James Taylor: 146 books
by James E. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
It is 1971. Tom is seven years old and knows most of what he needs to know about his faith. Or, at least, he’s supposed to. But, after watching a woman kill herself, he soon learns that suicides are denied a Catholic burial and can never enter the Kingdom of God.
Cracks are beginning to appear...
Swiftly Sterneward
Essays on Laurence Sterne and His Times in Honor of Melvyn New
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
These thirteen essays have been collected to honor Melvyn New, professor emeritus (Florida), and are prefaced by a description of his scholarly career of more than forty years. Suggesting the wide range of that career, the first eight essays offer various critical perspectives on a diverse group of...
by James Henry Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
(Short story) Two sophisticated cats try to entertain themselves one afternoon.
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...
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Culture Matters in Russia—and Everywhere
Backdrop for the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
This collection of essays discusses modernization, democratization, and economic and political reforms in Russia and asserts that these reforms can be accomplished through the reframing of cultural values, attitudes, and institutions. The contributors—which include three Nobel Laureates—strive...
Innovations in Child and Family Policy
Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010
Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing...
by Benay Blend, Charles Dawson, Sharae Deckard
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
The vast majority of existing ecocritical studies, even those which espouse the “postcolonial ecocritical” perspective, operate within a first-world sensibility, speaking on behalf of subalternized human communities and degraded landscapes without actually eliciting the voices of the impacted...
Waves of Protest
Social Movements Since the Sixties
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 1999
This book updates and adds to the classic Social Movements of the Sixties and Seventies, showing how social movement theory has grown and changed_from an earlier emphasis on collective behavior, to the resource mobilization approach, and currently to analyses that emphasize culture, ideology, and...
by James Bosco, Beth Baker, Glen Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
This book tells the story of a transformational approach to secondary education called W-A-Y (Widening Advancements for Youth). W-A-Y is a non-profit corporation. Currently there are eleven W-A-Y sites in Michigan and one cyber school named “W-A-Y Michigan.” W-A-Y demonstrates that young people...
BrewDog
Craft Beer for the People
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
BrewDog's first beer book is a brilliant intro to the world of craft beer.
It includes a look at what makes craft beer great and how it's made, explains how to understand different beer styles, how to cook with beer and match beers and food, right through to how to brew your own at home. It's...
Responding to Domestic Violence
Emerging Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
This book offers a critical overview of established and emerging manifestations of domestic violence across Europe.
It describes how countries within and outside the EU are responding to the problem in policy, practice and research. Eminent academics and professionals from a range of European...
by Ring Bunsen, Pat Anne Sirs, Rachel Cassidy
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Twenty-one short stories - sometimes satirical, sometimes, frightening, and mostly humorous, imagining of life under President Donald Trump!
by Scott Schang, Leila B. Azari, Nicholas Bianco
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...