Michael S: 742 books
Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized
Preventive Diplomacy in the PostDCold War World
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 1999
The basic logic of preventive diplomacy is unassailable. Act early to prevent disputes from escalating; reduce tensions that could lead to war; deal with today's conflicts before they become tomorrow's crises. Yet as we look at the record of these first years of the post-Cold War era, it is quite...
by Michael S. Givel, Andrew L. Spivak
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Heartland Tobacco War chronicles the political and public relations battles between health advocates and forces supported by the tobacco industry in Oklahoma from the 1980s to the present. Michael S. Givel and Andrew L. Spivak draw on previously-suppressed tobacco insider documents and first-hand...
by Michael S. Collins, Linda Wagner-Martin
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Understanding Etheridge Knight introduces readers to a major—but understudied—American poet. Etheridge Knight (1931–1991) survived a shrapnel wound suffered during military service in Korea, as well as a drug addiction that led to an eight-year prison sentence, to publish five volumes of poetry...
The God Who Goes before You
Pastoral Leadership as Christ-Centered Followership
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
In The God Who Goes before You, Michael S. Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones establish a foundation for Christian leadership that draws not from human assumptions, but from the wisdom of God.
By considering the whole canon of scripture as their supreme and sufficient authority, Wilder and Jones...
Desert Between the Mountains
Mormons, Miners, Padres, Mountain Men, and the Opening of the Great Basin, 1772-1869
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
On July 24, 1847, a band of Mormon pioneers descended into the Salt Lake Valley. Having crossed the Great Plains and hauled their wagons over the Rocky Mountains, they believed that their long search for a permanent home had finally come to an end. The valley was an arid and inhospitable place, but...
Perspectives on Your Child's Education
Four Views
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
In Perspectives on a Child’s Education, proponents of four very different learning options present their faith-based positions on how a parent should answer the question, “Where should I send my child to school?” Troy Temple (International Center for Youth Ministry) is convinced every Christian...
Gay Artists in Modern American Culture
An Imagined Conspiracy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2007
Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-twentieth-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly "American"...
Opening the Covenant
A Jewish Theology of Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2007
The Vatican II Council of 1965 signaled a new era in the relationship of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Determined to free the Church of the anti-Jewish polemic which led to such widespread suffering of the innocent, Catholic authorities completely revised their conceptions of Jews and Judaism....
Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Study
80 Expert Insights, Explained in a Single Minute
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
The Bible is the most important book in history. It's also one of the most misunderstood. Studying Scripture involves much more than reading. Serious Bible study can be a daunting task. It takes effort and skill.
The Bible was put together over 2000 years ago. There are serious obstacles to...
by Sorin Cristoloveanu, Michael S Shur
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Frontiers in Electronics includes the best papers of WOFE-11 invited by the Editors and down selected after the peer review process. This book is conceived to make available in the international arena extended versions of selected, high impact talks. The papers are divided into four sections: advanced...
Seeking Good Debate
Religion, Science, and Conflict in American Public Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Why do religion and science often appear in conflict in America’s public sphere? In Seeking Good Debate, Michael S. Evans examines the results from the first-ever study to combine large-scale empirical analysis of some of our foremost religion and science debates with in-depth research into what...
No One Eats Alone
Food as a Social Enterprise
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
In today's fast-paced, fast food world, everyone seems to be eating alone, all the time—whether it's at their desks or in the car. Michael Carolan argues that needs to change if we want healthy, equitable, and sustainable food. We can no longer afford to ignore human connections as we struggle with...
Innumerable Insects
The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
The images . . . are the stars of this work, which will delight every entomophile who turns its pages.” — Publishers Weekly
A fascinating look at the world’s most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History’s Rare Book Collection.
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by Jessie Bernard, Michael S. Kimmel, Yasemin Besen
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Jessie Bernard was one of the foremost early feminist sociologists and public intellectuals in women's studies. In The Jessie Bernard Reader, Michael S. Kimmel and Yasemin Besen have compiled her most intriguing and influential work on marriage, the family, sexuality and changing women's roles in...