"The great appointed means of spreading the good tidings of salvation through Christ is preaching — words spoken whether to the individual, or to the assembly," writes Broadus. "And this, nothing can supersede. Printing has become a mighty agency for good and for evil; and Christians should employ it, with the utmost diligence and in every possible way, for the spread of truth. But printing can never take the place of the living word. When a man who is apt in teaching, whose soul is on fire with the truth which he trusts has saved him and hopes will save others, speaks to his fellow-men, face to face, eye to eye, and electric sympathies flash to and fro between him and his hearers, till they lift each other up, higher and higher, into the intensest thought, and the most impassioned emotion — higher and yet higher, till they are borne as on chariots of fire above the world, — there is a power to move men, to influence character, life, destiny, such as no printed page can ever possess. " 
This classic on expository preaching is organized as follows: 

Introduction 

Part I. Materials of Preaching 
I. The Text — Selection 
II. The Text—Interpretation 
III. Subjects — Classified 
IV. Sermons for Particular Occasions and Classes 
V. General Materials of Preaching 
VI. Special Materials — Explanation 
VII. Special Materials — Argument 
VIII. Special Materials — Illustration 
IX. Special Materials — Application 

Part II. Arrangement of a Sermon 
I. Importance of Arrangement 
II. The Several Parts of a Sermon 
III. Different Species of Sermons 

Part III. Style 
I. General Observations on Style 
II. Qualities of Style — Perspicuity 
III. Energy of Style 
IV. Elegance of Style 
V. Imagination in Preaching 

Part IV. Delivery of Sermons 
I. The Three Methods of Preparation and Delivery 
II. On Delivery, as Regards Voice 
III. On Delivery, as Regards Action 

Part V. Conduct of Public Worship

The Jan. 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake was one of the worst disasters to hit Japan in almost half a century. It has been compared in its impact to the great Kanto (Tokyo) Earthquake of 1923. The Kobe-Osaka region held many similarities in its geologic and tectonic setting to many areas along the West Coast, and possibly, other areas of the U.S. A geotechnical reconnaissance to identify the relevant problems and issues was organized. This report provides a timely, first-hand overview of the type and extent of the geotechnical aspects of the damage.

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Reliability & Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering comprehensively covers the subject of risk and reliability in both practical and research terms
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Practicing engineers will find this an essential resource as will graduates in geotechnical engineering programmes.

 In attempting to write a history of the Baptists no one is more aware of the embarrassments surrounding the subject than the author. These embarrassments arise from many sources. We are far removed from many of the circumstances under survey; the representations of the Baptists were often made by enemies who did not scruple, when such a course suited their purpose, to blacken character; and hence the testimony from such sources must be received with discrimination and much allowance made for many statements; in some instances vigilant and sustained attempts were made to destroy every document relating to these people; the material that remains is scattered through many libraries and archives, in many lands and not always readily accessible; often, on account of persecutions, the Baptists were far more interested in hiding than they were in giving an account of themselves or their whereabouts; they were scattered through many countries, in city and cave, as they could find a place of concealment; and frequently they were called by different names by their enemies, which is confusing. Yet it is a right royal history they have. It is well worth the telling and the preserving.