Jeffrey A James: 30 books

Book cover of How to Defeat Life's Giants
by Jeffrey A James, LoMar Designs Kwonyah Designs
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015

How To Defeat Life’s Giants is a powerful tool and guide to help you conquer and defeat life’s giants that seem insurmountable. By applying the easy to understand principles found in this book, you will no longer allow the giants of lack, sickness, depression, fear, procrastination, and low self-esteem...
Book cover of History of American Political Thought
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
Book cover of Child's Play

Child's Play

Sport in Kids' Worlds

by Don Sabo, Phil Veliz, Alex Manning
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...
Book cover of Slavery and Freedom in Savannah
by Daina Ramey Berry, Jonathan M. Bryant, Bobby J. Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life...
Book cover of The Untamed West
by Western Fictioneers, L. J. Washburn, Jeffrey J. Mariotte
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2018

A collection of twenty-nine tales of the Old West featuring previously unpublished stories by such classic Western writers as James Reasoner, Douglas Hirt, McKendree Long, and Michael R. Ritt. Edited by award winning author, L. J. Washburn. Western Fictioneers is the only writers’ organization devoted...
Book cover of Jewish Men Pray

Jewish Men Pray

Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

by Daniel S. Alexander, Alexandri, Bezalel Aloni
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Book cover of Developing Scaffolds in Evolution, Culture, and Cognition
by Stuart A. Newman, James Allen Evans, Jeffrey C. Schank
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013

Empirical and philosophical perspectives on scaffolding that highlight the role of temporal and temporary resources in development across concepts of culture, cognition, and evolution. "Scaffolding" is a concept that is becoming widely used across disciplines. This book investigates common...
Book cover of Enduring Motives

Enduring Motives

The Archaeology of Tradition and Religion in Native America

by Wesley Bernardini, John E. Clark, Arlene Colman
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Enduring Motives examines tradition and religious beliefs as they are expressed in landscape, the built environment, visual symbols, stories, and ritual.   Bringing together archaeologists and Native American experts,...
Book cover of Submerged
by Joshua Palmatier, S.C. Butler, Seanan McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017

Everyone has their eyes set on the black depths of space … but what about the deep abysses of the ocean?  What dark monsters swim unseen beneath the waves?  What ancient wonders lie hidden, waiting to be discovered?  What sirens call, either here on Earth or in the icy waters of a...
Book cover of Deserts of Fire

Deserts of Fire

Speculative Fiction and the Modern War

by A. M. Dellamonica, Jeffrey Ford, Ken Liu
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016

Speculative fiction stories that explore the ambiguities of war—from award-winning, bestselling authors Jeffrey Ford, Ken Liu, Kate Wilhelm, and others. In the tradition of In the Field of Fire, a collection of stories with a Vietnam War theme, Deserts of Fire is a war-inspired anthology...
Book cover of Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump

Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump

Images from Literature and Visual Arts

by Dan M. R. Abitz, Barbara Brodman, James E. Doan
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019

*Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump:*Images from Literature and Visual Arts treats literature, film, television series, and comic books dealing with utopian and dystopian worlds reflecting on or anticipating our current age. From Henry James’s dreamlike utopia of “The Great Good Place”...
Book cover of Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy
by Hank Savitch, James C. Clinger, Michael W. Hail
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013

The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to...
Book cover of Social Movements and American Political Institutions
by Lee Ann Banaszak, Jeffrey M. Berry, Paul Burstein
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 1998

Social movements in the United States are important political actors because of their scale and duration, their generation of new ideas and understandings of existing problems, their ability to mobilize those who were previously passive citizens, and the impetus they provide for restructuring and...
Book cover of Chasing The Hunter's Dream

Chasing The Hunter's Dream

1,001 of the World’s Best Duck Marshes, Deer Runs, Elk Meadows, Pheasant Fields, Bear Woods, Safaris, and Extraordinary Hunts

by Jeffrey Engel, Sherol Engel, James A. Swan PhD
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009

Under the guiding philosophy of "The Honorable Pursuit of Fish and Game," Jeff and Sherol Engel and James A. Swan present their expert advice on the most enjoyable and affordable places to hunt both big and small game throughout North America, Mexico, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Down Under. Organized...
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