In 2008, Penny Sartori, an intensive care nurse from Swansea, published a book about near death experiences following 10 years of research.

In his book The Lost Ark of the Covenant ( 2008 ), Parfitt also suggests that the Ark was taken to Arabia following the events depicted in the Second Book of Maccabees, and cites Arabic sources which maintain it was brought in distant times to Yemen.

In the 2008 book The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon, Smithsonian experts point out that accounts of the event appealed to Americans eager for stories about the revolution and its heroes and heroines.

In 2007, she wrote that she did not want to belittle the issue but was sceptical of the claims that specific actions would prevent catastrophe, then in 2008 that her doubts had been “ crystalised ” by Nigel Lawson's book An Appeal to Reason, before stating in 2009 that " There is no climate change, hasn ’ t anybody looked out of their window recently?

* 1971 – Michael Turner, American comic book artist ( d. 2008 )

In 2008, he provided a foreword for the first book collection of Richard Thompson's Cul De Sac comic strip.

Chaosium released a new version of BRP on June 24, 2008 as single comprehensive book.

In his book Born Again ( 1976 and 2008 ), Watergate conspirator Chuck Colson describes his path to faith in conjunction with his criminal imprisonment and played a significant role in solidifying the " born again " identity as a cultural construct in the US.

In 2008, Martin Sieff, in a review of the book Chaplin: A Life, wrote: " Chaplin was not just ' big ', he was gigantic.

A notable publication is Kris Dhillon's book The Curry Secret, which was first published in 1989 but has been reprinted as recently as 2008.

On 3 September 2008, however, publisher Harper Collins issued a public apology for its book " The Daring Book for Girls " which openly encouraged girls to play the instrument.

* 2008: The Edge of Love starring Matthew Rhys as the poet, directed by John Maybury, written by Sharman Macdonald, and drawing on David N. Thomas ' book Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow.

In January 2008, Dark Horse Comics began releasing a four-part monthly comic book mini-series based on Evil Dead, written by Mark Verheiden, with art by John Bolton, who provided art for the Dark Horse Army of Darkness comic.

* My Sister's a Pop Star ( 2006 ), I'm SO Not a Pop Star ( 2008 ), and the third book in the series, My Life on TV ( 2010 ), by American author Kimberly Greene, use blog posts to move the plot along and introduce key changes in the protagonist's thinking.

Epstein and Prak's book ( 2008 ) rejects Ogilvie's conclusions.

In fact, “ Luke perceives himself to be a Jew .” Finally, Rebecca Denova concludes her book with these words: “ Luke-Acts, we may conclude on the basis of a narrative-critical reading, was written by a Jew to persuade other Jews that Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah of Scripture and that the words of the prophets concerning ‘ restoration ’ have been ‘ fulfilled .’” Finally it should be noted that Strelan in 2008 not only concluded that Theophilus was Jewish but also that Luke was a priest.

Hackman at a book signing in June 2008

It is the second favorite book by American readers, just behind the Bible, according to a 2008 Harris Poll.

* In 2008, IDW Publishing released a comic book sequel to the movie entitled Galaxy Quest: Global Warning.

In his 2008 book Only A Theory, biologist Kenneth R. Miller challenges Behe's claim that the mousetrap is irreducibly complex.

Noted Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene penned a 2008 book, When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams, detailing his occasional appearances with Jan & Dean's touring band throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

* Kitt Peak docent training book, 2008

Tom Moon, former music critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer, included " Forever Changes " in his 2008 book " 1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.

110 of the most famous strips have been reprinted in their original size and colors in the 2005 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, So Many Splendid Sundays ( ISBN 978-0-9768885-9-8 ), a 16x21 inch hardcover book from Sunday Press Books and its sequel the 2008 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, Volume 2 ( ISBN 978-0976888550 ) with 110 more images.

In a 2008 book, David Neumark and William L. Wascher described their analysis of studies on the minimum wage, from several countries covering a period of over 50 years ( but primarily from the 1990s onward ).

* Life is Sweet ( May 2008 ) ( CD / LP / album-released in various countries through Fabtone, Bad Sneakers Records, Noise Deluxe, Slumberland, Speak N Spell / Etch N Sketch )

In 2008, Q-Tip appeared on DJ / producer Statik Selektah's first album Spell My Name Right, on the tracks " Stop, Look, & Listen " with Styles P and Termanology.

* The Forger ’ s Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century ( 2008 )

In addition to How Harry Cast His Spell, Granger is the author of Unlocking Harry Potter: Seven Keys for the Serious Reader ( Zossima 2007 ; revised 2009 ), The Deathly Hallows Lectures: The Hogwarts Professor Explains Harry's Last Adventure ( Zossima, 2008 ), and Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures ( Penguin, 2009 ).

That book was re-written and re-titled first ' Looking for God in Harry Potter ' ( Tyndale, 2004, 2006 ) and now ' How Harry Cast His Spell ' ( Tyndale, 2008 ).

* How Harry Cast His Spell: The Meaning Behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books ( Tyndale, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4143-2188-2 ).

Jeff Penalty left the band in March 2008 in what he describes as a " not amicable split.

The International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9001: 2008 series describes standards for a QMS addressing the principles and processes surrounding the design, development and delivery of a general product or service.

* The Sheryl Crow song " Gasoline ", from her 2008 album Detours, describes a global oil shortage in 2017.

In it, Ventura describes a hypothetical campaign in which he is a candidate for President of the United States in 2008, running as an independent.

In 2008 Irving self-published Banged Up, an account of his recent imprisonment in Austria, in which he writes " Since January 1965 a close friendship has bonded me with ... Rolf Hochhuth " and describes a phone conversation between them in 2005.

Barnet describes its 16 main open spaces as ' premier parks ', nine of which achieved a Green Flag Award for 2008 / 9: The borough has sixty-seven Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, eight Local Nature Reserves, and it is jointly responsible with the London Borough of Brent for the Welsh Harp ( Brent ) Reservoir, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

* International Terrorism Since 1945-The King David Hotel bombing features in the first episode of a 2008 BBC series which investigates the motives, morals and methods of some of what the BBC describes as the most infamous terrorist attacks of recent times.

In his memoir, published in 2008, he describes himself as an atheist.

Nicolas Tournadre ( 2008 ) describes the language situation of Tibetan as follows:

According to the U. S. Department of State ( International Religious Freedom Report for Côte d ' Ivoire 2008 ), the current Nigerian branch of Eckankar describes its beliefs as " a syncretistic religion founded in 1965 in Nigeria that sees human passion as an obstacle to uniting a person's divine qualities ".

In 2008, McGuire teamed up with former member of The Byrds, John York, for a live tour called " Trippin ' the ' 60s ", which McGuire describes as "... taking the songs and the truth that was in those songs from the 1960s and bringing them into the present moment ... It's not a cover pack, it's us singing songs that we sung with a lot of our friends that aren't around anymore to sing them.

It describes the financial crisis that began in the U. S. in 2008, and the attempts by President Barack Obama's White House to combat it.

Paul Doyle describes shoot-outs as " exciting and suspense-filled " and the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final shoot-out as " the perfect way to end a wonderful ... final ".

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 2008 ( the citation describes him as " Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office "), and was awarded an honorary degree from Bristol University in 2008.

In his 2008 book, Dr. Fernando Garzon, an associate professor in the Center for Counselling and Family Studies at Liberty University, describes his team ’ s two year long outcomes-based case study research project that evaluated TPM.

His 2008 film Rembrandt's J ' Accuse is a sequel or follow-on, and covers the same idea, using extremely detailed analysis of the compositional elements in the painting ; in this Greenaway describes The Night Watch as ( currently ) the fourth most famous painting in the Western world, after the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

A 2008 article in Fast Company discusses the globalization of healthcare and describes how various players in the US healthcare market have begun to explore it.

The 2008 OFSTED inspection report describes Slough Grammar as " outstanding " and the 2011 OFSTED interim assessment confirms that the standards are unchanged, The IB courses offered put it into a different category for 6th form league tables.

Airtricity is owned by Scottish and Southern Energy as of 15 February 2008 and now describes itself as " the renewable arm of Scottish and Southern Energy Group ".

In his memoir Bastard Tongues ( 2008 ), he describes himself as a " street linguist " who emphasizes field work, with a " total lack of respect for the respectable ", and he outlines his theories for a general audience.

* Lewis, Peter R, ( 2008 ) Wheels to Disaster: the Oxford train wreck of Christmas Eve, 1874, The History Press, describes the early history of the Inspectorate.

A paper that describes the process of reverse engineering this chip was published at the August 2008 USENIX security conference.