J Arthur: 264 books

Drama within Hawaiis supernatural and historical worlds is described by Arthur, a sickly foster child experiencing a troubled life. Avid reading makes him mentally tough, verbally agile, inquisitive, and very sassy. He watches Hawaiis unfolding with Kahu, his Menehune mentor; Miki, a Leprechaun, who...

In Good News for a Month, J. Arthur Teresi cultivates, nourishes, and encourages the most important relationship in life you will ever have: your relationship with God. This book fearlessly explores some of life’s toughest questions and then boldly offers biblically based advice. With the compelling mixture of Scripture and Poetry, what you have is a devotional unlike any other.

The Outline of Science, Volume 1 of 4 by J. Arthur  Thomson..

The Outline of Science:  A PLAIN STORY SIMPLY TOLD EDITED BY J. Arthur Thomson.  REGIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WITH OVER 800 ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHICH ABOUT 40 ARE IN COLOUR.  IN FOUR VOLUMES G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker...

Over 140 examples, preceded by a succinct exposition of general topology and basic terminology. Each example treated as a whole. Over 25 Venn diagrams and charts summarize properties of the examples, while discussions of general methods of construction and change give readers insight into constructing...

The publisher's special commentary chapter and the author's biography are included in this version. The Outline of Science is a nonfiction best seller, which was published in 1922 and sold more than 100,000 in 5 years. The book was written by Sir John Arthur Thomson, a Scottish naturalist...

Description : Ce livre contient les illustrations d'origine et a été enrichi par des images de Noël pour une lecture plus agréable et plus ludique. Il a été parfaitement mis en page pour s'adapter à toute liseuse électronique. Extrait : "Il n’était ni pauvre ni riche, mais la famille...

Collection of 65 stories and poems covering life in Hawaii from the early 30s, through World War II, and up to the presentincluding the new U.S. S. Hawaii, nuclear submarine. Compellingly written, this books 337 pages cover: Growing up Hawaiian style; sugar plantation life; Hawaiian ranching; Kamehameha...

Published in 1908, this collection of five lectures features “The Wonder of the World,” “The History of Things,” “Organisms and their Origin,” “The Evolution of Organisms,” and “Man's Place in Nature.” Thomson imagines nature to be a vital book that humans must read—and the scientific history of earth is somewhat of a “story of genesis.”

     These facts in regard to Herbert Spencer's uncles corroborate the general thesis that heredity counts for much. The four uncles had individuality, rising sometimes to the verge of eccentricity; in their various paths of life they were independent, critical, self-assertive, and with a characteristic...

Varla Ventura, Coast to Coast favorite, Weird News blogger on Huffington Post, and author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces Weiser Books new Collection of forgotten occult classics. Paranormal Parlor is an eerie assemblage of affordable digital editions, curated with Varlas...

How the extraordinary career of one man—missionary, educator, explorer, statesman—changed the course of history on the untamed Arctic frontier… Originally published in 1960, Alaskan Apostle is a fascinating biography about Sheldon Jackson, a Presbyterian minister who founded schools in...

The aim of this book is to give a general idea of the way in which Modern Science looks out on the world. By selecting a few salient illustrations, it seeks to show how the various sciences are disclosing the Order of Nature. It is hoped that it may be of service to the able minded reader who wishes...

Excellently framed and designed, with bold, receding arches, the open timber roofs of the medieval period featured massive moldings, carved timbers, and intricate tracery. Today, these roofs are recognized for their striking beauty, rich ornamentation, and the consummate skills of the carpenters and...