David Jeffery: 38 books

~~Simon Fink was a man beaten down by a lifetime of bad choices. Always seeking the easy path, he spent his life chasing adventure and excitement but invariably found disappointment and failure. Now broken and alone, Simon spends his time deep in drink or plotting childish pranks on his neighbor....

Who were the first people who came to the land bridge joining northeastern Asia to Alaska and the northwest of North America? Where did they come from? How did they organize technology, especially in the context of settlement behavior?     During the Pleistocene era, the people now...

T****he first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the Jewish tradition—and a vital resource for counselors and caregivers of other faith traditions. The essential reference for rabbis, cantors, and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow, and...

Hoddesdon really came into its own between the sixteenth and mid nineteenth centuries as a coaching town providing a welcome stopping place for travellers from London setting out on the Old North Road. Broxbourne, just to the south, was a smaller and more rural settlement focused around the church...

Having grown up as a small Roman settlement where Ermine Street crossed the River Lea, Ware came into its own in the Middle Ages as an important stopping place on the Old North Road to and from London. The booming inn trade was boosted by the Great Bed of Ware, mentioned by Shakespeare among others....

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital...

Wine chemistry inspires and challenges with its complexity, and while this is intriguing, it can also be a barrier to further understanding. The topic is demystified in Understanding Wine Chemistry, Special Mention awardee in the 2018 OIV awards, which explains the important chemistry of wine at the...

“Why are you doing that?” Without turning or pausing in his work, Henry said, “Because I must.” “Who are you?” she asked in amazement. Henry missed the deeper question and answered mechanically. “I am Henry Pride.” Henry Pride is a simple man with few needs. To live a solitary...

For twenty years, Henry Pride lived a solitary, contented existence. At least as much as any obsessive compulsive former CIA assassin can expect to find. After a chance encounter with a young boy and his mother caused Henry to do the unthinkable; fail an assignment, everything changed. In the...