Michael Abraham: 17 books
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
IN 2004 THE VIRGINIA STATE LEGISLATURE issued a proclamation declaring a series of roads throughout the southwestern part of the state to be the Virginia Heritage Music Trail, to showcase the traditional Appalachian music whose roots permeated the culture. They nicknamed it The Crooked Road.
The music...
Endeavour
Poems and Paintings
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
In his new collection of poetry and abstract paintings, Michael Falugi, evokes poetic images through his words and paintings, where fantasy and reality intertwine in a seamless fashion.
His poetry and paintings are filled with stunning imagery - both unique and natural. The distinctiveness...
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Books with names about famous trains are frequently written by historians and are filled with endless facts such as ridership figures, equipment types, and servicedetails. This is not one of those books.Instead, Chasing the Powhatan Arrow is a fresh look at the people, communities, and issues affecting...
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
When Marjorie Taliaferro’s beloved twin sister Sally Taliaferro Bradley is stricken with breast cancer, it’s tragic enough. But when the governorship of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a position she rightfully deserves, is wrested from her during her infirmity, it is an action that cannot stand....
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
Wayne Derek Quarles wins no sainthood awards. Within the span of a week, his malevolence causes him to lose his job, his Hummer, and his wife. On his way to visit an elderly great-uncle in tiny Union, West Virginia, Wayne’s life turns even more wretched as injuries force him to stay for awhile.At...
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Sammy Reisinger is a 17-year old violin prodigy from a wealthy New Jersey family. She has inherited a priceless Cremonese violin and she is schooled in the classics. Becoming enamored with traditional Appalachian music, she decides to visit the venerable Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Virginia....
by Michael Abraham
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Southern West Virginia is one of the poorest areas in America. With the collapse of coal mining industry jobs beginning in the 1950s and continuing to today, thousands of people have left, leaving behind a society marked by poverty, malnutrition, and drug abuse.A new scourge has emerged literally...
Liberalism in Neoliberal Times
Dimensions, Contradictions, Limits
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
An exploration of the theories, histories, practices, and contradictions of liberalism today.
What does it mean to be a liberal in neoliberal times? This collection of short essays attempts to show how liberals and the wider concept of liberalism remain relevant in what many perceive to be...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Genetic Influences on Addiction
An Intermediate Phenotype Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability.
Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...
Gerusalemme
Dove tutti siamo nati
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Oggi il Medio Oriente è distrutto dall’indifferenza verso la dignità dell’uomo, i suoi diritti e la sua libertà. Il germe del fondamentalismo cancella la cura verso il fratello e bestemmia Dio in nome di un’ideologia. Altra strada non ci può essere, per evitare il baratro, se non quella...
Believable Hope
5 Essential Elements to Beat Any Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Millions of people appear to be living normal lives, yet they are secretly numbing their emotional pain with alcohol, drugs, food, and many other lifestyle addictions. The good news is that there is hope, and author Michael Cartwright know this firsthand, both personally and professionally. Addicted...
Ideas: Brilliant Thinkers Speak Their Minds
Brilliant Thinkers Speak Their Minds
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
For four decades, Ideas has presented more than 400,000 CBC Radio listeners in Canada and the United States with the most challenging contemporary thought of the day. Now, to mark the program’s 40th anniversary, executive producer Bernie Lucht has selected the most striking interviews and lectures...
Harvard Classics Volume 40
English Poetry 1: Chaucer To Gray
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)
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