John Beck: 152 books

Tom Lantry ist ein professioneller Kartenspieler und schnell mit dem Colt, zu schnell für Link Fisher, der ein Spiel mit Lantry nicht überlebt. Doch mit Fishers Brüdern macht sich Tom mächtige und skrupellose Feinde, die alles daran setzen, ihn zur Strecke zu bringen. Da tritt ein mysteriöser...

Globalization and Armed Conflict addresses one of the most important and controversial issues of our time: Does global economic integration foster or suppress violent disputes within and between states? Here, cutting-edge research by leading figures in international relations shows that expanding...

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...

Why did Jesus pick Samaria as the place to announce his messianic identity? Why did God lead Moses and the Israelites to Mount Horeb after they fled from Egypt? Why did the apostle John receive God's revelation on the island of Patmos? A Visual Guide to Bible Events illuminates the fascinating...

Major John Lockwoods Hass auf den Chricahua-Häuptling Chubasco kennt keine Grenzen. Denn er und seine Krieger haben Major Lockwoods Tochter bei einem Überfall getötet. Für Lockwood gibt es jetzt nur noch eines: er muss und wird den Tod seiner Tochter rächen. Mit der C-Schwadron verfolgt er Chubascos...

Die Goldgräberstadt Nugget Hole wird von einer Horde gefährlicher Banditen belagert. Alle Transporte aus der Stadt werden überfallen. Der Bandenführer Whitloe kennt keine Gnade, und die Goldgräber sind verzweifelt. Der einflussreiche John Caldwell verspricht ihnen schließlich, den nächsten Goldtransport...

Eigentlich wollte Jeff Randall die Connover-Ranch kaufen und sich dort mit seiner Rinderherde niederlassen. Doch der Besitzer hat keinerlei Interesse an einem Verkauf seiner kleinen Ranch. Am nächsten Tag findet man Conover, hinterrücks erschossen. Für seinen Sohn Larry, seine Angestellten und...

If most of us want to be good, how is it that many of us can seem so bad?Drawing on the disciplines of brain science, management, moral philosophy, public policy, and psychology and filled with original research, surveys, and case studies, Good vs Good explains how we each prioritize the 8 Great Goods...

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The ideas, research, and practices presented in the book focus on three broad themes:...

As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienced developers, resulting in applications...

Biblical authors seized imagery drawn from everyday life and redeployed it in the service of divine revelation. But today’s readers are not familiar with many of these once-common illustrations. The distance in time, place, and culture between the Bible’s first recipients and people today often...

The authors of the Bible routinely employed mention of manners and customs from the ancient world in their inspired writing, fully intending that the Lord would change readers with these images. But modern readers often miss the full literal and figurative meaning of biblical imagery due to the distance...

Derived from the Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, this digital short contains dozens of illustrated entries on aspects of everyday life in Bible times—covering everything from food and housing to tools and transportation. Useful for better understanding the cultural context of Scripture...

Can you really trust the Bible? And if so, and you really understand it? The answer to both questions is yes—as this book makes plain. Here, under one cover, are two powerful titles that make God’s Word accessible to any reader: Answers to Your Bible Questions, providing clear, concise, encouraging...