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too little of a great thing: Pimsleur Hebrew I

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Shame on you, Pimsleur, for making us wait more than five years for the successor to this unparalleled introduction to Modern Hebrew. (more…)

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worth something like gold: Christian Management Report

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If you’ve never stood and gaped at the periodicals section of a well-stocked Borders store or scanned an on-line list of periodicals, you may not be aware how astonishingly prolific is the publishing of niche magazines and journals. It is one of the too little celebrated marvels of the English-language editorial industry. (more…)

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Anglican in Wheaton, Illinois

Posted in denkschrift, missio dei, tagged , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

For those familiar with the internecine warfare that has burst with a force uncontainable by Episcopalian comity since sexual politics have become front and center in the American version of the worldwide Anglican Community, the subtle distinction between those of the tradition who now refer to themselves as ‘Anglican’ and those who retain their identity as ‘Episcopalian’ does not go unnoticed.

The A Word has become a fightin’ word. (more…)

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How to Fly: A dozen ways to make your next business trip a success before you even get there

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This comes to you from 35,000 feet.

I’m not kidding. Some of my most productive work time happens on business trips and in airplane seats. I used to think of business travel as the lost time between origin and destination. No longer.

Now travel means working from another office, one that is almost as productive as my regular office. Plus, they give you pretzels. (more…)

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brainy, shrewd, and accessible: Grove Ethics Series

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Ridley College is an evangelically-inclined Anglican college that operates under the umbrella of the UK’s University of Cambridge. The College is also the sponsor of a vigorous menu of thoughtful booklets on ethics, worship, biblical studies and the like. (more…)

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When planespotters go to heaven, they receive a copy: Gunther Endres, Major Airlines of the World

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Author Günter Endres needs to get out more. (more…)

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strong, competent, no glitter: Bulletin for Biblical Research

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When an emerging generation of biblical scholars found themselves increasingly squeezed by what they perceived as the theological claustrophobia of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR) was born to offer an alternative. While many of the IBR’s members continue to hold membership in the ETS, it is also true that many members opt instead to throw in their lot with the much broader Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). (more…)

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passionate about Hebrew language and literature: Hebrew Studies

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The University of Wisconsin at Madison has one of America’s most active Hebrew studies departments. One fruit of the scholarly activity that goes on there is Hebrew Studies with its telling subtitle: A Journal Devoted to Hebrew Language and Literature (more…)

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You’re really gonna’ like this: Grove Biblical Series

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Ridley College is an evangelically-inclined Anglican college that operates under the umbrella of the UK’s University of Cambridge. The College is also the sponsor of a vigorous menu of thoughtful booklets on ethics, worship, biblical studies and the like. (more…)

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the Asian Paradise Flycatcher of bird books: Craig Robson, Birds of Thailand

Posted in fauna, reseña, tagged , , , , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Birds of Thailand is the reason the prestige university press and its zero-tolerance approach to schlock products exists. Princeton University Press has done itself proud with this condensed and focused version of author Robson’s Birds of Southeast Asia. (more…)

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