S Michael: 742 books
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
Place, Personality, and Politics in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era’s most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were...
Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 1
Safety, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2016
Reviews latest research on zoonoses affecting poultry meat such as Salmonella and Campylobacter as well as methods for their control on the poultry farm and in the slaughterhouse
Summarises advances in understanding and optimising poultry quality traits such as flavour, colour, tenderness, shelf life...
Secrets of Victory
The Office of Censorship and the American Press and Radio in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
During World War II, the civilian Office of Censorship supervised a huge and surprisingly successful program of news management: the voluntary self-censorship of the American press. In January 1942, censorship codebooks were distributed to all American newspapers, magazines, and radio stations with...
Beyond the University
Why Liberal Education Matters
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Contentious debates over the benefits—or drawbacks—of a liberal education are as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to the Internet pundits, critics of higher education have attacked its irrelevance and elitism—often calling for more vocational instruction. Thomas Jefferson, by contrast,...
by Michael S. Heiser
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
The Bible is filled with passages that are so baffling we tend to ignore them. Yet the passages that seem weird might be the most important. This collection of essays from Bible Study Magazine will shock you, intrigue you, and completely change the way you view the Bible. Dr. Michael S. Heiser visits...
A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The Universe May Be a Mystery,
But It's No Secret
Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic...
Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible
80 Expert Insights on the Bible, Explained in a Single Minute
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
The Bible was written for us - but not to us. We're not part of the ancient world that informed its writers. We're strangers to their ideas, experiences, and worldview. Because we're cultural and historical outsiders, what we read in the Bible can often be perplexing and impenetrable.
But take...
by Hank Savitch, James C. Clinger, Michael W. Hail
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to...
Beating the Blues
New Approaches to Overcoming Dysthymia and Chronic Mild Depression
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2004
Mild depressions are so insidious that sufferers often don't seek help. They think, "that's just the way I am. There's really not much I can do about it." As Dr. Michael Thase and science writer Susan S. Lang reveal, they can do something about it. Persistent mild depression, which afflicts up to...
by Michael S. Adelberg
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
Like much of New Jersey during the American Revolution, Monmouth County was contested territory in between the great armies. As the Battles of Trenton, Princeton and Bound Brook raged nearby, the people of Monmouth County fought their own internal revolution; Loyalist partisans led insurrections and...
by Michael S. Copeland
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
In ALIVE & Kickin': Sideways Views from an Upright Guy, ALIVE Magazine humor columnist Michael S. Copeland's shares his unique, smile-producing perspective on life. With over 50 essays covering diverse topics that range from Thanksgiving turkeys to Global Warming, this is the perfect book to keep the reader's mind and mood in "up mode."
by Michael S. Dalis
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Build a championship sales team that prepares, practices, and plays in sync—and closes every deal
Gone are the days of meeting a client for lunch, chatting about your product, and closing the sale over dessert. Buyers today look very differently from those of the past. They make networked...
Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized
Preventive Diplomacy in the PostDCold War World
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 1999
The basic logic of preventive diplomacy is unassailable. Act early to prevent disputes from escalating; reduce tensions that could lead to war; deal with today's conflicts before they become tomorrow's crises. Yet as we look at the record of these first years of the post-Cold War era, it is quite...
Southern Splendor
Saving Architectural Treasures of the Old South
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Few things evoke thoughts and memories of the past more than a house from a bygone era, and few places are identified and symbolized more by historic dwellings than the American South. Plantation houses built with columned porticos and wide porches, stout chimneys, large rooms, and sweeping staircases...