John Calvert: 8 books

Book cover of Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
by John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2009

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims...
Book cover of Through the Eyes of a Believer: Education Today
by John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014

This book not only tells about the hardships and tributes of the life of John Calvert but also gives an in-depth view of the educational system today from the eyes of a man who has been involved with it almost fifty years. It includes concerns and complaints from many people in several states in the...
Book cover of If You Don’T Mind My Saying So

If You Don’T Mind My Saying So

Some Impertinent Thoughts on Education and Politics in the Age of Political Correctness

by John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

This is an age in which even the most honest and intelligent debate on social topics is risky. Free inquiry, which was once the pride of higher education, has almost disappeared as our politicized campuses have become one-party systems tolerating little dissent from the established orthodoxy. The...
Book cover of Another Sort of Life

Another Sort of Life

A Memoir of "Interesting Times"

by John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2004

May you live in interesting times," runs the old Chinese curse. During the worst recession since the 1930s, a university professor leaves the safe routines of campus life and hits the road, looking for a change of pace. But as the economy plummets, a supposedly manageable adventure becomes a...
Book cover of The Arabian Peninsula in Age of Oil
by John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014

The Arabian Peninsula in the Age of Oil examines the impact this valuable resource has had on the political and social development of the region.
Book cover of Warrior's Prayer
by Oliver John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010

Raised in war-torn colonial America imprints fifteen-year-old Johnny who cannot avoid his compelling purposeto resist the oppression and tyranny that tortures his beloved homeland and family. Although Johnny embraces Christ as his Savior, he recognizes that he was born to ...stand fast therefore in...
Book cover of Under the Shadow
by Oliver John Calvert
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2010

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Ps. 91:1) There is only one miracle cure for Casey Cardell, a space shuttle test-pilot left alone with his crippled toddler son after the deaths of his precious wife and infant daughter. But miracle...
Book cover of The Mechanisms of Reactions Influencing Atmospheric Ozone
by Jack G. Calvert, John J. Orlando, William R. Stockwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015

Ozone, an important trace component, is critical to life on Earth and to atmospheric chemistry. The presence of ozone profoundly impacts the physical structure of the atmosphere and meteorology. Ozone is also an important photolytic source for HO radicals, the driving force for most of the chemistry...
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