Richard R : 644 books

"Remember the Alamo!" reverberates through Texas history and culture, but what exactly are we remembering? Over nearly two centuries, the Mexican victory over an outnumbered band of Alamo defenders has been transformed into an American victory for the love of liberty. Why did the historical battle of...

Sometimes reading like a historical novel, or a forensics detective story, a melodrama, or a scientific adventure, Nativity takes the reader on a fast, awesome ride of discovery into the real history and real people behind the birth of Christ. Nativity is the ideal reference for pastors, students,...

Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars. But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate. We have no sympathy...

The role of lay ecclesial ministers—professionally prepared laity who serve in leadership roles—is becoming critically more important in the life of the Catholic church. In Lay Ecclesial Ministry, theologians and pastoral leaders from diverse disciplines provide a deeper understanding, envision...

Few topics are as important, and as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis's bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By...

Teaching that Transforms aims to improve the ways in which the Bible is taught to adult learners. As grownups today leave the church in droves, academic professors Richard and Shera Melick recognize that it is in part because many who teach adults have little or no exposure to the distinctive characteristics...

Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars. But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate. We have no sympathy...

A rogue wave, an influenza pandemic, a catastrophic hurricane and earthquakes prepare the way for an international corporate conspiracy to render the United States of America impotent as a world power and to thuwart the socializst path of the Federal government. Join Dr. Richard Barnes and...

Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an incontrovertible racialized reality in U.S. K-12 public education---the relentless achievement gap between low-socioeconomic students of color and their economically advantaged White counterparts. Award winning author...

Seven thousand years ago, the Archangel Michael gave five humans the power of the angels and five swords from heaven to counter the ever-growing evil in their world. These vampires have lived their long lives hidden in the shadows, fighting Lucifer's evil, protecting humans and shielding them from...

Rise of the Queens is the sequel to Shadow Angels and the second book in the Shadow Angels Trilogy. Lucifer seeks revenge for what Shawn has done to his demons. He sends his most powerful witch Malin, The Tempter to capture Shawn and bring him to her black castle by the Gates of hell. The Archangel...

Brendel is the third and final book of the Shadow Angels Trilogy. Lucifer seeks revenge for what The Mother and the vampires did to Malin. He creates a super demon, Brendel to lead a massive army from his dark dimension to conquer earth and create another dark world for his evil empire. The Archangel...

Authority is exercised in many ways and forms in the Catholic Church today. By What Authority? offers a helpful introduction to the forms of Church authority that are concerned with authentic Christian belief. Gaillardetz (Gă lăr dēē) explains what it means to say that the Bible is inspired, how...

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital...