Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Three young men stood together on a wharf one bright October day awaiting the arrival of an ocean steamer with an impatience which found a vent in lively skirmishes with a small lad, who pervaded the premises like a will-o'-the-wisp and afforded much amusement to the other groups assembled there. "They are the Campbells, waiting for their cousin, who has been abroad several years with her uncle, the doctor," whispered one lady to another as the handsomest of the young men touched his hat to her as he passed, lugging the boy, whom he had just rescued from a little expedition down among the piles.

This is an exposition of the analytic theory of continued fractions in the complex domain with emphasis on applications and computational methods.

Product Description: Large Print Edition. Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-century Christians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might be changed.   Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan Christian...read more

Product Description: In his popular series of books "From the Back Side," J. Ellsworth Kalas looks at Christian topics through a new lens, takes unique starting points on those subjects, and uses creative re-telling from different points of view. In Faith from the Back Side, Kalas explores something that is central in a Christian life but often difficult to understand...read more

Product Description: Everyone is guided by the voices of people in our lives--grandparents, parents, teachers, pastors, friends. Their words are woven into our life's fabric and influence how we live and the choices we make. As Christians, we are blessed also to hear the amazing voices of those who lived centuries ago--the voices found in Scripture...read more

Product Description: Storms can come suddenly, unexpectedly, and catastrophically. We are never the same after suffering the shock and after-shocks of such earth-shattering experiences. And it is during these times that we need the assurance that only our faith in God provides...read more

Product Description: Every year, we say we’re going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season―Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier just to indulge our wants and whims...read more

Product Description: Popular author J. Ellsworth Kalas has a few things he’d like to share. In I Bought a House on Gratitude Street, Kalas imparts insights gathered over the years through different means - “Some . . . have come to me by my seeking, some have been shared with me by people of wider experience, and some have been thrust upon me by my mistakes...read more

Product Description: Christianity in its purest form involves putting God’s love into action. Wesleyans have traditionally understood this embodiment and expression of God’s love as holiness.  • Four-session guide helps individuals and small groups understand and embrace the Wesleyan understanding of holiness • Explores the Wesleyan approach to both law and grace • Guides individuals to match faith with action • Provides Christian educators with a tool for teaching an important Wesleyan doctrine • Shows individuals and churches how to express Christianity in ways that attract others to the faith and the life of the church   Â...read more

Product Description: Popular author James W. Moore draws on an old football term to explore the ways people let their fear stand in the way of living life and loving God to the fullest. The term "alligator arms” refers to a would-be pass receiver who fails to stretch out full length to catch the ball, because he fears an impending tackle; he's more interested in protecting himself from the hard hit than catching the ball...read more

Product Description: The environment is God's creation and Christians should be at the front of the crowd when it comes to taking care of it. Yet we find ourselves in a creation crisis.   A Hopeful Earth , a unique study, draws together the Christian faith of Bishop Sally Dyck and the scientific world of her niece, Sarah Ehrman, to address this crisis...read more

Product Description: Based on Five Practices of Fruitful Living, Forty Days of Fruitful Living guides the individual or small group through daily readings designed to inspire and encourage. Perfect for use during Lent or throughout the year, Forty Days of Fruitful Living will help cultivate the essential practices of a life lived in grace - to receive God's love, to love God in return, to grow in Christ, to serve others, and to give back...read more

Product Description: An exploration of how, even in the worst of times, nothing separates believers from God's presence

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Product Description: Ideal for showing children how to be effective stewards of the world around them This leader's resource helps plan six sessions that will help children• Learn what it means to care for the world and God’s people• Consider the ways to do good things for their families, their church, their community, and the world• Discover the value of spiritual disciplines and how to practice themThe three simple rules of "Do No Harm," "Do Good," and "Stay in Love with God" are easy enough for children to understand and profound enough to begin a lifelong journey of faith...read more

Product Description: At some point in their walk with the Lord, many believers ask, how can I know the will of God for my life, and how can I hear from Him? This book promises to answer those questions and help the reader understand that he or she can and should hear from God...read more

Product Description: Many things assault our sense of peace—stressful jobs, troubled marriages, and retirement worries. This book explores the meaning of the famous "Serenity Prayer" and challenges each of us to discover peace when life seems out of control.