This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and the ongoing debate about the future of intelligence. The subject of secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher profile. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, Madrid and London, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the missing WMD, public debates over prisoner interrogation, and new domestic security regulations have all contributed to make this a ‘hot’ subject over the past decade. Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field, this book provides key readings and supporting material for students and course convenors. It is divided into four main sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article, further reading suggestions, and student questions: The intelligence cycle Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security Ethics, accountability and control Intelligence and the new warfare Comprising essays by leading scholars in the field, Secret Intelligence will be essential reading both for students and for anyone wishing to understand the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.

With the end of the Cold War came not the end of history, but the end of America's sense of its strategic purpose in the world. Then, after a decade of drift, the US was violently dragged back into international conflict. Its armed forces responded magnificently but its leaders' objectives were substantially flawed. We fought the wrong war,twice,for reasons that were opaque, and few American citizens understood the cause for which their sons and daughters were fighting and dying.War is a poor substitute for strategic vision, and decisions made in the heat of imminent conflict are often limited by the emotions of the moment. In Don't Wait for the Next War , Wesley K. Clark, a retired four-star general of the US army and former Democratic candidate for president, presents a compelling argument for continued American global leadership and the basis on which it can succeed,a new American strategy. America needs both new power and deeper perspective. The platform for American leadership is to use America's energy resources to spark sustainable economic growth, building new strength to deal with pressing domestic issues like the deficit as well as the longer term challenges to US security,terrorism, cyber threats, the next financial crisis, China's rising power, and climate change.Such a strategy is not only achievable but essential, and it is urgently needed. This is the true test of American leadership for the next two decades, but it must start now, so America has the power and vision to deal with the acute crises that will inevitably come,in the Mideast, Europe, or Asia.

Despite being widely recognized as John Wesley's key moment of Christian conversion, Aldersgate has continued to mystify regarding its exact meaning and significance to Wesley personally. This book brings clarity to the impact this event had on Wesley over the course of his lifetime by closely examining all of Wesley's writings pertaining to Aldersgate and framing them within the wider context of contemporary conversion narratives. The central aim of this study is to establish Wesley's interpretation of his Aldersgate experience as it developed from its initial impressions on the night of 24 May 1738 to its mature articulation in the 1770s. By paying close attention to the language of his diaries, letters, journals, sermons, tracts and other writings, fresh insights into Wesley`s own perspective are revealed. When these insights are brought into wider context of other conversion narratives in the Christian milieu in which Wesley worked and wrote, this book demonstrates that this single event contributed in significant ways to the ethos of the Methodist movement, and many other denominations, even up to the present day.This is a unique study of the conversion of one of history's most influential Christian figures, and the impact that such narratives still have on us today. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of Methodism, theology, religious history and religious studies more generally.

Finally re-collected in its entirety is the graphic novel series featuringMatt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination of the original Golden Age Sandman,SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE! In the second volume, Wesley Dodds, a.k.a. theSandman, and his soon-to-be paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont becomeentangled in mystery from two different directions. With each crime more grislythan the last, will this pulp hero be able to solve the cases before morevictims are claimed? These critically lauded, award-winning tales are finallyavailable again in SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE BOOK 2. Collects issues #13-24 andSANDMAN MYSTER THEATRE ANNUAL #1.

For those who think their magnificent moggy really is the cat's pyjamas, this witty collection of quips and quotes on fantastic felines is the purrfect companion. Why not dip a paw in now? There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat. WESLEY BATES Everything I know I learned from my cat: When you're hungry, eat. When you're tired, nap in a sunbeam. GARY SMITH The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal. K. C. BUFFINGTON

A Legacy of Preaching, Volume Two--Enlightenment to the Present Day explores the history and development of preaching through a biographical and theological examination of its most important preachers. Instead of teaching the history of preaching from the perspective of movements and eras, each contributor tells the story of a particular preacher in history, allowing these preachers from the past to come alive and instruct us through their lives, theologies, and methods of preaching.Each chapter introduces readers to a key figure in the history of preaching, followed by an analysis of the theological views that shaped their preaching, their methodology of sermon preparation and delivery, and an appraisal of the significant contributions they have made to the history of preaching. This diverse collection of familiar and lesser-known individuals provides a detailed and fascinating look at what it has meant to communicate the gospel over the past two thousand years. By looking at how the gospel has been communicated over time and across different cultures, pastors, scholars, and homiletics students can enrich their own understanding and practice of preaching for application today.Volume Two covers the period from the Enlightenment to the present day and profiles thirty-one preachers including:Charles Simeon by Darrell YoungRobert Murray M'Cheyne by Jordan Mark StoneAlexander Maclaren by R. Scott PaceCatherine Booth by Roger J. GreenCharles Haddon Spurgeon by Thomas J. NettlesRodney "Gipsy" Smith by Bill CurtisGeorge Liele by Terriel ByrdCharles Finney by Robert W. Caldwell IIIJohn Jasper by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Henry Ward Beecher by Michael DuduitJohn Albert Broadus by Hershael W. YorkPhillips Brooks by Charles W. FullerD. L. Moody by Gregg L. QuiggleB. H. Carroll by Robert Matz and Jerry SuttonBilly Sunday by Kristopher K. BarnettKarl Barth by William H. WillimonDietrich Bonhoeffer by Keith W. ClementsD. Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Carl TruemanJohn Stott by Greg R. ScharfHarry Emerson Fosdick by Dwayne MilioniR. G. Lee by Charles A. FowlerAimee Semple McPherson by Aaron FriesenW. A. Criswell by David L. AllenGardner C. Taylor by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Billy Graham by John N. AkersMartin Luther King Jr. by Alfonza W. Fulwood, Dennis R. McDonald, and Anil Sook DeoAdrian Rogers by Daniel L. Akin and Bill CurtisE. V. Hill by Dante D. Wright IJerry Falwell by Edward E. HindsonJ. I. Packer by Leland Ryken and Benjamin HernandezVolume One, available separately, covers the period from the apostles to the Puritans and profiles thirty preachers including Paul, Origen of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, George Whitefield, and more.

A Legacy of Preaching, Two-Volume Set--Apostles to the Present Day explores the history and development of preaching through a biographical and theological examination of its most important preachers. Instead of teaching the history of preaching from the perspective of movements and eras, each contributor tells the story of a particular preacher in history, allowing these preachers from the past to come alive and instruct us through their lives, theologies, and methods of preaching.Each chapter introduces readers to a key figure in the history of preaching, followed by an analysis of the theological views that shaped their preaching, their methodology of sermon preparation and delivery, and an appraisal of the significant contributions they have made to the history of preaching. This diverse collection of familiar and lesser-known individuals provides a detailed and fascinating look at what it has meant to communicate the gospel over the past two thousand years. By looking at how the gospel has been communicated over time and across different cultures, pastors, scholars, and homiletics students can enrich their own understanding and practice of preaching for application today.Volume One covers the period from the apostles to the Puritans and profiles thirty preachers including:Origen of Alexandria by Stephen O. PresleyJohn Chrysostom by Paul A. HartogAugustine of Hippo by Edward L. SmitherGregory the Great by W. Brian SheltonBernard of Clairvaux by Elizabeth HoareFrancis of Assisi by Timothy D. HolderSaint Bonaventure by G. R. EvansMeister Eckhart by Daniel Farca?John Huss by Mark A. HowellMartin Luther by Robert KolbJohn Calvin by Anthony N. S. LaneJonathan Edwards by Gerald R. McDermottJohn Wesley by Michael Pasquarello IIIGeorge Whitefield by Bill Curtis and Timothy McKnightand many moreVolume Two covers the period from the Enlightenment to the present day and profiles thirty-one preachers including: Catherine Booth by Roger J. GreenCharles Haddon Spurgeon by Thomas J. NettlesHenry Ward Beecher by Michael DuduitJohn Albert Broadus by Hershael W. YorkD. L. Moody by Gregg L. QuiggleBilly Sunday by Kristopher K. BarnettKarl Barth by William H. WillimonDietrich Bonhoeffer by Keith W. ClementsD. Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Carl TruemanJohn Stott by Greg R. ScharfHarry Emerson Fosdick by Dwayne MilioniAimee Semple McPherson by Aaron FriesenGardner C. Taylor by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Billy Graham by John N. AkersMartin Luther King Jr. by Alfonza W. Fulwood, Dennis R. McDonald, and Anil Sook DeoJ. I. Packer by Leland Ryken and Benjamin Hernandezand many more

Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the first Illustrated Edition of the Harry Potter novels was published in hardback in 2015, becoming a bestseller around the world. This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets perfectly pairs J.K. Rowling's storytelling genius with the enchantment of Jim Kay's illustrations, bringing the magic of Harry Potter to new readers with full-colour pictures and a handsome poster pull-out at the back of the book. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights - the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback. Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this inspired reimagining will captivate wizards and Muggles alike, as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly secret that lies at its heart ...

Andre bok i HP- serien.

Harry Potterin tavallinen ja surkea elämä muuttuu täysin, kun hän saa 11-vuotispäivänään merkillisen kirjeen. Kirje on kutsu Tylypahkan velhojen ja noitien kouluun ja se avaa Harrylle kokonaan uuden kiehtovan maailman. Samalla Harry saa kuulla totuuden vanhemmistaan, heidän kuolemastaan, taikavoimista ja kirouksesta.Tylypahkassa Harry opiskelee taikuuden alkeita, kuten muodonmuutoksia, taikajuomien tekoa, loitsuja ja suojautumista pimeyden voimilta. Koulunkäynti on hauskaa, mutta henkeäsalpaavan jännittäväksi se muuttuu, kun Harry ryhtyy ratkomaan kiehtovaa arvoitusta ystäviensä Ron Wesleyn ja Hermione Grangerin kanssa.

A Magical Year takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts. Jim Kay's incredible illustrations, paired with much loved quotations from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, bring to life all of the magic, beauty and wonder of the wizarding world. This is an irresistible gift book for anyone who has ever been captivated by the Boy Who Lived. Each day features a favourite anniversary or meaningful memory from the Harry Potter novels. All around, Jim Kay's scenic artwork and decorative painter's marks bring that moment to life in breathtaking detail. His unique interpretation is both captivating and transporting - picture frozen icicles glinting on the snowy towers of Hogwarts, the dancing eyes of Professor Albus Dumbledore, or the infectious hustle and bustle of Diagon Alley. Inside, a selection of his most iconic illustrations are joined by previously unseen pencil sketches and preparatory pieces, offering a unique and fascinating insight into the artist's sketchbook. Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world has been enchanting readers since the publication of the groundbreaking Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2015. Now, as he continues to illustrate the stories, both lifelong fans and new readers can explore that world further. The Kate Greenaway Medal winner's bewitching character studies, sweeping landscapes and beautifully observed pencil details reveal the skill and process of an artist working at the peak of his powers. This is the perfect gift to give at birthdays and Christmas, to share at bedtime or to make a friend smile. A Magical Year brings together Harry, Ron, Hermione and a host of other beloved characters in a glorious illustrated compendium that readers everywhere will cherish for years to come.

Over the last twenty years, J. K. Rowling has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers around the world with her inimitable Harry Potter series, an adventurous tale of a young wizard's coming of age. In the course of seven books, this epic fantasy saga tells the story of Harry Potter, a boy wizard at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Together with his friends, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley, as well as other various modern-day wizards, witches, and Muggles, Harry fights an ongoing battle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard with an obsessive quest for power and immortality.

Packed with stunning pieces of artwork from the Warner Bros. archive, this book gives fans the chance to colour in the vivid settings and beloved characters of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world. From the heraldry of the four Hogwarts houses to the extravagant wares of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, the world of Harry Potter overflows with radiant colour. Filled with intricate illustrations and elaborate designs used in the making of the Harry Potter films, this book invites you to imbue the wizarding world with colour in your own explorations of Hogwarts castle, the Forbidden Forest, and much more. You will also find pages of magical creatures and iconic scenes from the films, from the Sorting Ceremony in Harry's first year, to the unforgettable final battle between Harry and Lord Voldemort, as well as some of the marvellous props used in the movies, such as The Quibbler, Quidditch World Cup posters, and the Triwizard Cup. Unique and interactive, the Harry Potter Colouring Book is a perfect collector's item for fans of the blockbuster saga. For best results, we recommend the use of colouring pencils to colour and create your stunning pictures.

The Harry Potter series is more than just a story about a young wizard who saves the world from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. The seven-book saga is an excellent primer on spying, intelligence, and politics. Join spy novelist Lynn Boughey and thirty-six-year CIA veteran and executive director of the International Spy Museum Peter Earnest as they review the spy craft employed and celebrated in J.K. Rowling's bestselling books. From the invisibility cloak to house passwords to Fred and George Weasley's Extendable Ears, "Harry Potter & the Art of Spying" is full of spy lessons for the secret-agent-in-training in the Muggle realm. Learn how to break secret codes, gather intelligence, read character's motives, and why Severus Snape is the best double agent ever.

Called -a pioneer contribution- by Church History when it was first published in 1971 as The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement in the United States, this volume has now been revised and enlarged by Vinson Synan to account for the incredible changes that have occurred in the church world during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Synan brings together the stories of the many movements usually listed as -holiness, - -pentecostal, - or -charismatic, - and shows that there is an identifiable -second blessing- tradition in Christianity that began with the Catholic and Anglican mystics, that was crystallized in the teaching of John Wesley, and that was further perpetuated through the holiness and Keswick movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to the appearance of modern Pentecostalism. Synan then chronicles the story of the spread of Pentecostalism around the world after the heady days of the Azusa Street awakening, with special attention given to the beginnings of the movement in those nations where Pentecostalism has become a major religious force. He also examines the rise of various mainline-church charismatic movements that have their roots in Pentecostalism. Because of the explosive growth of the Pentecostal movement in the last half of the century, Pentecostals and Charismatics now constitute the second largest family of Christians in the world after the Roman Catholic Church. -This could well be the major story of Christianity in the twentieth century, - writes Synan. -Pentecostalism has grown beyond a mere passing 'movement' . . . and can now be seen as a major Christian 'tradition' alongside the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformation Protestant traditions.-The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition will continue to be an important handbook for shaping our understanding of this phenomenon.

Etter flere vonde år begynner rettsmedisiner Kay Scarpetta å finne igjen likevekten. Hun har startet ny praksis i Charlotte, og hun er forlovet med Benton Wesley.

Fire personer forsvinner sporløst i sitt hjem i Florida, der Kay Scarpetta jobber som privat konsulent. En tom kjele er etterlatt på svak varme på komfyren, og i innkjørselen står familiens bil ulåst. I nabohuset finner drapsetterforsker Pete Marino kvinnen som varslet politiet, brutalt myrdet. Samtidig, i Boston, foretar rettpsykolog Benton Wesley en analyse av hjernen til en morder, i et hemmelig forskningsprosjekt kalt Predator. Opplysninger om et hittil ukjent kvinnedrap avdekkes. Saken gjør Kay Scarpetta urolig. Hun blir ikke mindre urolig når hun oppdager at det er noen som følger etter henne og niesen Lucy. Dette er den 14. boka om Kay Scarpetta.

«På sitt beste er Cornwell kanskje den fremste portrettegner innen samtidens kriminallitteratur.» Terje Stemland, Aftenposten Kay Scarpetta får i oppdrag å undersøke en skadet mann på rettspsykiatrisk avdeling på Bellevue Hospital Center. Pasienten har selv bedt om å bli undersøkt av nettopp Scarpetta. Han heter Oscar Bane og er iført håndjern og fotlenke da de møtes. Bane påstår at skadene ble påført ham i forbindelse med et drap ? som han ikke har begått. Er han en sinnssyk stalker som er fiksert på Scarpetta? Eller er det sant at han er blitt utsatt for spionasje, og forfølges av den virkelige morderen? «Intelligent og effektivt.»Knut Holt, Fædrelandsvennen Hjemmesiden til Patricia Cornwell Om Patricia Cornwell på wikipedia.org Patricia Cornwell er tildelt en lang rekke priser: Anthony-, Creasey-, Edgar-, Gold Dagger- og Macavity-prisen, samt den franske Prix du Roman d'Aventures. Hun har toppet bestselgerlistene i USA. Gyldendal har utgitt 15 romaner om rettsmedisiner Kay Scarpetta ? og to om politikvinnene Judy Hammer og Virginia West. Krimdokumentaren Portrett av en morder ? Jack the Ripper utkom 2003.

Boken forteller om den samfunnsgjenonomgripende vekkelsen på Hebridene og hvordan vi kan lære av den. Den gir en sterk beskrivelse av hva som kan skje når Gud kommer ned med sin Ånd og kraft. Noe av utgangspunktet til denne spesielle inngripen av Gud, var en gruppe desperate troende som inngikk en pakt med Gud basert på 2. Krøniker 7,14. Som et resultat kom Gud ned og besøkte dem med en mektig vekkelse. Hver butikk ble en prekestol, hvert hjerte et alter og hvert hjem en helligdom. «Vekkelsen på Hebridene har alltid stått for meg som et mektig og tidsnært eksempel på hvordan inntrengende og utholdende bønn kan forandre det åndelige klima i et samfunn. Den er også et sterkt eksempel på at vekkelsen og klimaskiftet ikke starter ute i det sekulære samfunnet, men i deres hjerter som søker Gud for sitt sted.» Leif J Johannesen

Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their loft and steal a powerful spell book. Realizing that Ragnor and Shinyun are being controlled by a more sinister force, Magnus and Alec set out to stop them and recover the book before they can cause any more harm. With the help of Clary Fairchild, Jace Herondale, Isabelle Lightwood, and Simon Lovelace (who is fresh from the Shadowhunter Academy), they track the warlocks to Shanghai. But nothing is as it seems. Ragnor and Shinyun are working at the behest of a Greater Demon. Their goal is to open a Portal from the demon realms to Earth, flooding the city of Shanghai with dangerous demons. When a violent encounter causes Magnus's magic to grow increasingly unstable, Alec and Magnus rally their friends to strike at the heart of the demon's power. But what they find there is far stranger and more nefarious than they ever could have expected...