a young woman, despite the efforts of his rival, the earnest and balding Harold Roux-a GI recently returned from World War II with an unfortunate hairpiece. What unfolds through Aaron''s mind, his past and present, and his nested narratives is a fascinating exploration of sex and friendship, responsibility and regret, youth and middle age, and the essential fictions that see us through. "Williams''s novel is terrific: it is sweet, funny and sexy ... Williams is an accomplished magician."-Newsweek "Everywhere the language flows from the purest vernacular to the elevations demanded by distilled perception. Our largest sympathies are roused, tormented and consoled."-Washington Post Book World "A wonderfully old-fashioned writer ... that dinosaur among contemporary writers of fiction, an actual storyteller."-John Irving

Simply put, the revised, eleventh edition of STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS is powerful. The authors bring more than twenty-five years of unmatched experience to this text, along with sound statistical methodology, a proven problem-scenario approach, and meaningful applications that clearly demonstrate how statistical information informs decisions in the business world. Thoroughly updated, the text’s more than 350 real business examples, cases, and memorable exercises present the latest statistical data and business information with unwavering accuracy. And, to give you the most relevant text you can get for your course, you select the topics you want, including coverage of popular commercial statistical software programs like Minitab 16 and Excel 2010, along with StatTools and other leading Excel 2010 statistical add-ins. These optional chapter appendices, coordinating data sets (on CD and online), and support materials like the CengageNOW online course management system, make STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS the most customizable, efficient, and powerful approach to teaching business statistics available today. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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The U.S. President has directed his close friend Patrick Hanley to hunt down the most wanted terrorist in the world and eliminate him. The Assassination of the Turkey President and then the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey were orchestrated by the Assassin. Hanley and his partners, Alan Newton, and Vladimir Vadim track the Assassin to his safe house in the Alborz Mountains north of Tehran. Hanley, Vadim, and Newton are successful in entering Iran undetected. Their effective use of explosives causes an avalanche that almost destroys the Assassins safe house. Suspicions are the Assassin was involved with the Iranians Presidents plan to destroy Israel. Iran had developed high powered microwave weapon that would kill all living things exposed to the blast but would only cause minimal property damage. Israels new X-brand missile radar system had to be compromised with Irans new non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse warhead for up to thirty minutes so that 56-Iranian missiles could be fired into Israel from Syria and Jordan. Hanley, Vadim, and Newton are unable to stop the missile attack on Israel. The blasts from the war heads eradicate most of the living beings in Israel. The world was in turmoil but no country wanted to deal with Iran. The invading troops had the country to themselves including the mounds of dead bodies they had to deal with.

Members of the United States Congress where having long and passionate debates over how to deal with radical Islamist doctrine that permitted and practiced brazen extortion on non-Muslims merchants ships. Some Americans wanted to talk with the pirates to convince them that their actions were wrong. Some of our citizens and politicians wanted to continue paying ransom, thinking the problem would eventually go away. The Muslim terrorists in Northern Africa, with the approval of the Dey of Algiers, were sworn to carry out jihad against all Western powers. Captain William Bainbridge suggested that a continuous policy of burying ones head in the sand was going to shut trade off. Bainbridge takes tributes to the Dey of Algiers.Bainbridge lost his ship and was captured in 1803 and imprisoned until 1805. Hostilities against Americans was plenteous. Americans at sea were thought to be weak and easily intimidated. The book details Bainbridge''s victorious sea battle in 1812 of Old Ironsides defeating the British war-ship, HMS Java. President Jefferson addressed Congress: Gentlemen we must change our non-defense attitude. The lack of a United States navy has placed us into accepting the domination of England over the European seas. The Congress would rather lose the war without defending the United States rights. "May our country never be reluctant to spend money for those who spend their lives for us. Bainbridge was standing near the wheel when the ball hit and drove a small copper bolt into his thigh. This was a dangerous wound that laid him out on the deck. The cries of the wounded was an eerie and constant reminder of the carnage that was taking place on the ship. Cries of help were going unnoticed, many were not heard because the roar of the cannons had deafen most of the ship''s crew.

AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING has been a leader in the field for over 20 years. The key purpose of this book is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a sound conceptual understanding of the role that management science plays in the decision-making process. AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE is applications-oriented and continues to use the problem-scenario approach that is a hallmark of every edition of the text, in which a problem is described in conjunction with the management science model that’s introduced. The model is then solved to generate a solution and recommendation to management. The Student Essential Site PAC (Printed Access Card) that comes with the new book includes: Case Files, Example Files, Problem Files, Tutorials, Solvertable, Palisade DecisionTools (StatTools), Excel Tutorial. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Travel is an awarding experience especially with one you love because you can share with them the moment of the experience. The Birgens feel by letting, you the reader, into their life to enjoy what they enjoy; good wines, good food, ambiance of the moment, touring, history, and cruising, you too may enjoy it with them. The enjoyment of travel is living it and making the most of the moments as they fit your life style, spontaneity, along with staying within your comfort zone. Daily regimentation mixed with making sure you have the opportunity to interface with those who serve you. You will meet new people and the enjoyment of finding new people who are enjoyable and pleasant to be with. Travel is an adventure to be dealt with using an open mind, sensibility, a consideration for your partner. Risk should not be a part of enjoyable travel. You have the opportunity to making cruising one of the most rewarding and enjoyable vacation and adventures you have yet to experience. Please join us again.

Based on a true story. Michael Hope, was an average young man, unsure of what to do with his life. Until suddenly in 1975, a string of strange events would spiral his life into the unknown world of physic healing. Inexplicable physical phenomena occurred in his presence, and it was at this point that he discovered that he was able to heal with his hands, psychometrize, and move objects without touching them. A very mysterious healing energy had chosen Michael as a channel. But where had this energy come from''. In his quest to discover from what source this energy came from, and why it had chosen him. He travelled to America, where science was carefully examining such phenomena. Michael voluntarily submitted himself to some of the most rigorous scientifically controlled tests under strict laboratory conditions. And amazed and astonished and puzzled those scientific experts. They could not discover where the energy was coming from. But Michael proved it to them that, that this energy what ever it''s origin existed within him. From his first awareness of this energy in his hands, he knew that he had been given this strange energy gift to heal, and every few months he would discover that he had a new ability. But then suddenly things would change, yet another strange interruption, his life would never be the same. (But the great light of hope remained burning).

John Barry, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia in 1760, commenced a naval career that included being victorious in thirty naval engagements verses the British. Captain Barry was credited with the first capture of a British warship. He was wounded in a ferocious sea battle, quelled three mutinies and captured over twenty ships during his career. He fought the last naval battle of the Revolutionary War. Commodore John Barry was the First Flag Officer of the United States Navy and Father of the American Navy. The historical fiction of John Barry''s life is fun, informative, emotional, and adventurous.

How can we keep faith alive in our skeptical culture? A dark and unbelieving age has come upon the land of Narnia. It is several hundred years after the events of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and memories of Aslan the Lion God have been lost. Narnians are living in an age of practical thinking and zero tolerance of supernatural beliefs. Does this sound familiar? Author Tom Williams contends that our world is going the way of Narnia, and, in this booklet, he invites the reader to go with him and discover something more. Follow Prince Caspian, Lewis''s child heroes, and their small band of believers as they fight to restore Aslan to his rightful throne. Join them as they find valiant faith, brotherhood, and pure joy in the living religion of their ancestors.