Hydroponic Crop Production

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Rob-Smith

Lou Dalton

Gardening & Landscape Design

NZ Hydroponics International, Ltd.

Brilliant Cut Glass Catalogs: Pitkin & Brooks 1902-03, Meriden 1918, Quaker City 1910, Higgins & Seiter 1895-96, Fischer 1918

V-R Information Systems

Brilliant Cut Glass Catalogs, Hope Glass Works, Michigan Cut Glass, Higgins & Seiter (10 Catalogs), Rainbow Cut Glass

Val Smith

V-R Information Systems, Incorporated

Secret Walks: Ibiza South: 18 Walks of Extraordinary Beauty Revealed by Forgotten Pathways

Martin Davies

One More Grain of Sand

Shrader Marks is having troubling dreams. When the scientific community acknowledges reports that the earth is in the path of an approaching meteor, he and Cathy Pearson set events into motion that dramatically change the course of their lives. As an anthropologist, Marks knows that Neolithic peoples lived on the edge of the Arctic Circle at the close of the last ice age. Pearson is a leader who engenders trust. Between the two of them, they manage to lead a flotilla of family sailors out the St. Lawrence Seaway to the coast of Labrador. As the world is thrown into the chaos of volcanic winter, this group finds its hope away from dependency on technology. Drawing on ancient ideas, the fleet follows the lead of Cathy and the intuition of Shrader, who is increasingly troubled by voices in the night.

Night Voices

Literature & Fiction

Drinian Pr

Orfin and Borthid have just completed their long journey from earth to Galcon, a planet balanced between two suns. They are met by the ambassador who has been assigned to the planetary outpost. The two are "Discontinueds" which means that they belong to a class of people rendered sterile by a virus which has ravaged earth. Through a lottery set up by the Planetary Council, they have been chosen "Citizen Explorers," and begin a new life on Galcon. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. Behind the personal stories of Orfin and Borthid lies a struggle for control of earth's technologies. The unknown factor is the photosynthoid creatures of Galcon. Dismissed as "Froggies" by the ambassador, Orfin and Borthid see them as the Children of Light. As the two protagonists navigate the terrain of the planet, they discover their identities as Miriam and Paul. They confront their personal demons and emerge whole through the efforts of the shared consciousness of the Children.

Children of Light

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

This little book is a think-piece for adult readers who grew up with (or have been captured by) the fantasy worlds of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J. K. Rowling. Rob Smith points out general themes in the work of these three authors and matches them to the ancient motifs of the biblical writings. The result is a discussion about the way in which we look at time, place, and the meaning of being human. The focus is less an explanation of the stories than a jumping off place to discuss our presuppositions about these important life matters. Rob Smith is an ordained Presbyterian minister who served thirty-one years in congregations before accepting a full time position teaching religion and philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. There he taught a course entitled The Life, Religion, and Fiction of C.S. Lewis. His familiarity with Lewis, Tolkien, and the other Inklings gives him a unique insight to this literature. His background in biblical studies also brings credibility to this work.

Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth: Places Upon a Time

History & Criticism

Drinian Press

In this book, Dr. Smith introduces readers of the English Bible to the linguistic, cultural, and historical backdrop of the biblical texts. The chapters grow out of his own university classroom where students face, for the first time, the cultural divide that separates our modern assumptions from the realities of the ancient Near East. While based on serious scholarship, Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide is written in a non-technical style that will allow the beginner to experience some of the intricacies of understanding these texts that are held sacred by Judaism and Christianity. Rob Smith is both an ordained Presbyterian minister and a college Instructor. He is the author of several books of fiction as well as a volume of literary criticism entitled, Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth: Places Upon a Time. In 2006, the Frost Foundation of Lawrence, Massachusetts honored him with its annual Robert Frost Poetry Award. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in Pennsylvania and master and doctoral degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Cultural Perspectives on the Bible: A Beginner's Guide

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

<p>Rob Smith's poetry has been described as "accessible" and "poignant." The relationship between people and their natural surroundings permeates his work, as does his curiosity for the uniquely human aspiration of finding meaning through love, work, and imagination. His poetry has received national recognition. In 2006, he received the Robert Frost Poetry Award from the Frost Foundation of Lawrence, MA for the best poem written "in the spirit of Robert Frost." More recently, in 2011, five of his poems were adapted as lyrics in a series of art songs composed by R. Michael Daugherty. The poems of the song cycle, "Love's Shades of Gray," are included as a section in this volume. The Immigrant's House is his most complete anthology to date. It includes all of his previously published poems and many which are shared for the first time. Each poem tells a life story and explores the mystery and wonder of what it means to be human.</p>

The Immigrant's House

Poetry

Always a Soldier: Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican

Post Hill Press

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