Randall: 1157 books

Today, antibiotics and antiviral medications are the go-to choice for most of us when it comes to treating common infections and diseases. For a long time now, these great medical inventions have been saving millions of lives across the world, so it is no longer surprising why we continue to trust...

Against the background of Socrates' insight that the unexamined life is not worth living, Reading Our Lives: The Poetics of Growing Old investigates the often overlooked inside dimensions of aging. Despite popular portrayals of mid- and later life as entailing inevitable decline, this book looks at...

Since the early 1960s the Supreme Court and its congressional critics have been locked in a continuing dispute over the issues of school prayer, busing, and abortion. Although for years the Court’s congressional foes have introduced legislation designed to curb the powers of the federal courts in...

This new volume in the Counterpoints series compares and contrasts different conceptions of working memory, generally recognized as the human cognitive system responsible for temporary storage of information. The book includes proponents of several different views. Robert Logie discusses the theoretical...

When we talk about what "freedom of speech" means in America, the discussion almost always centers on freedom rather than speech. Taking for granted that speech is an unambiguous and stable category, we move to considering how much freedom speech should enjoy. But, as Randall Bezanson demonstrates...

The relatively recent "worship wars" over styles of worship — traditional, contemporary, or blended — have calmed down, and many churches have now reached decisions about which "worship style" defines them. At a more fundamental level, however, change has yet to begin. In...

Valentine's got a talent for finding the right fit—whether it's matching an executive to a job or finding a lover for himself—but he's never had a first impression like Lucy before. Commandeered by the intriguing stranger at a luxury London department store, Valentine's more than happy...

- Als Telzey erwacht, hat sie eine Doppelgängerin. Keines der beiden Mädchen weiß, welches das echte und welches das synthetische ist. Sie haben ihre Rolle zu spielen als Marionetten, deren Bewegungen ein Computer steuert... - Engstirnigkeit und Rechthaberei beschwören die Katastrophe herauf....

After being involved in a nasty car accident, Andy goes on a weekend yoga retreat with a friend of hers and unwittingly steps into a whole new world. She is amazed to find people living at the retreat centre who prefer less of the things that most people value: less meat, less money, less alcohol,...

Like a sculptor chiseling stone into being, Malcolm Randall creates meaning with words; he shapes them, massages them, and relishes in their beauty. I first met Malcolm when I invited him into my language arts classroom and then witnessed his indelible passion once again when he captivated an audience...

The Commander (Book Two)Carol Hancock is a victim of Transform Sickness, a Major Transform known as an Arm. After her escape from government detention, an established and mentally unstable Arm, Stacy Keaton, trained her in the Arm basics. The basics are not enough, though, and Carol’s training...

Ben Braun, a moderately successful inventor and young newlywed, invents and manufactures the Mindblower, a sleek electronic device that boosts memory and enhances mental acuity. When Jenny, his beloved bride, is presumed dead after her small plane explodes low over the undertow of the Washington State...

Kat, a smart, attractive Psych Ph-D student at UBC thinks she is being stalked. A Mayan Professor seems to know about her vision; about her role in preparing for the 2012 Prophesy. A trip South with her boyfriend, Daniel, brings some frightening revelations that shake her very foundation and make...

The highest treason of all is not so easy to define - and be it noted carefully that the true traitor in this case was not singular, but very plural. Randall Garrett weaves a fantastic science fiction tale of wonderment and awe: The Highest Treason!