While all fiction uses words to construct models of the world for readers, nowhere is this more obvious than in fantasy fiction. Epic fantasy novels create elaborate secondary worlds entirely out of language, yet the writing style used to construct those worlds has rarely been studied in depth. This book builds the foundations for a study of style in epic fantasy. Close readings of selected novels by such writers as Steven Erikson, Ursula Le Guin, N. K. Jemisin and Brandon Sanderson offer insights into the significant implications of fantasy's use of syntax, perspective, paratexts, frame narratives and more. Re-examining critical assumptions about the reading experience of epic fantasy, this work explores the genre's reputation for flowery, archaic language and its ability to create a sense of wonder. Ultimately, it argues that epic fantasy shapes the way people think, examining how literary representation and style influence perception.

Numerology, the simplest of the occult sciences to master, offers deep insights into the personality. You can use numerology to understand yourself, friends, associates, and lovers. You can see the dynamics of relationships and you can determine the best time to marry, change jobs, move, invest, and travel. Here is the definitive work on Numerology. Organized for clarity that a beginner can grasp easily and detailed so that the advanced student will find useful new information. This volume is designed as a working manual. Among its features are many examples and some new material on the meanings of the Master Numbers and Doubled Numbers.

Taking Back the Night is a revolutionary call for the church to fulfill the command of Christ to "Go!" - to be the Salt and Light we were always destined to be. This powerful book will show you steps to an encounter with God and stir in you a desire to see the fullness of our promises in Him. Through powerful firsthand experiences, Matthew conveys this timely message of hope, power, and victory!

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology that has a poor prognosis for affected individuals. Multiple risk factors and genes are associated with IPF suggesting a complex multifactorial pathogenesis. It has also been proposed that there are familial and sporadic forms of IPF. The aims of this study were to examine whether the impact of 10 known pulmonary fibrosis risk loci of IPF differs between familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis and to evaluate the relationship between smoking exposure and a family history of pulmonary fibrosis. IPF case baseline characteristics were compared by family history of disease with continuous measures using two-sample t-tests and with categorical measures using chi-square tests. Mixed models were used to further evaluate the relationship between smoking and family history of pulmonary fibrosis. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between risk loci and family history of disease. Interaction terms were added to the logistic regression models to evaluate if gene-gene or gene-smoking associations differed by family history of disease. A total of 1838 pulmonary fibrosis cases were genotyped with 381 (21%) having a family history of pulmonary fibrosis and 1457 (79%) having no family history of disease. Age did not vary between familial and sporadic cases (p=0.53). The frequency of current or former smokers was marginally higher in sporadic cases (p=0.046). Mean pack years of smoking was higher in sporadic cases than it was in familial cases (p 0.004). The frequency of the risk alleles did not differ in familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis cases when evaluated individually and collectively (p0.17). No risk alleles showed significant pairwise interaction differences in familial and sporadic cases (p>0.15). Marginal interaction differences between familial and sporadic cases were found in one risk loci (rs4727443) and a history of smoking (p=0.03). In conclusion, no difference in risk allele frequency for these 10 loci was observed in a large population of familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis non-Hispanic white (NHW) cases while exposure to tobacco smoke was significantly higher in sporadic cases.