Books with author John Williams C Biol M Biol

In 1931, Dilys Elizabeth Jamieson Williams applied for candidature for admission to the ordained ministry of the the Australian Presbyterian Church, the first woman of that denomination to do so. Though her application was stalled, Williams’ competence in Christian theology flourished, outshining many ordained ministers, who, at that time, were overwhelmingly men. Through later studies at Glasgow University, Williams’ embrace of biblical Hebrew enabled her to enliven the Semitic underlay of Jesus’ sayings. Scoffed as eccentric and lovelorn for controversialist Samuel Angus, Williams’ penetrative insights and capacity for leadership were rarely appreciated in her lifetime. In elucidating fragments of Williams’ life and thought and contextualizing these, Williams’ vibrancy of faith, life, and intellect is compared to the open door described in the Revelation of John.

Science fiction and romance. Star Class Five is the story of Captain Pinkerton, a fifteen year old graduate from the Space Academy in Ark Number 91, and artificial world in deep space. On the trail of a missing patrol, Pinkerton himself is lost. This is the story of his adventures on the way home.Like it or not, love, like friendships and conflict, has a habit of seeking Pinkerton out, and wherever life takes him, the call of duty is an irresistible siren the boy soldier cannot ignore. This is the story of one such war.

INSCRIBED ("For Brian, with friendship and much regard. John Williams"). An exceptionally nice copy of the first edition. Slight nudging to the spine ends, else fine in a near fine dust jacket. The unclipped dust jacket exhibits a couple of tiny nicks along the edge and the usual, but slight, fading to the spine. Tim Kreider, The New Yorker: "Stoner is undeniably a great book." Bret Easton Ellis: "One of the great unheralded 20th century American novels...Almost perfect." This is the story of William Stoner, a professor of English at the University of Missouri, who fails in his marriage and career ambitions, but accepts obscurity and loneliness out of devotion to teaching and love of literature. Largely overlooked upon initial publication, it has now achieved cult-like status.