Joseph Weber: 15 books
Transcendental Meditation in America
How a New Age Movement Remade a Small Town in Iowa
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The Indian spiritual entrepreneur Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took the West by storm in the 1960s and ’70s, charming Baby Boomers fed up with war and social upheaval with his message of meditation and peace. Heeding his call, two thousand followers moved to tiny Fairfield, Iowa, to set up their own university...
by Carl Weber, Angel M. Hunter, Dwayne S. Joseph
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
Which of us hasn't daydreamed about what we'd do if we won the lottery? A Dollar And A Dream brings those fantasies to hilarious, heartbreaking life in three stories by #1 national bestselling author Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt, Essence bestselling author Angel Hunter, and Cushcity.com bestselling...
DIY Citizenship
Critical Making and Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
How social media and DIY communities have enabled new forms of political participation that emphasize doing and making rather than passive consumption.
Today, DIY—do-it-yourself—describes more than self-taught carpentry. Social media enables DIY citizens to organize and protest in new ways...
Victims of the Environment
Loss from Natural Hazards in the United States, 1970–1980
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The research reported in this volume was designed to provide estimates of the extent of damages and injuries from certain natu ral hazards inflicted on households in the United States. In addi tion, it reports on sources of aid proffered to households and the extent to which there are differences...
by Ann L. Weber, Joseph Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Master Your Coursework with Collins College Outlines
The Collins College Outline for Introduion to Psychology provides students with a detailed overview of basic psychology coursework. This book covers research methods, behavior, perception, cognition, human development, personality, intelligence,...
Theories of Democracy
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2000
Theories of Democracy builds on Robert Dahl's observation that there is no single theory of democracy; only theories. Beyond the broad commitment to rule by the majority, democracy involves a set of contentious debates concerning the proper function and scope of power, equality, freedom, justice,...
Continental Crossroads
Remapping U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University.
The U.S.-Mexico borderlands have long supported a web of relationships that transcend the U.S. and Mexican nations. Yet national histories usually overlook these complex connections....
by J.L. Aldis, Jae Eynon, Matthew Joseph Harrington
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
The gods and demons of ages past didn’t simply give up and walk away when people stopped believing in them . . .
They’re still here, still real.
In our workplaces. In our homes.
They’re with us from the day we’re born until...
by Michael Schindlbeck, Rahul Patwari, Scott C. Sherman
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Ninety-eight of the chief complaints and disorders you're most likely to encounter in the ED!
A clear, concise guide for clinicians new to the Emergency Department
A Doody's Core Title for 2015!
Written by authors who are practicing emergency physicians and emergency medicine educators,...
Innovations in Higher Education
Igniting the Spark for Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...
Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication
A South African perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
To date, there has been no published textbook which takes into account changing sociolinguistic dynamics that have influenced South African society. Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication breaks new ground in this arena. The scope of this book ranges from macro-sociolinguistic questions pertaining...
Eigensinn und Bindung
Katholische Intellektuelle im 20. Jahrhundert
Language: German
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Ob in Philosophie, Literatur, Bildenden Künsten, Publizistik oder Politik - katholische deutsche Intellektuelle haben die geistige Landschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts wesentlich mitgeprägt. Sie stellten Fragen an die Zeit und ihre Mitmenschen, die anderen nicht einfielen oder die sie nicht zu stellen...
Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations
Essays for a Bold New World
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
What are the implications of philosophical pragmatism for international relations theory and foreign policy practice? According to John Ryder, “a foreign policy built on pragmatist principles is neither naïve nor dangerous. In fact, it is very much what both the U.S. and the world are currently...
by Scott C. Sherman, Joseph W. Weber
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2007
Audience: Medical students that are about to start a clerkship in Emergency Medicine
125+ illustrations visually convey essential concepts
Clinical problems present case studies in USMLE format that build on the concepts presented in the chapters
Explanations of answers included for each clinical problem
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