Robert D : 904 books
Completing the Revolution
A Vision for Victory in 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2000
Twice in the past generation, the Republican party has proclaimed a "revolution" in American politics. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory on a platform of tax cuts, smaller government, and a stronger defense. And in 1994, Newt Gingrich took up the revolutionary mantle, tossing out the...
by Robert D. Hales
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2015
“Return with honor” is a call that has become familiar to every Latter-day Saint. For Elder Robert D. Hales, this stirring directive was his unit's motto when he served as a jet fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, and he uses it often in his teaching. During his military days, the motto...
The Louisiana Purchase
A Global Context
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation’s geography and its political future. President Thomas Jefferson had struggled for three years over the purchase, which many believed...
Power on the Hudson
Storm King Mountain and the Emergence of Modern American Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
The beauty of the Hudson River Valley was a legendary subject for artists during the nineteenth century. They portrayed its bucolic settings and humans in harmony with nature as the physical manifestation of God’s work on earth. More than a hundred years later, those sentiments would be tested as...
The Blue Death
The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
With the keen eyes of a scientist and the sensibilities of a seasoned writer, Dr. Robert Morris chronicles the fascinating and at times frightening story of our drinking water. His gripping narrative vividly recounts the epidemics that have shaken cities and nations, the scientists who reached into...
by Robert D. Hanser
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Introduction to Corrections provides a comprehensive foundation of corrections that is practitioner-driven and grounded in modern research and theoretical origins. This text uniquely illustrates how the day-to-day practitioner conducts business in the field of corrections in both institutional and...
Quitting Hellish Christianity
Giving up Power and Following Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
It can be enticing in this day and age for Christians to seek influence and power in the world, yet this often means circumventing the true path that Christ has set out before us. Who would have thought that exerting power or influence over the direction of our culture might be exactly what Jesus...
Foreign Affairs Federalism
The Myth of National Exclusivity
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Challenging the myth that the federal government exercises exclusive control over U.S. foreign-policymaking, Michael J. Glennon and Robert D. Sloane propose that we recognize the prominent role that states and cities now play in that realm. Foreign Affairs Federalism provides the first comprehensive...
Dynamics of Young Star Clusters and Associations
Saas-Fee Advanced Course 42. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Where do most stars (and the planetary systems that surround them) in the Milky Way form? What determines whether a young star cluster remains bound (such as an open or globular cluster), or disperses to join the field stars in the disc of the Galaxy? These questions not only impact understanding...
The Wrong Complexion for Protection
How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly...
The Heroic Age
The Creation of Quantum Mechanics, 1925-1940
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Quantum theory is one of the great achievements of twentieth century physics. Born at the very beginning of the century, it attained a definitive form by 1932, yet continued to evolve throughout the century. Its applications remain fully a part of modern life. It should thus come as no surprise that...
Scripture Versus Science
Reconciling God's Ancient Wisdom with a Modern World View
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015
With trepidation, Dr. Robert D. Harter approached the subject of Earth origins and human development from the position of a lifelong Christian who is also a scientist.He grew up in a rural Ohio Christian family and thoroughly understands the position of those who believe the Earth and everything in it...
by David J. Schmidly, Robert D. Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
From reviews of previous editions:"This is the standard reference about Texas mammals." —Wildlife Activist"A must for anyone seriously interested in the wildlife of Texas." —Texas Outdoor Writers Association News"[This book] easily fills the role of both a field guide...
BONE MOUNTAIN
A NOVEL
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
BONE MOUNTAIN is the first in a series of thrillers starring ex-FBI agent Brian McKay and his intrepid niece, college student Darcy McKay. The McKays team up to defeat a violent gang shadowing the excavation of the world's first intact T. Rex skeleton. The action jumps between the mean streets of...