Almost one-quarter of the world's languages are (or were) spoken in the Pacific, making it linguistically the most complex region in the world. Although numerous technical books on groups of Pacific or Australian languages have been published, and descriptions of individual languages are available, until now there has been no single book that attempts a wide regional coverage for a general audience. Pacific Languages introduces readers to the grammatical...

Así lo creíamos, pero eventualmente, sin darnos cuenta, la mayoría de nosotros llevamos a nuestra nueva vida, una imágen vieja y muerta. Nos propusimos una meta altísima de esfuerzo propio y al no poder superarla, nos convencimos que venía de Dios. Leíamos su Palabra a través de nuestros filtros de vergüenza y nos sentimos caer cada vez más bajo. Comenzamos a atacarnos el uno al otro juzgando, comparando, fingiendo y dividiéndonos. Algunos...

The Cure gives the diagnosis of this century's religious obsession with sin-management. It has poisoned the Church, obscuring the Original Good News and sending millions away-wounded, angry and cynical, from nearly any organized expression of faith. The Cure offers an authentic experience in Christ that frees some from a self-rewarded righteousness, and others from a beaten down striving for a righteousness they can never seem to attain. The Cure...

In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and gunpowder production responsible for Bristol's considerable wealth. In consequence, control of the town became one of the chief objectives of both armies during the civil war which raged in England...

John Lynch was a promising young athlete, but in the spring of 1959, at the age of eleven, he was struck with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), a chronic, painful and disabling disease that today affects 300,000 children in America and makes them unable to live full-functioning, pain-free lives. Children with JRA are sometimes called Katfish, a name that derives from Kids and Teens' Families Investing Support and Hope. John sought treatment continually,...

A satirical take on politics, social issues and the media today.

"A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope" by John D. Lynch. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...

the darkness of the Congo, a team of special operatives sent by a shadowy organization races to find the true origin of the Ebola virus. A doctor, a scientist, a bio-engineered martial artist, a voodoo priest and a cyborg… none is prepared for the true horror that awaits them.

"Life is not meant to be given to you. If you want to grow your life, you must grow your person" Like most eighteen year olds who had just graduated from high school, I thought I was ready to take on the world. I was dating and had a steady girlfriend, I had worked my way through competitive surfing as a top ranked amateur and could already dream about becoming a full-time professional. Most importantly, I had all the wisdom and guidance from my...

The "impeccably researched, uncommonly honest, and . . very well written" biography of the nineteenth century Venezuelan military and political leader (Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic ). Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary who freed six South American countries from Spanish Imperial rule, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a statesman who led the governments of Venezuela, Gran Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. His life,...