Dr J: 795 books
by Dr. Peter J. Swartz
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This work is a memoir. As a child and a young man, I rarely felt entitled to breath air. Emotionally neglected by my father, as a teen, I left home for a prep school at which I would spend the worst three years of my life. Trouble followed two failed attempts at undergraduate college, until I found my...
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities
Toward Civic Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts &...
Gender, Power and Sexual Abuse in the Pacific
Rev. Simpson’s "Improper Liberties†?
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
In 1843 on the island of Tahiti the evangelical missionary Rev. Alexander Simpson was accused of sexually assaulting three of the female students under his care, and of taking 'improper liberties' with at least three more. The events did not come out in public for at least a decade, while Simpson's...
Warrior Mindset
Mental Toughness Skills for a Nation's Peacekeepers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Mental toughness is esssential for elite human performance and especially in high stress situations. While mental toughness is a singular value in both military and law enforcement training and missions, too often, there is a disconnect between tallking about and actually training it. Warrior MindSet...
by Thomas S. Weinberg, Professor Gerhard J. falk, Dr. Ursula Adler Falk
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The American Drug Culture uses sociological and other perspectives to examine drug and alcohol use in U.S. society. The text is arranged topically, rather than by categories of drugs, and explores diverse contexts of drug use including popular culture; sexuality; the legal and criminal justice systems;...
Evidences for God and His Creations: Nature, the Flood, and the Bible
A Summary Apologetics Book Assembling a Puzzle
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
This book provides summary apologetics from about 200 references. It is unique in that many authors with differing viewpoints are put together in brief key point summaries. Some of the books covered are 1100 pages long. The original authors views are briefly integrated and compared. The different...
Masking and Unmasking Ourselves
Interpreting Biblical Texts on Clothing & Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Our clothes conceal our naked bodies but what do they reveal about our souls?
"Clothes assume a primary importance as a vehicle that suggests character, provides insights into a person's identity and even governs it…. But the problem is that if Oscar Wilde is correct that 'if you give...
Revelation
The Time Is Near
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
The book of Revelation is one of the most exciting books in all of Gods Word. Yet for many, it is one of the most confusing. Revelation, The Time Is Near will give the pastor/teacher and the Bible student a greater understanding of Gods plan for the ages. You can be aware of coming events such as...
Hineini in Our Lives
Learning How to Respond to Others through 14 Biblical Texts & Personal Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
One simple, powerful word—hineini—contains the key to deepening your relationship with God and with others.
Hineini (Here I am!). This single spoken word appears only fourteen times in the Bible–each time in a memorable and meaningful story: Abraham offering Isaac as a sacrifice to God,...
Overcoming Bitterness
Discovering Life Again
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Overcoming Bitterness is helping thousands all over the world discovering a life of happiness and full of joy. This book analyzes the root cause of inter personal (1) Relationship break-ups (2) All schisms (3) Emotional and physical health breakdown. It offers healing solutions to every one who wants...
Self Struggle & Change
Family Conflict Stories in Genesis and Their Healing Insights for Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
How do I find greater wholeness in my life and in my family’s life?
"To appreciate the importance of the Bible and gain insight about ourselves from it, both Jews and Christians can use the process of midrash: The attempt to find contemporary meaning in the biblical text. The term midrash...
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
One of the most salient forms of modern-day tourism is based on the heritage of humankind. The majority of all global travel entails some element of the cultural past, as hundreds of millions of people visit cultural attractions, heritage festivals, and historic places each year. The book delves into...
by Dr. Michael J. Duckett
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
When I was a little boy, I allowed my thoughts to carry me away from the extreme poverty in which I lived to a place where I knew things would be better. My seven sisters and I were orphaned and left on the streets of Detroit. We were determined to stay together at any cost! The price we paid was...
by Dr. Robert W. Dillon, Erin M. Klein, Benjamin D. Gilpin
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Bring hope, joy, and positive energy back into the daily work of the classroom. In this book, learn to design brain-friendly learning environments that foster engagement, productivity, and achievement while allowing for seamless integration of educational technology. Discover how flexible, welcoming,...