Böcker av John Hopkins

One of the most influential books in Christian history, this collection of psalms has been a cornerstone of worship for centuries. This edition features English translations in poetic meter, making it easy to read and sing. Perfect for a scholar of religious history or anyone interested in the history of Christian worship.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

THE BLUE SPARK paints a thought-provoking vision of humankind on a razor's edge between science and morality, loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, courage and fear, evolution and extinction.

Book Three in The Powers That Be trilogy, THE BLUE SPARK, paints a thought-provoking, action-packed vision of a dystopian future world with humankind on a razor's edge between science and morality, loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, courage and fear, evolution and extinction.* * *A supernatural visitor entrusts an enigmatic cubed artifact with maverick archeologist Professor Ian Dury. Five years later, legendary robotics pioneer Mitsuo Kobayashi appropriates the top-secret cube, projecting a young woman's body and soul into sixteen sister replicants before the catastrophic consequences of playing God lay bare his hubris.Rachel and Owen Haig raise their precocious daughter, Hannah, out of the public eye and away from The Powers That Be (PTB) until events spiral their extraordinary lives asunder.With a vicelike grip on the PTB, a corrupted Andrew sabotages a quasi-utopian new world order, precipitating the return of an advanced alien hybrid prehuman civilization.25-year-old Hannah Haig leads a solitary life in 2070 as a drone tech aboard Thundercorp No. 5 when terrorists destroy the moon-like orbiting warehouse. A month later, estranged from her family and stricken with survivor's guilt, Hannah's Blue Spark inheritance manifests, leading to a transformative sacrifice that seals humankind's destiny at the end of a celestial path.On a future Earth reshaped by eons of cataclysmic upheavals, something stirs within the cube long since buried under the sands of time. Sometimes, history repeats.

THE LOST SHIP twists and turns through post-invasion ruins to a supernatural confrontation deep in the Amazon where fates are sealed and humanity's destiny illuminates in a cerulean glow.

THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE is a science fiction action adventure novel bristling with supernatural intrigue and a clandestine organization pulling humanity's strings.

Book Two in The Powers That Be trilogy, THE LOST SHIP immerses readers in the day-after chaos, carnage, and confusion following THE GOLDEN ELLIPSE, twisting and turning from cloak-and-dagger intrigue to the heart of the Amazon, where a supernatural revelation illuminates humankind's transformative destiny in a cerulean glow.* * *Vengeful Gray aliens abandon a humiliating Cretaceous-era colonization failure and time travel to present-day Earth, seeking a doomsday weapon left behind on a shipwreck lost in what is now the Amazon. Lurking in high Earth orbit, the predatory race hijacks a lunar-bound medevac, imprisoning The Powers That Be (PTB) crew in a mind-bending, torturous nightmare.Rachel and Owen Haig convalesce in a decimated Cairo hospital, contending with unwanted notoriety following their heroic exploits and an offer from the PTB.Griffin Pike, a megalomaniacal tech mogul, projects international rage onto the PTB with his ancestor's antique journal containing cryptic clues to a lost ship as his failsafe option.Artemus Pennywell, the ageless PTB CEO, parries post-invasion gut punches, overseeing relief efforts alongside his quintessential replicant valet and fixer, Andrew. With cutthroat mercenaries and the ruthless Grays searching for the lost ship, he dispatches eccentric scientist Richard King and new PTB agents Rachel and Owen to the Amazon in a race to secure the prehistoric alien payload. Fates collide, trekking a dense jungle teeming with incredible dangers to a primeval rift guarded for centuries by a ghostly cannibal tribe.The perilous race to find a doomsday device is on. And the clock is ticking.* * *Includes an excerpt from THE BLUE SPARKThe Powers That Be | Book Three

It all began at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, New York, in 1961...

This intense triangle of a clandestine affair between a middle-aged husband and father and his male lover becomes a scalding drama when the man's wife discovers and confronts both men in shock and outrage.

Communicate your ideas and designs through a variety of sketches, drawings and expressive illustrations, with guidance from a seasoned professional. With more than 150 colour examples, John Hopkins takes you through the different styles, techniques and approaches to drawing in the fashion industry. This second edition offers advice on selecting appropriate materials and media, with examples demonstrating their different uses and applications. You'll also learn the theory and history of fashion drawing, and the range of styles used by contemporary designers, from quick sketches to sophisticated digital drawings.In addition to new interviews with designers and illustrators, a glossary, resources directory and revised templates, this edition also has exercises to get you pencilling your fashion figures, painting your collections and developing that all-important portfolio right from the start.