J William: 1364 books
by David G. Anderson, Gregory A. Waselkov, Stephen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades.
Histories of Southeastern Archaeology originated as a symposium at the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference...
Vijayanagara Voices
Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
The Vijayanagara Empire flourished in South India between 1336 and 1565. Conveying the depth and creativity of Hindu religious and literary expression during that time, Vijayanagara Voices explores some of the contributions made by poets, singer-saints, and philosophers. Through translations and discussions...
A Brief Catechism For Adults
A Complete Handbook on How to Be a Good Catholic
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1993
A Brief Catechism for Adults is a little masterpiece designed for instructing converts. But it also serves as a useful handbook for lifelong Catholics who want to understand their faith more deeply. After the first edition of the book was used to catechize tens of thousands seeking to become Catholic,...
by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Jeffrey W. Knopf, Maria Rost Rublee
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
This is the first book-length study of why states sometimes ignore, oppose, or undermine elements of the nuclear nonproliferation regime—even as they formally support it. Anchored by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the nuclear nonproliferation regime is the constellation...
Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities Experiencing Loss and Bereavement
Theory and Compassionate Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Exploring contemporary theory and practice surrounding loss and bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), this book brings together international contributors with a range of academic, professional and personal experience.
This authoritative edited book looks at diverse experiences...
by Kenneth L. Deutsch, John A. Murley, George Anastaplo
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring...
Another's Country
Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Cultural Interactions in the Southern Colonies
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
The 18th-century South was a true melting pot, bringing together colonists from England, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and other locations, in addition to African slaves—all of whom shared in the experiences of adapting to a new environment and interacting with American Indians. The shared...
by William J. Pepe, Elaine A. Pepe
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2004
Weymouth offers a glimpse into the history of the Bay State's second-oldest town through one of the most nostalgic media of the early twentieth century: postcards. Between 1902 and 1965, almost anyone or anything of significance in Weymouth was captured by local postcard publishers, such as Hunt's News...
Community College Leaders on Workforce Development
Opinions, Observations, and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
This book has two things going for it that are rarely combined—it is fundamentally purposeful and it is useful. As the authors point out, there is a trilogy of needs confronting any business leader with a change agenda and/or transitioning into a new top role: influence, coalition building, and...
by Stuart J. Smyth, William A. Kerr, Peter W. B Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security. The first section of the book establishes the context of the conflict, discussing the...
by Stephen Salkever, Cary Nederman, Jeff Macy
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2000
Instilling Ethics casts a fresh light on both the historical sources and the contemporary issues of a major preoccupation of our time: ethics. Norma Thompson has compiled essays from prominent scholars in a wide-range of disciplines to address the problems, pretensions, and positive potentialities...
Pea Ridge
Civil War Campaign in the West
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Mississippi. This study of the battle is based on research in archives from Connecticut to California and...
The Sundance Kid
A Biography of Robert Redford
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
1969 was Robert Redford's breakout year, when he starred with Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Since that time he was continuously successful, either as an actor or director. His concern for the environment, particularly in the American West, has made him an important spokesman for...