James Nelson: 88 books
I Will Hold
The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, from Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The incredible true story of Clifton B. “Lucky” Cates, whose service in World War I and beyond made him a legend in the annals of the Marine Corps.
Cates knew that he and his small band of marines were in a desperate spot. Before handing the note over to a runner, he added three words that...
Glory in the Name
A Novel of the Confederate Navy
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Then call us Rebels if you will we glory in the name, for bending under unjust laws and swearing faith to an unjust cause, we count as greater shame. -- Richmond Daily Dispatch, May 12, 1862
April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension explode...
Theistic Evolution
A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Many prominent Christians insist that the church must yield to contemporary evolutionary theory and therefore modify traditional biblical ideas about the creation of life. They argue that God used—albeit in an undetectable way—evolutionary mechanisms to produce all forms of life. Featuring two...
by Sharon Alker, Emily Hodgson Anderson, Srinivas Aravamudan
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Once merely a footnote in Restoration and eighteenth-century studies and rarely taught, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688), by Aphra Behn, is now essential reading for scholars and a classroom favorite. It appears in general surveys and in courses on early modern British writers, postcolonial literature,...
by Arthur C. Nelson, Liza K. Bowles, Julian C. Juergensmeyer
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Impact fees are one-time charges that are applied to new residential developments by local governments that are seeking funds to pay for the construction or expansion of public facilities, such as water and sewer systems, schools, libraries, and parks and recreation facilities. In the face of taxpayer...
by Arthur C. Nelson, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, James C. Nicholas
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
This book addresses market demand-based permitting and building planning in municipalities and counties. It reviews implications for property rights, protecting the local economy, and preventing development in excess of market needs. The book shows how market demand-based planning and permitting could...
Thieves of Mercy
A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Having survived the bloody Battle of New Orleans and the loss of their ironclad Yazoo River, captain Samuel Bowater, engineer Hieronymus Taylor, and the survivors of their crew are given new orders -- take command of an ironclad warship being built in Memphis, Tennessee.
Bowater and his men...
The Only Life That Mattered
The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Fed up with an outlaw existence, Calico Jack Rackam swears off the pirate life, until he meets Anne Bonny, a woman who would as soon stab a man as give him a good tumble—that is, unless he's a pirate. Soon Jack finds himself out on the high seas, with Anne by his side and his men spoiling for action.
George Washington's Great Gamble
And the Sea Battle That Won the American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
One shining yet overlooked moment that changed the course of the Revolutionary War
In the opening months of 1781, General George Washington feared his army would fail to survive another campaign season. The spring and summer only served to reinforce his despair, but in late summer the changing...
Child's Play
Sport in Kids' Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemning contact sports for their concussion risk or prescribing athletics as a cure for the childhood obesity epidemic. Child’s Play presents a more nuanced...
by Arthur C. Nelson, John Randolph, James M. McElfish
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that “affordable housing” is an oxymoron. Building inexpensively is impossible, they say, because there are too many regulations. Required environmental impact statements and habitat protection...
Black and Blue
How African Americans Judge the U.S. Legal System
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
The American legal system is experiencing a period of extreme stress, if not crisis, as it seems to be losing its legitimacy with at least some segments of its constituency. Nowhere is this legitimacy deficit more apparent than in a portion of the African American community in the U.S., as incidents...
The New Politics of the Old South
An Introduction to Southern Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
The New Politics of the Old South, Sixth Edition is available August 2017. Paperback ISBN 9781538100158
Now in its fifth edition, The New Politics of the Old South is the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in America’s southern...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Treatments, and Solving the Practical Problems of CFS
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009
In this enlightening and compassionate guide, one of the foremost specialists in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--himself a ten-year survivor of the disease--helps victims and their loved ones regain control of their lives. This updated edition includes new information about current medical treatments, related disorders, and strategies for living with the CFS.