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Ukraine and Russia
The Post-Soviet Transition
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2000
This timely study provides a clear analysis of both the domestic and foreign policies and security issues confronting RussiaOs largest and most important neighbor during its first decade as an independent state. Roman Solchanyk emphasizes throughout the book, the complex, centuries-old Ukrainian-Russian...
Colonial Latin America
A Documentary History
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2002
Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History is a sourcebook of primary texts and images intended for students and teachers as well as for scholars and general readers. The book centers upon people-people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design...
Agents of Orthodoxy
Honor, Status, and the Inquisition in Colonial Pernambuco, Brazil
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2006
The Portuguese Inquisition is often portrayed as a tyrannical institution that imposed itself on an unsuspecting and impotent society. The men who ran it are depicted as unprincipled bandits and ruthless spies who gleefully dragged their neighbors away to rot in dark, pestilential prisons. In this...
The Francis Effect
A Radical Pope's Challenge to the American Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
The Francis Effect explores how a church once known as a towering force for social justice became known for a narrow agenda most closely aligned with one political party, and then looks at the opportunities for change in the “age of Francis.” Pope Francis has become an unlikely global star whose...
The Catholic William F. Buckley, Jr.
Portsmouth Review
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
William F. Buckley, Jr. was a prominent conservative American political commentator who was known for his rhetorical brilliance and frequent wit. In his eighty-two- plus years, he founded National Review, wrote fifty-five books, thousands of columns, hosted hundreds of Firing Line television shows,...
National Catholic Reporter at Fifty
The Story of the Pioneering Paper and Its Editors
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
National Catholic Reporter at Fifty tells the story of the award-winning Catholic paper the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) in the lead-up to NCR’s 50th anniversary in October 2014. Founded during the Second Vatican Council, NCR has been a powerful progressive voice in the Catholic Church and has...
Humble Leadership
Being Radically Open to God's Guidance and Grace
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2007
There comes a point at which leaderhsip can break down precisely because of our success as leaders. When confidence turns to pride and arrogance, we lose sight of the people that we have been called to serve and become consumed with following our own vision. Graham Standish offers a way forward that...
by Christopher Rowley
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
In today’s hypercompetitive world, contact sports bring about fierce rivalries between fans, between players, and even between countries. From the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines in grid iron football, to the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks in rugby, to Real Madrid...
Punishment for Sale
Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Punishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the origin of the ideas of modern privatization, the establishment of private prisons, and the efforts to keep expanding in the face of problems and bad...
Aquinas and Modernity
The Lost Promise of Natural Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2008
In this startling book, Drury overturns the long-standing reputation of Thomas Aquinas as the most rational exponent of the Christian faith. She reveals that Aquinas as one of the most zealous Dominicans (Domini Canes) or Hounds of the Lord. The book contains incisive criticisms of Aquinas's reconciliation...
The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster
A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home"
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster offers an engaging reassessment of the life, politics, and legacy of the misunderstood father of American music. Once revered the world over, Foster’s plantation songs, like “Old Folks at Home” and “My Old Kentucky Home,” fell from grace in the wake of...
Ethics of the Word
Voices in the Catholic Church Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
In Ethics of the Word beloved priest and author James F. Keenan, S.J., discusses the power of the Word in the Catholic Church. In the ongoing wake of the priest abuse scandals, Father Keenan argues that we need new ways to build trust and open communication in the Church on all levels_from bishops...
by Geoffrey Blainey
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Christianity has played a central role in world history, for better or worse, but beyond the story of Jesus, many people know little of this story. Geoffrey Blainey takes readers on a journey from the very beginnings of Christianity through to the current day. Looking at the development of the religion...
The Art of Motivation for Team Sports
A Guide for Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
The challenge for today’s modern coach is to push players without risking burnout, inspire them without bullying, and discipline players without constantly yelling. While no two coaches have the exact same approach to motivating their team, there are certain leadership skills coaches can develop...