Philip Smith: 61 books
Walking Through Walls
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Running with Scissors meets Bewitched in this irresistible memoir, as Philip Smith describes growing up in 1960s Miami with his decorator father, who one day discovers he has the miraculous power to talk to the dead and heal the sick.
After a full day of creating beautiful interiors for the...
Being at Home in the World
A New Christian Apologetic
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Being at Home in the World is a book of Christian Apologetics. But Mark McLeod-Harrison and Phil Smith don't defend Christian faith; instead, they invite readers into faith. In the course of making this invitation, the authors raise suspicions against modern naturalism, offer respectful criticisms...
by Philip Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The horror of the Holocaust lies not only in its brutality but in its scale and logistics; it depended upon the machinery and logic of a rational, industrialised, and empirically organised modern society. The central thesis of this book is that Art Spiegelman’s comics all identify deeply-rooted...
Climate Change as Social Drama
Global Warming in the Public Sphere
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Climate change is not just a scientific fact, nor merely a social and political problem. It is also a set of stories and characters that amount to a social drama. This drama, as much as hard scientific or political realities, shapes perception of the problem. Drs Smith and Howe use the perspective...
by Philip Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
In November of 2016, Phil will be seventy-seven years old. He has always been a Renaissance man. He completed his masters in music education in 1963, and his first job was teaching vocal music in Globe High School, Globe, Arizona. There he met one Slim Glenn Reynolds Ellison, an older cowboy and rancher....
Steampunk Soldiers
The American Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Even as the discovery and exploitation of hephaestium helped bring the Civil War to its close in 1869, the arms race it engendered resulted in a cold war just as bitter and violent as the open hostilities had been. With neither side willing to rely solely upon the talents of their scientific establishments,...
Cultural Theory
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.
Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study
Updates the...
John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics
The Secret History of the Mandaeans
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Are there still Gnostics and can their roots be chased back to John the Baptist?
Among the casualties of the western intervention in Iraq and the recent activities of ISIS are the Mandeans of Southern Iraq. These peace-loving people are now fleeing to the west . They are the last Gnostics,...
Fire in the Forest
Dedicated to Those Who Have Fallen in the Fight
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
A fire lookout tower (fire tower or lookout tower) provides housing and protection for a person known as a fire lookout, whose duty is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. The fire lookout tower is a small building usually located on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point in order...
by Philip Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Despite all the jokes about the poor quality of physician handwriting, physician adoption of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in hospitals still lags behind other industries’ use of technology. As of the end of 2010, less than 22% of hospitals had deployed CPOE. Yet experts claim that this...
Steampunk Soldiers
Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start...
Interpreting Clifford Geertz
Cultural Investigation in the Social Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Theorist Clifford Geertz's influence extends far beyond Anthropology. This volume reflects the breadth of his influence, looking at Geertz as a theorist rather than as an anthropologist. To date there has been no impartial, comprehensive, and authoritative work published on this critical figure.
Leading Schools in Challenging Circumstances
Strategies for Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
The leadership of schools can make a significant difference to enhancing the life chances of students in schools and enabling them to succeed. This book examines leadership within schools, focusing on securing success within a challenging social and political environment. It explores the approaches...
Incivility
The Rude Stranger in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
Has anyone ever pushed in front of you in a queue? Stolen your parking space? Talked on their mobile phone during a film at the cinema? In our everyday lives we all encounter rude and inconsiderate people. This unique book provides the first ever systematic investigation of typical encounters with...