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Stuyvesant Town and the Loss of Middle-Class Neighborhoods
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
On an average morning in the tree-lined parks, plazas, and play-areas of Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town housing development, birds chirp as early risers dash off to work, elderly residents enjoy a peaceful morning stroll, and flocks of parents usher their children to school. It seems an unlikely location...
Time, Space, Stars and Man
The Story of the Big Bang
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2009
Most well-read, but non-scientific, people will have heard of the term “Big Bang” as a description of the origin of the Universe. They will recognize that DNA identifies individuals and will know that the origin of life is one of the great unsolved scientific mysteries. This book brings together...
Why, O God? (Foreword by Randy Alcorn)
Suffering and Disability in the Bible and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
With two in seven American families affected by disability, the body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers, pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond.
The book’s contributors—ranging from Joni Eareckson...
Llewellyn's 2018 Magical Almanac
Practical Magic for Everyday Living
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2017
Discover unique perspectives on the magic of life’s journey with Llewellyn’s 2018 Magical Almanac. Inspiring all levels of magical practitioners for more than twenty-five years, this almanac features nearly three dozen compelling articles, exploring a variety of topics, such as creating a well-stocked...
Interpreting the New Testament Text
Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2006
With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer:...
by George M. Woodwell, John P. Abraham, Michael C. MacCracken
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
"This marvelously accessible book highlights a full color presentation of climate science with solutions. On the most highly-charged environmental policy issue of the 21st Century, top climate scientists join forces with 2013 Common Ground Student Essayists to expand public awareness and activism...
by Michael Bass, Casimer DeCusatis, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available
Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively...
by Michael Bass, Casimer DeCusatis, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available
Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively...
by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Linda S. Bosniak, Joseph H. Carens
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 1998
In this important book, a distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and legal experts explore three related issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual...
Latinos in the New Millennium
An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior, and Policy Preferences
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Latinos in the New Millennium is a comprehensive profile of Latinos in the United States: looking at their social characteristics, group relations, policy positions and political orientations. The authors draw on information from the 2006 Latino National Survey (LNS), the largest and most detailed...
Safe and Peaceful Schools
Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Zero tolerance provides zero learning
We know that bullying and violence severely impact children’s ability to learn. If you are serious about creating a safe school climate, this book will show you how. Written by counseling experts, this volume’s variety of research-based techniques help...
by Michael Barber, Haim Malka, William McCants
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Gathering field work from almost twenty countries along with in-depth analysis and case studies, Religious Radicalism after the Arab Uprisings explores how radical groups, governments, and publics have responded to the Arab uprisings of 2011 and how conflicts that many thought were coming to an end...
Child's Play
Sport in Kids' Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemning contact sports for their concussion risk or prescribing athletics as a cure for the childhood obesity epidemic. Child’s Play presents a more nuanced...
Like a Mask Removed
Erotic Tales of Superheroes
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
You don't have to be an evil genius to figure that superheroes are hot, and not just because of the perfect bodies clad in spandex (or leather, or stylized body armor). Film adaptations of favorite superheroes remain on the rise and comic book conventions are among the best-attended gatherings in...