Linda James: 68 books
Knowledge, Belief, and Character
Readings in Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2000
There have been many books over the past decade, including outstanding collections of essays, on the topic of the ethical virtues and virtue-theoretic approaches in ethics. But the professional journals of philosophy have only recently seen a strong and growing interest in the intellectual virtues...
Why, O God? (Foreword by Randy Alcorn)
Suffering and Disability in the Bible and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
With two in seven American families affected by disability, the body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers, pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond.
The book’s contributors—ranging from Joni Eareckson...
Art as Spiritual Perception
Essays in Honor of E. John Walford
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Making a critical contribution to the field of art history, this reader covers everything from sixth-century icons to contemporary art from a Christian perspective. Written by experts around the world, this book reflects the work of noted scholars, most especially John Walford and Hans Rookmaaker,...
Innovations in Higher Education
Igniting the Spark for Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...
by Ivannia Soto, Linda J. Carstens, James R. Burke
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
“This is an era of extraordinary promise and support for addressing the needs of California’s English learners. That’s why this book, The California ELD Standards Companion, is so important. It’s exactly the kind of bridge teachers need between standards and what it looks like in the classroom.” **
**—****LAURIE...
by James A. Crank, Linda Wagner-Martin
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Understanding Sam Shepard investigates the notoriously complex and confusing dramatic world of Sam Shepard, one of America’s most prolific, thoughtful, and challenging contemporary playwrights. During his nearly fifty-year career as a writer, actor, director, and producer, Shepard has consistently...
Ethics of Spying
A Reader for the Intelligence Professional
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Intelligence professionals are employees of the government working in a business that some would consider unethical_the business of spying. This book looks at the dilemmas that exist when one is asked to perform a civil service that is in conflict with what that individual believes to be 'ethical.'...
Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization
Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful...
by James W. Coleman, Linda Wagner-Martin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
In Understanding Edward P. Jones, James W. Coleman analyzes Jones’s award-winning works as well as the significant influences that have shaped his craft. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Jones has made that city and its African American community the subject of or background for most of his...
by Sarit Cohen-Goldner, Joseph F. Ferrie, Volker Grossmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Recent U.S. immigration reform proposals have focused almost exclusively on regulating the population of low-skilled foreign workers. High-Skilled Immigration in a Global Labor Market contends that policymakers should focus more on attracting immigrants with exclusive skill sets-professional, technical,...
by Linda Fitzpatrick, James M. Conkle
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Needles is located at the borders of California and Arizona on the west bank of the Colorado River, once serving as an important transportation hub in California. During the mid-1800s, the steamboat trade flourished here as gold, silver, goods, and passengers were transported along the Colorado River....
How To Make Your Relationship Work
Best Romance and Relationship Tips
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Read, Have fun, Relax, and Improve your Relationships!
Do you want to know what your partner think or why he/she act in a particular way? Do you want to know how to get the man/woman you desire or to keep your partner you so much love?
At some point in life, every one of us embarks on...
Llewellyn's 2017 Witches' Companion
An Almanac for Contemporary Living
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
**Llewellyn’s 2017 Witches’ Companion -- **Modern and Creative Ways to Advance Your Craft
Discover great tips and ideas for improving your Witchcraft every day. Llewellyn’s Witches’ Companion will keep you one step ahead of the latest witchy trends, Craft practices, and Pagan issues....
From Mediation to Nation-Building
Third Parties and the Management of Communal Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
The eruption in the early 1990s of highly visible humanitarian crises and exceedingly bloody civil wars in the Horn of Africa, imploding Yugoslavia, and Rwanda, set in motion a trend towards third party intervention in communal conflict in areas as far apart as the Balkans and East Timor. However...