Crisis of Confidence by Carl R. Trueman
Requirements: .MP3 reader, 224MB
Overview: Carl Trueman Analyzes How Ancient Creeds and Confessions Protect and Promote Biblical Christianity in a Culture of Expressive Individualism

Historic statements of faith—such as the Heidelberg Catechism, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Westminster Confession of Faith—have helped the Christian church articulate and adhere to God’s truth for centuries. However, many modern evangelicals reject these historic documents and the practices of catechesis, proclaiming their commitment to “no creed but the Bible.” And yet, in today’s rapidly changing culture, ancient liturgical tradition is not only biblical—it’s essential.

In Crisis of Confidence, Carl Trueman analyzes how creeds and confessions can help the Christian church navigate modern concerns, particularly around the fraught issue of identity. He contends that statements of faith promote humility, moral structure, and a godly view of personhood, helping believers maintain a strong foundation amid a culture in crisis. This is a revised edition of Trueman’s The Creedal Imperative, now with a new section on the rise of expressive individualism.

Updated Edition of The Creedal Imperative: Includes fresh cultural insights on modern individualism

Written by Carl Trueman: Author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (100,000+ copies sold)

Theological and Historical: Explains why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function in the church of today and tomorrow

Ideal for Pastors, Professors, and Those Interested in Liturgical Tradition
Genre: Audiobooks > Non-Fiction


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The Long Shot by Kate Bingham, Tim Hames
Requirements: .MP3 reader, 317MB
Overview: On 3 April 2020, Kate Bingham was told that the likelihood of any Covid-19 vaccine working was 15% at best. But on 8 December 2020, the first NHS patient received a vaccine. Now nearly every adult in Britain has had a jab, lockdowns have ended and we can finally live with Covid. What lies behind this staggering success story?

From a small cottage, Bingham juggled vaccine suppliers, Whitehall, the media circus–and her daughter's exams. Political manoeuvring, miscommunications and administrative meddling nearly jeopardised the project. But perseverance paid off.

Catapulted into a national crisis, Bingham's eclectic team secured the first vaccine doses administered in the West and saved thousands of lives in the UK as new variants struck. This is an unmissable insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat the odds and delivered the scientific miracle we all waited for.
Genre: Audiobooks > Non-Fiction


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Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Loo Sanction, The Summer of Katya, The Main by Trevanian
Requirements: .ePUB reader, 4 MB | retail quality
Overview: Rodney William Whitaker was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several successful novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved best-seller status, and published under several other names as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot and Edoard Moran.
Genre: Fiction > Thriller


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Programming with C++20: Concepts, Coroutines, Ranges, and more, 2nd Edition (2024-02-06) by Andreas Fertig
Requirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 10 MB
Overview: Programming with C++20 teaches programmers with C++ experience the new features of C++20 and how to apply them. It does so by assuming C++11 knowledge. Elements of the standards between C++11 and C++20 will be briefly introduced, if necessary. However, the focus is on teaching the features of C++20. You will start with learning about the so-called big four Concepts, Coroutines, std::ranges, and modules. The big four are followed by smaller yet not less important features. You will learn about std::format, the new way to format a string in C++. In Chapter 6, you will learn about a new operator, the so-called spaceship operator, which makes you write less code. You then will look at various language improvements, ensuring more consistency and reducing surprises. Templates have been with C++ since the early beginnings. Recent standard updates have added new facilities, such as variadic templates. Templates enable Generic Programming (GP), the idea of abstracting concrete algorithms to get generic algorithms. They can then be combined and used with different types to produce a wide variety of software without providing a dedicated algorithm for each type. GP or Template Meta-Programming (TMP) are powerful tools. For example, the Standard Template Library (STL) heavily uses them.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Tech & Devices


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