Telling the Truth about History

Telling the Truth about History
Author: Joyce Appleby
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2011-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393078914

"A fascinating historiographical essay. . . . An unusually lucid and inclusive explication of what it ultimately at stake in the culture wars over the nature, goals, and efficacy of history as a discipline."—Booklist

Forbidden Truth

Forbidden Truth
Author: Jean-Charles Brisard
Publisher: Nation Books
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781560254140

Contends that a secret diplomatic oil agreement between the United States and the Taliban thwarted the search for Osama bin Laden and precipitated the September 11 attacks. Original.

Touched by the Truth

Touched by the Truth
Author: Johnny Hunt
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400215846

The latest addition to the Johnny Hunt MyDaily year-long devotionals, Touched by the Truth continues the beloved series with more than fifty trusted pastors inviting us to discover anew the eternal value of Scripture. You will discover blessing upon blessing as you read the daily devotions and prayers from church leaders around the country in Touched by the Truth. Each contributor offers a week's worth of devotions that include a Scripture reading, a reflection, and a prayer. Start your devotional journey any time of the year since the weeks are numbered but not dated. Every day you learn more about Jesus—the Way and the Truth—you will discover more of what it means live a life with God. Touched by the Truth invites you to find the comfort and contentment that comes from walking God's way, every day.

Halo: The Fall of Reach

Halo: The Fall of Reach
Author: Eric Nylund
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765367297

Before the Human-Covenant War engulfed Halo, the planet-colony Reach came under attack by the Covenant, and Earth's specially trained and augmented warriors, code-named SPARTANs, stood alone to fight for humanity's survival.

The Korean Pentecost and the Sufferings which Followed

The Korean Pentecost and the Sufferings which Followed
Author: William Newton Blair
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1977
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780851512440

In 1977 the Trust published this remarkable account of the first 60 years or so of the modern church in Korea (mainly North Korea). William Blair (1876- 1970), in his first term of missionary service, was at the centre of the great revival of 1907, and his account of this and the events leading up to it forms the first part of the book. Blair includes a thrilling description of how the gospel first came to Korea. The account is then taken up by his son-in-law, Bruce Hunt (1903- 92) born in Pyengyang, now the capital of North Korea who shows how the revival was followed by a baptism of suffering under the Japanese and Communists. During his forty-eight years of missionary service in Korea, Hunt personally knew many of the Korean Christian martyrs. This new edition of The Korean Pentecost has been completely re-typeset, and includes twelve additional illustrations.

What Love Is This?

What Love Is This?
Author: Dave Hunt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2007-04-22
Genre: Calvinism
ISBN: 9781928660125

Many sincere, Bible-believing Christians are Calvinists only by default. Thinking that the only choice is between Calvinism (with its presumed doctrine of eternal security) and Arminianism (with its teaching that salvation can be lost), and confident of Christ's promise to keep eternally those who believe in Him, they therefore consider themselves to be Calvinists. It takes only a few simple questions to discover that most Christians are largely unaware of what John Calvin and his early followers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries actually believed and practiced. Nor do they fully understand what most of today's leading Calvinists believe. Although there are disputed variations of the Calvinist doctrine, among its chief proponents (whom we quote extensively in context) there is general agreement on certain core beliefs. Many evangelicals who think they are Calvinists will be surprised to learn of Calvin's belief in salvation through infant baptism and of his grossly un-Christian behavior, at times, as the "Protestant Pope" of Geneva, Switzerland. Most shocking of all, however, is Calvinism's misrepresentation of God, who "is love." It is our prayer that this volume will enable readers to examine more carefully the vital issues involved and to follow God's holy Word­--not man's teachings. "The first edition of this book was greeted by fervent opposition and criticism from Calvinists. In this enlarged and revised edition I have endeavored to respond to the critics." --Dave Hunt

Born To Fight

Born To Fight
Author: Mark Hunt
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0733634613

‘There's more than a few instances in this biography of UFC cult favourite Mark Hunt that make you shake your head in can't-make-this-stuff-up disbelief’ - Inside Sport A powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky! Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born into a Mormon Samoan family, Hunt details his harrowing early life, his troubled teen years, and his angry youth with no apparent future. After being plucked from an Auckland street fight and dropped into his first kickboxing bout, Mark went on to achieve unprecedented success in Australian and New Zealand combat sports. In an ongoing career that has spanned the globe, Mark Hunt has been in some of the UFC, Pride and K-1's most memorable battles. But in some ways those fights pale in comparison to that which he has overcome out of the ring and cage. As fearless with his opinions as he is in the Octagon, Mark pulls no punches in revealing the highs and lows of his extraordinary life.

The Truth and Other Stories

The Truth and Other Stories
Author: Stanislaw Lem
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0262366657

Twelve stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, nine of them never before published in English. Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this the first "new" book of fiction by Lem since the late 1980s. The stories display the full range of Lem's intense curiosity about scientific ideas as well as his sardonic approach to human nature, presenting as multifarious a collection of mad scientists as any reader could wish for. Many of these stories feature artificial intelligences or artificial life forms, long a Lem preoccupation; some feature quite insane theories of cosmology or evolution. All are thought provoking and scathingly funny. Written from 1956 to 1993, the stories are arranged in chronological order. In the title story, "The Truth," a scientist in an insane asylum theorizes that the sun is alive; "The Journal" appears to be an account by an omnipotent being describing the creation of infinite universes--until, in a classic Lem twist, it turns out to be no such thing; in "An Enigma," beings debate whether offspring can be created without advanced degrees and design templates. Other stories feature a computer that can predict the future by 137 seconds, matter-destroying spores, a hunt in which the prey is a robot, and an electronic brain eager to go on the lam. These stories are peak Lem, exploring ideas and themes that resonate throughout his writing.

The Hunt for Truth

The Hunt for Truth
Author: Sury Patru Viswam
Publisher: NAVA WAVES PUBLISHERS LLC
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1952906008

How well do you really know anyone? Nobody ever tells the Whole Truth. Bosch meets Homeland in this heart-pumping thriller from the international bestselling author Sury Patru Viswam, where a missing person investigation exposes dark secrets, lies, and a conspiracy that threatens our nation's safety. On the early hours of the morning of September 11, 2001, a hit and run accident leaves a man unconscious on an off-road in the outskirts of Philadelphia. Twenty-four hours later, a woman named Sania Tariq walks into a police station in Philadelphia to report her husband is missing. For maverick Philadelphia detective Arya Martins, this case is personal... because she knew Sania Tariq and they used to be close friends before Sania disappeared ten years ago. As the investigation unfolds, Detective Martins becomes convinced that Sania's husband is not who he claims to be. With the help of her dynamic partner Edgar James, Arya Martins hunts for truth by following a trail of lies and secrets and uncovers a conspiracy of terror festering in the city of Philadelphia that would destroy our way of life. With the clock ticking fast, Arya Martins races against time to destroy a conspiracy before it's too late. Tense, taut, expertly crafted, and brimming with unexpected twists, The Hunt for Truth is a riveting thriller that will leave the readers breathless long after they turn the final page.

Hunting the Unabomber

Hunting the Unabomber
Author: Lis Wiehl
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0718092341

The spellbinding account of the most complex and captivating manhunt in American history. "A true-crime masterpiece." -- Booklist (starred review) On April 3, 1996, a team of FBI agents closed in on an isolated cabin in remote Montana, marking the end of the longest and most expensive investigation in FBI history. The cabin's lone inhabitant was a former mathematics prodigy and professor who had abandoned society decades earlier. Few people knew his name, Theodore Kaczynski, but everyone knew the mayhem and death associated with his nickname: the Unabomber. For two decades, Kaczynski had masterminded a campaign of random terror, killing and maiming innocent people through bombs sent in untraceable packages. The FBI task force charged with finding the perpetrator of these horrifying crimes grew to 150 people, yet his identity remained a maddening mystery. Then, in 1995, a "manifesto" from the Unabomber was published in the New York Times and Washington Post, resulting in a cascade of tips--including the one that cracked the case. Hunting the Unabomber includes: Exclusive interviews with key law enforcement agents who attempted to track down Kaczynski, correcting the history distorted by earlier films and streaming series Never-before-told stories of inter-agency law enforcement conflicts that changed the course of the investigation An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at why the hunt for the Unabomber was almost shut down by the FBI New York Times bestselling author and former federal prosecutor Lis Wiehl meticulously reconstructs the white-knuckle, tension-filled hunt to identify and capture the mysterious killer. This is a can’t-miss, true crime thriller of the years-long battle of wits between the FBI and the brilliant-but-criminally insane Ted Kaczynski. "A powerful dual narrative of the unfolding investigation and the life story of Ted Kaczynski...The action progresses with drama and nail-biting intensity, the conclusion foregone yet nonetheless compelling. A true-crime masterpiece." -- Booklist (starred review)