New Releases by Paul Kent

In just 5 minutes, you will Read (minute 1-2), Understand (minute 3), Apply (minute 4), and Pray (minute 5) God's Word through more than 90 challenging, focused Bible studies.

Here's a fun and fascinating book of twenty, six-question quizzes for 6-10-year-olds. Each quiz starts easy, with questions from the most familiar stories, then gets progressively harder.

In 1915, and for the next decade or so, P.G. Wodehouse's fictional world mushroomed within his imagination. His best-known creations, Jeeves and Bertie, arrived in that year, as did Lord Emsworth and many of the Blandings circle; the Oldest Member teed off in 1919; the Drones Club threw open its doors in 1921; a new, thoroughly improved Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge returned to the fold in 1923, and Mr Mulliner sipped his first hot scotch and lemon at the bar parlour of the Angler's Rest in 1926. Plum would steadily re-visit these characters and locations for another half-century, interspersing his tales with one off novels, stories and further, less voluminous sub series until his death in 1975. These were truly golden years, with Plum at the height of what he called his "mid-season form".Paul Kent continues his groundbreaking study of Wodehouse's imagination by casting a fresh eye over his created world, whose characters and stories have made our world feel better about itself for well over a century.

Here's Bible trivia to challenge your memory and your skills of deduction! This book features two kinds of questions--matching and "connect the thoughts."

This is Jolly old Fame is the first volume in a three-volume biography on the lives and works of comic writer P.G. Wodehouse, and explores the origin of his comic vision

This is yet another investigation of grammatical voice in Classical Greek, but this time with a twist and a chaser. It will be based on empirical evidence collected from 44 original Classical Greek texts by 15 different authors. As such, the results of this investigation could not be any clearer: after decades of intensive research by generations of modern linguists, no one has even come close to scratching the surface of grammatical voice in Classical Greek. This is particularly disappointing, since Classical Greek was the very first language for which the category grammatical voice was established and one would expect this language, among all others, to be the most researched. It is furthermore rather disappointing that, as far as we can determine, not a single modern linguist has ever actually read what Thrax wrote about grammatical voice in Classical Greek, what the later Greek grammarians wrote, much of which represented commentaries on Thrax, and what the Roman grammarians wrote about grammatical voice in Latin. Our investigation revealed at least 6 distinct morphological means of expressing grammatical voice as well as numerous ways grammatical voice is combined and exploited in Classical Greek. But perhaps the most important result of our investigation was the discovery of 24 distinct grammatical expressions (syntactic constructions) that can have the sense of the passive, 9 of which were main clause constructions, 11 were subordinate clause constructions and 4 were nominalizations. More interesting was the discovery that in 14 of these expressions grammatical voice was morphologically expressed twice. Yet, there is no empirically valid evidence nor scientifically and logically sound argument that could possibly support the contention of their being passive morphology in the Classical Greek language.

In both Classical Greek and Latin, there were two and only two sets of personal inflectional endings. Each and every finite verb in Classical Greek and Latin was unconditionally conjugated by using one or the other of these two sets of inflectional personal endings. There were no verbs which were not conjugated in this manner, nor was there ever a third alternative. The Greek and Roman grammarians (Thracians) not only understood this, but they also understood that these two distinct sets of inflectional personal endings represented the very same categories in both languages. For some strange and inexplicable reason those grammarians coming after the Greeks and Romans (non-Thracians) took it upon themselves to take the form of the verb túptomai which was unanimously regarded as the passive form of the verb in Greek and relabeled it the "middle" form of the verb. They did this moreover without changing the labels in Latin. So, in effect, they took a single morphological category "passive" and reinvented it as two separate categories, namely the "middle" and the "passive". In non-Thracian linguistics, changing labels entails changing reality at the same time and thus they were forced to reinvent the Latin language without a middle voice. In non-Thracian linguistics this is simply a matter of making claims such as the following: "In Latin ... the old middle voice 'became' a passive, i.e., was used only in passive functions, while intransitive (/stative) functions were expressed by other morphological means" (Hock 1991: 348). "This active: middle semantic contrast, such as it is, was retained for longer in Greek than in Sanskrit and is totally absent in Latin" (Lightfoot 1979: 241).Then all one needs to do is to repeat such claims three times and they automatically become facts; from there the Woozle effect takes over: "The Woozle effect, also known as evidence by citation, or a woozle, occurs when frequent citation of previous publications that lack evidence misleads individuals, groups, and the public into thinking or believing there is evidence, and nonfacts become urban myths and factoids" (Google).The purpose of this book is threefold: (í) to demonstrate that the set of personal inflectional endings labeled 'passive' in Latin represents the very same category as that expressed by the set of endings labeled 'middle' in Classical Greek, (ii) to present an investigation of all five (sic!) grammatical voices recognized by the Roman grammarians - Palaemon (Keil v: 542.26-27): "And now the principle verbs are actives, pas-sives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Donatus (Keil iv: 383.1-2): "The classes (genera) of verbs, which are called to-kens (significationes) by others, are five: actives, passives, neuters, deponents, and commons."Servius (Keil iv: 413.35-36): "Of verbs there are five classes (genera): actives, passives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Audax (Keil vii: 346.6-7): "How many classes (genera) of verbs are there? Five, that is: active, passive, neuter, common, and deponent."Pompeius (Keil v:227.3): "The classes (genera) of verbs are these: actives, pas-sives, neuters, commons, and deponents."Consentius (Keil v: 367.14-16): "The classes (genera) or tokens (significationes) are five: active as lego scribo, passive as legor scribor, neuter as sto curro, depo-nent as loquor luctor, and common as consolor criminor." -and (iii) to continue the research within Thracian linguistics in order to discover at least two more morphological means of expressing the middle voice in Latin. This will include a form of the verb in Latin corresponding to the so-called 'aorist passive' in Classical Greek which had nothing at all to do with the aorist and is conjugated unconditionally for the active voice.

Since 2008, Know Your Bible has sold more than three million copies--now it's available in large print! Still concise and easy to understand, it provides clear, memorable overviews of all 66 books.

Imagine a television quiz show where all the questions come directly from the Bible--from "Abel" and "Also Known As" to "Z Inside" and "Zion."

For each of 66 names and attributes of Jesus, you'll find a ten-word summary, a longer description, a listing of key verses, and a practical application.

The Bible is an amazing reading experience

This keepsake collection of photographs, correspondence, and extracts from his books is tied together by a storyline revealing the life of a distinctive servant of God.

The Force Awakens, the Fall 2015 installment in the Star Wars franchise, promises to excite the longtime enthusiast and enthrall a new generation of admirers. The Real Force comprises forty biblically sound devotions revealing the Christian themes found in the epic Star Wars saga.

If you enjoy America's pastime, you'll love Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions-180 Spiritual Truths Drawn from the Great Game of Baseball. This devotional provides a reading a day for an entire season (or off-season!) highlighting intriguing players, both famous and less well known; important games throughout major league history; teams both current and forgotten, and much more, drawing a Bible-based point from each. Thought-provoking but never preachy, Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions is a perfect for fans of all ages.

Get more from your personal Bible time by understanding the meaning and story behind some 2,000 Bible names. Covering more than 3,400 individuals in scripture, the Dictionary of Bible Names describes the number of times each name is mentioned, the number of individuals—male or female—who had that name, the meaning of the name, a biography of the person(s), and the first, last, and key references, chapter-and-verse, for further study. The Dictionary of Bible Names is perfect for personal Bible study, Sunday school or small group preparation, pleasure reading. . .even as a baby book!

Get more from your personal Bible time by understanding the meaning and story behind some 3,100 Bible names, featuring both people and places! Covering more than 2,000 people names (some 3,400 individuals) and 1,100 place names--every proper name in scripture--The Complete People and Places of the Bible provides the number of times each name is mentioned, the meaning of the name, a description of the person or place, and the first, last, and key references--chapter and verse--for further study. The Complete People and Places of the Bible is perfect for personal Bible study, Sunday school or small group preparation, or just fascinating pleasure reading.

If you enjoy America’s pastime, you’ll love Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions—180 Spiritual Truths Drawn from the Great Game of Baseball. This brand-new devotional provides a reading a day for an entire season—or off-season!—highlighting intriguing players, both famous and less well known; important games through major league history; teams both current and forgotten, and more, drawing a spiritual point from each. Thought-provoking but never preachy, Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions is a perfect follow-up to the Playing with Purpose biographies of Major League Baseball, National Football League, and National Basketball Association stars from Barbour.

Don't ever think the Bible's boring. . .it's packed with amazing, mysterious stories--exactly the kind of wonders you'll find in Bible Curiosities. This fully illustrated guide to the amazing, odd, and shocking stories of scripture contains almost five dozen informative, intriguing, often humorously written entries. Find out more about the Bible's "Terminator". . .the other Noah. . .the "lost letter" of Paul. . .bad apples on Jesus' family tree. . .the mysterious death of Judas Iscariot. . .and much, much more. Appropriate for readers from junior high and up, Bible Curiosities promises entertainment, education, and edification--as every amazing story in scripture points us back to God's power and love.

Since 2008, Know Your Bible has sold two million copies—now it’s been expanded! Still concise and easy to understand, it provides clear, memorable overviews of all 66 books, with data on authors and time frames, ten-word synopses, longer (50–100 word) summaries, unique or unusual aspects, listings of key verses, and “So, What?” sections of practical application. New sections include a “Cast of Characters” for each book, an explanation of where the stories took place, and a listing of interesting quotation about each book by Christians of history. You’ll love it for yourself, or to give away in ministry.

It was the night Jeff Harding came back to the corner at the end of the eleventh, behind on all three judges' cards and bleeding around both eyes, his nose long broken. As Lewis cleaned the cuts he quickly poured everything that was important into his ear. Then he picked him up from his stool with one last instruction: 'Go out and come back champion of the world ...' Over the past thirty years Johnny Lewis has trained six world champions, among them some of the greatest names in the sport; Jeff Fenech, Kostya Tszyu and, yes, Jeff Harding. Yet he is known for much more than that. For a wisdom that stems from his childhood growing up in Erskineville, where he mixed with hustlers and hard men and, in his words, never met a bad bloke. Now, in his authorised biography, we learn why Johnny Lewis is not only Australia's greatest ever fight trainer, but why he is a winner, and why those around him are winners. Why his lessons of the gym hold true outside the ring.

Bible study can become more illuminating with an understanding of the meaning and story behind some 2,000 Bible names, which cover more than 3,400 individuals in Scripture.

Enjoy a year's worth of inspiration-and then some!--with Barbour's new perpetual calendar line. With 48 unique titles, you're sure to find a perfect fit--choose from Bible promises, prayer, grace, faith, parenting, love, humor, and joy. There is something for everyone.

Although Churchill is a 1953 Nobel laureate in literature, his famous speeches have overshadowed his other writing. Winston Churchill's Imagination concentrates on key works in modes other than political rhetoric to show how Churchill engages readers with those words and ideas that are hallmarks of his imagination. Chapters take up his literary relationship with Lawrence of Arabia; Churchill's intense but little-known involvement with cinema in an essay on Charlie Chaplin and as a script writer and consultant in the 1930s for Alexander Korda's film studio; Churchill's evocation of paintings as templates for narrative in his first history and in his only novel; his imaginative engagement with science and science fiction; the depiction of time, duration, and alternative history in his biography of Marlborough; and Churchill's last testament in the realm of imagination, The Dream.

What do you get when you mix a Bible encyclopedia with Ripley's Believe It or Not? Find out here, with dozens of intriguing readings on the strange and obscure people and events of scripture, as well as a fresh and fascinating take on some of the more familiar passages.

Imagine a television quiz show where all the questions came directly from the Bible--how well would you do? Find out with A to Z Bible Trivia! Each letter of the alphabet features four brand-new quizzes of five questions each...a point system for scoring...and a Bonus Question to potentially double your total. From "Abel" and "Also Known As," to "Z Inside" and "Zion," more than one hundred quizzes and five hundred questions will challenge and entertain readers for hours. A to Z Bible Trivia is perfect for personal reading or Christian education classes--and a tremendous value at only $2.97. How well would you do on a quiz show where all the questions came from the Bible? Find out with A to Z Bible Trivia

Discusses the underlying theory and application of business combinations, consolidated financial statements, foreign currency transactions, partnerships and accounting for non-business organizations. Adapted exercises, questions and problems from the CPA exam are included.

When a greeting card just isn't enough, Barbour's graduation gift books really shine. The colorful, hardback covers carry greeting card sentiments, but inside are forty pages of stories, quotations, Scriptures, and more -- all to challenge and inspire the graduate. A humorous look at the future as the graduate begins life on his or her own.

A "Choice" Outstanding Academic Book, "Science Fiction Before 1900" is an accessible and fascinating overview of the evolution and early history of science fiction. Investigating works that marked significant turning points in the early evolution of the genre, including "Frankenstein," "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and "The Time Machine," Paul Alkon places these works in context. He also discusses science fiction and its complex relationship to other genres. This book will be a great addition to the emerging field of science fiction study. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.