Kevin Brown: 44 books
Karaoke Idols
Popular Music and the Performance of Identity
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Most ethnographers don’t achieve what Kevin Brown did while conducting their research: in his two years spent at a karaoke bar near Denver, Colorado, he went from barely able to carry a tune to someone whom other karaoke patrons requested to sing. Along the way, he learned everything you might ever...
Penicillin Man
Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2005
Penicillin has affected the lives of everyone, and has exerted a powerful hold on the popular imagination since its first use in 1941. The story of its development from a chance observation in 1928 by Alexander Fleming to a life-saving drug is compelling and exciting. It revolutionized healthcare...
Pox
The Life and Near Death of a Very Social Disease
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2006
From almost the time when man first discovered the pleasures of sin, he has also experienced the torments of the Pox. Drawing on references from art and literature, stories of famous sufferers and medical documents, this book presents the history of syphilis and gonorrhoea, and their treatment, from the Renaissance to the antibiotic age.
by Edmond P. Rondeau, Robert Kevin Brown, Paul D. Lapides
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
From the moment it was first published, Facility Management became the ultimate reference for facility and design professionals who want to create a productive workplace that corresponds to the short- and long-term goals of their corporation. This Second Edition provides complete, fully up-to-date...
The Iguana As An Out Of The Ordinary Pet
The Ultimate Collection Of Iguana Information On The Types Of Iguanas, Iguana Supplies And What Do Iguanas Eat So You Can Look After This Strange And Exotic Pet Reptile In The Right Way And Keep It Thriving In Good Health And In Peak Condition
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2012
Most people consider the iguana as a very peculiar choice for a pet. However strange it may seem though, the iguana is fast becoming a very popular preference among young kids. The iguana is a reptile so it is cold-blooded, scaly and slimy. Not at all the furry, fluffy and cuddly animals we commonly...
by Kevin Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
Stress relief is something that remains allusive to many people. If you’ve ever come home from work and felt like you just couldn’t unwind or been unable to sleep because you just couldn’t stop worrying about something going on the next day, you’re in need of major Stress relief! The problem...
Passage to the World
The Emigrant Experience 1807-1940
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
From the early nineteenth century onwards, literally millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese labourers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority were driven to escape...
Fighting Fit
Health, Medicine and War in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
The 20th century saw two world wars and many other conflicts characterized by technological change and severity of casualties. Medicine has adapted quickly to deal with such challenges and new medical innovations in the military field have had advantages in civil medicine. There has thus been interplay...
Bringing the Kingdom
Progressive Reflections on Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
People have used the Bible for a variety of purposes over the course of the past two thousand years; unfortunately, many of those uses have reinforced power structures and systems that oppress and dominate those without privilege. Worst of all, people have used the Bible as a means to divide humanity...
Poxed and Scurvied
The Story of Sickness & Health at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
When European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, but they also carried epidemics that decimated the indigenous populations they encountered – and brought back new diseases...
The Seasick Admiral
Nelson and the Health of the Navy
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw...
Designed for Good
Recovering the Idea, Language, and Practice of Virtue
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Kevin J. Brown’s Designed for Good is a study of classical virtue ethics from a Christian perspective. This book shows Christians that their faith contains resources to help them recover the idea of virtue in the face of our modern moral bewilderment.Although we may not realize it, we live...
Del Rey and Bantam Books 2015 Sampler
Excerpts from Upcoming and Current Titles
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Visionary new worlds come to life once again in this eBook sampler featuring thirty-one excerpts from Del Rey and Bantam Books! Collected here are hints of the best science fiction and fantasy on offer today, from modern classics to bleeding-edge bestsellers.
Maybe the hit Starz series has you...
The Ear Book
A Complete Guide to Ear Disorders and Health
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Intricately shaped and amazingly sensitive, ears are the organs of hearing and balance. When something goes wrong with the ears—whether infection or cancer, eardrum perforation or hearing loss—our overall well-being is generally disturbed.
In The Ear Book, Drs. Thomas J. Balkany and Kevin...