Paul Thomas: 263 books
by Deering, Rachel; Jordan, Justin; Bunn
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
In The Dark is a monstrous collection of all-new original terror tales from the darkest and most brilliant minds in comics and prose. Featuring an introduction by American Vampire, The Wake, and Severed writer Scott Snyder, and a frightful feature on the history of horror comics, through their rotten rise and dreadful decline by comic book historian Mike Howlett!
The Imitation of Christ
Selections Annotated & Explained
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Let Jesus's example of holiness, humility and purity of heart be a companion on your own spiritual journey.
Next to the Bible, The Imitation of Christ is the most widely read devotional work within the Christian community. Thought to be compiled by fifteenth-century cleric Thomas à Kempis...
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God
Religious Communication in Democratic Party Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection...
Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education
Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break...
American Catholics and Civic Engagement
A Distinctive Voice
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2003
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding...
Big Data Fundamentals
Concepts, Drivers & Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
“This text should be required reading for everyone in contemporary business.”
--Peter Woodhull, CEO, Modus21
“The one book that clearly describes and links Big Data concepts to business utility.”
--Dr. Christopher Starr, PhD
“Simply, this is the best Big Data book on the market!”
--Sam...
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights
The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis...
by Thomas Pyzdek, Paul A. Keller
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The most complete, current guide to Six Sigma
“Best practices in Six Sigma are continuously evolving, just as Six Sigma itself evolved from earlier best practices in quality improvement. …This fourth edition...(features) expanded materials on innovation, strategic development, Lean, and constraint...
Art School
(Propositions for the 21st Century)
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2009
Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of art education in today's dramatically changed art world.
The last explosive change in art education came nearly a century ago, when the German Bauhaus was formed. Today, dramatic changes in the art world—its increasing...
Fringe Science
Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Scientific experts explore the ideas behind the hit TV show.
Fringe Science delves into the science, science fiction, and pseudoscience of Fringe with a collection of essays on everything from alternate universes to time travel to genetically targeted toxins, as well as discussions on the show’s...
La Voie du Sabre - Tome 01
Les Cendres de l'enfance
Language: French
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Un récit d’apprentissage sur les routes d’un Japon médiéval et mythologique
La vie du jeune Mikédi, fils du chef de guerre Nakamura, est bouleversée lorsque débarque dans la forteresse où il vit un samouraï de légende, Miyamoto Musashi. Cet homme, puissant et repoussant à bien...
Debugging Game History
A Critical Lexicon
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Essays discuss the terminology, etymology, and history of key terms, offering a foundation for critical historical studies of games.
Even as the field of game studies has flourished, critical historical studies of games have lagged behind other areas of research. Histories have generally been...
by Phillip J. Nickel, Philip Tallon, Jeremy Morris
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or...
by Hank Lazer, Charlie Bertsch, Benjamin Friedlander
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
"What have I in common with Jews? I hardly have anything in common with myself!"
--Franz Kafka
Kafka's quip--paradoxical, self-questioning, ironic--highlights vividly some of the key issues of identity and self-representation for Jewish writers in the 20th century. No group of writers...