Brian D: 304 books
Darwin's Medicine
How Business Models in the Life Sciences Industry are Evolving
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Darwin’s Medicine is the sequel to Brian D. Smith’s influential and critically acclaimed Future of Pharma (Gower, 2011). Whereas the earlier book predicted the evolution of the pharmaceutical market and the business models of pharmaceutical companies, Darwin’s Medicine goes much deeper into...
Learning Perl 6
Keeping the Easy, Hard, and Impossible Within Reach
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
If you’re ready to get started with Perl 6, this is the book you want, whether you’re a programmer, system administrator, or web hacker. Perl 6 is a new language—a modern reinvention of Perl suitable for almost any task, from short fixes to complete web applications. This hands-on tutorial gets...
Distilled Knowledge
The Science Behind Drinkings Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Everyone has questions about drinking, but it can seem like every bartender (and bargoer) has different answers. Between the old wives' tales, half-truths, and whiskey-soaked conjectures, it's hard to know what to believe-until now.
Armed with cutting-edge research and a barfly’s thirst for...
The Freedom of God for Us
Karl Barth's Doctrine of Divine Aseity
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
This volume provides an analysis of divine aseity in Karl Barth's thought and appreciates the vital role that this doctrine can play in contemporary theology. Brian D. Asbill begins by setting the general theological context, first through a broad sketch of the development of Barth's understanding...
by Brian D. Ratty
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
In 1809, ruthless businessman John Jacob Astor schemes to send an overland expedition to the mouth of the Columbia River. Destination Astoria reveals the remarkable odyssey of one young fur trapper, Dutch Blackwell, who joins that enterprise.
From Boston, Dutch travels cross-country with his dog and...
by Brian D. Burgess
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Jessica was an ordinary high school girl and a serial breakup artist. That was until she met Cody, a boy claiming to be a familiar -- HER familiar because Jessica is far from normal. She's a witch.Now Jessica has to figure out what she is supposed to do as a witch, balance her family and academic life as well as confront her feelings about Cody.
by Brian D. Burgess
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
The war had begun. After a crushing first victory, Davie and his friends must push into enemy territory. New allies join the fight to overthrow the Traitor King, but the appearance of another ancient Therion causes Davie to lose faith in his own skills. Defeated, Davie must rise again and fight for his friends and his people.
by Brian D. Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
In charting the growth of gleaming shopping centers and refurbished brownstones in Harlem, Brian Goldstein shows that gentrification was not imposed on an unwitting community by opportunistic developers or outsiders. It grew from the neighborhood’s grassroots, producing a legacy that benefited some longtime residents and threatened others.
The Plug
What Everyone Is Searching for
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
How hardheaded can one man be? This book isn't just about battling the situations of life; it's about the battle within. Life is already hard, but it's even harder when you make the wrong choices. This book highlights the struggles and triumphs of a young man determined to find his purpose in life....
Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?
Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
When four religious leaders walk across the road, it's not the beginning of a joke. It's the start of one of the most important conversations in today's world.
Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths? Is it possible to affirm other religious...
We Make the Road by Walking
A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
From critically acclaimed author Brian McLaren comes a brilliant retelling of the biblical story and a thrilling reintroduction to Christian faith.
This book offers everything you need to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools...
My Imaginary Illness
A Journey into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How Patients Think
At age twenty-one, Chloë Atkins began suffering from a mysterious illness, the symptoms of which rapidly worsened. Paralyzed for months at a time, she frequently required intubation and life support. She eventually became quadriplegic, dependent both on a wheelchair and...
In the Glory of the Father
The Bahai Faith and Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
This is a personal story of spiritual search and discovery that connects the relationship between the teachings of Christianity and the teachings of the Bahai Faith.Author Brian Lepard begins by drawing on his childhood religious experiences and his study of the Bible and holy books from other world...
by Brian D Lepard
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
The events of September 11, 2001 forever punctured any illusions that Americans are safe from the fanaticism and terrorism so depressingly familiar to residents of the Middle East and other troubled areas of the globe. Numerous wars, including in Iraq, but particularly in the underdeveloped areas of...