Rod: 922 books
by Rod Aguillard
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
We are living in a nation that has forgotten its moral roots and Christian heritage. We are living in a church world that has virtually lost its 'salt' and ability to push back the darkness and demonic influence. Deliverance from Darkness, Demons, and Disease is a reminder of our calling and...
by Lee B. Smith, Rod T. Mitchell, Iain J. McEwan
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This volume provides a brief résumé of the history of testosterone research, from the early pioneers through to the most recent advances in the field. We discover how steroid hormones were first identified and how testosterone was shown to be essential for male development. Moving forward we explore...
George and Maggie and the Red Light Saloon
Depravation, Debauchery, Violence, and Sundry Cussedness in a Kansas Cowtown
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
This is the true story of George and Maggie Wood, a young couple who in 1880, in a fledgling cowtown that sprang up from the dust of the old Chisholm Trail, built the "largest dance house in Kansas". [read that-cat house.]
In a formidable two-month trek through the dusty plains of...
A Commitment to Valor
A Unique Portrait of Robert E. Lee in His Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2001
The character and legend of Robert E. Lee make him one of the most beloved figures in American history, particularly in the South. This attractive gift book captures that character and legend for Southerners, Civil War buffs, and home school students
"Do your duty in all things,"...
Dive Truk Lagoon
The Japanese WWII Pacific Shipwrecks
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
Truk Lagoon is quite simply the greatest wreck diving location in the world. Scores of virtually intact large WWII wrecks filled with cargoes of tanks, trucks, artillery, beach mines, shells and aircraft rest in the crystal clear waters of the Lagoon – each a man-made reef teeming with life. Truk...
by Dr. Rod Block
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
In Like Chiropractic for Elephants, Dr. Block, one of the true pioneers in animal and zoo chiropractic, details the intriguing physical, spiritual, and emotional connection he has discovered and developed between human and animal nature. Based on his 40 plus years of experience working with, and understanding...
Tabloid Tales
Global Debates over Media Standards
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2000
Coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky saga followed in a long trail of media exposures of the more personal details of the lives of public figures. Many commentators have seen stories like this, and TV shows like Jerry Springer's, as evidence of a decline in the standards of the mass media. This increasing...
by Rod Ellis, Natsuko Shintani
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are...
by Rod Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers illuminating insights into the important relationship between research and teaching, and the inherent complexities...
by Dr. Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen, Prof. Catherine Elder
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2009
The implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing the development of a battery of tests providing...
by Dr. Rod Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Task-based language teaching is now a well-established pedagogic approach but problematic issues remain, such as whether it is appropriate for all learners and in all instructional contexts. This book draws on the author’s experience of working with teachers, together with his knowledge of relevant...
ASVAB AFQT For Dummies
With Online Practice Tests
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
Score higher on the ASVAB AFQT
Having a stable and well-paying career in the military can change your life for the better—and this book makes it easier than ever to pass the ASVAB AFQT so you can serve your country and set your future up for success.
Inside, you’ll find all the guidance...
The Artful Nuance
A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words in the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
**?The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.? (Mark Twain)
What?s the difference between:
Nectar and ambrosia? Bough and branch? Astonished and surprised? Sensual and sensuous? Beside and besides?**
Many people use these words interchangeably...
How To Be Wise
Growing in discernment and love
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
How to be Wise opens with an unexpectedly entertaining survey of the philosophical and religious roots of wisdom, before focusing on the brooding text of Ecclesiastes. Illumination of a more uplifting kind is then found in the sublime language of the Prologue of St John's Gospel, and the life and...