Dominic: 570 books
How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian
Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God & Empire—“the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation” (John Shelby Spong) —grapples with Scripture’s two conflicting visions of Jesus and God, one of a loving God, and one of a vengeful God, and explains...
The Birth of Christianity
Discovering What Happened In the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian...
God and Empire
Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America.
From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to...
The Historical Jesus
The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
"He comes as yet unknown into a hamlet of Lower Galilee. He is watched by the cold, hard eyes of peasants living long enough at a subsistence level to know exactly where the line is drawn between poverty and destitution. He looks like a beggar yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the...
Black Dragon River
A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Black Dragon River is a personal journey down one of Asia’s great rivers that reveals the region’s essential history and culture. The world’s ninth largest river, the Amur serves as a large part of the border between Russia and China. As a crossroads for the great empires of Asia, this area...
by Dominic Sandbrook
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” The words of Howard Beale, the fictional anchorman in the 1970s hit film Network, struck a chord with a generation of Americans. From the disgrace of Watergate to the humiliation of the Iran hostage crisis, the American Dream seemed...
by Dominic "Nerd" McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
We all write our love song. From the moment we are born love inspires us inside and out. This is the song of Dominic "Nerd" McDonald as he brings to you 50+ pages of poetry inspired by the past decade of his experiences with love and relationships (or the the lack thereof).
Monkey House Blues
A Shanghai Prison Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
In 1993, Dominic Stevenson left a comfortable life with his girlfriend in Kyoto, Japan, to travel to China. His journey took him to some of the most inhospitable and dangerous places in the world, from the poppy fields of the Afghan-Pakistan border to the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road, before...
Eugene McCarthy
The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Eugene McCarthy was one of the most fascinating political figures of the postwar era: a committed liberal anti-Communist who broke with his party’s leadership over Vietnam and ultimately helped take down the political giant Lyndon B. Johnson. His presidential candidacy in 1968 seized the hearts...
The Right Way to Lose a War
America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Why has America stopped winning wars?
For nearly a century, up until the end of World War II in 1945, America enjoyed a Golden Age of decisive military triumphs. And then suddenly, we stopped winning wars. The decades since have been a Dark Age of failures and stalemates-in Korea, Vietnam,...
How We Fight
Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
Americans love war. We've never run from a fight. Our triumphs from the American Revolution to World War II define who we are as a nation and a people.
Americans hate war. Our leaders rush us into conflicts without knowing the facts or understanding the consequences. Korea, Vietnam, and now...
by Dominic Goncalves
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2002
Dominic Goncalves led a normal life until he was nine then his parents sold their house and business, bought a boat, and set off to sail around the world. So began an epic adventure of sailing aboard their thirty-seven-foot Endurance, Indigo from the tip of Africa across the South Atlantic Ocean to...
Coping with Bipolar Disorder
A CBT-Informed Guide to Living with Manic Depression
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Fully updated and revised, this new edition of Coping with Bipolar Disorder draws on the combined expertise of three leading specialists to offer a comprehensive and practical guide to the causes, treatment, and implications of bipolar disorder, or manic depression. Designed for people with the condition...
You Can Learn to Remember
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
In this easy-to-follow book you will learn simple, easy techniques and shortcuts to help enhance the power of your memory. From memorizing a speech or a simple shopping list to remembering peoples names and faces You Can Train Your Brain to Remember is an invaluable guide to help you train your brain...