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The Kingdom of the Cults

by Walter Martin, Hank Hanegraaff, Ravi Zacharias, Walter Ralston Martin, James R. White

The authoritative reference work on major cult systems for nearly forty years. Working closely together, Ravi Zacharias and Managing Editors Jill and Kevin Rische (daughter of Dr. Martin) have updated and augmented the work with new material. This book will continue as a crucial tool in countercult ministry and in evangelism for years to come. Among cults and religions included are: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormonism,... (more)

Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a... (more)

The Guinness Book of Records, 1993 (Guinness World Records)Peter Matthews

The Guinness Book of Records, 1993 (Guinness World Records)

by Peter Matthews

The latest edition of the wide-ranging reference compilation of facts, records, and feats covers natural history, numbers and mathematics, extinct animals, astronomy, business, agriculture, human physiology, and many other subjects. 100,000 first printing.

The Cornell campus: A history of its planning and developmentKermit C Parsons

The Cornell campus: A history of its planning and development

by Kermit C Parsons

Universities American, English, GermanAbraham Flexner

Universities American, English, German

by Abraham Flexner

Winged WordsPhilip Howard

Winged Words

by Philip Howard

Fueled by continuous new coinages in science, communications, business, and politics, the English language in the last decade has changed faster than at any time in the fifteen centuries of its history. In Winged Words, Philip Howard, the Literary Editor of The Times of London, examines this incredible flood of new words and phrases, from Golden Parachute to chaology (the mathematical study of chaos), from rehab... (more)

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