Chapman: 1246 books

How does Britain decide to go to war? And how should she? The long-standing Parliamentary convention known as the "Royal Prerogative" has always allowed Prime Ministers to take the country to war without any formal approval by Parliament. The dramatic vote against any military strike on...

The Excellent Debut Book From Two of the Funniest People on the Internet! If you like tongue in cheek and ironic British humour, then this book has it in spades... Kev and Steve met on their first day at university in 2009. The conversation went something like this: Steve:...

Pope Honorius, who served as pope during the 7th century, is infamous for being considered by some a heretic, thereby calling into question the infallibility of the papacy.

Imperial Russia, 1801-1905 traces the development of the Russian Empire from the murder of 'mad Tsar Paul' to the reforms of the 1890s that were an attempt to modernise the autocratic state. This is essential reading for all students of the topic and provides a clear and concise introduction to the contentious historical debates of nineteenth century Russia.

Comics, the Holocaust and Hiroshima breaks new ground for history by exploring the relationship between comics as a cultural record, historiography, memory and trauma studies. Comics have a dual role as sources: for gauging awareness of the Holocaust and through close analysis, as testimonies and narratives of childhood emotions and experiences.

Accepting Professor Tylor's famous minimum definition of religion as "the belief in Spiritual Beings," it is safe to say that religious belief constitutes one of the largest facts in human history. No other single subject has occupied so large a share of man's conscious life, no other subject...

The Secrets of the Jack Pines is the amusing yet riveting true story of a Finnish-Canadian girl growing up on the outskirts of a small Northern Ontario town in the 1950's and 60's. Light-hearted, honest and forthcoming, the author recounts her adventures and the antics of her sister, brothers and...

While hunting for a meager dinner, Melissa Malcolm stumbles across a half-dead man. He can't remember who he is or how he came to have a bullet hole in his shoulder, but Melissa knows he's part of her destiny. Calling him "Dan," she learns about the love of Jesus Christ from this mild-mannered...

Shrouded in the cloak of philosophy, the question of the existence of God continues to attract attention, and, I may add, to command more respect than it deserves. For it is only by a subterfuge that it assumes the rank of philosophy. "God" enters into philosophy only when it is beginning...

The first part of this book discusses what you call love. Love is the most powerful energy — you are made of this energy, so when you learn to harness it, you can do whatever you wish to do in your life. The second part contains powerful techniques for working with your DNA encodements. Discover...

The Laugh Out Loud Sequel From Two of the Funniest People on the Internet! If you like tongue in cheek and ironic British humour, then this book has it in spades... Kev & Steve are back by popular demand (...OK, can we at least agree that they're back?) with a new collection of...

This text covers the role of a photographer in a crime scene beginning with the history of photography and fundamental concepts of general camera use. This text covers photography concepts and practical applications to vehicular accidents, vehicle examinations, and crimes against property. Also covers...

The ultra-bright femtosecond X-ray pulses provided by X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) open up opportunities to study the structure and dynamics of a wide variety of systems beyond what is possible with synchrotron sources. This book introduces the principles and properties of currently operating...

Written by a respected authority on human rights and public health, this book delivers an in-depth review of the challenges of neoliberal models and policies for realizing the right to health. The author expertly explores the integration of social determinants into the right to health along with the...