Christopher: 7927 books
by Christopher Alan Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Who would have thought love to be a principle/law first and foremost from which feeling follows? In this article the author explains love by the means of polar opposites. Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 - ) received the basis of his education from the University of Science and Philosophy,...
by Christopher Alan Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Violence--most would say they are against it and yet it seems to permeate our very institutions. Can we get down to the bottom and see exactly what a moment of violence is, how it is committed, by whom, and under what rationale? Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 - ) received the basis of...
by Christopher Alan Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Have you ever felt joy--in your soul? In this article, the author addresses the origin of joy, how joy itself is encoded in the light, and how each one of us can feel this joy when we understand the procreant balance that comprises the nature of light. Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 -...
by Christopher Duggan
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This new edition of Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day and surveys...
Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy
An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Today Mussolini is remembered as a hated dictator who, along with Hitler and Stalin, ushered in an era of totalitarian repression unsurpassed in human history. But how was he viewed by ordinary Italians during his lifetime? In Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan draws on thousands of letters sent to...
Alabama Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this...
by Christopher Tipton
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
A collection of stories, funny, stupid, tragic, and poignant; as told by the police officers, paramedics, and lawyers who experienced them first hand. The elderly woman who just lost her husband, the brain-wave people, hoarders, and hidden dead mothers. Police safety lessons, Lyme disease caused murder-suicide,...
The Truth About Tesla
The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Everything you think you know about Nikola Tesla is wrong. Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest electrical inventors who ever lived. For years, the engineering genius was relegated to relative obscurity, his contributions to humanity (we are told) obscured by a number of nineteenth-century inventors...
by Aileen Wuornos, Christopher Berry-Dee
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2004
Told in her own words, this is the story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was portrayed in an Oscar-winning performance by Charlize Theron in the film Monster. There have been few female serial killers, but Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in 2002, was a remarkable example of this rare breed of...
Skipjack
The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains as they battle man and nature to control the fate of their island villages and oyster fleet. Through these lively characters, White paints a vivid picture of life on a skip - jack, a wooden oystering sailboat as they...
Spirit Allies: Meet Your Team from the Other Side
Meet Your Team from the Other Side
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2002
From ancient Egyptians to modern-day witches King Solomon to Native American shamans individuals throughout time have possessed the power to work with the spirit world. But it's not necessary to be a Tibetan holy man or ghost hunter to communicate with the other side. Everyone has friends beyond the...
Mad, Bad and Dangerous?
The Scientist and the Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
From Victor Frankenstein to Dr. Moreau to Doc Brown in Back to the Future, the scientist has been a puzzling, fascinating, and threatening presence in popular culture. From films we have learned that scientists are either evil maniacal geniuses or bumbling saviors of society. Mad, Bad and Dangerous?...
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
The Next Justice
Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse--for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change--a hard-right turn on an array of issues that affect every American, from abortion to environmental...