This handbook is an edited and updated version of the final report of the IEA Bioenergy sponsored Pyrolysis Activity - PYRA - that officially finished in 1998 and accomplished many valuable contributions to the science and technology of fast pyrolysis. It is intended that this handbook will provide a useful guide both to newcomers to the subject area as well as those already involved in research, development and implementation. The IEA Bioenergy Pyrolysis Task is continuing this work as a collaborative project with the European Commission network on fast pyrolysis of biomass which is now known as PyNe. The European Network was first formed in 1995 as an EC sponsored project in the AIR Programme (AIR3-CT94-1857). At the end of the three-year lives of the Networks in 1997, both sponsoring organisations recognised the benefits from their integration. This led to the present PyNe Network, which is co-sponsored by the European Commission FAIR Programme (FAIR-CT97-3409) and IEA Bioenergy, and which itself is sponsoring the publication of this book as a contribution to the technology.

This standard introduction to psychology and counseling offers an explanation of classic theory and a holistic Christian view of humanity and counseling. The book includes over one hundred "spotlights" (brief essays featuring persons, ideas, and applications relevant to Christian counseling), copious illustrations, a glossary explaining technical terms, and thorough indexes. The text, organized according to the way introductory counseling courses are taught, serves as a helpful reference tool of enduring value. Subject areas include: * personality * classic psychological theory * the biological basis of behavior * emotions and motivation * memory, cognition, self-concept * child and adult development * sensation and perception * social psychology * individual and family counseling * psychology of religion * abnormal psychology * individual and group therapy

This arresting novel--narrated by the Archangel Michael--convincingly portrays the final years of human history, as a psychiatrist and his family are faced with the trials of the end times, the Antichrist, and the final return of Christ.

A Tribute to One Woman's Service in Kenya and America. Ann Fort embarked on her first mission trip to Kenya in 1998 as a seventy four year old widow. She had performed Christian charitable work in America for years, but she encountered far different challenges and dangers on 15 mission trips to Africa where she helped the poor, the uneducated and victims of AIDS. Follow the heroic story of a remarkable woman who completed a lifetime's worth of successful mission projects in her golden years.

Take a journey of delights and dilemmas with Shirley Meier through 45 years of global adventures in our dynamic and often surprising world. As an ordinary traveler, she finds herself enfulfed in the extraordinary events and lives of people in developing Mexico, divided Germany, emerging China, and the changing American scene.