Daniel W : 231 books
Explaining the Cosmos
The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2009
Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, Daniel Graham argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. Rather, there is a discernible and...
Reluctant Confederates
Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Daniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments.
"Crofts's study focuses on Virginia, North Carolina,...
Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery
The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2016
In this landmark book, Daniel Crofts examines a little-known episode in the most celebrated aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his role as the "Great Emancipator." Lincoln always hated slavery, but he also believed it to be legal where it already existed, and he never imagined fighting a...
All Politics Is Global
Explaining International Regulatory Regimes
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
Has globalization diluted the power of national governments to regulate their own economies? Are international governmental and nongovernmental organizations weakening the hold of nation-states on global regulatory agendas? Many observers think so. But in All Politics Is Global, Daniel Drezner argues...
A Tree Accurst
Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
On a wintry night in 1831, a man named Charlie Silver was murdered with an axe and his body burned in a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. His young wife, Frankie Silver, was tried and hanged for the crime. In later years people claimed that a tree growing near the ruins of the old cabin was...
by Dr. Ian G. Baird, Corey L. Bell, Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...
Theories of International Politics and Zombies
Revived Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2014
What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner's groundbreaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have been too scared to ask. Addressing timely issues with analytical bite, Drezner looks...
The Birth of the New Testament Church
On the Cross or at Pentecost
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
When Jesus Christ bowed His head on the cross and declared, “It is finished,” this was inclusive of the purpose of His suffering, redemption of the world, and the giving of birth to the New Testament church.
Therefore, it defies reason to say that the church was born on Pentecost, rather...
Philosophy of Biology
A Contemporary Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2007
Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel McShea and Alex Rosenberg – a biologist and a philosopher, respectively – join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible...
by Robert I. Simon, MD, Daniel W. Shuman
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
In their latest collaboration, Clinical Manual of Psychiatry and Law, noted forensic psychiatrist Dr. Robert Simon and legal scholar Daniel Shuman, both recipients of the Guttmacher Award, have created a unique, practical reference to enable psychiatrists to transform the impact of the law on their...
by Daniel W. Kelly, Susan C. Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2017
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by Daniel W. Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
CLOSET MONSTERS: ZOMBIED OUT AND TALES OF GOTHROTICA features five Gothic erotic stories about men who face off against monsters both literal and figurative-from vampires and werewolves to dangerous daddies and vile priests. The full-length novella Zombied Out rounds out this steamy collection of horror-rotica...
Rangers and Sovereignty
The True Story of the Criminal Pursuits, Campaigns and Battles of Texas Rangers in 19th Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
This eBook edition of "Rangers and Sovereignty" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Rangers and Sovereignty is an autobiography written by Captain Dan W. Roberts. It brings the exciting tale of his service as a Texas Ranger. Roberts...
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...