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  • Phillip's Clown

    by Robert Beck ...
    A prologue to a longer tale. A novel of courage and sacrifice.A drama of love and lost hope renewed.A story of a boy who fears his life is running out of time, a man with a second chance, and the bond they form in the time they share...Sometimes you must give your life, to get it back... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Are You From the Bugle?

    A BBC Radio 4 Satirical Comedy Series

    Unabridged

    2 hours 44 min

    Hilarious series about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper officeLaugh out loud as you listen to this six-part satirical comedy series about a hapless news reporter trying to make his way in the tight-knit Butterthwaite community – starring Robert Beck and Jeffrey Holland, with guest appearances by Mark Gatiss and Peter SerafinowiczGraham Carpenter has big dreams of being a serious journalist, ... Read more

    $19.11 USD

  • Banished Messiah

    Violence and Nonviolence in Matthew's Story of Jesus

    By arguing that Matthew's Gospel can be read as a "homecoming story" according to the ancient formula of the "Banished and Returning Prince," Robert Beck offers a fresh and provocative reinterpretation of the Gospel. He exploits this understanding of the narrative to disclose new elements within the plot, to identify a fresh resolution to conflict development within the tale, and to arrive at an ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Light to the Centurions

    Reading Luke–Acts in the Empire

    In this book, Robert Beck proposes to read Luke-Acts from the perspective of its implied reader. In making this reader a gentile sympathetic to Judaism, like the "God-fearing" centurions inscribed in his text, Luke reverses the empire-critical narrative perspectives of Mark and Matthew. And yet he profoundly challenges imperial cultural values. Luke launches his double narrative with Jesus' ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Grenada Invasion

    Politics, Law, And Foreign Policy Decisionmaking

    Robert Beck's study focuses principally on two related questions. First, how did the Reagan administration decide to launch the invasion of Grenada? And second, what role did international law play in that decision? The Grenada Invasion draws on extensive interviews and correspondence with key participants—and on the recently published memoirs of those who participated in or witnessed the ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction

    Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction, Third Edition is a textbook which addresses the important issue of predicting the safety of structures at the design stage and also the safety of existing, perhaps deteriorating structures. Attention is focused on the development and definition of limit states such as serviceability and ultimate strength, the definition of failure and the various ... Read more

    $94.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Dream to Destiny

    A Proven Guide to Navigating Life's Biggest Tests and Unlocking Your God-Given Purpose

    by Robert Morris ...
    Narrated by Michael Beck ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 30 min

    "Increasingly, children ages 3-10 are struggling with anxiety, depression, and mental health challenges. These can be brought on by many factors--stress at home, upheavals in society, breaks in routine, isolation from friends, bullying or social pressure--and if left unaddressed, they follow kids into their teens and adulthood, causing mental, emotional, and relational problems that will steal ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • International Law and the Use of Force

    Beyond the U.N. Charter Paradigm

    When the United Nations Charter was adopted in 1945, states established a legal `paradigm' for regulating the recourse to armed force. In the years since then, however, significant developments have challenged the paradigm's validity, causing a `pardigmatic shift'. International Law and the Use of Force traces this shift and explores its implications for contemporary international law and practice ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    Philanthropy and Higher Education

    Series series Issues in Academic Ethics
    In The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. Major concerns analyzed include: The increased professionalism of fundraising and of donating, an increased willingness of institutions to cater to the demands of donors, creation of dual roles for faculty, students and staff when ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

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    Saving the Reformation

    The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort

    Narrated by Michael Beck ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours

    There has been renewed interest in the five points of Calvinism among many Christians today. But these doctrines are not a product of the twenty-first century. So where did they come from, and why are they so important? Dr. W. Robert Godfrey takes us back to 1618-19 when the Canons of Dort were written in response to a mounting theological assault on Reformed Christianity. Now, for its four ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding International Law through Moot Courts

    Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect

    Understanding International Law through Moot Courts: Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect consists of five sets of opposing legal briefs and judge’s decisions for five moot court cases held before the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Each moot court brief included in the book addresses contemporary controversies ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • Elementary Linear Programming with Applications

    Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce: agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads ... Read more

    $126.89 USD