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Pain

The Science of Suffering

by Patrick Wall ...

Series series Maps of the Mind
Pain is one of medicine's greatest mysteries. When farmer John Mitson caught his hand in a baler, he cut off his trapped hand and carried it to a neighbor. "Sheer survival and logic" was how he described it. "And strangely, I didn't feel any pain." How can this be? We're taught that pain is a warning message to be heeded at all costs, yet it can switch off in the most agonizing circumstances or ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Pain is one of medicine's greatest mysteries. When farmer John Mitson caught his hand in a baler, he cut off his trapped hand and carried it to a neighbor. "Sheer survival and logic" was how he described it. "And strangely, I didn't feel any pain." How can this be? We're taught that pain is a warning message to be heeded at all costs, yet it can switch off in the most agonizing circumstances or
... Read more
The Abandoned Child

by JANE PATRICK WALLS ...

Danielle Ferguson is a lonely nine-year-old little girl locked from her apartment by a man who, she thinks, is her father. She oftentimes sits in the darkened stairway listening for his footsteps and planning her escape into a darker part of the building where he cant see her when he leaves. She is afraid and makes herself as invisible as she possibly can from the man who visits her mother. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Danielle Ferguson is a lonely nine-year-old little girl locked from her apartment by a man who, she thinks, is her father. She oftentimes sits in the darkened stairway listening for his footsteps and planning her escape into a darker part of the building where he cant see her when he leaves. She is afraid and makes herself as invisible as she possibly can from the man who visits her mother.
... Read more
The Lady in the Park

by Jane Patrick Walls ...

Anna Fisher lives in the exciting City of Atlanta, Georgia, where darkness not only brings out those who prey on others but the young, fearless, adventurous residents and visitors from all walks of society who party all night. Annas life exists in a very small section of the city where she works and lives. Her dreams are haunted by the man who fathered her child. A few afternoons a week, she sits ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Anna Fisher lives in the exciting City of Atlanta, Georgia, where darkness not only brings out those who prey on others but the young, fearless, adventurous residents and visitors from all walks of society who party all night. Annas life exists in a very small section of the city where she works and lives. Her dreams are haunted by the man who fathered her child. A few afternoons a week, she sits
... Read more
Pray for the World

A New Prayer Resource from Operation World

by Molly Wall ...

Series series Operation World Resources
For decades, Operation World has been the world's leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers this abridged version of the 7th edition called Pray for the World as an accessible resource to facilitate prayer for the nations.The ... Read more

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For decades, Operation World has been the world's leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers this abridged version of the 7th edition called Pray for the World as an accessible resource to facilitate prayer for the nations.The
... Read more
Sustainable Poultry Production in Europe

by Anne-Marie Neeteson, Patricia Parrott, Nan-Dirk Mulder, Richard Kempsey, Robby Andersson, Piet Van der Aar, Brett Roosendaal, Patrick Wall, Andrew Walker, Steve Pritchard, William G. Hill, Mike McGrew, Adrian Williams, Colin Fisher ...

Series series Poultry Science Symposium Series
Examining sustainable poultry production systems across Europe, this book contains a selected cross section of papers from the 2014 UK Poultry Science Symposium. It reviews essential topics such as resources and supply chains, the global poultry market, risk management, zoonoses and green issues. Providing a compilation of the most current research in the poultry science and production industry, ... Read more

$141.19 USD

Examining sustainable poultry production systems across Europe, this book contains a selected cross section of papers from the 2014 UK Poultry Science Symposium. It reviews essential topics such as resources and supply chains, the global poultry market, risk management, zoonoses and green issues. Providing a compilation of the most current research in the poultry science and production industry,
... Read more
Conservation Agriculture for Africa

Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate

by J N Blignaut, H Boulal, Roland Bunch, Trent W Bunderson, Dennis Dennis, Oussama El Gharras, Mohammed El Mourid, Mphatso Gama, Zwide D Jere, Josef Kienzle, Jaap Knot, Erna Kruger, Peter Kuria, Baqir Lalani, Simon Lugandu, Brand Mbale, Charles Midega, Michael Misiko, Zeyaur Khan, Obedi Mkandawire, Alice Murage, Richard M. Museka, Weldone Mutai, Blessings M. Mwale, Spencer W.D. Ng’oma, John M. Paul, John A. Pickett, Jimmy Pittchar, Brian G. Sims, Hendrik J. Smith, Phillip Tembo, Christian Thierfelder, Patrick C. Wall, Reynolds K. Shula, Peter Dorward, Jose Dambiro ...

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa. ... Read more

$141.19 USD

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa.
... Read more
Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 2

Practice and Benefits

by Prof Amir Kassam, Dr Angelica Galieni, Dr Theodor Friedrich, Dr Fabio Stagnari, Dr Fernando Teixeira, Dr A. W. Murage, Dr J. O. Pittchar, Dr C. A. O. Midega, Dr Stephane Boulakia, Dr Florent Tivet0, Dr Olivier Husson1, Dr Lucien Séguy2, Prof João Carlos M. Sá3, Prof Rattan Lal4, Dr Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira5, Dr Clever Briedis6, Dr Thiago Massao Inagaki7, Dr Daniel Potma Gonçalves8, Dr Laila Kassam9, Dr Jucimare Romaniw0, Mr Scott Day1, Dr Ademir Calegari2, Dr Alessandra Santos3, Dr Marcus Cremonesi4, Dr Lilianne Maia5, Dr Wilian Demetrio6, Dr Marie L. C. Bartz7, Dr Oscar Veroz-Gonzalez8, Dr Muhammad Farooq9, Dr Manuel Morena-Garcia0, Dr Rafaela Ordoñez-Fernandez1, Dr Jesus A. Gil-Ribes2, Dr Julio Roman-Vazquez3, Dr Antonio Holgado-Cabrera4, Dr Gordon Conway5, Dr Saidi Mkomwa6, Dr Paula Triviño-Tarradas7, Dr Antonio Miranda-Fuentes8, Dr Francisco Marquez-Garcia9, Dr Ahmad Nawaz0, Dr Rosa M. Carbonell-Bojollo1, Dr Patrick C. Wall2, Dr Christian Thierfelder3, Dr Peter Hobbs4, Dr Jon Hellin5, Dr Bram Govaerts6, Prof Rafael Fuentes Llanillo7, Dr Tiago Santos Telles8, Dr Dimas Soares Junior9, Dr Sara Kaweesa0, Dr Yashpal Singh Saharawat1, Dr Anne-Marie B. Mayer2, Dr Tom Goddard3, Dr Hongwen Li4, Dr Ivo Mello5, Dr Francis Shaxson6, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado7, Dr Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol8, Dr Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa9, Dr Otávio dos Anjos Leal0, Dr Luan Pierre Pott1, Dr Timothy Reeves2, Prof Michele Pisante3, Professor Kadambot Siddique4, Professor Gottlieb Basch5, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker6, Professor Emilio J. González-Sánchez7, Dr Zeyaur R. Khan8 ...

Series Book 62 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as ... Read more

$175.49 USD

Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as
... Read more
Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 1

Systems and Science

by Prof Amir Kassam, Dr L. B. dos S. Canalli, Dr R. Bunch, Dr D. dos S. Rheinheimer, Dr Peter Hobbs, Dr Christian Thierfelder, Dr Patrick C. Wall, Dr Raj Gupta, Dr Jamil Abdalla Fayad, Dr Jucinei José Comin0, Dr Alvaro Mafra1, Dr Claudinei Kurtz2, Dr Samira Jamil Fayad3, Dr Nuno Rodrigues Madeira4, Dr Darlan Marcheze5, Dr Leandro do Prado Wildner6, Dr Arcangelo Loss7, Dr Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi8, Dr Monique Souza9, Dr Guilherme Wilbert Ferreira0, Dr Laila Kassam1, Dr Sim Choon Cheak2, Dr Zaharah A. Rahman3, Dr Julio Roman-Vazquez4, Dr Francisco Marquez-Garcia5, Dr Rosa Carbonell-Bojollo6, Dr Oscar Veroz-Gonzalez7, Dr Dennis P. Garrity8, Dr John N. Landers9, Dr Pedro Luiz de Freitas0, Dr Luiz Carlos Balbino1, Dr Rolf Derpsch2, Dr Júlio César Salton3, Dr Robélio Leandro Marchão4, Dr Augusto Guilherme de Araújo5, Dr Brian Sims6, Dr Jack Desbiolles7, Dr Denizart Bolonhezi8, Dr Enamul Haque9, Dr He Jin0, Dr Josef Kienzle1, Dr Hongwen Li2, Dr Theodor Friedrich3, Dr Oussama El Gharras4, Prof Richard Bell5, Dr Roberto Peiretti6, Dr Saidi Mkomwa7, Dr Juliana Albertengo8, Dr Tom Goddard9, Dr Muratbek Karabayev0, Dr Don Reicosky1, Dr Ken Moriya2, Dr Hendrik Smith3, Dr Ademir Calegari4, Dr T. Tiecher5, Dr E. B. Wutke6, Mr Marcelo Zanella7, Professor Gottlieb Basch8, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker9, Professor Emilio J. González-Sánchez0 ...

Series Book 61 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews the development of CA systems globally and elaborates on science underlying the key CA system components.Assesses the latest evidence on improving soil and crop health and CA system resilience through the application of the core CA system principles.Includes case studies reviewing current science on optimising CA cropping systems involving cereal, legume, horticultural and tree crops as ... Read more

$175.49 USD

Reviews the development of CA systems globally and elaborates on science underlying the key CA system components.Assesses the latest evidence on improving soil and crop health and CA system resilience through the application of the core CA system principles.Includes case studies reviewing current science on optimising CA cropping systems involving cereal, legume, horticultural and tree crops as
... Read more
Audiobook

World and the Door, The

by O. Henry ...

Narrated by Patrick Walls ...

Unabridged

37 min

The World and the Door by O. Henry, narrated by Patrick Walls, is a captivating collection of short stories brimming with wit, charm, and the signature twists that have made O. Henry a beloved storyteller. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century life, these tales explore human nature with humor and heart, often leading to surprising and unforgettable conclusions. From the bustling streets ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The World and the Door by O. Henry, narrated by Patrick Walls, is a captivating collection of short stories brimming with wit, charm, and the signature twists that have made O. Henry a beloved storyteller. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century life, these tales explore human nature with humor and heart, often leading to surprising and unforgettable conclusions. From the bustling streets
... Read more
The Mission of God's People

A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission

by Christopher J. H. Wright ...

Series series Biblical Theology for Life
What does the Bible say about God's purpose for us, the witness of the church, and our mission to spread the message of the gospel?Chris Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of "missions" encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaiming the whole of creation for himself, and each ... Read more

$17.49 USD

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What does the Bible say about God's purpose for us, the witness of the church, and our mission to spread the message of the gospel?Chris Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of "missions" encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaiming the whole of creation for himself, and each
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Insanity of God

A True Story of Faith Resurrected

by Nik Ripken, Gregg Lewis ...

Series series NONE
The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life, ... Read more

$11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life,
... Read more
The Message of Mission

The glory of Christ in all time and space

by Howard Pesket, Vinoth Ramachandra ...

Series series The Bible Speaks Today Themes
The root of the word 'mission' means 'sending'.All Christian mission has its fountainhead in the God revealed in Scripture, who sent his Son for us, sends his Spirit to us, and summons all people to himself. The privilege and responsibility of his church, sent into all the world, is to testify by his words and deeds to Jesus Christ, God's unique son, crucified, risen and ascended.The East-West ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The root of the word 'mission' means 'sending'.All Christian mission has its fountainhead in the God revealed in Scripture, who sent his Son for us, sends his Spirit to us, and summons all people to himself. The privilege and responsibility of his church, sent into all the world, is to testify by his words and deeds to Jesus Christ, God's unique son, crucified, risen and ascended.The East-West
... Read more