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Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians, paralleling Roman Catholics, have all recently made attempts at reforming and updating their respective calendars to reflect their present understanding of saints and their celebrations. Going one step further, renowned liturgical theologian Philip Pfatteicher here seeks to provide a common calendar.

The New Book of Festivals and Commemorations picks up on renewed interest in the saints and other heroic figures of faith: apostles and martyrs, historical figures including artists, musicians, and scientists, and such modern men and women as Dag Hammarskjõld. Including Festivals, Lesser Festivals, Commemorations, and optional memorials, each entry comprises a brief biography and bibliography, a related reading, a hymn suggestion, and a prayer..
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Marriage is currently the number-one reason people migrate to the United States, and women constitute the majority of newcomers joining husbands who already reside here. But little is known about these marriage and migration streams beyond the highly publicized and often sensationalized phenomena of mail-order and military brides. Less commonly known is that most international couples are immigrants of the same ethnicity.

In For Better or For Worse, Hung Cam Thai takes a closer look at marriage and migration, with a specific focus on the unions between Vietnamese men living in the United States and the women who marry them. Weaving together a series of personal stories, he underscores the ironies and challenges that these unions face. He includes the voices of working-class immigrant men dealing with marginalization in their adopted country. These men speak about wanting "traditional" wives who they hope will recognize their gendered authority. Meanwhile, young Vietnamese college-educated women, undesirable to bachelors in their own country who are seeking subservient wives, express a preference for men of the same ethnicity but with a more liberal outlook on gender-men they imagine they will find in the United States.

A sense of foreboding pervades the book as Thai captures the incompatible viewpoints of the couples who appear to be separated not only geographically but ideologically..
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A theory for the cause of climate change is developed based on measurements of glaciation, and of atmosphere temperature and CO2 concentration, with some data going back almost two million years. Previously accepted theory is that the Earth's attitude in space with respect to the Sun, Moon and other planets is what has caused climate cycles in the past. It is found in the present analysis that normal climate control was disrupted as continents moved to their present location. The system went into oscillation and the main influence on climate since then has been the ocean temperature acting opposite to that of the rest of the environment with a lag time of about 12,000years. When the ocean is colder skies are clear and there is CO2 buildup in the atmosphere. When the ocean is warmer skies are cloudy and CO2 is reabsorbed into the ocean. As well as solving the mystery of the Ice Age ending, predictions for future change can be made using theory related to these findings..
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Feminism and the End of Traditional Religions.
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Praise for Percival Everett:

"If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth."-Madison Smartt Bell, author of The Washington Square Ensemble

"Everett's talent is multifaceted, sparked by a satiric brilliance that could place him alongside Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison . . ."-Publishers Weekly

"I think Percival Everett is a genius. I've been a fan since his first novel. He continues to amaze me with each novel-as if he likes making 90-degree turns to see what's around the corner, and then over the edge . . . He's a brilliant writer and so damn smart I envy him."-Terry McMillan, author of Mama

A fictitious and satirical chronicle of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond's desire to pen a history of African-Americans-his and his aides' belief being that he has done as much, or more, than any American to shape that history. An epistolary novel, The History follows the letters of loose cannon Congressional office workers, insane interns at a large New York publishing house and disturbed publishing executives, along with homicidal rival editors, kindly family friends, and an aspiring author named Septic. Strom Thurmond appears charming and open, mad and sure of his place in American history.

Percival Everett is the author of 15 works of fiction, among them Glyph, Watershed and Frenzy. His most recent novel, Erasure, won the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and did little to earn him friends.

James Kincaid is an English professor at the University of Southern California and has written seven books in literary theory and cultural studies. These books and Kincaid himself have gradually lost their moorings in the academic world, so there was nothing left for him to do but to adopt the guise of fiction writer. Writing about madness comes easy to him.

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This new book is the first of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germanys legendary World War II jet fighter the Messerschmitt Me 262. Featured in this volume are the early Me 262 concept and wind tunnel designs. This includes all of the Me 262 Versuch or research design prototypes and the pre-production Serein or S-type flight test machines. Later volumes will cover production types and unusual design variants..
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