A J James: 250 books
Kissing in the Chapel, Praying in the Frat House
Wrestling with Faith and College
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
College is a time to learn, explore, and grow, but what does faith have to do with it? In this collection of essays, gifted writers in their twenties and early thirties reflect on their college years by telling stories—some hilarious, some heart-wrenching—on the intersection of faith and college.
At...
Hellhole
An Anthology of Subterranean Terror
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
A descent into terror.
Legends tell of a hollow earth, a world beneath our own. A world filled with wonders... and danger. But what if the legends are true?
Delve into dark worlds in HELLHOLE, where death lurks around every corner, and come face to face with creatures from your worst...
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
Innovations in Child and Family Policy
Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010
Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing...
by James A. Lindsay, Victor J. Stenger
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly...
Farmland Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions in northern and western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation Evidence, evidence summarized on our database and systematic...
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...
by Howard Schweber, David A Schultz, Henry L. Chambers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...
by Marilyn M. Cooper, John Muckelbauer, Christa Teston
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
A fascinating addition to rhetoric scholarship, Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things expands the scope of rhetorical situations beyond the familiar humanist triad of speaker-audience-purpose to an inclusive study of inanimate objects.
The fifteen essays in Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things persuasively...
by Robert JP Williams, Blanca Barquera, Jacqui Gulbis
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects.
This book is structured around the periodic table and...
The Psychology of Marriage
An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds’ lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms of Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and ages have shared their insights into adult romantic...
by Daina Ramey Berry, Jonathan M. Bryant, Bobby J. Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life...
by Prof. Rainer Horn, Prof. Samira Daroub, Prof. Henry Lin
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...
by K.B. Spangler, Michael J. Martinez, Mary Robinette Kowal
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Geeky Giving’s authors—15 bright stars in the science fiction and fantasy community—explore what happens when leading-edge science fuels fiction in this anthology inspired by the work at Barrow Neurological Foundation.
In these pages you’ll find authors explore the consequences of targeting...