S Thomas: 567 books
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God
Religious Communication in Democratic Party Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection...
Roots of the Republic
American Founding Documents Interpreted
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1991
Roots of the Republic shows how the Constitution was a product, not simply of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but of a legal and philosophical tradition almost two centuries old. The editors have selected eighteen key documents in the development of that tradition and reproduced them with essays...
Inside the Vatican
The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 1998
Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. Throughout, revealing and colorful anecdotes from church history and the present day bring the unique culture of the Vatican to life.
Living the Catholic Social Tradition
Cases and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2004
In a time when the global and national economies seem to favor so few and harm so many, when the threats to the common good are so prevalent and so deep, how do people of faith think about these issues and act with those who are most vulnerable? Living the Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary...
by Thomas S. Monson
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
President Monson recalls tender and inspiring personal experiences that will build faith and testimony for every reader. Taken from events throughout his life, these accounts are organized into sections: Service to others, Faith Precedes Blessings, Prayer Availeth Much, Missionary Moments, Testimony...
by Thomas S. Monson
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015
In The Search for Jesus President Monson refers to favorite scriptural accounts of those who have sought to know Christ. "The formula for finding Jesus has always been the same: earnest and sincere prayer of a humble and pure heart," he says. He urges all to "undertake a personal search for Jesus," to "prepare time for him in our lives and room for him in our hearts."
by Thomas S. McAnally
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
McAnally has revised Questions & Answers About The United Methodist Church to update statistics and information throughout the book, along with new frequently asked questions not in the current edition.
This book is a useful guide that answers the most frequently asked questions about the...
by Thomas S. Childs
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The Great School Debate
Choice, Vouchers, and Charters
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This book examines reform in American education over the past fifty years and against this backdrop presents a compelling analysis of why contemporary voucher plans and charter schools have yet to fulfill the expectations of their advocates. It is the only book to date to attempt a comprehensive synthesis...
by Steven L. Skalak, Thomas W. Golden, Mona M. Clayton
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Recent catastrophic business failures have caused some to rethink the value of the audit, with many demanding that auditors take more responsibility for fraud detection. This book provides forensic accounting specialists?experts in uncovering fraud?with new coverage on the latest PCAOB Auditing Standards,...
IPSAS Explained
A Summary of International Public Sector Accounting Standards
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
A succinct, yet highly informative guide to IPSAS and their application
IPSAS Explained provides a concise summary of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards for practitioners needing to maintain compliance with ever-changing practices. Comprehensively updated to align with newly-accepted...
Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies
Critical Approaches to Researching Video Game Play
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
Few books have attempted to contextualize the importance of video game play with a critical social, cultural and political perspective that raises the question of the significance of work, pleasure, fantasy and play in the modern world. The study of why video game play is 'fun' has often been relegated...
Clean Energy
Hydrogen/Fuel Cells Laboratory Manual(with DVD-ROM)
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
This manual is designed for the use of hydrogen as a fuel in the fuel cells. The turn of the century has seen a realization of moving towards clean energy due to a variety of considerations ranging from global warming, anxiety to living in a healthy atmosphere, depletion of fossil fuels, oil slick...
The Essential Tension
Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
"Kuhn has the unmistakable address of a man, who, so far from wanting to score points, is anxious above all else to get at the truth of matters."—Sir Peter Medawar, Nature