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The hardest part of going to war is coming home to face yourself.
The tale of a man and the memory that haunts him, River City One is
the poetic and compassionate story of John Walker, a lawyer and
ex-Marine adrift in a nameless city. Home from the war, he has
become a man on the edge, quietly raging against the people he must
now work for and live among—the kind of people incapable of
understanding the terror he felt in combat and the guilt he carries
in his heart. When he meets Ruth, a beautiful, famous singer
travelling through the city, John discovers a new passion for
living. But as the lies pile up, he takes more and more foolish
risks to hold onto his family and the newfound love that threatens
them both. Moving and lyrical, River City One is the story of a man
discovering that the hardest part of going to war is coming home to
face yourself.
The role of the immune response in both the pathology of liver
disease and in the modulation ofliver injury has been the subject
of intense research. This book aims to present the current
understanding of the involvement of the immune response in liver
disease. The first chapters examine the role of the immune response
in viral infections of the liver. These viruses cause hepatitis of
varying severity and it is thought that many of the mechanisms
responsible for liver cell injury are immunologically mediated. In
addition three of these viruses, hepatitic B, C, and D, are
associated with persistent infection and chronic liver disease. The
role of the immune response in viral persistence is discussed.
Further chapters are devoted to the three major autoimmune liver
diseases which are thought to be the result of loss of tolerance to
autologous liver tissue. There has been much recent research on
cellular immune responses in these diseases but knowledge of the
immunological processes which lead to the breakdown of tolerance
and the mechanisms of tissue damage are limited. Other research has
concentrated on the identification of the antigens which are the
targets of this immune response. Linkage disequilibrium between MHC
alleles and autoimmune diseases has suggested a role for
immunogenetic factors.
This book develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations
and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the
whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students
from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications
of their movement for contemporary higher education.
The role of the immune response in both the pathology of liver
disease and in the modulation ofliver injury has been the subject
of intense research. This book aims to present the current
understanding of the involvement of the immune response in liver
disease. The first chapters examine the role of the immune response
in viral infections of the liver. These viruses cause hepatitis of
varying severity and it is thought that many of the mechanisms
responsible for liver cell injury are immunologically mediated. In
addition three of these viruses, hepatitic B, C, and D, are
associated with persistent infection and chronic liver disease. The
role of the immune response in viral persistence is discussed.
Further chapters are devoted to the three major autoimmune liver
diseases which are thought to be the result of loss of tolerance to
autologous liver tissue. There has been much recent research on
cellular immune responses in these diseases but knowledge of the
immunological processes which lead to the breakdown of tolerance
and the mechanisms of tissue damage are limited. Other research has
concentrated on the identification of the antigens which are the
targets of this immune response. Linkage disequilibrium between MHC
alleles and autoimmune diseases has suggested a role for
immunogenetic factors.
This title develops a comprehensive understanding of the
motivations and experiences of students who choose to study abroad
for the whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of
students from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the
implications of their movement for contemporary higher education.
This book develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations
and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the
whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students
from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications
of their movement for contemporary higher education.
Uniquely combines a firsthand theological perspective on
suffering with real-world application to guide the body of Christ
in ministering to the millions who suffer with disabilities.
With two in seven American families affected by disability, the
body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new
anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers,
pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond.
The book's contributors--ranging from Joni Eareckson Tada and
others living with disabilities, to seminary professors, ministry
leaders, and medical professionals--do more than offer a biblical
perspective on suffering and disability; they draw from very
personal experiences to explore Christians' responsibility toward
those who suffer. The volume addresses various disabilities and
age-related challenges, end-of-life issues, global suffering, and
other concerns--all the while reminding readers that as they seek
to help the hurting, they will be ministered to in return.
This unprecedented work, which includes a foreword by Randy
Alcorn, belongs in the hands of every Christian worker and caring
individual who is seeking a real-world, biblical perspective on
suffering.
The latest wide spread virus infection in the northern hemisphere
called the Coronavirus or COVID-19, is spreading panic across
several continents as of the writing of this book on March 4, 2020.
Author Marlys J. Waters has spent a majority of her 74 years
studying healthy living and eating habits. Much of the contents of
this book were summarized from medical or scientific studies on
improving the natural immunity of the human body. Sources, years of
publication and book titles where she found most of the information
are also included for those who want to study the big story.
However this 42 page book gives you exactly what you need to work
immediately on building up your own natural immunity. The Human
body is a wonderful thing if you give it the tools it needs to do
its job.
After the death of Elisabeth Florentine Homrighausen Wetter on
April 29, 1828, the adult Wetter children were anxious to forge a
new life even if it meant taking chances. The presence of political
unrest, famine, cholera epidemics, the desire to own land, economic
depression, lack of religious freedom, military service and other
factors influenced 19th century transatlantic auswandering about
1816. Little is known of their voyage or of their first two years
in Baltimore. They eventually settled into their new life in
America. Gabriel and Elisabeth would eventually produce a daughter
that would marry into the Launspach heritage. It is because of
Herman and Catherine's letters that Gabriel and Elisabeth were also
enticed to head for America.
The Otis family was largely responsible for committing Barnstable
to the revolutionary cause, a move that irrevocably undermined the
placid, homogenous nature of their society. As he discusses the
reactions of the Otises and their community to this crisis, Waters
illuminates the causes of the Revolution itself. Originally
published in 1962. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press
Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make
available again books from our distinguished backlist that were
previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered
from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback
formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and
Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
Homicide is a way of life in Salinas. Scott Wilson's privileged
youth ended the night he stared down the barrel of a misfire. The
sole survivor to the gangland execution of his older brother during
a routine traffic stop. After five years of guilt and self
destruction, his life appears to be back on track. His father would
disagree. He would never be a cop. Never be part of five
generations of law enforcement. Never be like Stephen. Not so long
as he hung out with those "losers" from the coffee house with their
piercings and tattoos. His new friends never cared that his family
were cops and now neither does he. But when his best friend Josh is
nearly beaten to death by the same gangsters who murdered his
brother, he convinces his new surrogate family it's time to make a
stand. To send a message of violence and revenge the gangsters will
understand. He never meant for it to go this far. They were just
going to teach them a lesson. No one was supposed to get killed. JS
Waters brings the gritty violence of street gangs to life from the
rural farming community of Salinas, California in the pages of this
powerful new crime drama. "J.S. Waters continues the work of
Steinbeck to observe with sweeping criticism...-no longer tragedy
in the fields, but tragedy in the streets." -Sean Manzano y
Labrador, author of Conversations at A War Time Cafe
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Trajan's Hollow (Paperback)
Joshua G. Stein, Michael J. Waters
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R711
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Discovery Miles 5 520
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This publication documents Trajan's Hollow, a transformative
reproduction of Trajan's Column in Rome, to address issues of
critical importance in contemporary architectural practice: a
reconsideration of architectural poch (both programmatic and
material), the use of scale shift as a tool for transforming shape
and content, and the role of subversive reconstruction in an era of
digital scanning and replication. The publication offers an
alternative model for the close reading of historical artifacts
through an analysis of Trajan's Column and its material progeny,
including the casts and copies of the column produced over 2,000
years and contemporary reconstructions of the column executed by
the author while in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
Although this second-century monument located in the heart of Rome
has been the object of hundreds of years of study, Trajan's Hollow
uncovers aspects of the column curiously omitted amidst all this
attention, manifesting the lacunae in various paradigms of
historical inquiry: this work rereads the column and its legacy
through the simple act of prioritizing the embodied occupation of
its interior over the analysis of its exterior narrative frieze. By
focusing on traces of workmanship (chisel marks, seam lines, tool
dimensions), material attributes (provenance, behavior,
constraints, change in qualities over millennia), and the
experience of habitation (interior atmosphere, circulation,
functional details), the project develops an alternative
understanding of the historical artifact and of its role in
contemporary design.
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