Mark A : 739 books

How do Christian higher education institutions orient new faculty members to their role on a Christian campus? How do they lead faculty members toward a deeper understanding of the Christian dimension of their place in higher education? Bible Colleges, Christian Universities, and Seminaries need a resource...

Standing at the crossroads of middle age, knee-deep in divorce and decline, Jeff Dittimore finds himself looking back in time. Back past opportunities squandered and dreams unfulfilled; back to the days when he and his buddies lived with one foot in this world and the other in a world of pure...

Albert Brownlow is a collector of ghost stories, although he has never found one that has rung true. Until now.In the remote English village of Amblesford lies a house, known for miles around as a place of ill omen, where the stench of death hangs in the air and the shadow of the hanging tree...

Cricket is a young gay boy from the Louisiana Bayou who grew up so isolated he’s not sure how to be a boy. Mateo is a jock from Texas who has music in his heart. Kenzie is a boy with a secret, desperately hoping to live the life he was born to live. Finneas is a talented local boy who dreams of...

BACK COVERSweetwater Ranch grew into a large reputable cattle business. Travis earned the respect of all the law abiding citizens of a small town of Macnook.Travis was instrumental in the slow growth of the town. He made sure his sons, Newt and Cody got the education the boys deserved. As the...

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) had a mission. The church had become weak, flabby and inconsequential. Being a Christian was more a cultural heritage than a spiritual reality. His mission—reintroduce the Christian faith to Christians. How could he break through to people who were members of the church...

Mark A. Jason offers a detailed investigation of the place of repentance in the Dead Sea Scrolls, addressing a significant lacuna in Qumran scholarship. Normally, when the belief system of the community is examined, “repentance” is usually taken for granted or relegated to a peripheral position....

Blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) and the toxins they can produce pose serious economic, environmental, and public health problems worldwide. Much of the scientific and public interest in these microorganisms arises from their tendency to undergo explosive population growth and form harmful...

George Hurrell (1904–1992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait. Before his arrival, movie star portraits were “soft focus” and undistinguished, derivative of the Main Street USA portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a sharp, dramatic look and captured movie stars of the...

"Pulsating with energy and steeped in dreams." Vietnam stands at a crossroads. Located in the geographical center of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a complex mixture of the ancient and the modern. A Soviet-style legacy contrasts with an emerging Western-style market economy. Vietnam is...

Have you ever surrendered to the feeling of being engulfed?“…when, as it often does in Southeast Alaska, the sky lowers until it sits on your shoulders. Rain falls in a steady white-noise hiss, dulling your senses, numbing your mind. It's then, usually as you stand on a gravel beach,...

Marshall’s experiences with ghosts and the supernatural are legendary, but when a boy a hundred-years dead turns up in his bedroom with the cryptic message “Blackford Manor” Marshall realizes his adventures with the other side have only begun. As more specters appear to Marshall, he begins to...

A New Introduction to American Constitutionalism is the first text to study the entirety of American constitutionalism, not just the traces that appear in Supreme Court decisions. Mark A. Graber both explores and offers original answers to such central questions as: What is a Constitution,? What are...

The Gettysburg Campaign and its culminating battle have generated more than their share of analysis and published works. In My Gettysburg, Civil War scholar and twenty-six-year Gettysburg resident Mark Snell goes beyond the campaign itself to explore the “culture” of the battlefield. In this fascinating...