J S Thomas: 140 books
Entweltlichung der Kirche?
Die Freiburger Rede des Papstes
Language: German
Release Date: April 24, 2012
"Die von ihrer materiellen und politischen Last befreite Kirche kann sich besser und auf wahrhaft christliche Weise der ganzen Welt zuwenden, wirklich weltoffen sein ... Um so mehr ist es wieder an der Zeit, die wahre Entweltlichung zu finden, die Weltlichkeit der Kirche beherzt abzulegen."...
by Wulf Amelung, Jürgen Gauer, Fritz Scheffer
Language: German
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Die 17. Auflage dieses renommierten Lehrbuches vermittelt ein umfassendes Wissen über Böden und deren Schutz. Böden bilden eine der wichtigsten Grundlagen für das terrestrische Leben. Für einen effektiven Schutz und Erhalt dieses Lebensraums braucht es ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Prozesse,...
Schallschutz im Hochbau
Grundbegriffe, Anforderungen, Konstruktionen, Nachweise
Language: German
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Neben der Erläuterung der Grundbegriffe werden die schalltechnischen Anforderungen aus bauaufsichtlicher und zivilrechtlicher Sicht dargestellt und verglichen. Die benötigten Konstruktionen sowohl für den Massivbau als auch aus dem Bereich der elementierten Bauteile werden mit ihren schalltechnischen...
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
Learning Culture through Sports
Perspectives on Society and Organized Sports
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
In today's culture, sports wield a weight influence; this influence, however, is rarely examined. Similar to the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical context...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Enduring Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
Database Design: Know It All
Know It All
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
This book brings all of the elements of database design together in a single volume, saving the reader the time and expense of making multiple purchases. It consolidates both introductory and advanced topics, thereby covering the gamut of database design methodology ? from ER and UML techniques, to...
by Soumen Chakrabarti, Earl Cox, Eibe Frank
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
This book brings all of the elements of data mining together in a single volume, saving the reader the time and expense of making multiple purchases. It consolidates both introductory and advanced topics, thereby covering the gamut of data mining and machine learning tactics ? from data integration...
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
Place, Personality, and Politics in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era’s most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were...
Light on the Path
The Anthropology and History of the Southeastern Indians
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2009
A seamless social history of the native peoples of the American South, bridging prehistory and history.
The past 20 years have witnessed a change in the study of the prehistory and history of the native peoples of the American South. This paradigm shift is the bridging of prehistory...
Spirituality, Culture, and Development
Implications for Social Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This book explores culture, development, and spirituality from the perspective of social work. This framework serves as foundation and guides analytical deliberation through the use of case studies from around the world. With emerging trends in development, synchronistic synthesis between the inner...
Religion and the New Republic
Faith in the Founding of America
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1999
A collection of the country's most respected historians, philosophers, and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. This collection of never before published essays, originally delivered at the Library of Congress, presents the most original and recent scholarship...
Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century
Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
The sixteen chapters of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century are papers from the Fourth Annual Conference on American and European Values / International Conference on Josiah Royce, held at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Opole, Poland in June 2008. The presentation of diverse perspectives,...
Charlotte, NC
The Global Evolution of a New South City
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The rapid evolution of Charlotte, North Carolina, from “regional backwater” to globally ascendant city provides stark contrasts of then and now. Once a regional manufacturing and textile center, Charlotte stands today as one of the nation’s premier banking and financial cores with interests...