Dickson: 506 books

This new, vastly expanded and enriched version of The Official Rules presents precisely 5,427 laws, principles, rules, proverbs, and aphorisms collected by Paul Dickson and the esteemed Fellows of the Murphy Center for the Codification of Human and Organizational Law. This often amusing, sometimes...

Out of nowhere, three weeks ago, I picked up the phone to the sound of his soft, dewy inflection drawing out my name. My knees buckled, inflaming the itch at the back of my neck. He didn’t have to identify himself. I knew. This man’s hands encircled my hips like so many chains of love. Then he cleared his throat and said the thing: “I have AIDS.”

In the past decade, the United States experienced two periods of excessive growth periods followed by two massive collapses: the technology and housing bubbles.  Both were caused by illusions of growth and wealth creation: They were built on thin air. As an investor, how can you distinguish between...

From singing to the postman when she was two years old to her annual sell-out tours in the 2000s, Barbara Dickson has been captivating her fans for the best part of sixty years. In her autobiography she describes the joys of growing up in Fife with her talented brother and loving parents, of moving...

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the role played by the European Convention on Human Rights during the conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968. Brice Dickson studies the effectiveness of the Convention in protecting human rights in a society wracked by terrorism and deep political...

This provocative book draws from a variety of sources—literature, politics, folklore, social history—to attempt to set Southern beliefs about violence in a cultural context. According to Dickson D. Bruce, the control of violence was a central concern of antebellum Southerners. Using contemporary...

More than two years in the making, this highly enthusiastic yet unofficial guide serves as one of the biggest advocates of the Angel series. Written by Lars Pearson (Wizard magazine) and Christa Dickson (Dusted: The Unauthorized Guide to Buffy), Redeemed critiques the entire show in berserk detail,...

The ultimate guide for every Buffy fan, the unauthorized (but highly professional and sexy) Dusted details and reviews all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in exhaustive detail-with story summaries, quotes, notes on magic, character development, a rolling Slayer Kill-Count and more. Jointly...

H.R.P. Dickson had the good fortune to spend many years among the Badawin, living and travelling with them as one of them in their own tents. In this book, first published in 1949, the author uses his great experience and knowledge to reveal all aspects of the lives of the nomadic desert Arabs, from...

With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain with this unrivalled collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful life. As celebrated cook and champion of the countryside, Clarissa's year includes being propositioned...

In this important book you will learn: How to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit How to walk daily in the inheritance that we have as believers A deeper revelation of the person of God in His fullness and beauty About Jesus, the glory of the Father. And how to operate daily in that...

Everyone laughed at Johnny five years ago when he told them he'd seen the aliens.  He learned his lesson.  Tonight, on the night they return, he won't go to the police.  Tonight, he'll deal with them, himself... if he can just figure out how.   Richard Alan Dickson,...

After sighting a supposedly-dead terrorist that the young security agents are busy ignoring, undercover officer Roger Turner crashes through the Oakland security gate in hot pursuit.  The man will not escape justice again, even when the boneheaded youngsters begin to chase Roger, instead....

Media educators have long been debating the nature and purpose of media education. Issues relating to new technologies and the changing state of the media industry are ongoing concerns, but some of the most difficult questions go to the actual structure of media education itself: Is it best represented...