Nicholson: 562 books

The cognitive science of religion has shown that abstract religious concepts within many established religious traditions often fail to correspond to the beliefs of the vast majority of those religions' adherents. And yet, while the cognitive approach to religion has explained why these "theologically...

Joy Nicholson's The Tribes of Palos Verdes is a Los Angeles Times bestseller and now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Garner, Maika Monroe, and Cody Fern. “Nicholson captures the California-coast culture. . . . Medina shows what it’s like to feel ‘six million years old’ way...

This is the story of a man who had it all.  Yet, in mere minutes his idyllic life was shattered beyond repair.  A horse riding accident left him with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which triggered a debilitating mental illness and an unbelievable journey. The book provides the...

Studies in Islamic Mysticism by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson The lives and writings of three early Sufi masters. Originally published in 1921. A fascinating exploration of Islam. Author: Reynold Alleyne Nicholson Language: English Keywords: Religion - Islam Many of the earliest books, particularly...

In the first conceptual overview of current practices and debates in theatre education, Helen Nicholson explores the contribution that professional theatre practitioners make to the education of young people. She maps the environments in which theatre and learning meet, and looks at how the educational...

Plot SummaryGood Girl Bad BoysbyR.L. NicholsonPatty Hurst met the SLA… Patsy White met the Devils Riders.With millions in trust funds and a family with a fortune in oil and political power, Patsy trades her Dallas debutante world for an outlaw life with the Oakland chapter of Devils...

Midwest Book Reviews says: Inside the pages of this outstanding read we meet, Phil Harmonic. Phil is looking for a special cello that he will play at the Concert Hall. After much looking he finds the perfect one and names him, Charlie. Phil takes Charlie home and begins to practice with him....

“An elegantly constructed and often funny story about a man, a woman and . . . ‘the greatest modern English architect never to have built a building’” (The New York Times Book Review). Geoff Nicholson’s novel tells the story of Christopher Howell, a cult architect who allegedly built...

“[A] maniacal little caper . . . Curiosity demands that the reader devour each page to find out exactly what the author wants to say” (Los Angeles Times). Frank runs the Golden Boy fast-food chain, his wife, Mary, is having an affair with the chef, and his son, Virgil, modeled for the Golden...

Alain Lefèvre est un pianiste-compositeur que la carrière conduit sur les plus prestigieuses scènes du monde. « L’amour indéfectible du public rendait aussi naturelle qu’inévitable la parution d’un portrait consacré à l’artiste à la mi-temps de sa vie, alors qu’il atteint le jeune...

Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature. Drawing on original documents, interviews, and new information, Nicholson draws a complete picture of Fitzgerald's professional and personal life. Fitzgerald rose from being a pop singer with chart-novelty...

"One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril." - Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines The first book in the AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller series from an international bestselling author. AFTER: THE SHOCK A massive solar storm erases the world's technological...

"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody." - J.A. Konrath, The List A massive solar storm kills billions and wipes out the technological infrastructure, and the few survivors learn that some among them have...changed. AFTER: THE ECHO (Book #2 in the After series) It's...

In the New York Times bestseller House of Holes, Nicholson Baker, “one of the most beautiful, original, and ingenious prose stylists to have come along in decades” (The New York Times Magazine), returns to the terrain that made him famous with a gleefully provocative, off-the-charts erotic novel...