David J David: 1790 books
by David J. Murray
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
An Apology For all the irritations Ive caused you,
Im sorry; in a mirror,
My eyes might glisten with tears of fear and remorse.
For being an onerous burden upon you,
Im sorry; in a drama,
Id movingly exit, the back of my hand on my brow ...
It is no secret...
by J. David Cox
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
With no skills and limited knowledge they built a life in the middle of nowhere by reading how-to books and doing things the hard way. In this lighthearted memoir they face the challenges of constructing their own home, providing their own water and electricity, and learning to live with the wildlife,...
by David J. Lovato
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Two people meet, fall in love, fall out, and fall apart, left wondering what to do with the pieces that remain. A collection of narrative poetry.
Sacred Breath
40 Days of Centering Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
When life takes an unexpected turn that leaves you reeling, sometimes you have to remind yourself to just breathe. But God is closer than the air you breathe. Grounded in scripture and Christian tradition, Sacred Breath walks you through the practice of Centering Prayer and helps you breathe in deeply...
A War of Frontier and Empire
The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three distinct conflicts—one fought between the Spanish and the allied...
Black Banners of ISIS
The Roots of the New Caliphate
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A medieval Islam historian’s incisive portrait of ISIS, revealing the group’s deep ideological and intellectual roots in the earliest days of Islam With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to...
The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.
From "Solo" to Memphis
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
The author of Bearing the Cross, the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Martin Luther King Jr., exposes the government’s massive surveillance campaign against the civil rights leader
When US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy authorized a wiretap of Martin Luther King Jr.’s phones by...
Challengers to Duopoly
Why Third Parties Matter in American Two-Party Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Building on the foundational importance of its predecessor (Politics at the Periphery, 1993), Challengers to Duopoly offers an up-to-date overview of the important history of America's third parties and the challenge they represent to the hegemony of the major parties. J. David Gillespie introduces...
Key States, High Stakes
Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the...
by David J. Whittaker
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2006
Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker’s book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject.
Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked...
Aristotle's Ladder, Darwin's Tree
The Evolution of Visual Metaphors for Biological Order
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Leading paleontologist J. David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on humans' perception of their place in nature, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biological...
Can Bacteria Cause Cancer?
Alternative Medicine Confronts Big Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
Growing numbers of cancer patients are exploring diet, food supplements, herbs, and nontoxic immunotherapies like bacterial vaccines as a means of therapy. Yet most cancer research organizations refuse to even evaluate these alternatives. Can Bacteria Cause Cancer? argues convincingly that unless...
Working Parents, Thriving Families
10 Strategies That Make A Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
A straightforward, lighthearted, and research-based parenting book for working parents who want to do the best they can for their children in the time they have together. Board-certified child psychologist David J. Palmiter, PhD, distills the broad and complex endeavor of parenting into 10 effective strategies for promoting happy and well-adjusted children in busy households.
Exploring the Belief in the Real Presence
What Is That About Anyway? Could Jesus Be Present—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—In the Eucharist?
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
The Eucharistic celebration is an ancient ritual originating almost 2000 years ago. It took place during the last Passover supper Jesus had with his apostles on the day before he died. At that time, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the apostles, saying This is my body. Subsequently,...