John James: 626 books
Recovering the Margins of American Religious History
The Legacy of David Edwin Harrell Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012
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Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Harrell’s colleagues, peers, and students that explore his impact and legacy in the field of American...
Defying the Odds
The 2016 Elections and American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Bitterness and joy, outrage and satisfaction, shame and pride, escapes to safe places and displays of celebration—these were just a few of the conflicting reactions that greeted the election of Donald Trump. One point lays beyond dispute: Donald Trump defied the odds, whether set by bookmakers or...
by James Pennebaker, John F. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
“Write about what keeps you awake at night.”That’s the advice James Pennebaker and John Evans offer in Expressive Writing: Words That Heal. This book will help you overcome the traumas and emotional upheavals that are keeping you awake. You’ll resolve issues, improve your health, and build...
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamiltons (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
The Children's Table
Childhood Studies and the Humanities
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Like the occupants of the children's table at a family dinner, scholars working in childhood studies can seem sidelined from the "adult" labor of humanities scholarship. The Children's Table brings together scholars from architecture, philosophy, law, and literary and cultural criticism to provide...
by John Angell James
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2018
The Christian Professor is one of John Angell James' classics.
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamiltons (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by James R. Griesemer, Joan Roughgarden, Ofer Feinerman
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
Broad perspective on collectivity in the life sciences, from microorganisms to human consensus, and the theoretical and empirical opportunities and challenges.
Many researchers and scholars in the life sciences have become increasingly critical of the traditional methodological focus on the...
The Hancocks of Marlborough
Rubber, Art and the Industrial Revolution - A Family of Inventive Genius
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. But as research progressed, it was clear that Thomas and his five brothers, the Hancocks...
Blacks of the Land
Indian Slavery, Settler Society, and the Portuguese Colonial Enterprise in South America
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
Originally published in Portuguese in 1994 as Negros da Terra, this field-defining work by the late historian John M. Monteiro has been translated into English by Professors Barbara Weinstein and James Woodard. Monteiro's work established ethnohistory as a field in colonial Brazilian studies and made...
January 1973
Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam, and the Month That Changed America Forever
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
In January 1973, politics in America changed forever as, in the span of 31 days, the Watergate burglars went on trial, the Nixon administration negotiated an end to the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, Lyndon Johnson died in Texas, and Richard Nixon was sworn in for...
Genetic Influences on Addiction
An Intermediate Phenotype Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability.
Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
Church Pulpit Commentary
A 12 Volume set in one Volume
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This 12 volume set now in one volume. This contains commentary concise comments and sermon outlines, perfect for preaching, and teaching. It has perspective on a passage for any lay person, or teacher. More than 100 authors wrote short essays, sermon outlines, and sermon illustrations for selected...