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A heart-wrenchingly moving first novel set in Glasgow during the Thatcher years, Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's doomed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her addiction.

The second powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker-Prize- and British-Book-Award-winning author of &i>Shuggie Bain&/i>

Fair Game brings Holmes and Watson to the United States as President Theodore Roosevelt's guests at the Saint Louis World's Fair. The year is 1904, and America is at a tipping point in a national debate about the country's future as a Pacific power. The President's support for a new Asian strategy makes him a very public target, and Holmes and Watson are soon entangled in a plot (two plots, in fact) to assassinate the President. They are also asked for help by "the woman" - Irene Adler - an American opera singer who matched wits with Holmes in a previous adventure. The danger increases when Holmes and Watson arrive at the World's Fair. As part of his campaign to convince the American people to support the occupation of the Philippines, the President has brought 1200 Filipino natives to the Fair and placed them in a compound as an exhibit. When the Filipinos begin to disappear from the compound Holmes and Watson follow the clues, to an enemy who threatens the entire nation

For years, Douglas Stuart's Old Testament Exegesis has been one of the most popular ways to learn how to perform exegesis-the science and art of interpreting biblical texts properly for understanding as well as proclamation. This new edition includes a major revision and expansion of online and other resources for doing biblical research and updates past editions by including a helpful configuration of the format for the exegesis process. Stuart provides guidance for full exegesis as well as for a quicker approach specifically tailored to the task of preaching. ¿A glossary of terms explains the sometimes-bewildering language of biblical scholarship, and a list of frequent errors guides the student in avoiding common mistakes. No exegetical guide for the Old Testament has been more widely used in training ministers and students to be faithful, careful interpreters of Scripture.

Ny bok fra Bookerpris-vinneren og forfatteren av Shuggie Bain Unge Mungo er en historie om en farløs sønn og den første forelskelsens mirakel, lagt til Glasgow tidlig på nittitallet. Om unge menn som kjemper for å kunne være den de er, og elske den de vil. Mungo Hamilton er protestant og bor i et arbeiderklassestrøk i Glasgow, et miljø der maskuliniteten står høyt i kurs, der det er forventet at menn skal kjempe for å oppnå respekt. Men Mungo er engstelig, ensom og godhjertet. Så treffer han James, som er katolikk. På tvers av religiøse skillelinjer blir de bestevenner og møtes i hemmelighet ved dueslaget bak leiegårdene, som James har bygd for premieduene sine. Forholdet utvikler seg etter hvert til noe mer, som omgivelsene aldri vil godta. Blir de oppdaget, vil straffen være nådeløs.

Bookerprisvinneren 2020 - en bejublet oppvekstroman fra 80-tallets Glasgow. Handlingen i Shuggie Bain utspiller seg i Glasgows arbeiderklassestrøk på 80-tallet. I skyggen av en teknologisk revolusjon og økende arbeidsledighet ser mange drømmene sine forvitre. Midt i alt dette står Agnes Bain. Som forelder ønsker hun det aller beste for seg og barna sine, og visst har hun store forventninger til livet. Men så blir hun forlatt av barnas far, og mens Agnes døyver smerten med et stadig økende alkoholmisbruk, forlater barna henne, en etter en. Den som holder ut til sist, er lille Shuggie Bain - gutten som ikke finner seg til rette, og som elsker sin mor over alt. Douglas Stuarts store verk Shuggie Bain er av flere kritikere løftet fram som den store Glasgow-romanen, og for den er han nominert til både Bookerprisen og National Book Award. Med et språk fullt av driv og med en varme for karakterene speiler han en periode i britisk historie med enorm politisk og samfunnsmessig omveltning. Midt i dette står en familie på vei mot avgrunnen. Det som binder dem sammen, er en intens, gjensidig kjærlighet og en drøm om at noe bedre skal komme.

The Preacher's Commentary meets the needs of today's pastors and teachers by offering clear and compelling insights that equip them to understand, apply, and communicate the truth in God's Word. Featuring vibrant paragraph-by-paragraph exposition, rich illustrations, and practical application, it is the go-to-resource for preachers and teachers.

For the last sixty years, American foreign and defense policymaking has been dominated by a network of institutions created by one piece of legislation--the 1947 National Security Act. This is the definitive study of the intense political and bureaucratic struggles that surrounded the passage and initial implementation of the law. Focusing on the critical years from 1937 to 1960, Douglas Stuart shows how disputes over the lessons of Pearl Harbor and World War II informed the debates that culminated in the legislation, and how the new national security agencies were subsequently transformed by battles over missions, budgets, and influence during the early cold war. Stuart provides an in-depth account of the fight over Truman's plan for unification of the armed services, demonstrating how this dispute colored debates about institutional reform. He traces the rise of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the transformation of the CIA, and the institutionalization of the National Security Council. He also illustrates how the development of this network of national security institutions resulted in the progressive marginalization of the State Department. Stuart concludes with some insights that will be of value to anyone interested in the current debate over institutional reform.