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Author David Stewart had it all: the six-figure salary, the German cars, the Swiss watch, and the Italian suits. He had a family he adored in a house by the sea. But he was riddled with anxiety, and he became a dishonest, calculating alcoholic and addict.

In One Day, One Life, he has approached the struggles of addiction and anxiety with candour and balance. This is just the sort of book that can not only change lives, it can save them. His story is told with power, humour, humility, and no shortage of tough love. This is a powerful book.

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In this vivid and brilliant biography, David O. Stewart portrays Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest, most vulnerable decade. Stewart's vivid account of Burr's tumultuous life offers a rare and eye-opening description of the brand-new nation struggling to define itself.

The province of Roussillon was acquired by France in 1659, just as Louis XIV reached his majority. The region was peopled by Catalans, a group with their own language, religious values, political traditions, and cultural patterns. Louis XIV and his ministers sought to accomplish two goals in the province. First they wanted to compel the Roussillonnais to accept French political supremacy as legitimate, and second they desired to eradicate the Catalan cultural identity in the province. This study examines the means by which the French chose to pursue their goals, and the methods of...

This updated reference guide directs students to over five hundred significant theological resources across a wide area of theological research. It details bibliographic sources for encyclopedias, dictionaries, and electronic resources in biblical studies, historical studies, theology, and practical theology.

"Deaf Sport"describes the full ramifications of athletics for Deaf people, from the meaning of individual participation to the cultural bonding resulting from their organization."Deaf Sport"profiles noted deaf sports figures and the differences particular to Deaf sports, such as the use of sign language for score keeping, officiating, and other communication.
This important book analyzes the governing and business aspects of Deaf sport, both local deaf groups and the American Athletic Association of the Deaf and the World Games for the Deaf. It shows the positive psychological and...