Bücher von Ian Smith

The subject of temperance in diet is one that demands our attention and is the means of saving us from a thousand troubles that lurk all around. Living temperate lives requires sacrifice which most people are not willing to give. However, if strict temperance is observed, it will serve as a protection instead of a restriction.When temperance in eating and drinking is viewed as a blessing instead of a restriction, it becomes easier for us to make healthier choices in our diet. Adding life to our years is far better than adding years to our lives. We do not want to live a long and miserable life, full of doctor's visits, but we want to live a long life where our lives are full of life, vigor, and health. It is possible if we deny ourselves of health-destroying practices and lifestyles.

Ever wondered how to overcome sin? Do you feel like giving up Christianity? You need not despair. There is hope. In fact, the Bible offers you the answer to all of life's problems. One of the greatest questions ever asked is, "how does a man gain the victory over every sin and how can man be perfect in God's eyes? There is no need to panic. The way to and of salvation has been made plain in the Word of God.There are many who conclude that it is impossible to live a righteous and holy life. However, we are not only commanded to do so, but Jesus supplies the strength and power to overcome sin in all its forms.The truth about victory over sin is one of the world's best kept secrets that Satan has kept hidden in the dark. If men would believe that it is possible that sin can be overcome, believe in Jesus who paid the price for their sins, and trust in Him to live out His perfect life of holiness in them, they would experience lasting satisfaction and fulfillment in their lives. They would live life to the fullest with the expectation of receiving eternal life when Jesus comes the second time."I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psalm 16:8-11.The content of this book is designed to clear up misunderstandings about Christian perfection and how we become righteous, holy, and perfect. It offers the wonderful possibilities of living a life of peace, happiness, and joy, and at last enter into heaven and eternal life with an everlasting future of never-ending bliss when Jesus comes back the second time.

This dark two-act comedy deals with the last hours of Herod the Great. Rome has kept him in power for 30 years. Behind him, a string of murders: his rivals, his colleagues, his family: even sons and a beloved wife. And there was that incident at Bethlehem whose memory won't go away. His legacy is hatred, madness and hopelessness. Can anyone truly care about him? Can he end his days with any ray of hope? Tottering through his last hours, the larger-than-life figure of one of history's great tyrants is at the centre of this black comedy that explores morality, significance and, of all things, love and mercy. Having destroyed almost all his relationships, Herod now fights his inner demons and outward foes to the very end and finds a surprising victory.

Father O'Brien is a tough Catholic priest with a violent past. He now counsels youth in prison and has a particular interest in two brothers behind bars. He becomes their advocate on the pretext of rehabilitation, visiting them regularly and eventually getting the boys released into his care. DCI Keir Dickson, the man who put these brothers away for eight years, is furious. He sends DS Liam Smith undercover to see what this priest and these ex-cons are up to. It turns out the father has given the boys an intriguing assignment. Every month, they drive a Volvo to an orphanage in Holland with food and clothes, driving a supposedly empty car back into England. The brothers soon realize their car is not empty on the return trip, and this realization puts them in grave danger. Smith, along with the rest of New Scotland Yard, must deduce Father O'Brien's plan and hopefully divert a disaster.

This is a sequel to the book ¿Programming the Boundary Element Method¿ by G. Beer published by Wiley in 2001. The scope of this book is different however and this is reflected in the title. Whereas the previous book concentrated on explaining the implementation of a limited range of problems into computer code and the emphasis was on programming, in the current book the problems covered are extended, the emphasis is on explaining the theory and computer code is not presented for all topics. The new topics covered range from dynamics to piezo-electricity. However, the main idea, to provide an explanation of the Boundary Element Method (BEM), that is easy for engineers and scientists to follow, is retained. This is achieved by explaining some aspects of the method in an engineering rather than mathematical way. Another new feature of the book is that it deals with the implementation of the method on parallel processing hardware. I. M. Smith, who has been involved in programming the finite element method for decades, illustrates that the BEM is ¿embarrassingly parallelisable¿. It is shown that the conversion of the BEM programs to run efficiently on parallel processing hardware is not too difficult and the results are very impressive, such as solving a 20 000 element problem during a ¿coffee break¿.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ancient Nine and The Clean 20A rainy night . . . A stranded motorist . . . A Good Samaritan passerby … a Nobel Prize–winning professor . . . The setup for a shocking murder designed to cover up an even more sinister crime . . . The Blackbird Papers marks the debut of Ian Smith, a major new talent in crime fiction, and of Sterling Bledsoe, his smart and occasionally combative sleuth. World-renowned Dartmouth professor Wilson Bledsoe is returning from a party celebrating his latest honor when he encounters a broken-down pickup on the secluded country road to his home. The next day, the discovery of his body with a vicious racist epithet carved into his chest leads to the quick arrest of two loathsome white supremacists. The local authorities seem ready to accept the case at face value as a racial hate crime. But the murdered professor’s brother, FBI agent Sterling Bledsoe, has inserted himself into the investigation and isn’t ready to buy into this pat solution. A look around his brother’s lab and brief interviews with his students and colleagues pique Sterling’s curiosity about Wilson’s pet project: a nearly completed paper on the mysterious deaths of hundreds of local blackbirds. Fast-paced and cleverly constructed, The Blackbird Papers introduces a major new voice in mystery and crime fiction.