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This second volume on Norfolk provides a comprehensive survey from
prehistoric times to the present day. The 17th- and 18th-century
treasures of King's Lynn are explored, as well as the market towns
of Swaffham and Wymondham. Castle remains and medieval churches are
also explored.
Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East and its companion, Norfolk 2:
North-West and South, aim to provide a lively and uniquely
comprehensive survey of the architectural treasures of Norfolk.
Extensively revised and expanded, these new editions of Sir
Nikolaus Pevsner's original volumes bring together the latest
research on a county which has some of the most attractive
buildings in England. The gazetteer is enhanced by an introduction
which provides a perceptive overview of the region's architectural
inheritance, and is illustrated by numerous text figures, maps and
130 photographs (many specially commissioned). Pre-eminent in this
volume is the city of Norwich, rich in major buildings of
outstanding quality, from Norman cathedral and castle to
twentieth-century city hall and university. Supreme among the ports
described in this volume is the medieval walled town of Great
Yarmouth, whose highly individual history and buildings are here
examined in detail for the first time. There are also full
descriptions of many appealing market towns, whilst the rest of the
county is revealed through succinct accounts of its parish churches
and less well-known buildings. Abbey ruins, brick
eighteenth-century farmhouses and estate cottages in quiet inland
villages contrast with coastal fishing settlements and resorts.
Great barns testify to the significance of agriculture. Country
houses range from the magnificent Jacobean Blickling Hall to
seaside extravaganzas by Lutyens. Detailed indexes make this not
only an essential reference book, but also a guide book for anyone
interested in the rich region of Norfolk.
Forest policy involves a complex balance of governmental, social
and industrial objectives in an environment where the forests and
the institutions are also constantly changing. Across the various
forestry jurisdictions there is a wide variety of policy models
that have evolved in response to specific societal demands,
institutional structures and forest environments. This book is an
examination of forest policy in a selection of major forestry
jurisdictions, primarily the major competitors in world softwood
markets. These include the United States, British Columbia,
Alberta, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, Chile and Russia. These
regions represent systems operating with natural forests,
plantation forests, initial forest endowments, second/third
generation forests, public forestland ownership, private forestland
ownership, open markets, highly structured markets, and various
responses to sustainability. For each jurisdiction a brief overview
to the economy, the contribution of forestry, the resource base,
the composition of the forest industry and the major stakeholders
is provided. The policy discussions include forest management,
timber pricing and export policy, environmental standards, land
ownership and use, and the institutional setting relating to
government agencies, taxation, labor and capital. Comment is
provided on the evolution of the existing policy structure and the
chapters finish with an evaluation and prognosis for the
jurisdiction. This book is a valuable reference source for forest
policy practitioners, students of forestry and political economy
and industrial decision-makers seeking to position their business
in global forestry.
Becky Murray is someone who sees needs and responds. Whether it's
street children in Pakistan, orphans in Kenya or girls at risk of
human trafficking across the world, she is there, when these kids
need someone the most; someone who is an extension of Christ at
work. Her charity, OneByOne has grown into such an incredible
organisation that is reaching thousands of lives. As you read this
book you will quickly discover there is more to it than what we so
easily call destiny. You will feel the providence of God in each
word and story. Becky's life was changed by a preposition, by the
word 'INTO'. . . she dared to go (into) the world and today
children by the thousands are benefitting from her obedience.
People of providence have a window of opportunity that they must
step through and this is exactly what has taken place in Becky
Murray's life. She has crawled into the eyes of Jesus and seen the
abandoned, the broken and the defenceless as He would see them. She
is an answer to prayer for many and her boldness takes her into
places others would never dare to go. Her life is a challenge to
those who feel the call to mission on their life.
Bill Wilson studied in a number of fields including civil
engineering, theology, philosophy, organisation theory, behavioural
science and education.He has practiced professionally as a civil
engineer; an ordained clergyman; a lecturer in adult higher
education; and finally as a Principal of a Further and Higher
Education College. Bill believes that all human beings behave and
find fulfilment consistent with their inner 'world-view', that is,
what we believe about the meaning and purpose of life and any 'god'
who oversees it all. His early 'world-view' was that of classical
Protestantism. But as his education developed and he engaged with
the wider world he became unhappy with the expressions of faith
passed down in the creedal formulations of the Church in favour of
the bottom-up enquiry of ordinary people. For Bill, meaningful
religion must address the issues on the minds of the population
today, people who live in a rapidly changing world, rather than
those living in the fixed static world of yesterday.
Bill Wilson is a native of County Durham, now living in
Lincolnshire. He has studied in a number of fields including civil
engineering,theology, philosophy, psychology, organisation
theory,behavioural science and education. He has practiced
professionally as a civil engineer; an ordained clergyman; a
lecturer in adult higher education specialising in industrial
relations; and finally as a Principal of a Further and Higher
Education College. Bill's stories about his life are not a simple
chronology of events, but rather a recollection of events in, and
through which happiness chanced upon him. Bill believes that
happiness cannot be engineered but rather emerges unexpectedly -
sometimes out of the unlikeliest of happenings. Once recognised
however, such moments can be embraced and nurtured, thus opening
the way for the recognition of happiness in almost any of life's
events. Bill's life-stories are funny and witty,joyous and sad -
but always poignant and encouraging.
Bill Wilson is a native of County Durham, now living in
Lincolnshire. He has studied in a number of fields including civil
engineering, theology, philosophy, psychology, organisation theory,
behavioural science and education. He has practiced professionally
as a civil engineer specialising in bridge design; an ordained
clergyman with a particular interest in industrial chaplaincy; a
lecturer in adult higher education specialising in industrial
relations; and finally as a Principal of a Further and Higher
Education College. Bill's stories about Jimbo and Conche are the
distillation of his reflections on the great virtues of love, joy,
sadness, friendship, courage, sacrifice, perseverance and
happiness.
In this wide ranging explanation of the desires by God for our
eventual destiny, and of our frequent failure to obey these
requirements, there are many interesting facts to be considered,
some of which are: God is revealed in the Bible quite clearly as
the one and only person of unmeasurable power, knowledge and
presence. He created everything, knows everything and is present
everywhere at the same time. Humanity failed the first test of
obedience and loyalty to God. Only a small faithful remnant was
saved from destruction. Faith in God by one man, Abraham, pleased
God. His son, Isaac inherited everything, including God's Covenant
promise for his descendants to become a great nation. The
progressive revelation to us of God's plan for our redemption is
seen in the Covenant made with Israel, requiring an obedience of
the Law given to Moses, the first prophet of God. The Israelites
were originally, or related to, the Canaanites, and their older
culture and beliefs had a large influence on them. The Covenant
with David was a renewal of the Covenant given to Abraham. After
the times of the Former Prophets there were sixteen other Prophets
over the next 4 centuries (between 850 and 417 BC). Nine basic
themes can be seen in the messages given by God to all of his
Prophets. In the messages from the major and minor prophets, the
starting point for the sins of the people is usually their worship
of idols, which then results in their other bad behaviour. It is
written in many of the 39 Old Testament books that God spoke to us
through his Prophets. God promised a New Covenant with the house of
Israel through the prophet Jeremiah, 'after those days . . . which
are surely coming'. God has always judged us in various ways. Paul
relates consistently to Jesus, and the first 8 chapters of Romans
show only one major conclusion: God accepts sinners; therefore
salvation is not by our own achievements. Only those who worship
the God of Christianity are the faithful remnant God has always
desired. The arrival of Jesus, the Son of God and descended from
King David, the long prophesised Messiah, or Christ, was the new
starting point of our salvation from our own ancient inclination to
reject God and also from the evil influence of Satan. He fulfilled
many prophecies and also foretold the future events relating to His
divinity and power at his second coming. The background to the
presence of the Holy Spirit in John's Gospel is, initially, the
answers that Jesus gave to the disciples' questions relating to
their dismay, or state of shock, at the prospect of him leaving
them. We will be made wise by the indwelling Holy Spirit of God if
we turn to the teachings of Christ; and only love, and not special
knowledge, inspiration, or clear conscience, liberates the
Christian from bondage to the laws and conventions of society. The
early philosophers tried to define our human attributes and
spiritual identity and the purpose and reasons for our existence.
Many aspiring experts and philosophers have, for thousands of
years, suggested a smorgasbord of reasons for our existence,
discontent and bad behaviour. Philosophers, and others who ponder
on such matters, create ideologies about good and evil. It is
therefore not surprising that many of us in our modern world do not
believe that the death of the Messiah, whose message may have at
first terrorised us, has any far-reaching consequences. John's Book
of Revelation predicts that Jesus, the Son of God and also the Son
of man, Isaiah's Suffering Servant, who was spat on, cursed,
accused, humiliated, whipped and nailed to a cross, will return
without warning as the King and Judge. God has offered each one of
us an exciting challenge to choose, individually, to either remain
in our bondage to our independent evil system, or to resolve our
dilemma by becoming one of His children; the eternal destiny in the
Kingdom of God, which God has always planned for us.
One Hand Clapping picks up where the first book, Majesty, left off.
Nineteen-year-old, Kitty Wixon, combines ingenuity and sweat to
build her Kansas City baking business, Kitty's Kakes. All she wants
is to earn enough money to buy back her beloved stallion, Majesty,
who was stolen from her during their escape from Russia. Meanwhile,
Kitty's brother, Joseph, struggles to survive in the severely
hostile environment that is Russia under the Bolsheviks. Constantly
watching his back, he uses his skills as a hunter and mechanic to
subsist. His opposition to the growing power of the hated Communist
Party heightens the risk at every turn. Through it all, Joseph is
steadfast in his belief that his sister lives, though he has no
idea what has become of her. Finally, Kitty embarks on a perilous
mission. Can she pull it off? Few would attempt to face such
danger...alone.
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