David J David: 1790 books
by David J. Pitkin
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Here are 135 researched ghost stories that you have never heard before. Historian, investigator and storyteller David J. Pitkin spent 9 years interviewing across New England to present these tales of returned relatives, store ghosts, campus ghosts, spirits in old hotels and inns, and modern restaurants--and,...
The Flower of Paradise
Marian Devotion and Secular Song in Medieval and Renaissance Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacular--both praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each does so through highly stylized...
Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers
How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible without political parties, because parties fulfil all the key functions of democratic governance. They nominate candidates,...
Game Plan
A Man's Guide to Achieving Emotional Fitness
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
If you're a man, get ready to unleash the hero inside, and if you're a woman, get ready to understand men like never before. This practical and provocative book is packed with the lessons your dad never taught you about living life to the fullest, free from addiction and other self-destructive behaviors....
Never Be Lied to Again
How to Get the Truth In 5 Minutes Or Less In Any Conversation Or Situation
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
How many times have you been manipulated or taken advantage of by someone's lies? Are you tired of being deceived, tricked, and fooled? Finally, renowned behaviorist David J. Lieberman shows you how to stop the lies and uncover the truth-- in any conversation or situation. In a simple, user-friendly...
Instant Analysis
How to Understand and Change the 100 Most Common, Annoying, Puzzling, Self-Defeating Behaviors and Habits
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Have you ever wondered...
Why am I so eaily discouraged?
Why do I procrasinate?
Why do I stare at myself in the mirror?
Why do I keep people waiting?
Why do I eat when I am not hungry?
Why do I secretly hope other people will fail?
Why do I feel alone even when I'm around other people?
Why...
Touch
The Science of the Hand, Heart, and Mind
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are interconnected
Johns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of Pleasure David J. Linden presents an engaging and fascinating examination of how the interface between our sense of touch...
by David J. Bodenhamer
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
The framers of the Constitution chose their words carefully when they wrote of a more perfect union--not absolutely perfect, but with room for improvement. Indeed, we no longer operate under the same Constitution as that ratified in 1788, or even the one completed by the Bill of Rights in 1791--because...
by David J. Wishart
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
David J. Wishart’s Great Plains Indians covers thirteen thousand years of fascinating, dynamic, and often tragic history.
From a hunting and gathering lifestyle to first contact with Europeans to land dispossession to claims cases, and much more, Wishart takes a wide-angle look at one of...
The Day the Grid Went Down
Economic Catastrophe
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
The Day the Grid Went Down is a compelling novel about what could happen to the world should a truly catastrophic economic collapse occur. The book is largely based on the true-life experiences of author David J. Nicks and other real-world events, such as the partial economic collapse of 2008. ----Using...
by David J. Pleau
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
It is becoming increasingly popular for people to take charge of their nutrition and their health. They have turned to juicing to enhance health, increase energy, and reduce the likelihood of developing common health issues facing society today. Juicing means extracting the juice from or pureeing...
Research Design
Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This bestselling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions; key elements of the research process; a review...
Judicial Review and Contemporary Democratic Theory
Power, Domination, and the Courts
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
For decades, the question of judicial review’s status in a democratic political system has been adjudicated through the framework of what Alexander Bickel labeled "the counter-majoritarian difficulty." That is, the idea that judicial review is particularly problematic for democracy because...
Living the Drama
Community, Conflict, and Culture among Inner-City Boys
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
For the middle class and the affluent, local ties seem to matter less and less these days, but in the inner city, your life can be irrevocably shaped by what block you live on. Living the Drama takes a close look at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of...