K M Schwartz: 8 books

- If death were proven to be a realm of pleasure, who'd be afraid to die?  - Why do very good things happen to very bad people?  - What does a planet-size alien eat for lunch?  For the answers to these and other pressing questions, please immerse yourself in 7 Stories by...

From 1980s Southern California to the United Kingdom and back — and with a storytelling engine powered by narratives both traditional and experimental — Fear of Sex is a chronicle of one man's sexual/romantic misadventures through time, space, and country. It's a...

Come and hang with Jimmy and his brother (and his brother’s crew) and bear witness to the quoting of Mark Twain in defense of Satan, obsessions over Michael Stipe, the penning of an epic poem dedicated to the girl who blinded herself, free jazz and porn stars and biker monks,...

Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theological reflection on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Featuring essays from thinkers...

New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee tells the engrossing story of Southeastern archaeology in the 1930s. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 1933 initiated an ambitious program of flood control and power generation by way of a chain of hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River. The construction...

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts &...

In 2000, the MacArthur Foundation began the Window of Opportunity, a 20-year, $187 million philanthropic initiative intended to help preserve privately owned affordable rental housing. The authors of this report assess whether the initiative achieved its goals and identify lessons learned about effective...