David L : 1236 books
Hell on Earth
The Wildfire Pandemic
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
The world is burning, and it appears that we are to blame. Conditions that create large-scale fire disasters are occurring more frequently every year, spurred on by global warming. And the potential for damage, loss of life, and greater harm to the environment is staggering.
As devastating...
by David L Gosling
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
What part can Hindu and Buddhist traditions play in resolving the ecological problems facing India and South East Asia? David Gosling's exciting study, based on extensive fieldwork, is of global significance: the creation of more sustainable relationships between people and the natural world is one...
The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails
A How-To Handbooks for Owners and Builders
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Make your modern sailboat look (and work) like a salty classic. The Golden Age of Sail is long past, sadly, and much of its lore is nearly extinct. Sailboats now almost uniformly use the Bermudan sloop rig—a triangular jib and a triangular mainsail. But that rig evolved mainly to meet esoteric...
The Feeling of Kinship
Queer Liberalism and the Racialization of Intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
In The Feeling of Kinship, David L. Eng investigates the emergence of “queer liberalism”—the empowerment of certain gays and lesbians in the United States, economically through an increasingly visible and mass-mediated queer consumer lifestyle, and politically through the legal protection of...
Political Melodies in the Pews?
The Voice of the Black Christian Rapper in the Twenty-first-Century Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
In this fascinating study of contemporary Christian worshippers, David L. Moody analyzes Christian rap music against traditional Christian theology. For many, mixing the sanctified worship of God with music originating from unconsecrated avenues has become difficult to accept. From the back alleys...
by David L. McDougall
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
The blacksmith was once crucial to village life, whether commissioned for the humblest repair, the most luxurious ironwork or even the odd anvil marriage. Occupying prime position in the village, the forge attracted custom from miles around and was a hive of industry and social interaction. David...
by Henry James, David L. Sweet
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
The Turn of the Screw, The Aspern Papers and Two Stories, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics* *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras....
My Shard of Glass
Daithi’S Inspirations and Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
We all possess snapshots in time in our hearts and mindsimages and memories that draw us back to our childhoods. In this collection of poetry and short stories, author David L. Dougherty combines whimsical make-believe with some truths about childhood experiences both tragic and lighthearted.
Dougherty...
by David L. Hoffmann
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Placing Stalinism in its international context, David L. Hoffmann presents a new interpretation of Soviet state intervention and violence. Many 'Stalinist' practices - the state-run economy, surveillance, propaganda campaigns, and the use of concentration camps - did not originate with Stalin or even...
Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process
Are You In or Are You Out?
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? focuses on researcher identity and the role it plays in conducting research, whether as a member of the culture being studied (i.e., an insider) or as an outsider to that culture. Contributors address the problems researchers...
Miracles
Wonder and Meaning in World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Despite the dominance of scientific explanation in the modern world, at the beginning of the twenty-first century faith in miracles remains strong, particularly in resurgent forms of traditional religion. In Miracles, David L. Weddle examines how five religious traditions—Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism,...
My Teenage Zombie
Resurrecting the Undead Adolescent in Your Home
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
A must-read guide for parents and grandparents who want to practically and successfully help their teenager navigate the ever-lengthening stage of adolescence launching them into society with confidence, vision, and success.
Zombies are not just found in horror movies, sometimes they’re lying...
by David L Price, Felix Fernandez-Alonso
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
Neutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena provides detailed coverage of the application of neutron scattering in condensed matter research. The book's primary aim is to enable researchers in a particular area to identify the aspects of their work where neutron scattering techniques might...
The Great Betrayal
How America Abandoned the Kurds and Lost the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
The twentieth century saw dramatic changes in the once Kurd-dominated Kirkuk region of Iraq. Despite having repeatedly relied on the Kurdish population of Iraq for military support, on three occasions the United States have abandoned their supposed allies in Kirkuk. The Great Betrayal provides a political...