David Peter: 474 books
The Price of Government
Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Government is broke. The 2004 federal deficit is the highest in U.S. history. The states have suffered three years of record shortfalls. Cities, counties, and school districts are laying off policemen and teachers, closing schools, and cutting services. But the fiscal pain won't go away, and the bankrupt...
$10 Great Dates
Connecting Love, Marriage, and Fun on a Budget
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Create Big Romance on a Small Budget
Tired of the usual dinner-and-a-movie dates? Looking for new ways to connect with your spouse?
Energize your marriage by getting out of your normal routine with the help of these 52 creative date ideas. From outdoor dates to out-on-the-town dates,...
by David Doughan, Peter Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Women have been consistently excluded from all manner of clubs and associations over the years, whether as the direct result of an anti-woman policy or indirectly through prohibitive entry requirements, social constraints, or conflict of interests and tastes. Retaliation from women has taken two...
Leading in Times of Crisis
Navigating Through Complexity, Diversity and Uncertainty to Save Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Praise for Leading in Times of Crisis
"Building on the solid base of their book Head, Heart, and Guts, Dotlich, Cairo, and Rhinesmith lay out the ways to become the kind of leader needed to navigate through today's complexities and uncertainties. Leading in Times of Crisis is a necessary...
A Stolen Life
Searching for Richard Pierpoint
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1999
Richard Pierpoint or Captain Dick, as he was commonly known, emerges from the shadows of history in A Stolen Life: Searching for Richard Pierpoint. An African warrior who was captured at about age 16, Pierpoint lived his remaining years in exile. From his birth in Bundu (now part of Senegal) around...
by Peter J. Marshall, David B. Manuel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe its inception to the handful of Pilgrims that settled at Plymouth? If, indeed, there was a specific, divine call upon this nation, is it still valid today?
The Light and the Glory answers these...
by Peter E. Davies, David Menard
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom by the Vietnam War it remained in service. The Super Sabre was deployed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability. The F-100's toughness, adaptability and...
The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain
Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm and RJ Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended...
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Dissent through American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...
by H. W. Brands, Christina Duffy Burnett, David P. Currie
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation...
Holy Ground
Cathedrals in the twenty-first century
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day church; on the other they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties, and are largely left by the church and government to fend for themselves.
Many—both...
Acculturation and Its Discontents
The Italian Jewish Experience Between Exclusion and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2008
Exploring the fascinating cross-cultural influences between Jews and Christians in Italy from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, Acculturation and Its Discontents assembles essays by leading historians, literary scholars, and musicologists to present a well-rounded history of Italian Jewry.
The...
Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion
The Search for Abundant Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion offers a portrait of how contending narratives of modernity in both church and society play out in Africa today through the agency of African Christian religion. It explores the identity and features of African Christian religion and the cultural...
Behind the Thistle
Playing Rugby for Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Based on exclusive interviews with players past and present, Behind the Thistle gives a unique insight into the drama and emotion of representing Scotland in that most rarefied of environments - Test match rugby. Drawing on first-hand interviews from a vast array of former and current players, from...