Most Popular Books by Richard Ross

A pamphlet that gives parents new insights into their own faith, and parenting practices, as they see themselves through the eyes of their teenagers.

All photographs are to some extent about light. The eighty-five stunning colour photographs in this book are a masterful exploration not only of the light falling on objects or filling spaces but of the very act of seeing. Whether he is photographing in a museum storage room in Washington DC, or a shrine in Myanmar, Richard Ross has an uncanny ability to distil the space and the moment, whether it is profane or sacred, into its essence. These photographs are deceptively simple in their subtle examination of the world as revealed in a single burst of light.

A fascinating collection of photographs of bomb shelters around the world. Various sites people have built to protect themselves from the unthinkable

Common-Law Pleading - It''s History and Principles is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Many stingrays are small enough for home aquariums, but hobbyists must know how to protect against stingray venom. This volume is filled with handsome, full-color photos, instructive line art, and easy-to-read tables and charts. It provides information on all aspects of pet care for new and prospective pet owners.

Designed to help parents instill in their children a faith that has a foundation, the authors reveal what must be instilled in today''s youth for faith to be a reality in their adult lives.

photographs by Richard Ross of juveniles in detention, commitment and treatment across the US.

Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver was born in 1858 in Preston County, Virginia, the son of James J. and Eliza Brown Dolliver. Jonathan''s siblings were Robert Henry, Mary Ann, Victor Brown and Margaret Gay. James J. was circuit rider who preached against the practice of slavery. He was threatened by mobs but overall well liked. Jonathan served in politics after his graduation from Law School, eventually serving in the the United States House of Representatives from the State of Iowa. Jonathan married Louise Pearsons in his thirties, and his father officiated at the wedding. Jonathan died in 1909. Other localities include Ohio.

Building on the extensive US Patent Office research that spawned Patently Ridiculous and Patently Erotic, Richard Ross now presents a special Yuletide collection of hilarious patent applications. Patently Christmas provides a fascinating glimpse into what happens when creativity, capitalism and delusion collide. Extensively illustrated with the inventors'' own diagrams, this is the perfect stocking filler.

Faultless compositions bring the diversity, color, and dramatic scale of Oregon''s landscape to the pages of this volume.

After months of research at the US Patent Office - the repository of delightfully improbable dreams - Richard Ross has amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, awe-inspiring patent applications seen over the last century. The result is this treasure trove of wacky and wonderful real-life inventions which include: nasal filters, self-foaming shavers, umbrellas with ears and shoelace tip holders. Illustrated with the inventors'' own diagrams, this lighthearted compilations is perfect for anyone seeking the more unusual side of genius.

Santa Claus and his workshop are saved from heavy flooding at the North Pole when a boy named Robert uses his shortwave radio to persuade an airship captain to intervene.

Patently Erotic is Richard Ross''s foray into the nexus of capitalism, inventiveness and sex. In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves into the archives to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate. Accompanied by commentary from Ross and illustrated by the inventors'' own diagrams, inventions such as source-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look to society''s issues with intimacy.

Well-chosen climbers bring unrivalled colour, exuberance and drama into any garden, transforming the dullest plot. The chapters focus on scented climbers, climbers for foliage, flowering climbers and tender climbers.''

Report gives far greater priority to the relation between capital development and the Gold Coast economy than to the costs of building and the organisation and use of building resources.

"Some of the most needed reformations involve systemic change that will ripple through the entire congregation. Even the brightest and most influenntial youth pastor cannot lead such change alone. Only the senior pastor can take the lead with a full reformation in youth ministry"--Back cover.

According to Ross, the goal of student ministry is students who spend a lifetime embracing the full supremacy of the Son, responding to His majesty in all of life, inviting Christ to live His life through them, and joining Him in making disciples among all peoples. Ross notes, Student ministry that does not matter for a lifetime does not matter much. For the past 50 years, most churches approached student ministry as: 1. students primarily relating to one youth leader, 2. students experiencing church almost exclusively with people their same age, and 3. parents outsourcing the spiritual leadership of their teenagers to the youth leader. The result? The great majority of youth who were faithful to youth programs now have walked away from the faith. Now there is broad agreement that this approach to student ministry has been a failed experiment. Student Ministry and the Supremacy of Christ proposes a model of student ministry that is far different from the past. This approach calls for: 1. immersing teenagers in life-on-life, transformational relationships with several godly adults, 2. drawing teenagers into a web of rich, intergenerational relationships in the congregation, and

As a parent, you stand at a crossroads. If you repeat the parenting approaches of the past, your children may well become 20-somethings similar to those today--living in a never, never land between the teenage years and adulthood. Or you can seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and link arms with church leaders and other significant adults to begin to parent in fresh new ways. Those fresh approaches are the focus of this book. Soon you may see your own high school graduates well on their way to adulthood, deeply in love with Christ, and wanting nothing more than His glory. Accelerate, written by Richard Ross, is a book designed to help parents challenge and parent their students in fresh new ways. Those fresh approaches are the focus of this book. Soon you may see your own high school graduates well on their way to adulthood, deeply in love with Christ, and wanting nothing more than His glory. As a parent, you stand at a crossroads. If you repeat the parenting approaches of the past, your children may well become 20-somethings similar to those today--living in a never, never land between the teenage years and adulthood. Or you can seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and think new thoughts. You can link arms with church leaders and other significant adults and begin to parent in fresh new ways. Videos for use with group study, from ministrygrid.com: "A Generation of 20-Somethings Who Fail to Launch" "Partnering with Parents to Provide Rites of Passage into Adulthood" "Teaching Teenagers What Adults Know" "Teaching Teenagers about Biblical Marriage" "Spiritual Transformation at Home" Author: Richard Ross, Ph.D., has been in constant ministry with teenagers since age 19. He is a professor of youth ministry at Southwestern Seminary in Forth Worth and has written or complied 23 books related to youth ministry, teenagers, and families. He served as a student minister for three decades and coordinated the training of a denomination''s youth ministers, and he also cofounded the purity movement known as True Love Waits.