James R Lewis: 36 books
by James R. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2009
Scientology is arguably the most persistently controversial of all contemporary New Religious Movements. James R. Lewis has assembled an unusually comprehensive anthology, incorporating a wide range of different approaches. In this book, a group of well-known scholars of New Religious Movements offers...
by Asbjorn Dyrendal, James R. Lewis, Jesper Aa. Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Satanism is a complex phenomenon that has often been the source of controversy across social and rhetorical contexts. Some consider it the root of all evil. Others see it as a childish form of rebellion or as a misapplication of serious esoteric beliefs and practices. Still others consider it a specific...
The Astrology Book
The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
The scientific, historic, and popular basis behind the ancient art of astrology is explored in this comprehensive reference. The guide also includes a table of astrological glyphs and abbreviations, a section on casting a chart, and a chapter that explains and interprets every planet in every house and sign.
by Evelyn Dorothy Oliver, James R Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Written by two recognized authorities on nontraditional religious movements, this resource is one of the most comprehensive books on angels and related topics currently available. More than 300 entries are included and drawn from multiple religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Hindu traditions,...
Quantifying the User Experience
Practical Statistics for User Research
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research, Second Edition, provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. The book presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative...
by James R Lewis, Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Exploring the fascinating world of dreams, this comprehensive reference examines more than 250 dream-related topics, from art to history to science, including how factors such as self-healing, ESP, literature, religion, sex, cognition and memory, and medical conditions can all have an effect on dreams....
Cults
A Reference and Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and...
College and Career Ready in the 21st Century
Making High School Matter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all American youth for productive lives as well as continued learning beyond high school. In this timely volume, two educational...
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
The Chicago Freedom Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Six months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff arrived in Chicago, eager to apply his nonviolent approach to social change in a northern city. Once there, King's Southern Christian Leadership...
Flight Theory and Aerodynamics
A Practical Guide for Operational Safety
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
The pilot's guide to aeronautics and the complex forces of flight
Flight Theory and Aerodynamics is the essential pilot's guide to the physics of flight, designed specifically for those with limited engineering experience. From the basics of forces and vectors to craft-specific applications,...
HALLOWEEN Boxed Set
550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom...
HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories
The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Black Magic, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Dracula, The Monk, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights, The Beetle…
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection of the greatest horror classics, the darkest mysteries and supernatural tales: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom James Malcolm Rymer &...
by Phyllis A. Morse, Ian W. Brown, Marvin T. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
Specialists from archaeology, ethnohistory, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology bring their varied points of view to this subject in an attempt to answer basic questions about the nature and extent of social change within the time period. The...