Mark A : 739 books

A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse. Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The...

Newest volume in the acclaimed Pillar New Testament Commentary series The question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth -- Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you? (2 Cor 13:5) -- remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid...

Mark Paige takes an in-depth look at the interaction of Value Added Models (VAMs) and the law of teacher evaluation. It notes that the hasty adoption of VAMs in evaluation and employment law actually complicates efforts to improve teacher quality, especially at the local level. In brief, VAMs’ costs...

There is perhaps no medical topic that is discussed less than male sexual health. True that it is the basis of countless tasteless jokes, but seldom is the subject approached in a frank and understandable fashion. Renowned expert on male sexual health and complementary medicine, Dr. Mark Moyad provides...

The 2nd edition of Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, written by Shoei K. Stephen Huang, MD and Mark A. Wood, MD, provides you with the most comprehensive and detailed coverage of the latest ablation techniques, from direct-current to radiofrequency to cryoenergy. It offers the latest information...

Cory is the golden boy. He lives a charmed existence. That is until a disturbing revelation and an accident drastically alters his life. Suddenly, he is no longer sure if his friends and teammates will remain true or turn on him if they discover his secrets. From the outside, Cory’s life appears perfect. Only Cory knows that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Late one Sunday night, two brothers risk the wrath of their parents by climbing out of their bedroom window and into their treehouse to see if the full, red moon really is a harbinger of a coming apocalypse. The Red Moon first appeared in the March, 2018 edition of Cleaver Magazine. 

A son travels halfway across the country to the deathbed of his estranged father. He thought the hardest part of the journey would be driving from Baltimore to the southern tip of the Eastern Shore in a blinding blizzard. He was mistaken. "Eastern Shore" was first published in The Panther City Review 2017.

Chill out. It's only the technological singularity. Blake Given’s web-enabled fridge has pulled the plug on the Internet, turning its owner’s life – and the whole world – upside down. Blake has modest ambitions for his life. He wants to have his job reclassified, so he can join...

The continuing saga of a young family at Sweetwater Ranch was simple, but hard and exhausting.Prosperous, rewarding times — along with the bad times — bring changes to the small town and their lives.Will Miss Jenna be forced into an unwanted romance?In an accidental mishap,...

From Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the bestselling authors of the definitive two-volume Star Trek oral history, The Fifty-Year Mission, comes the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Battlestar Galactica in So Say We All. Four decades after its groundbreaking debut, Battlestar...

The impossible people who make life’s journey so difficult are everywhere—at the office, in restaurants, on airplanes, living next door, members of your own family. They’re . . . • your “nothing is ever good enough” boss • the “no price is ever low enough” client •...

Disastrous Dates & Dream Boys is the story of teenage boys who want what we all want, to love and be loved. Shawn yearns for a boyfriend, but fears his father’s wrath if he discovers the truth. Dane seeks a soul mate and tries to leave his checkered past behind. Brendan has created a new life...

The cinematic art of film noir-the dark, fascinating American movie genre that started 75 years ago, was rediscovered in the '70s, and has a worldwide cult following today-is showcased in Into the Dark. You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the world-weary detective; the...