Kenneth L : 235 books
Ancient America
Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Presenting “the real deal” of American antiquity—as opposed to the hyped fare of many cable TV shows—Kenneth Feder invites readers to explore the stunning technological, architectural, engineering, and artistic achievements of America’s first peoples.
Part travel guide, part friendly...
Windows into Men's Souls
Religious Nonconformity in Tudor and Early Stuart England
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Windows into Men’s Souls uses the works of John Robinson, Thomas Helwys, and John Smyth to examine the concept of religious nonconformity that was inherent in the English Reformation. Kenneth Campbell frames the primary works and historical development of various groups and individuals as examples...
by Jan A.G.M. van Dijk, Kenneth L. Hacker
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
A seminal shift has taken place in the relationship between Internet usage and politics. At the turn of the century, it was presumed that digital communication would produce many positive political effects like improvements to political information retrieval, support for public debate and community...
Second Sermons
Intimations of the Eternal
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
While serving as Interim Pastor in the 1993-1994 church year, Kenneth Vaux announced a year-long sermon series entitled "Intimations of the Sacred." Building on the concepts of William Wordsworth that the simple items of nature--leaves, songs, snowflakes, and gestures of kindness--hint to us the mysteries...
by Kenneth L. Vaux
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Kenneth Vaux advocates an Abrahamic theology as a dynamic and ethical axis for science and technology and argues for its continuing salience for a vital and humane science. He demonstrates a historical correlation between an Abrahamic theological tradition (monotheism and venturism) and the rise of...
Ministry on the Edge
Reflections of an Interfaith Pioneer, Civil Rights Advocate, and the First Bioethicist
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Ministry on the Edge tells the story of Dr. Kenneth Vaux's long-standing career as theologian and minister--the first bio-ethicist, a civil rights advocate, and interfaith pioneer. Through a collection of essays, articles, and sermons, Vaux traces his prophetic assessment of important ethical issues...
Predictive Health
How We Can Reinvent Medicine to Extend Our Best Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Our health care system is crippled by desperate efforts to prevent the inevitable. A third of the national Medicare budget—nearly 175 billion—is spent on the final year of life, and a third of that amount on the final month, often on expensive (and futile) treatments. Such efforts betray a fundamental...
The Archaeology of Slavery
A Comparative Approach to Captivity and Coercion
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Plantation sites, especially those in the southeastern United States, have long dominated the archaeological study of slavery. These antebellum estates, however, are not representative of the range of geographic locations and time periods in which slavery has occurred. As archaeologists have begun...
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota
Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...
Religion, Culture, and International Conflict
A Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2005
As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...
Markets Never Forget (But People Do)
How Your Memory Is Costing You Money--and Why This Time Isn't Different
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Sir John Templeton, legendary investor, was famous for saying, "The four most dangerous words in investing are, 'This time it's different.'" He knew that though history doesn't repeat, not exactly, history is an excellent guide for investors.
In Markets Never Forget But People Do:...
by Kenneth L. Terao, Francis K. O. Yuen, Anna Marie Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
A state-of-the-art guide for developing grants witha strong emphasis on using program outcome measurement to underscore need and accountability
Based on the authors' many years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, Effective Grant Writing and Program Evaluation for Human Service...
Plan Your Prosperity
The Only Retirement Guide You'll Ever Need, Starting Now--Whether You're 22, 52 or 82
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Whether you’re in retirement, just getting ready to retire, or 5, 10, or 40 years out, this book can help you invest smarter your whole life and yes, plan better for retirement.
Harmful mythology abounds about retirement investing. Many retirees or soon-to-be retirees have heard a plethora...
The Little Book of Market Myths
How to Profit by Avoiding the Investing Mistakes Everyone Else Makes
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Exposes the truth about common investing myths and misconceptions and shows you how the truth shall set you free—to reap greater long-term and short-term gains
Everybody knows that a strong dollar equals a strong economy, bonds are safer than stocks, gold is a safe investment and that high...