Derek: 1655 books

In this book Derek Tidball takes the reader through a number of sociological models and engages with Paul's Letter to the Colossians. He examines such topics as conversion, identity, the social construction of belief and institution, and Christian ethics. Finally, he discerns the church as a reading...

The Honey of Souls is the first full-length study of the Explanation of the Psalms by Cassiodorus. While the Explanation became a seminal document for the monastic movement in the West and was eagerly read and widely quoted for centuries, it has languished in relative obscurity in the modern period....

This story is based on a young child in Liberia and his journey with his family during the civil unrest.  To quote a strong woman in his life..."We are not gonna let war change us!" The reprocusions of war does not just change an indivudual:  family, friends, neighborhoods, lifestyle,...

Novelist (On Ashlyn's Bridge) and poet (Prose from a Grandson to a Senior Fellow), Derek McFadden returns with a spirited novella that sparkles with the magic and joy of holidays past. Though afflicted with cerebral palsy, the main character, Walter Mathews, fueled by the timeless words of...

This hugely successful history of political and economic integration in Western Europe since the Second World War -- and especially, but by no means exclusively, the European Community itself -- was first published in 1991, to general acclaim. Since then much turbulent water has flowed under the bridges...

It was by chance that the author stumbled across a long lost programme for the opening meeting of Hanley Car Speedway for 21 July 1938. The programme had been hidden away in family papers for almost sixty years and it sparked an enduring interest in Midget Car Speedway. Motor sport had been the preserve...

Life is not easy. Its many trials often leave us wondering how we can press on in a fallen world. When we receive fresh wounds before old ones heal, we often are tempted to despair. We share this experience with the ancient people of God, and we can also share in the profound comfort God offered them....

Over the centuries, Baptists have labored to follow Christ in faithful devotion and service. More recently, they have occasionally partnered with fellow Christians from other traditions in these efforts while learning from each other along the way. In Thinking With the Church, Derek Hatch argues that...

Gero Keckus is the last person that Tuna expects to run into during her search for a new job. From his stubborn and forward personality to his mysterious frog-like limbs, there is nothing normal about him. To top it off, he is a mercenary for the Pondswagger Syndicate. However, when he takes her back...

Derek Meisters Rungholt ist Kult! Der erste Fall für den eigenwilligsten Ermittler des Mittelalters … Lübeck, 1390: In der Hauptstadt der Hanse wird die Leiche eines geheimnisvollen Fremden aus der Trave gezogen. Unversehens findet sich der störrische Patrizier Rungholt in einer finsteren...

Questo libro stilato in modo chiaro e lineare, prende in esame un versetto biblico che contiene insegnamenti di considerevole importanza per il credente: "La grazia del Signore Gesù Cristo e l'amore di Dio e la comunione delle Spirito Santo siano con tutti voi" (II Corinzi 13:13). Molti...

For most managers, let alone the employees involved, the disciplinary process can be painful and embarrassing. Poor performance tends to be confused with misconduct and consequently carries the stigma of punishment; this despite the fact that most company policies and indeed the ACAS Code (correctly)...

Sie ist cool, sexy und schlagfertig. Und sie war Walküre Unruhs beste Freundin. Aber in Band 5 der Reihe um den zaubernden Skelett-Detektiv Skulduggery Pleasant hat sie die Seiten gewechselt und seither fragen Fans weltweit: Was macht eigentlich Tanith Low? Selbstverständlich weiß Kult-Autor Derek...

Nein, ein normales Leben führt die 13-jährige Stephanie Edgley nicht. Während ihre Freundinnen sich zu Pyjamapartys treffen, verbringt sie ihre Zeit mit einem lebendigen Skelett. Um die Welt zu retten, versteht sich. Denn Stephanie und Skulduggery Pleasant stehen erneut vor einem knochenharten...