David Birch: 9 books

Book cover of Gravestones
by Nicholas Favaza and William David Birch
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

Nicholas Favaza teams with William David Birch in the Classic tale, Gravestones, an ageless tribute to all which is Righteous and Just. Birch complements Favaza exquisitly in the dual effort as a Dark Force bears down upon the Community of Cleer Creek. Lock your doors, but fret not; if you are truly...
Book cover of Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin

Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin

From Money that We Understand to Money that Understands Us

by David Birch
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017

Technology is changing money: it has been transformed from physical objects to intangible information. With the arrival of smart cards, mobile phones and Bitcoin it has become easier than ever to create new forms of money. Crucially, money is also inextricably connected with our identities. Your card...
Book cover of The Wisdom of Pope Francis
by David Birch
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015

A collection of wise words from one of the world’s greatest spiritual leaders. “A bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” “Money has to serve, not to rule.” “True joy comes from a profound harmony between persons.” “The person who is most high among us must be...
Book cover of Identity is the New Money
by David Birch
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014

This book argues that identity and money are both changing profoundly. Because of technological change the two trends are converging so that all that we need for transacting will be our identities captured in the unique record of our online social contacts. Social networks and mobile phones are the...
Book cover of Asia

Asia

Cultural politics in the global age

by David Birch, Tony Schirato, Sanjay Srivastava
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001

A valuable introductory book for students, Western or otherwise, in Asian studies. Tan See Kam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore It is timely that a sophisticated discussion of modernity and postmodernity be introduced to Asian Studies, and this text clearly offers a beginning...
Book cover of Language, Literature and Critical Practice
by David Birch
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2005

Using a wide-ranging variety of texts the author reviews and evaluates a broad range of approaches to textual commentary, introducing the reader to the fundamental distinction between `actual' and `virtual' worlds in critical practice.
Book cover of Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology
by Lawrence A. Shapiro, Shannon Spaulding, Daniel D. Hutto
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018

The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice. This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...
Book cover of A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament
by Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011

This book has become a standard text in seminary and university classrooms. The purpose of this second edition is to help readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church's scripture. This book introduces the Old Testament both as a witness of ancient Israel...
Book cover of The Supernatural Revamped

The Supernatural Revamped

From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic

by Simon Bacon, Jessica Birch, Scott Culpepper
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016

This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend...
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