Charles Keith: 32 books
Catholic Vietnam
A Church from Empire to Nation
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
In this important new study, Charles Keith explores the complex position of the Catholic Church in modern Vietnamese history. By demonstrating how French colonial rule allowed for the transformation of Catholic missions in Vietnam into broad and powerful economic and institutional structures, Keith...
Early Civilizations of the Old World
The Formative Histories of Egypt, The Levant, Mesopotamia, India and China
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
In this new paperback edition of Early Civilizations of the Old World, Charles Keith Maisels traces the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history. In each case the ecological and economic background to growth, geographical factors, cross-cultural intersection and the rise...
by Charles Keith Hardman
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
After Ransom awakens in a hazy room with his hands and legs bound, he knows the voodoo witch he just met in New Orleans is now in control of his life. As he loudly proclaims he is ready to be her voodoo man, Patricia warns him to be careful what he wishes for. Moments later, the life is drained from...
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Collection of Writings
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Forty years after he wrote his first short story, Charles Keith Hardman shares a collection of diverse tales that explore the unknown, question the future, and create chills.
A fledgling musician leaves Lubbock, Texas, not really caring where he is headed. As the Texas red clay dust evaporates...
The Near East
Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization'
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2005
The transition from foraging, farming and the neolithic village to the city-state is a complex and fascinating period. Studies on the prehistory of the Near East by nineteenth and twentieth century pioneers in the field transformed archaeology through the creation of the 'Ages System' of Stone, Bronze...
The Emergence of Civilization
From Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture, Cities, and the State of the Near East
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation...
The Archaeology of Politics and Power
Where, When and Why the First States Formed
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2010
Archaeology is not just about the past, but the present and future too. Much of our present condition and future prospects are inevitably bound up with what states do and what they fail to do. To understand the inner-workings and motivations of states one must understand how and why they came into...
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., R. A. Lafferty
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Worlds of If' was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. 'Worlds of If' discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the second in our 'Worlds of If' series, with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. '2BR02B'...
by James McKimmey, Jr., H. B. Fyfe
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Worlds of If was a three time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. Worlds of If discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the third in our Worlds of If series with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. ‘The Yillian Way’...
by Gardner Dozois, Allen Steele, Cory Doctorow
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are: AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen Steele THE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes PEACEMAKER,...
Fantastic Stories Present the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #1
With linked Table of Contents
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Edited by H. L. Gold; ‘Galaxy Science Fiction’ hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. Galaxy gave a home to writers that didn't fit into Astounding and F&SF, and readers rejoiced. In this first ‘Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack’ we bring...
by Charles S. Bullock III, Ronald Keith Gaddie, Justin J. Wert
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Shelby County v. Holder, invalidating a key provision of voting rights law. The decision—the culmination of an eight-year battle over the power of Congress to regulate state conduct of elections—marked the closing of a chapter...
by Giffen, Keith; Brown, Len; Adlard
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Mars Attacks Classics brings back your favorite comics from the past. This volume collects the first five-issue miniseries from Topps Comics, and features stories by beloved creators like Keith Giffen, Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), and more!
by Patty Jo Watson, Janet Rafferty, Joseph M. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States.
The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...