Elliot: 794 books

Maya architecture is often described as "massive" and "monumental," but experiments at Copan, Honduras, convinced Elliot Abrams that 300 people could have built one of the large palaces there in only 100 days.In this groundbreaking work, Abrams explicates his theory of architectural energetics, which...

Inspiration is connection. In stories told through books, music, movies, etc. we find connection. The connection is often in a single phrase, a dozen or more words that resonate with us. This book is an example of 100 moments in life where author Elliot Dennis felt connection. His hope is...

A window into the Jewish idea of responsibility to care for the world— written especially for Christians. The concept of repairing the world (tikkun olam) is an integral part of Jewish life. It helps shape Jewish social and family relationships, and even mandates how Jews should speak to...

Faking Nature explores the arguments surrounding the concept of ecological restoration. This is a crucial process in the modern world and is central to companies' environmental policy; whether areas restored after ecological destruction are less valuable than before the damage took place. Elliot discusses...

L'«Atlantide», ce royaume englouti, a-t-il vraiment existé? La question est posée, l'auteur William Scott-Elliot nous fait voyager en direction de l'Atlantide. Son récit nous décrit la situation géographique, les diverses races, sous-races, les moeurs et pratiques quotidiennes qui ont pu exister...

Winner of the 2015 CPTSC Award for Excellence in Program Assessment Written for those who design, redesign, and assess writing programs, Very Like a Whale is an intensive discussion of writing program assessment issues. Taking its title from Hamlet, the book explores the multifaceted forces...

Britain’s bestselling vegetarian cook helps you get a great meal on the table fast. Perfect for the busy home cook, Rose Elliot’s 30-Minute Vegetarian will help you make a delicious and quick vegetarian dinner, any night of the week. If you need fast and tasty food after a hard day’s work or...

The Hamlyn Classic Chefs series is a celebratory collection of some of the most admired chefs the world has to offer - noteworthy not only for their pioneering approach to food, but also for their dependable, uncomplicated and trustworthy recipes. Rose Elliot comes from a family of three generations...

Another ebook from the queen of healthy cooking! Whether it’s to boost and maintain health with a very pure diet, or for reasons of conscience and personal choice, vegan food is ever popular. Vegan Feasts is full of innovative and exciting recipes, which cut out all animal products. Rose Elliot’s...

In his 1980 John Dewey Lecture, Elliot Eisner argued powerfully and eloquently for a view of literacy that goes beyond verbal and numerical skills, focusing instead on the central role of the senses in the twin processes of human conceptualization and expression. A few years later, Professor Eisner...

A major Conservative movement leader of our time, Elliot N. Dorff provides a personal, behind-the-scenes guide to the evolution of Conservative Jewish thought and practice over the last half century. His candid observations concerning the movement’s ongoing tension between constancy and change shed...

Through Gates of Splendor is the true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed.

Menaḥem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) was the seventh and seemingly last Rebbe of the Habad-Lubavitch dynasty. Marked by conflicting tendencies, Schneerson was a radical messianic visionary who promoted a conservative political agenda, a reclusive contemplative who built a hasidic sect into an international...

A young couple buy a cottage that the wife comes to believe is haunted, but can the strain it puts on their marriage survive the investigation of a cynical radio presenter? This is one in a series of six short stories by David P Elliot from an anthology published under the title 'Pieces of Fate'.