J Nicholas: 169 books
Reaper: Threat Zero
A Sniper Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
The next book in the explosive new thriller series by former special operations sniper and New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper.
A convoy of cars carrying several family members of the President’s cabinet to Camp David for “Family Day” is ambushed, killing and wounding wives,...
Shooting Lincoln
Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
They took the most memorable photographs of the Civil War. Now their long rivalry was about to climax with the spilled blood of an American president--an event that would usher in a new age of modern media.
Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner were the new media moguls of their day. With their...
by John Baily, Michelle Bigenho, Caroline Bithell
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Over the past twenty years, a range of radical developments has revolutionized musicology, leading certain practitioners to describe their discipline as 'New.' What has happened to ethnomusicology during this period? Have its theories, methodologies, and values remain rooted in the 1970s and 1980s...
Theology and Public Philosophy
Four Conversations
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
This volume brings together eminent theologians, philosophers and political theorists to discuss the relevance of theology and theologically grounded moral reflection to contemporary America’s public life and argument. Avoiding the focus on hot-button issues, shrill polemics, and sloganeering that...
Surfing and Social Theory
Experience, Embodiment and Narrative of the Dream Glide
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon – an ‘alternative’ sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory,...
Social Networking and Impression Management
Self-Presentation in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Social Networking and Impression Management: Self-Presentation in the Digital Age, edited by Carolyn Cunningham, provides original research on key issues in the field of identity management and social networking sites. The contributors to this volume draw on current research in the field and offer...
by Frank J. Bitzer, Nicholas W. Ferrigno
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Organized in a convenient Q&A format to speed you to the information you need, 2015 ERISA Facts delivers the latest guidance on:• Fiduciary responsibility under ERISA• Health insurance issues (HIPAA, COBRA, etc.)• Plan administration issues• Responsibilities related to plan investments...
Breakers
Leading by Destruction in the Innovation Driven Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
What leaders today must realize is that they are living in a post-authoritative, innovation-centric economy. The old skills of authoritarianism, layered hierarchical management structures, and risk-centric philosophies, work schedules, and environments hold very little value in today’s workplace. They’re...
British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70
Neo-colonialism or Disengagement?
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only a 'pseudo-independence', largely because of the entrenched and dominant position of British business interests allied to indigenous elites. The author...
by Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner Ph.D., Nicholas D. Hartlep Ph.D., Lori Latrice Martin
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Top-tier college sports are extremely profitable. Despite the billions of dollars involved in the amateur sports industrial complex, none winds up in the hands of the athletes. The controversies surrounding whether colleges and universities should pay athletes to compete on these educational institutions'...
Biological Control
Ecology and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Biological control is the suppression of populations of pests and weeds by living organisms. These organisms can provide important protection from invasive species and protect our environment by reducing the need for pesticides. However, they also pose possible environmental risks, so biological control...
by David J. Bell, Brian D Loader, Nicholas Pleace
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
The only A-Z guide available on this subject, this book provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date overview of the fast-changing and increasingly important world of cyberculture. Its clear and accessible entries cover aspects ranging from the technical to the theoretical, and from movies to the everyday,...
1 Corinthians
An Introduction and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
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Ephesians
An Introduction and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Unlike Paul's letters to the Galatians or the Corinthians, the letter to the Ephesians contains almost no clues about the situation and issues its recipients faced. Nevertheless, the letter vividly depicts how God's will revealed in Christ reorients believers' lives toward unity, mutual respect, submission,...