J J Patrick: 380 books
Flannery O'Connor and Robert Giroux
A Publishing Partnership
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Flannery O'Connor is considered one of America's greatest fiction writers. The immensely talented Robert Giroux, editor-in-chief of Harcourt, Brace & Company and later of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, was her devoted friend and admirer. He edited her three books published during her lifetime, plus...
Rethinking Masculinity
Philosophical Explorations in Light of Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 1996
The new edition of this popular book is reorganized to present pairs of contrasting views on what it means to be a man in contemporary Western culture. Addressing such issues as sex differences, fatherhood, intimacy, homosexuality, and oppression; the collection also includes new discussions of paternity,...
Machiavelli's Romans
Liberty and Greatness in the Discourses on Livy
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 1999
Although Machiavelli is usually considered a pioneer among modern political philosophers, he read deeply in and was greatly influenced by the works of classical Roman thinkers such as Livy. There is thus a fundamental tension between the modern and the ancient within Machiavelli's philosophy; he is...
The Sacred Fraction
A Memoir of Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
For those who knew him, the name Patrick McCarthy brings to mind images of Irish wit, integrity, determination, success and true friendship. Like the authors that he admired, Og Mandino and Paulo Coehlo, Pat had a unique ability to restore a friends self-esteem and to convince him that he truly is...
Sexual Anorexia
Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
A first-time examination of sexual anorexia, an extreme fear of sexual intimacy and obsessive avoidance of sex, by the acknowledged leader in the treatment of compulsive sexual behavior and recovery.
Author Dr. Patrick Carnes begins by defining sexual anorexia and demonstrating how it and its...
by Patrick J. Deneen
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded?
Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century—fascism, communism, and liberalism—only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism’s proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the...
by Patrick J. McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
In the late nineteenth century, scientists began allying themselves with America's corporate, political, and military elites. They did so not just to improve their professional standing and win more money for research, says Patrick McGrath, but for political reasons as well. They wanted to use their...
Globalizing Innovation
State Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Economies
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
The impact of host country institutions and policy on innovation by multinational firms in emerging economies.
In the past, multinational firms have looked to developing countries as sources of raw materials, markets, or production efficiencies, but rarely as locations for innovation. Today,...
Football on Trial
Spectator Violence and Development in the Football World
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Patrick J. Roelle Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Christians Under Siege, is a comprehensive study of the war on Christian values that started in the Arabian Desert, and which now reaches into Americas schools and workplace. Barrack Hussein Obama declared that the United States is not a Christian Nation. Historian Patrick Roelle disagrees.
To...
Sons of the Sierra
Juárez, Díaz, and the People of Ixtlán, Oaxaca, 1855-1920
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
The period following Mexico's war with the United States in 1847 was characterized by violent conflicts, as liberal and conservative factions battled for control of the national government. The civil strife was particularly bloody in south central Mexico, including the southern state of Oaxaca. In...
Leading Schools to Success
Constructing and Sustaining High-Performing Learning Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
What's missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills...
Contrary to Love
Helping the Sexual Addict
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
This resource identifies the stages and progression of sex addiction, including assessment, intervention, and treatment methods.
Public humiliation, broken families, and ruined careers are just some of the tragic results when sex behavior is out of control. And as the media reports each new...
by Patrick Lonergan, Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning the past seventy years. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the volume traces key themes to illustrate the relationship between theatre and changes...