James M Scott: 59 books
Choosing to Lead
Understanding Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2009
Shedding new light on how U.S. foreign policy is made, Ralph G. Carter and James M. Scott focus on “congressional foreign policy entrepreneurs,” the often unrecognized representatives and senators who take action on foreign policy matters rather than waiting for the executive branch to do so....
by James M. Scott, N. T. Wright
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Few New Testament scholars of recent decades have set the pitch for academic discussion and debate in their field like N. T. Wright. His signature contention, that Israel's continuing exile was a pivotal issue in the emergence of Christianity, has found a central place in contemporary New Testament...
IR
International, Economic, and Human Security in a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
Now publishing with CQ Press, the Third Edition of IR: International, Economic, and Human Security in a Changing World explores the most current issues affecting the global community by analyzing how global actors seek international, economic, and human security. Award-winning scholars and authors...
by James M. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
**Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History
"Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken…Target Tokyo brings to life an indelible era." —Ben Cosgrove, The Daily Beast**
On April 18, 1942, sixteen U.S. Army bombers under the command of daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle lifted...
by James M. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific.
Before World War II, Manila was a slice of America in Asia, populated with elegant neoclassical buildings, spacious parks, and home to thousands of U.S. servicemen and business executives who enjoyed the relaxed...
by James M. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps readers navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to...
The Historian behind the History
Conversations with Southern Historians
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
The Historian behind the History brings together a collection of valuable interviews with prominent southern historians conducted over the course of a decade by graduate students in the University of Alabama’s history program for the journal Southern History. In the interviews, ten notable southern...
From the Pleistocene to the Holocene
Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies...
by Cynthia Asquith, Leonid Andreyev, E. F. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal...
by Leonid Andreyev, Cynthia Asquith, E. F. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This box set includes all the seven volumes of the collection.
Globalization and America
Race, Human Rights, and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
As globalization expands, more than goods and information are traded between the countries of the world. Hattery, Embrick, and Smith present a collection of essays that explore the ways in which issues of human rights and social inequality are shared globally. The editors focus on the United States'...
For the Fame of God's Name: Essays in Honor of John Piper
Essays in Honor of John Piper
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
John Piper has had a profound impact on countless men and women over his nearly thirty years of ministry. From his online ministry with Desiring God to his preaching ministry at Bethlehem Baptist to his writing ministry in over thirty books, his faithful service has encouraged and challenged many...
The Hidden Leader
Discover and Develop Greatness Within Your Company
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2015
Think you can spot the leaders in your company? Do you believe that all the linchpins in your organization can be identified based on the title on their business card? Well, think again. What about the field agent you haven’t bothered to get to know who solves previously intractable problems? What...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digestive Health
Smart Strategies That Will Definitely Agree with You
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Start to digest easily with some food for thought...
Providing relief for a growing problem in America, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Digestive Health covers the digestive issues affecting over 95 million people. It is a powerful combination of medical, dietary, and natural therapy to help...