Whether it's memories of childhood holidays or exotic fantasies of faraway places, a sea and its coast is the most evocative of landscapes. This is a unique collection of the finest, new writing from this water-bound nation of ours. Inside are accounts of adventures and encounters, short stories that will haunt and inspire. It is a literary tribute to the last frontier - the ocean.

Treating Sex Offenders describes the development, theoretical underpinnings, treatment goals and operation of cognitive-behavioral and other programs to an audience unfamiliar with this form of rehabilitation. In addition, it examines the effectiveness of these programs and the difficulties associated with assessing this, the public response to treatment and also the effects on staff responsible for implementing them. The book is concerned particularly to assess the operation of sex offender treatment programs in the UK context, considering also the issues associated with implementing...

"Why are you a Seventh-day Adventist?" Such a simple question, but surprisingly many people do not have a good answer. They simply clear their throat and reply with something like, "W-e-l-l, I was brought up this way." How would you respond? "How to Give Impromptu Bible Studies" is a collection of 24 Bible studies on the core beliefs of the Adventist faith such as the state of the dead, the Sabbath and the second coming of Christ. This book will prepare you for that moment when somebody asks you what you believe. Also included are helpful information such as the method and system to having a...