Winkler: 309 books

In the 17th century, harmonious sounds were thought to represent the well-ordered body of the obedient subject, and, by extension, the well-ordered state; conversely, discordant, unpleasant music represented both those who caused disorder (murderers, drunkards, witches, traitors) and those who suffered...

This simple guide presents fifty ideas to help people navigate in a world that is drowning in information and starved of time. How the world works, what really matters in life, and how we can make a beneficial difference to our own lives and those of others; these are subjects Dr Joachim Winkler believes...

I AM A WOMAN OF VALUE-I AM A WOMAN OF WORTH-I AM HIS! Is a book of inspirational reflections by author, Diana Marie Winkler. She candidly shares life lessons learned while sitting at the Lord’s feet. Through the Lord’s guidance she was able to be set free from her past unwise choices, to let go...

Uncertain Safari deals with the contours and complexities of African life today. Based on author Allan Winkler's personal experiences living and working in Kenya and traveling to many other parts of the continent, the book focuses primarily on East Africa and concentrates on Kenya in particular. It...

Keiner kennt ihn, und nicht wenige bezweifeln, dass es ihn überhaupt gegeben hat. Aber für dieses Dunkel hat er selbst gesorgt: François Genoud, Schweizer Bankier, überzeugter Nazi, Förderer des Linksterrorismus. Wer war dieser Mann, in dessen Person sich die Extreme des 20. Jahrhunderts in einzigartiger...

As young widow Cora Diemert struggles against powerful ranchers intent on driving her off her homestead, young Billy Smith rides onto her place asking for a bit of work. Smith seems the answer to Cora's prayers--until she discovers that he is running from the law, with Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Alvarez...

By returning to primary source material, including the Torah and ancient and medieval rabbinic literature, Rabbi Gershon Winkler illustrates the often uninhibited and celebrative attitudes towards sexuality and sensual pleasure found in Jewish teachings. Unfortunately, Judaism's healthy outlook on...

Understanding Language is the second edition of this introduction to linguistics aimed at all students who are new to the subject. The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the key areas of linguistics, yet explains these in an easy to understand, jargon-free way. Pictures, diagrams, tables and...

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s dynamic technology for allowing autonomous software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides a single solution that is designed...

Martin M. Winkler argues for a new approach to various creative affinities between ancient verbal and modern visual narratives. He examines screen adaptations of classical epic, tragedy, comedy, myth, and history, exploring, for example, how ancient rhetorical principles regarding the emotions apply...

SOMETHING SWEET! SOMEONE WRETCHED! Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound!  That saved a wretch like me! John Newton first published those beautiful lyrics in 1779, and they resonate as much today as when they first fell from his pen. There's a reason. GRACE—Simply Incredible,...

The Old West's most famous lawmen are convening one final time, but not to solve a case. Instead, they're hoping to spend a few days together having a high old time in Denver before they ride off into the sunset of their years. But then a prostitute is brutally murdered and one of their number...

College seemed like a good idea until Sophie Page realized that meant she'd be flooded with the thoughts of every single person in the lecture hall. Finding her way through early adulthood, intrigued by a handsome stranger, and gifted with a psychic ability that threatens to take her under, Sophie...

It has long been established that the crisis of 1066 generated a florescence of historical writing in the first half of the twelfth century. Emily A. Winkler presents a new perspective on previously unqueried matters, investigating how historians' individual motivations and assumptions produced changes...