J Harris: 152 books
How Television Shapes Our Worldview
Media Representations of Social Trends and Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives,...
Interpreting the New Testament Text
Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2006
With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer:...
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
Innovations in Higher Education
Igniting the Spark for Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...
Paws, Claws, and Magic Tales
Fellowship of Fantasy, #5
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
There's just something magical about cats.
Fierce hunters content to rest upon our sofas. Sweet friends but stubbornly independent. Fluffy little murder balls with jellybean toes and razor-sharp claws. It's easier to answer what cats aren't than what they are.
In this purr-fect collection,...
The Pocket Disaster Survival Guide
What to Do When the Lights Go Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Whether it’s a hurricane bearing down on a home near the coast or a power line downed in a snowstorm near a car, are you prepared for these situations? This slim handbook will provide you with all the information you need to ensure that you, your family, and your pets can weather any emergency crisis....
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by J.C. Hutchins, Cameron Harris (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Needles: Part 1 is the fifth episode of THE 33: award-winning author J.C. Hutchins' innovative new monthly series.
The Mojave Desert: bleak, merciless, murderous. Few people know this better than the residents of Needles, a windswept town on the California border. Strange things happen out...
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by J.C. Hutchins, Cameron Harris (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Pramantha: Part 1 is the first episode of THE 33: award-winning author J.C. Hutchins' innovative new monthly series.
After cutting a deal with a mysterious recruiter, Addison Creel is thrust into a world he barely understands. He's been called to join The 33 — a group of thirty-three misfits...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1
Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;
Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;
Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...
Dark Shadows
Vampires and Ghosts of New Orleans (An Authors on a Train Short Story Collection)
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Vampires and ghosts lurk in the dark shadows of New Orleans. Join us on a journey through the historic French Quarter where the spirits of the dead linger just beyond the reach of the living. Five mysterious and thrilling stories from ten authors guaranteed to send a chill up your spine.
Dark...
African American Students’ Career and College Readiness
The Journey Unraveled
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
African American Students’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal, and socio-political issues of education affecting African American students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has been written based on the authors’ experience and...
by Keith Kahn-Harris, Deena Weinstein, Esther Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
It is common to hear heavy metal music fans and musicians talk about the “metal community”. This concept, which is widely used when referencing this musical genre, encompasses multiple complex aspects that are seldom addressed in traditional academic endeavors including shared aesthetics, musical...
Ia Drang 1965
The Struggle for Vietnam’s Pleiku Province
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2020
The Pleiku campaign of October–November 1965 was a major event in the Vietnam War, and it is usually regarded as the first substantial battle between the US Army and the People's Army of Vietnam. The brigade-sized actions involving elements of the US 1st Cavalry Division at Landing Zones X-Ray and...
by Lauren Dick, Evan J. Hoskins, Sophia Yan
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
As the zipper falls and reveals every storyline, we embrace the words pouring over us. We connect with each notch and each letter rushing past our gaze. My team and I crafted Existere Volume 38 Issue 1 to represent the cycle all writers, readers, poets, artists and audiences experience while interacting...