Lawson: 689 books

Suppose our knowledge of the Quran began only recently with the discovery of mysterious scrolls in a desert cave. Suppose there was no Islamic history and no Muslim community to help us understand this book. Is it conceivable, then, that we might mistake it for the central text of a long-vanished apocalyptic...

A passionate, clear-sighted look at the day-to-day life of a working actor, The Dream follows Leigh Lawson as he performs with the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking in a brief excursion to America to appear in a Coward double-bill. Invited by the RSC to play both Oberon and Theseus in A Midsummer...

To many of the people who live or work with an individual with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the processes by which those with autism make sense of the world around them may seem mysterious. In Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism Wendy Lawson demonstrates these processes using...

Understanding the capacity we all have to worry and fret, Fr Lawson shows that within our anxieties may often lie a doubt, a reluctance even, to believe that we have a Father in heaven who loves us and provides for us. As St Paul had to learn, a father, 'whose grace is sufficient for me'. This inspired...

It is 1860 and Fanny is going west to be a mail order bride. Having decided to go after her own happiness, Fanny answers an ad for a Mail order Bride on the matrimonial news. Little does she know that her groom to be is the twin brother of her brother-in-law who is married to her twin sister...

The Rhetorical Invention of America’s National Security State examines the rhetoric and discourse produced by and constitutive of America’s national security state. Hasian, Lawson, and McFarlane illustrate the importance of rhetoric to the expansion of the American national security state in the...

A Successful Life presents five principles for living a successful life as derived from the perspective, reflections, and regrets of dying hospice patients. Their message is a simple one about the meaning of life, yet hidden within their message is a scientific secret so powerful that it literally...

This book was written for people to enjoy just as I enjoy a good book. I have written about my kids, my parents and past loves. I think everyone can probably relate on some level to my poems. Here is an excerpt from my bookI could never explain how youtruly make me feelall I can sayIs I love you and I always will

Running for Freedom, Fourth Edition, updates historian Steven Lawson’s classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day. Offers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights...

It is 1859 and Cressie is going west to be a mail order bride. Cressie has been on her own since she was 14. She is tough, resilient, and determined to make it in their world. Her best friend Blossom had gone west a couple of years earlier as a mail order bride to John Jefferson from Colorado....

In the aftermath of his father's death, Will Keats's life finally seems to be settling down to some semblance of normalcy again in his new home with Adrienne and her daughter Olivia. Olivia is a bright, lively eight-year old who loves nothing more than The Wizard of Oz, except maybe her pony, Roogy...

God is in the business of changing lives, wills, and desires. This booklet is going to open the doors of understanding of who you are, what you are, what has been given to you, and why it has been given to you. These doors have been locked to mankind all too long. It will put the fear of change to...

Could it be true that Jesus requires his followers to admit room for doubt in him? According to this book, yes. Lawson writes in Christian Agnostic, Greatness, in order to be great, must have a great adversary. Who would Luke Skywalker be without Darth Vadar? Who would Rocky be without Apollo Creed?...

The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series provides up-to-date, evangelical scholarship on the Old and New Testaments. Each volume is designed to equip pastors and Christian leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God’s Word by presenting the message of each...