A Michael: 1281 books
by Fiction River, Dean Wesley Smith, Annie Reed
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2018
In this latest volume of Fiction River, editor Dean Wesley Smith pulls together an eclectic but cohesive group of stories filled with difficult decisions. From a man who must question the line between justice and vengeance to a teenage fixer fighting hypocrisy to a post-apocalyptic survivor’s mission...
Zones of Control
Perspectives on Wargaming
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts.
Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...
by A. L. Michael
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Meet Tigerlily James: romance cynic, North Londoner and die-hard margarita fan. Tigerlily James has been a member of the Young and Bitter Club ever since she was dumped on Valentine’s day. By her fiancé. Surviving on a diet of cynicism and margarita-fuelled ‘Misery Dinners’ with her best friends,...
by Michael A. Espinoza
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2015
Alfgar Blackmane, after years of mercenary work
and general adventuring, is ecstatic to be invited for a visit at
his dear friend Sitrik's estate. But, in his invitation, the
adventurer-turned-merchant did not mention that his home has been
plagued by a threat unlike any the two have ever before
encountered....
by Michael A. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2013
Not many people can claim a career as business sales executive, chef, business entrepreneur and more as shown below. Taken as a whole, this experience is valuable in relating to today’s youth what entrepreneurship is like and what is needed to be successful in business. With this background Michael...
by Philip D. Marsh, BSc, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
Now expanded and in full colour throughout, ORAL MICROBIOLOGY retains its unique ecological approach to the subject which helps the reader determine whether an organism will have a pathogenic or commensal relationship at a given site. In the new edition, greater emphasis is placed on the role of current...
Viruses, Plagues, and History
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2009
The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity, focusing mostly on the most famous viruses....
Beyond the Bounds
Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
"Everyone who believes in God at all believes that He knows what you and I are going to do tomorrow."
–C. S. Lewis
This understanding of God's foreknowledge has united the church for twenty centuries. But advocates of "open theism" are presenting a different vision of God and a different...
A Letter from God
We Stand at the Edge of Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
The Earths population has reached over seven billion. Even as war, terror, and environmental catastrophes dominate the headlines, medical science and technology continue to improve our lives. Can we reconcile the two, or is our planet irretrievably lost? Drawing on religious, scientific, and philosophical...
The Sexual Person
Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
Two principles capture the essence of the official Catholic position on the morality of sexuality: first, that any human genital act must occur within the framework of heterosexual marriage; second, each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life. In this comprehensive overview...
Herping Texas
The Quest for Reptiles and Amphibians
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Coiled beneath discarded trash or rocky slabs, basking along river edges, and tucked into rock cuts beside the highway, reptiles and amphibians constantly surround us. While many people go out of their way to avoid snakes or shudder at the thought of touching a toad, herpers take to the field armed...
Exercise for Mood and Anxiety:Proven Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Enhancing Well-Being
Proven Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Enhancing Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Exercise has long been touted anecdotally as an effective tool for mood improvement, but only recently has rigorous science caught up with these claims. There is now overwhelming evidence that regular exercise can help relieve low mood-from feelings of stress and anxiety to full depressive episodes....
Beyond Bibliometrics
Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available...
Countering Heedless Jihad
Toward a Field Manual for Intellectual Sabotage
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Using concepts that are not already a part of the militant discourse as a way to undermine extremism, Countering Heedless Jihad explores a stratagem aimed at defusing jihadist ideology. It explains how to counteract idealist theology using concepts from it, borrowing ideas from some revered Islamic...