M Paul: 620 books
by Michael B. Ballard, Stephen Nathaniel Dossman, William B. Feis
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in...
by Steven M. Voth, Paul W. Ferris, John H. Walton
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you...
by Sergeant (Ret’d) Paul M. Lagace CD
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2005
Bullies in Power is written from the heart with a down-to-earth style intended to move the reader along a path of life as experienced by a family dealing with the challenges of poverty and racially-motivated abusive authorities. This book conveys a powerful message that love, hope and determination...
by Paul M. G. Emmelkamp, Jan Henk Kamphuis
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
This comprehensive evidence-based book provides a broad and in-depth coverage of personality disorders across a variety of patient groups and treatment settings. Emmelkamp and Kamphuis bring together research examining psychological and biological variables that may play a role in the development...
Tackling Child Neglect
Research, Policy and Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
With contributions from internationally recognized experts, this edited volume presents original thinking on the theory, research and practice surrounding child neglect.
Comprehensive and current, the book takes an expansive look at how we can better address this prevalent issue. It explores...
The Samoan Tangle
A Study in Anglo-German-American Relations 18781900
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Exploring the diplomatic negotiations that led to the division of the Samoan Islands between Germany, Great Britain and the United States in 1899, this book is a significant study of international relations between the three late 19th-century superpowers. The author demonstrates how the Pacific islands...
POW/MIA Accounting
Volume I – Searching for America’s Missing Servicemen in the Soviet Union
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This book is an insider’s account of the search for missing American servicemen who became trapped in the Soviet Union and the US government’s efforts to free them or discover their fates. The book, which is based on years of work as a consultant to the US government, includes archive research...
New Essays on Samuel Johnson
Revaluation
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
New Essays on Samuel Johnson: Revaluation is a collection of essays by various hands that examines its point of focus, the inexhaustible English author Samuel Johnson, from a variety of different critical perspectives. The book also simultaneously interrogates particular texts (such as the Dictionary,...
The Mistaken History of the Korean War
What We Got Wrong Then and Now
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Much of the history of the Korean War has been misinterpreted or obscured. Intense propaganda and limited press coverage during the war, coupled with vague objectives and an incomplete victory, resulted in a popular narrative of partial truth and factual omission. Battlefield stories—essentially...
Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches offers nine case studies from several academic disciplines. The chapters describe the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity within the Muslim communities of Amdo and illustrate complex social interactions with other Amdo...
Human Factors in Land Use Planning and Urban Design
Methods, Practical Guidance, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
The integration of Human Factors in Land Use Planning and Urban Design (LUP & UD) is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary field. This book offers practical guidance on a range of Human Factors methods that can be used to rigorously and reliably explore LUP & UD.
It provides new...
Usama ibn Munqidh
Warrior Poet of The Age of Crusades
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
A fascinating portrait of Usama ibn Munquidh, the famed 12th century warrior-poet and chronicler of everyday Muslim in the era of the first Crusade.
Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy
Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2014
In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern...
The Quiet Revolutionaries
Seeking Justice in Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
The last three decades of the twentieth century brought relentless waves of death squads, political kidnappings, and other traumas to the people of Guatemala. Many people fled the country to escape the violence. Yet, at the same moment, a popular movement for justice brought together unlikely bands of...