Robert W : 999 books
Blog Schmog
The Truth About What Blogs Can (and Can't) Do for Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2007
Blog Schmog takes a look at the blogging phenomenon and its impact on politics, writing, marketing, public relations, publishing, journalism, and all other forms of communication. Written from a skeptic's point of view, Robert Bly holds blogging up to close scrutiny, giving practical, easy-to-use...
Count Your Blessings
63 Things to Be Grateful for in Everyday Life . . . and How to Appreciate Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2008
As a child, when Robert Bly skinned his knee, his mother would always remind him to count his blessings because the injury could be worse. At the time, he found it irritating, but as an adult, he has realized the wisdom of her approach. Moreover, he has learned that in the overwhelming majority of...
by Robert W. Witkin
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Adorno is one of the leading cultural thinkers of the twentieth century. This is the first detailed account of Adorno's texts on music from a sociological perspective. In clear, non-technical language, Robert Witkin guides the reader through the complexities of Adorno's argument about the link between...
Kings Mountain and Cowpens
Our Victory Was Complete
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
From the rocky slopes of Kings Mountain to the plains of Hannah�s Cowpens, the Carolina backcountry hosted two of the Revolutionary War�s most critical battles. On October 7, 1780, the Battle of Kings Mountain utilized guerilla techniques�American Over Mountain Men wearing buckskin and hunting...
What about Hitler? (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)
Wrestling with Jesus's Call to Nonviolence in an Evil World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Must Christians always turn the other cheek and resist violence? Is it ever justifiable for Christians to retaliate in the face of evil? Philosopher Robert Brimlow struggles with these questions in What about Hitler? The author skillfully integrates meditations on scriptural passages, personal reflections...
by Robert W. Kingett
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
Robert Kingett, a journalist, accepts a dare while at a park. This dare seems simple at first – to adapt to his blindness without the Internet in an age where the web is ubiquitous. The journey starts off as a need to check Email, then morphs into intimate feelings and observations about the Internet...
Life Revealed
Not Just a Walk in the Park
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
For a long while my philosophy in life was to go out and get what I wanted: “Follow your dreams!” And to a large degree that philosophy paid off. Even so, there was always something missing.“Ambition” I called it. I wasn’t happy with the status quo. My interests led me into employment opportunities...
Theologies of the American Revivalists
From Whitefield to Finney
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
For centuries, revivals—and the conversions they inspire—have played a significant role in American evangelicalism. Often unnoticed or unconsidered, however, are the particular theologies underlying these revivals and conversions to faith. With that in mind, church historian Robert Caldwell traces...
by Robert W. Bertram
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This book is about faithful witnesses -- from the Reformation to South African apartheid to Bonhoeffer -- to the promise of Jesus Christ. Even in the midst of trials, these faithful followers have testified that the gospel is authority enough for the church's life and unity. Significantly, this is...
by Robert W. Bly
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Robert Bly, presenter extraordinaire, reveals the secrets for winning a room and closing a deal in any forum - seminars, podcasts, webinars, interviews, and meetings. Revealing surefire techniques for organizing and delivering a superior presentation, Bly teaches how to erase fear and nerves and turn...
Betting on China
Chinese Stocks, American Stock Markets, and the Wagers on a New Dynamic in Global Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
The promise and perils of Chinese stocks in American stock markets
Betting on China takes readers on an illuminating journey into the often confusing and poorly understood world of Chinese stock issuances in America. With insightful qualitative and quantitative analysis, it looks at the phenomenon...
by Robert W. McChesney
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
"In this passionate and strikingly lucid essay, Robert McChesney makes clear why all of us should be alarmed about the effects of media mergers on the future of American democracy. This is a must reading for anyone who wants to get a quick understanding of this troubling trend."—Susan J. Douglas, author of Growing Up Female with the Mass Media
Dignity for All
How to Create a World Without Rankism
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
In his books Somebodies and Nobodies and All Rise, Robert Fuller exposed rankism—abuse of the power inherent in rank to exploit or humiliate someone of lower rank. In Dignity for All, Fuller and Pamela Gerloff offer a concise, action-oriented guide to the concrete steps we can take to eradicate...
Rich Media, Poor Democracy
Communication Politics in Dubious Times
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
An updated edition of the “penetrating study” examining how the current state of mass media puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky).
What happens when a few conglomerates dominate all major aspects of mass media, from newspapers and magazines to radio and broadcast television? After all...