Best Selling Books by Andrew Smith

Recognizing the inadequacies of monocritical approaches to Paul and his theology, Smith brings together important disciplines to cast Paul and the construction of "Pauline theology" in a new light. Through the lens of the paradoxical statement in Phil 1: 18 ("only that in every way, whether by pretext or by truth, Christ is preached and in this I rejoice"), the book understands Paul''s texts as ancient writings that adhere to and are confined by a specific set of social codes. The author locates these texts within the context of the writing practices of ancient moral philosophers, who on the one hand eschewed rhetorical convention and on the other were bound by it. Contemporary critical theory is used to investigate and critique previous approaches to Paul and to present viable alternatives. In particular, the book advocates that Paul is far more "earthy" than Pauline theology typically allows him to be and that his rhetoric (typically mistaken for theology) is a lateral, "logocentric" expression of his beliefs, rather than a vertical, metaphysical construction. Multidisciplinary and innovative, this volume will interest readers on either side of the debate over the new perspective on Paul. "Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)."

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the long nineteenth century. By relating the ghost story to economic, national, colonial, and gendered contexts it provides a critical re-evaluation of the period. The conjuring of a political discourse of spectrality during the nineteenth century enables a culturally sensitive reconsideration of the work of writers including Dickens, Collins, Charlotte Riddell, Vernon Lee, May Sinclair, Kipling, Le Fanu, Henry James, and M.R. James. Additionally, a chapter on the interpretation of spirit messages reveals how issues relating to textual analysis were implicated within a language of the spectral. This book is the first full-length study of the British ghost story in over 30 years and it will be of interest to academics, graduate students and advanced undergraduates working on the Gothic, literary studies, historical studies, critical theory and cultural studies.

Introduction -- Operational surprise and response -- The contemporary IED experience -- Data sources -- U.S. experience in Iraq -- The U.S. response -- Recognition -- Institutional response -- Organizational -- Equipment -- Vehicles -- Electronic countermeasures -- Training and doctrine -- Research and development -- Industrial -- Funding -- Policy -- Summary assessment -- The Australian experience in Iraq -- The Australian response -- Recognition -- Institutional response -- Organizational -- Equipment -- Training and doctrine -- Research and development -- Industrial -- Funding -- Policy -- Comparative analysis of responses -- Leadership changes -- National interests and equities -- Adequacy of existing capabilities -- Countervailing assessments -- Conventional thinking -- Adequate agility -- Flexible force structure -- Other considerations -- Failure to anticipate and the risk of overreaction -- The focusing power of casualties -- Subsequent experience - Afghanistan -- Conclusions.

Updates and amends the first edition, incorporating new initiatives on road safety and giving more attention to the planning of improvement schemes to older public sector housing estates.

Southern Africa''s first people communities are the groups of hunter-gatherers and herders, representing the oldest human lineages in Africa, who migrated from as far as East Africa to settle in what is now Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. These groups, known today as the Khoisan, are represented by the Bushmen (or San) and the Khoe. In First People, archaeologist Andrew Smith examines what we know about southern Africa''s earliest inhabitants, drawing on evidence from excavations, rock art, the observations of colonial-era travellers, linguistics, the study of the human genome and the latest academic research. Richly illustrated, First People is an invaluable and accessible work that reaches from the Middle and Later Stone Age to recent times, and explores how the Khoisan were pushed to the margins of history and society. Smith, who is an expert on the history and prehistory of the Khoisan, paints a knowledgeable and fascinating portrait of their land occupation, migration, survival strategies and cultural practices.

German Propaganda in Military Decline provides an intelligent analysis of one of the most intriguing aspects of the Second World War, that of the practice and theory of Nazi Propaganda.''

This book provides exactly what students need to complete their chosen route in the new e-Quals IT Practitioner qualifications from City & Guilds at Level 2. It contains the four units needed, providing the depth and breadth of information required to succeed in this qualification. A clear and accessible step-by-step approach ensures that students have a thorough understanding of all the key concepts. Multiple choice revision sections ensure that they are ready for their exams.

The Annotated National Credit Code has a reputation as the essential guide to consumer credit regulation in Australia. It is an invaluable reference for all involved in Australian consumer financial services.

30 kilometer i sekundet er en sjov og hjertevarm YA-roman om at lære at leve livet. Finn Easton måler livet i kilometer i stedet for minutter. Alle de mange kilometer, han har levet, har været defineret af hans far, og han har også planlagt Finns fremtid. Finn Easton har nemlig epilepsi efter at være blevet ramt af en flyvende, død hest, og hans far slipper ham nødig af syne. Det gør tilværelsen lidt ensformig, men der er to gode ting i hans liv: hans bedste ven, den-sandsynligvis-splittergale-men-utroligt-fantastiske-og-fantasifulde Cade Hernandez og Julia, hans livs første kærlighed. Da Julia flytter, bliver Finns hjerte knust, og Cade og han stikker af fra epilepsimedicin og forældreovervågning på en biltur til Oklahoma. På turen oplever de en ulykke, og de to unge bliver helte på en måde, der ændrer deres livssyn fuldstændig. »Jeg elsker Andrew Smith, og jeg elsker denne bog [...] Den har alle de kendetegn, der er ved en Andrew Smith-roman: Fed skrivestil og fede personer. En virkelig sød, sjov og bevægende historie.« Brigid på Goodreads

A son tries to murder his aged father with the help of his wife. Hilarity ensues.

Radersburg Gold is a rare story . . a fresh idea with rich and interesting characters. An unexpected twist and an even more unexpected ending. Troy Andrew Smith has truly captured the Old West in Radersburg Gold. It''s a tale of intrigue and action, driven by a cast of characters that seem to come to life with each page turned. It''s hard to put down and well worth the read.

The exploitation, control and violence against Black people in the Americas is not a new phenomenon. We have seen the world of Black people worsen each day, month, year, decade, and century. The events of May 25, 2020 were another breaking point in the long history of Black oppression by systems and structures controlled predominantly by white people. George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered in cold blood by Derek Chauvin - a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.There will never be an acceptable explanation for what happened between Michael Brown and Darren Wilson in Ferguson but we will never fully grasp why the stage was set for such an encounter unless we know American history.We cannot fully comprehend why Dylan Roof murdered nine parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston unless we study the Civil War and the Confederacy.We cannot truly fathom how a minor traffic stop in Cincinnati could result in a white campus police officer blowing out the brains of an unarmed black man unless we delve into the role race has played in law enforcement from the enactment of the federal Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 to today''s mandatory minimum sentencing statutes.In this book, Andrew Smith unveils the root to systemic racism and the path we can take to put an end to it.TAP the BUY NOW icon to get this book now!!

In this book you will find 200 cryptogram puzzles of song titles and the artists who sang them, going from the 1960''s to the 1970''s. In a cryptogram puzzle a word, phrase or quote has its letters substituted with other letters. For example, every A might be a T, or every E might be a W, and so on. The letter substitution is consistent through the phrase. It''s your task to figure out which letters are which. If you get stuck there are hints available later in the book to help you. One hint per puzzle.

At his father''s funeral, a fourteen year old boy''s astronaut mother gives him the only thing the boy''s estranged father left him: a key to the father''s storage unit. Thus begins Gordy Jenks'' discovery of stand- up comedy and outer space in an adventure that no one could have predicted.

Beskriver RAF''s luftoperationer mod tyske u-både under 2. verdenskrig.

The story of the dotcom bubble, its tumultuous crash, and the visionary pioneer at its epicentre.

Scale of Occupational Stress : A Further Analysis of the Impact of Demographic Factors and Type of Job