Michael Aaron: 76 books

Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are 'some truths in regard...

**A survey of the innovative scholarship emerging at the intersections of rhetoric, **and fieldwork A variety of research areas within rhetorical studies—including everyday and public rhetorics, space and place-based work, material and ecological approaches, environmental communication,...

Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Meyers is an overweight, unhappy teenager enduring a dreary suburban life when her grandmother awakes from a catatonic state and announces that the two of them must go to France and solve four magical puzzles to reach a long-lost prince from another world. Elizabeth doesn't...

Rhetorics Haunting the National Mall: Displaced and Ephemeral Public Memories vividly illustrates that a nation’s history is more complicated than the simple binary of remembered/forgotten. Some parts of history, while not formally recognized within a commemorative landscape, haunt those landscapes...

It’s an Urban Style of Love is a collection of short urban tales depicting how contemporary love is found where you least expect it.  From online gaming to jogging, the club scene to the park, these short stories inspire us to believe that there is someone for everyone, and sometimes you will find...

Magdalena Marquez is a teen-aged girl struggling with adult responsibilities and choices. She knows right from wrong, but realizes that with her back against the wall and her brother's life on the line, the division isn't as black and white as she wants it to be. Forced to choose between an angel...

Seventeen-year-old Jim JD Dillinger knows exactly how his miserable suburban life is going to play out. At least drugs added a little chaos to his life, but after almost losing his soul, JD knows he has to quit. Now clean, he figures he has another sixty years of plain old boring life followed by...

Seventeen-year-old Jim JD Dillinger knows exactly how his miserable suburban life is going to play out. At least drugs added a little chaos to his life, but after almost losing his soul, JD knows he has to quit. Now clean, he figures he has another sixty years of plain old boring life followed by a nasty...

The ultimate weapon has been created, and with it, the imperious Kasna intend to destroy the gods. Created by Vong Kidfar’s Father and Grandfather, the Heaven’s Gate Project has been absorbed by government and special interests, who are determined to see the endeavour through, despite any...

The Raath have been defeated, Vosk Balum is the new leader of the Kalek, and the future has a bright potential to it. But on Vosk’s first mission as the new President of the Kalek, he and his team are caught in a game being played by one of the most evil Kal’sek to ever live… will he...

Despite Vong’s best efforts to escape Dragon, Glowing Eyes is close on the young Kalek Warriors heels. His quest to find Rocky Bluestar is at an end, and his battle to retain the pieces of his shattered life has begun. Meanwhile, Vong’s teacher, Van Del-Himnor, who is searching for Vong,...

Continuing his search for his lost friend, Vong Kidfar descends into the Depths of Kasnatia’s Capital City. Unbeknownst to him, his actions are playing into the machination of Dragon, the Kingpin of the Underworld. As his hopes of finding Rocky grow dim, Vong is compelled to deviate...

Get up to speed on Apache Accumulo, the flexible, high-performance key/value store created by the National Security Agency (NSA) and based on Google’s BigTable data storage system. Written by former NSA team members, this comprehensive tutorial and reference covers Accumulo architecture, application...

War in the Kasna Republik! With the Heaven’s Gate Incident behind them, the Kasna must now deal with the evil Raath. Still reeling from the loss of his Father and Grandfather, Vong Kidfar has sunk into an existence of anger and bitterness. Hungry to lash out at someone, Vong volunteers...