New Releases by David Craig

Fiction. Taxi driver James Bailey flees the ruin and emptiness of his life by heading off to Fargo. Although he never gets there, he does find out that the grace he had imagined in far-out places has been tagging along with him all the time. In Bailey, author Craig enacts, in a rollicking manner, Josef Pieper''s idea of man as Status Viatoris (being-on-the-way) and shows that a ministry can be found driving a taxi. Craig skillfully shows how grace turns up in the strangest places, and, in a manner worthy of Fitzgerald, magically evokes the graced land which is America and her people.

Spies! Special Missions! Codes and Ciphers! History comes to life with 19 stories of ingenuity and intrigue from World War II. Discover the secrets behind some of the real-life deceptions that turned the tide of World War II. Meet double-crossing secret agents like Arthur Owens (code-named Snow), who spied for both the Nazis and the British! Witness airborne assaults by daredevils such as Otto “Scarface” Skorzeny, “the most dangerous man in Europe.” Smash through “unbreakable” barriers like the A-3 Scrambler, the American encryption system used to communicate with British allies! Each spellbinding true story is packed with information sidebars, archival photographs, and full-color maps, allowing the reader to go behind the scenes of World War II and learn the secrets that outwitted the enemy.

One of the first medical ethnographies to be written on contemporary Vietnam, Familiar Medicine examines the practical ways in which people of the Red River Delta make sense of their bodies, illness, and medicine. Traditional knowledge and practices have persisted but are now expressed through and alongside global medical knowledge and commodities. Western medicine has been eagerly adopted and incorporated into everyday life in Vietnam, but not entirely on its own terms. Familiar Medicine takes a conjectural, interdisciplinary approach to its subject, weaving together history, ethnography, cultural geography, and survey materials to provide a rich and readable account of local practices in the context of an increasingly globalized world and growing microbial resistance to antibiotics. Theoretically, it draws on current critical and cultural theory (in particular applying Pierre Bourdieu''s work on habitus and practical logics) in innovative but approachable ways. David Craig addresses a range of contemporary fascinations in medical anthropology and the sociology of health and illness: from the trafficking of medical commodities and ideas under globalization to the hybridization of local cultural formations, knowledge, and practices. His book will be required reading for international workers in health and development in Vietnam and a rich resource for courses in cultural geography, anthropology, medical sociology, regional studies, and public and international health.

Gain an in-depth understanding of software testing management and process issues that are critical for delivering high-quality software on time and within budget. Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers those involved in building and maintaining complex, mission-critical software systems a flexible, risk-based process to improve their software testing capabilities. Whether your organization currently has a well-defined testing process or almost no process, Systematic Software Testing provides unique insights into better ways to test your software.

Drawing on a series of in-depth interviews with a diverse range of practicing Christians, interwoven with scriptural extracts and commentary, this is a unique insight into contemporary Christianity.

(Applause Acting Series). A Performer Prepares is a 13-part master class on how to perform on any stage from bleak rehearsal room to the Palace Theatre. The class covers the basic Broadway song numbers, from show ballad to showstopper. With precise, logical steps and dynamic and entertaining dialogues between himself and his students, David Craig takes anyone with the desire to shine from an audition to final curtain call. These lessons on the pages recreate as closely as possible the unique interpersonal dyamic of Craig''s legendary coaching encounters in New York, Los Angeles and across the country.

Dans Arche, Andy Goldsworthy travaille sur son territoire d''origine quand il retrace, l''itinéraire le long duquel les moutons étaient autrefois menés d''Ecosse vers les marchés anglais. Une arche en grès rouge commence son voyage dans un parc à moutons délabré au cœur des collines du sud-ouest" de l''Écosse. De là, elle chemine vers le sud, souvent construite le soir et détruite tôt le matin, dans une grande variété de sites sur l''emplacement d''un ancien parc à moutons désormais au cœur d''une ville, sur un terrain surplombant une autoroute à six voies, à moitié dans un cours d''eau serpentant dans une prairie luxuriante... Travaillant à partir de cartes qui indiquent les anciens sites des parcs à moutons, Goldsworthy a utilisé ces précieux témoins de l''histoire rurale pour choisir les étapes du voyage de l''arche vers le sud. Andy Goldsworthy habite au point de départ de sa route de l''arche et l''écrivain avec lequel il a collaboré habite là où elle s''achève. David Craig, qui partage avec Andy Goldsworthy un profond intérêt pour l''histoire de cette terre, relate à la fois les origines géographiques de celle-ci et la vie des hommes qui y ont habité et travaillé pendant des siècles. Son récit évoque le périple de l''arche et l''accueil que lui ont réservé les différentes communautés locales qu''elle a traversées.

Craig is eager for the fullness of the religious experience, but he does not let himself be deceived by the superficially religious. He is a subtle enough theologian to know that God hides in strange places, and reveals Himself as He wills, not as mortals might imagine. The best way to encounter Him is to get on with your life- driving a cab, talking with friends, eating supper-and staying as alert as the hunter is for the deer. These are the hunter''s poems.

Describes how to succeed on the musical stage and how to take advantage of career opportunities.

A series of papers presented at a workshop held in Kingston, Ontario, Feb. 16-18, 1987 to examine concerns of federal, provincial and territorial governments regarding the entrenchment of the right to self-government for aboriginal peoples in the constitution.

Report of workshop held at Queen''s University in Kingston, Ontario May 27-30, 1986. Examines practical problems in designing mechanisms and making arrangements for implementing aboriginal self-government agreements in Canada. Also identifies important elements to be considered in design of future self-government agreements.

Roy Rickman is called upon to discover why British morale is inexplicably low.