James Duncan

It's not hard to find a fan of 'The Big Lebowski' movie, it has a little something for everyone As Dudeism continues to grow as the Number One religion based on a Jeff Bridges movie, we welcome the first in a series of books for children to answer the simple question "Am I a Dude?" With a little history, and a lot of fun, little Finnegan learns what a dude is, and where dudes came from. For those looking for more answers on the subject of Dude or Dudeism, please visit the Church of the Latter-Day Dude at http: //dudeism.com/

Nelson Graham was normally a man of great control. He had faced danger many times and had coolly and calmly met the situation head on. His six-foot muscular frame had been able to deal with the most desperate of circumstances and emerge the victor. But when Nelson found a sixteen year old friend dead in a stream behind his home his momentary confusion clouded his judgment. Though the sheriff ruled it an accident Nelson soon believed his friend was murdered. The events in the next few days opened his lonely life to love, danger, and a suffocating death. Could he calmly meet the most life-threatening situation he had ever faced and bring a murderer to justice? Or would he lose his life and the most precious love he had ever known? About the AuthorJames and Kathryn Duncan have served as parents, foster parents, shepherds of churches, missionaries, and in the Navy. Beginning with a summer missionary tour during college, James has been involved in short-term missions ever since. He made two visits to Iraq, finding Christians there resembling Christians of the first century. James and Kathryn were on a team invited by the government of China to visit and preach in the churches of Beijing China. In September of 2009 James went with a team to the Republic of Georgia. In Tbilisi and Gori, the birth city of Stalin, they shared with children in orphanages. Gori, the extreme cold region of Georgia, had orphanages in the greatest need. James authors newspaper columns, articles, and Bible study materials published by Sunday School houses. An event occurred a few years ago that birthed an idea for this book of fiction, In The Morning At Sunrise.

Seth and Cecilia Sludge! Those slithering, snake-like spoilsports are always stealing the other children's sweets. That is until Stanley and Stacey Rope introduce them to "The Sweets That Eat Children! It's sweet revenge, as the Sludges are no match for these giant horrors. Trouble is-tragically-nor is anyone else. 'Oh, be quiet, you beastly rabble!' bellowed Pop. The children were suddenly silent and still. They looked up at the sweets warily. 'I haven't eaten yet, ' said Pop. 'And I expect my dinner to behave!' 'Who-who-who is your d-dinner?' stammered Penelope Prawn. Billy Brown could tell the answer to that question, just by looking at the wicked glint in Pop's eye. 'It's us, isn't it?' he said faintly. 'Yes, well observed, young man!' said Pop stolidly. 'Now-let the feast commence!'

Images on rocks depicting birds, serpents, deer, and other designs are haunting reminders of prehistoric peoples. This book documents Missouri's rich array of petroglyphs and pictographs, analyzing the many aspects of these rock carvings and paintings to show how such representations of ritual activities can enhance our understanding of Native American culture. Missouri is a particularly important site for rock art because it straddles the Plains, the Ozarks, and the Southeast. Carol Diaz-Granados and James Duncan have established a model for analyzing this rock art as archaeological data and have mapped the patterning of fifty-eight major motifs across the state. Of particular importance is their analysis of motifs from Mississippi River Valley sites, including Cahokia. The authors include interpretive discussions on iconography and ideology, drawing on years of research in the ethnographic records and literature of Native Americans linguistically related to earlier peoples. Their distribution maps show how motifs provide clues to patterns of movement among prehistoric peoples and to the range of belief systems. Rock art is an aspect of the archaeological record that has received little attention, and the art is particularly subject to the ravages of time. By documenting these fragile images, this book makes a major contribution to rock art research in North America.

Growth Management Principles and Practices shows how to integrate diverse growth management practices into a comprehensive system that balances potentially competing planning goals. Authors Nelson and Duncan argue that growth planning must be coordinated among different levels of government and across regions in order to be effective. Studies of growth trends, profiles of regulations in various states, and numerous tables and photographs illustrate the benefits of properly integrated growth management activities and the adverse effects of unmanaged growth and poor planning. The authors also explain how growth management fits into a broad policy framework. They look at how growth management can protect taxpayers, help governments plan for public facilities when and where they're needed, distribute facility costs according to burdens imposed and benefits receives, and protect local and regional economic bases.