H Thomas: 629 books
Historic Whitefish Bay
A Celebration of Architecture and Character
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Incorporated in 1892, Whitefish Bay is a pleasant, verdant village that is home to more than fourteen thousand people. More than half of its five thousand houses and other structures have been deemed historic or architecturally important. Even casual passersby can attest to the architectural significance...
by Richard G Delisle, Fabrizzio McManus, John de Vos
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Contributors from a range of disciplines consider the disconnect between human evolutionary studies and the rest of evolutionary biology.
The study of human evolution often seems to rely on scenarios and received wisdom rather than theory and methodology, with each new fossil or molecular analysis...
Nature, Politics, and the Arts
Essays on Romantic Culture for Carl Woodring
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This interdisciplinary book honors Columbia professor and New York intellectual Carl Woodring. Chapters on Romantic and Victorian literary culture written by leading scholars in the field join in conversation with Woodring’s teachings on literature and visual art and his commentaries on American...
Beyond Imported Magic
Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Studies challenging the idea that technology and science flow only from global North to South.
The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the...
Moving Natures
Mobility and the Environment in Canadian History
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Mobility - the movements of people, things, and ideas, as well as their associated cultural meanings - has been a key factor in shaping Canadians' perceptions of and interactions with their country. Approaching the burgeoning field of environmental history in Canada through the lens of mobility reveals...
Eyes, Ears, and Daggers
Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America's Evolving Struggle against Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Both the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have served as the nation's eyes, ears, and daggers, often in close cooperation but occasionally at cross-purposes throughout their histories. In this book, Thomas H. Henriksen examines the warrior-spy connection both...
STORGY
2014 Short Story Prize Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
The 2014 STORGY Short Story Competition Anthology celebrates the continued resurgence of the short story genre and showcases some of the most talented up-and-coming authors from across the world. This outstanding collection features all fourteen finalists and competitions winners, as judged by critically-acclaimed...
by Thomas H. Huxley
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Subtitled “A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men”, On the Origin of Species highlights Thomas H. Huxley’s gift for translating complex scientific theories into lucid language for laypeople without sacrificing accuracy—in this case, Darwin’s theory of evolution as described in his Origin of Species, which engendered enormous interest, criticism, and curiosity upon publication.
by Thomas H. Huxley
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
A collection of eleven essays and lectures by renowned scientist Thomas H. Huxley, Discourses examines a range of subjects, from the formation of coal and the importance of chalk, to yeast and the deep sea. Huxley’s work helped popularize science in the nineteenth century.
by Thomas H. Huxley
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
The distinguished zoologist Thomas H. Huxley made occasional forays into philosophy and became influential in the fields of religion and politics. Critiques and Addresses collects thirteen essays on educational, philosophical, and scientific subjects. A talented writer, Huxley’s work was popular in the nineteenth century and is still highly respected today.
Schamanismus bei den Germanen
Götter - Menschen - Tiere - Pflanzen
Language: German
Release Date: March 7, 2018
Mit diesem Buch liegt erstmals eine ganzheitliche Untersuchung vor, die die religiöse Weltanschauung der antiken Nord- und Mitteleuropäer – die Mythen und Rituale der Germanen – mit den schamanischen Traditionen steinzeitlicher Ur-Menschen und neuzeitlicher Naturvölker in Beziehung bringt....
by Thomas H. Ford
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Before the ideas we now define as Romanticism took hold the word 'atmosphere' meant only the physical stuff of air; afterwards, it could mean almost anything, from a historical mood or spirit to the character or style of an artwork. Thomas H. Ford traces this shift of meaning, which he sees as first...
by W.H. Griffith Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
W.H. Griffith Thomas, one of the founders of Dallas Theological Seminary, provides an invaluable resource for pastors, theologians and lay Christians seeking to deepen their study of God’s Word. In a day when Bible literacy is on the decline, no tool could more relevant and useful.
“The...
Judaism and Health
A Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
The first state-of-the-art, comprehensive resource to encompass the wide breadth of the rapidly growing field of Judaism and health.
"For Jews, religion and medicine (and science) are not inherently in conflict, even within the Torah-observant community, but rather can be friendly partners...