David Jones: 269 books
by David Clyde Jones
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1994
After examining what Scripture teaches about the goal and motive of the Christian life, the author addresses moral dilemmas, human-life issues, sexuality, economic justice, and truthfulness.
by David Albert Jones
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, fairies, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? This Very Short Introduction outlines some of the more prominent stories and speculations about angels in Judaism, Islam, Christianity and post-Christian...
Evil in Our Midst
A Chilling Glimpse of Our Most Feared and Frightening Demons
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Evil in Our Midst provides a chilling glimpse of fifty dark angels, each of which represents a culture’s greatest fears. Every chapter opens with a story that shares the legend of a demon, and then offers fascinating information on the culture that, in many cases, perpetuates this belief. For those...
The Elect Methodists
Calvinistic Methodism in England and Wales, 1735-1811
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
The Elect Methodists is the first full-length academic study of Calvinistic Methodism, a movement that emerged in the eighteenth century as an alternative to the better known Wesleyan grouping. While the branch of Methodism led by John Wesley has received significant historical attention, Calvinistic...
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Enola Gay Aird
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...
Leading and Implementing Business Change Management
Making Change Stick in the Contemporary Organization
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Being change capable is the "new normal" for today’s growth-minded organizations. The "do more with less" strategies of the past are no longer effective in preparing organizations to meet the increasing challenges for growth, competitiveness and innovation required of them in...
Planet Entrepreneur
The World Entrepreneurship Forum's Guide to Business Success Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better
We are living in a world of incredible challenge and changes, and for both the entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur alike, this also means it is a world of ample opportunities. From...
by David Mason-Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Is it possible to eat meat and save the planet?
This book explores the widely held misconception that sheep, cattle and other grazing animals are responsible for an enormous net production of new global warming gases. The reality is that livestock are part of a closed atmospheric carbon cycle...
Engineering Materials 1
An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications....
The Risk Pivot
Great Powers, International Security, and the Energy Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
The last decade has seen a revolution in global energy. First, we saw explosive growth in demand from Asia's rising powers, which fueled fears about scarcity and conflict. But we've also seen an American revolution in technology and markets, resulting in a dramatic increase in sup-ply. This is strengthening...
Million-Dollar Hire
Build Your Bottom Line, One Employee at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
Tools for translating recruiting and hiring decisions into financial returns
Even in a down economy, U.S. business and government make millions of hiring decisions every year. Every decision carries risk. Every hire is an investment. Ideally, every one pays a return. In today's demanding environment,...
by Ian Whitmarsh, David S. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
How race as a categoryreinforced by new discoveries in geneticsis used as a basis for practice and policy in law, science, and medicine.
Retrofitting Sprawl
Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs” as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing...
When Ads Work
New Proof That Advertising Triggers Sales
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
The "accepted wisdom" in advertising is that ad campaigns are good for building brand recognition and good will, but not for immediate sales impact. "When Ads Work" argues the opposite - that well-planned and well-executed advertising campaigns can and should have an immediate...