David Harris: 141 books

An introduction to current debates around the themes of culture, identity and lifestyle. Such debates often begin with the assertion that we live in a society of signs. Features include: summary and critical discussion of some basic approaches in social theory and cultural analysis; key readings of...

Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual. But if it did, and if that manual was cobbled together in five minutes by a drunken idiot-genius, then it might look something like these crowd-sourced tips and ill-thought-out ideas. Covering everything from how best to turn your cat into a fearsome...

Sierra Leone came to world attention in the 1990s when a catastrophic civil war linked to the diamond trade was reported globally. This fleeting and particular interest, however, obscured two crucial processes in this small West African state. On the one hand, while the civil war was momentous, brutal...

**Life Happens! And When it Does, God Does His Greatest Work! ** Our world is becoming increasingly violent and troubled, marked by countless natural and manmade disasters, and life crises: tsunamis, earthquakes, terrorists, mass killings, wars, job insecurity, financial struggles, and more....

A name or title, like a book’s cover, should give a reader a clue of its contents. Biblical books such as Job, Esther, and Daniel are about the people they are named after, while, on the other hand, others are named after the person or people to whom the books were written. Such is the case for...

Imagine being in your homeland feeling safe and secure. You aspire and achieve to become a valued member of society, with a promising future in view, despite everyday challenges. Then it happens: men unknown to you with evil intent seize you and your family, interrupting the life you have always known,...

Winner of the 2005 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Between Camelots is about the struggle to forge relationships and the spaces that are left when that effort falls short.  In the title story, a man at a backyard barbecue waits for a blind date who never shows up.  He meets a stranger who advises...

* Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life * Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts * Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the field From the...

A gripping historical adventure novel for older readers in the tradition of Indiana Jones. All his life, Austen Layard has dreamt of unearthing the fabled ancient city of Nineveh, which lies buried under the sands of the Middle East. And now as he battles corrupt warlords and races against time, at...

The Inland Empire—the area east of Los Angeles and located primarily in San Bernardino and Riverside counties—is known as Southern California's big backyard. And with its mountain, foothill, valley, and desert recreational opportunities, it s a hiker s paradise. Afoot & Afield Inland Afoot...

‘Quizas,’ she said. ‘Perhaps. It takes the subjunctive case.’A light-bulb moment – of course it does. It expresses something uncertain, imagined, unreal with words like possibly, maybe or ‘once upon a time’. While some of the poems in this book were triggered by real events, others...

Fearless historian and adventurer, Hiram Bingham risks all and battles storms, fire, Condors, cannibals and treacherous cliffs on his quest to find the lost city of Machu Picchu. this gripping new adventure should come with a warning for the faint-hearted. It's history, but not as we know it.

Harris David Foster was raised in Cranston, Rhode Island. It is there where developed a love of the ocean, spending summers at Narragansett Beach and while attending Camp Massasoit, he developed a great appreciation for nature. Harris was education at Springfield College and Western Michigan University....

A blockbuster anthology of original, blood-curdling vampire fiction from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, including Charlaine Harris, whose novels were adapted into HBO’s hit show True Blood, and Scott Smith, publishing his first work since The Ruins. Before being transformed...