J J Thomas: 1181 books
Rethinking Masculinity
Philosophical Explorations in Light of Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 1996
The new edition of this popular book is reorganized to present pairs of contrasting views on what it means to be a man in contemporary Western culture. Addressing such issues as sex differences, fatherhood, intimacy, homosexuality, and oppression; the collection also includes new discussions of paternity,...
Lonergan and Historiography
The Epistemological Philosophy of History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Although Bernard Lonergan is known primarily for his cognitional theory and theological methodology, he long sought to formulate a modern philosophy of history free of progressive and Marxist biases. Yet he never addressed this in any single work, and his reflections on the subject are scattered in...
It Wasn’T Like Nothing
One Marine’S Adventure in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015
Marines who fought the North Vietnamese Army werent interested in God, country, and Moms apple pie: They were focused on fighting for a cause that was never fulfilled.
Thomas Hynes, a Marine Corps second lieutenant who led the 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, looks...
by Stephanie Greene, Joanna Henryks, David Livert
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Food and Everyday Life provides a qualitative, interpretive, and interdisciplinary examination of food and food practices and their meanings in the modern world. Edited by Thomas M. Conroy, the book offers a number of complementary approaches and topics around the parameters of the “ordinary, everyday”...
by Thomas J.A. Lehman
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
In the United States alone, roughly 300,000 children suffer from some form of arthritis or rheumatic disease, and millions more are at risk of developing one of these diseases. In this marvelously down-to-earth guide, Thomas Lehman--the head of one of the leading pediatric rheumatology programs in...
Worse Than a Monolith
Alliance Politics and Problems of Coercive Diplomacy in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one's own advantage. However, most international security politics involve coercive diplomacy and negotiations short of all-out war. Worse Than a Monolith demonstrates that...
Women in the Church (Third Edition)
An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
The role of women in the church is highly debated, with Christians on all sides using Paul’s teachings in 1 Timothy to justify their positions. Now in its third edition, this classic book edited by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner offers a robust exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:9–15, looking...
Biopolitics
An Advanced Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of “biopolitics” has been linked to everything from rational decision-making...
Goffman Unbound!
A New Paradigm for Social Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
"Thomas Scheff demonstrates why Goffman remains such a key figure for social scientists. Goffman may have been cautious about recognizing the role of emotions in social life, but Scheff boldly and creatively shows why the sociological and the psychological are necessarily intertwined. This is...
US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy
Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
While domestic issues loom large in voters' minds during American presidential elections, matters of foreign policy have consistently shaped candidates and their campaigns. From the start of World War II through the collapse of the Soviet Union, presidential hopefuls needed to be perceived as credible...
A Stone of Hope
Rising Above Slavery, Jim Crow, and Poverty in Glendora, Mississippi
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
Glendora is a small rural town located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Th e people of the town take pride in living in a quiet, close-knit community where everybody knows their neighbors. However, like many small rural towns in the South, Glendora inherited the eff ects of slavery, Jim Crow,...
Flying Without a Net
Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors
Confronted by omnipresent threats of job loss and change, even the brightest among us are anxious. In response, we're hunkering down, blocking ourselves from new challenges. This response hurts us and our...
Amplify Your Impact
Coaching Collaborative Teams in PLCs (Instructional Leadership Development and Coaching Methods for Collaborative Learning)
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Amplify Your Impact presents K-12 educators and school leadership with a framework for improving collaboration and teambuilding for teachers in their PLCs. The authors share best practices and processes teams can rely on to ensure they are doing the right work in a cycle of continuous improvement....
Failures of the Presidents: From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq
From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
What were they thinking? In an effort to put an end to Britain and France's policy of seizing American ships and sailors, Thomas Jefferson calls for an embargo. The Result: 30,000 sailors put out of work; mercantile families bankrupted overnight; a nationwide economic depression; and the New England...