Ronald: 2667 books
Egyptomania
A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
The land of pyramids and sphinxes, pharaohs and goddesses, Egypt has been a source of awe and fascination from the time of the ancient Greeks to the twenty-first century. In Egyptomania, Ronald H. Fritze takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the past, a place inhabited by strange...
by Stephen A. Morse, King K. Holmes, Ronald C. Ballard
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
The Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 4th Edition, by Drs. Stephen A. Morse, King K. Holmes, Adele A. Moreland, MD, and Ronald C. Ballard, provides you with an exclusive gallery of STD and AIDS images so you can better diagnose and treat these diseases. Approximately 1,100 unique images...
Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee
The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
For centuries people have used trees, shrubs, and woody vines for food, clothing, ritual, construction, scientific study, and more. However, these important plants are easy to overlook during the winter months, when the absence of leaves, fruit, and other distinguishing characteristics makes them...
J.B.S
The life and Work of J.B.S Haldane
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964) was one of the most brilliant of British scientists - and one of the most controversial. A trail-blazing geneticist and physiologist, who used himself as his own guinea-pig, he was also a highly successful populariser of science, a dedicated Marxist, and a devotee of Hindu...
Wheelchair Warrior
Gangs, Disability, and Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was “both the worst and best thing that happened” to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. He attended...
Is Democracy Possible Here?
Principles for a New Political Debate
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Politics in America are polarized and trivialized, perhaps as never before. In Congress, the media, and academic debate, opponents from right and left, the Red and the Blue, struggle against one another as if politics were contact sports played to the shouts of cheerleaders. The result, Ronald Dworkin...
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Everything You Need to Know to Make the Right Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2004
Readers get the facts they need to make informed decisions about hip and knee replacement surg-eries-the two most common joint replacements in America. Hundreds of thousands of Americans suffer from painful, deteriorating joints-and for many, surgery is their only option for relief. Now, Dr. Ronald...
A Patient's Guide to Unnecessary Knee Surgery
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Hasty Medical Advice
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Every year millions of Americas are told by an orthopedic surgeon that the only way to successfully get rid of their knee pain is to undergo some form of knee surgery. But so many of these procedures could have been avoided if the patient was fully informed regarding all the intricacies of his or...
Sacred Fire
A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
When one reaches the highest degree of human maturity, one has only one question left: How can I be helpful?—TERESA OF ÁVILA
Beloved author Ronald Rolheiser continues his search for an accessible and penetrating Christian spirituality in this highly anticipated follow-up to the contemporary...
The Book of "Genesis"
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
During its 2,500-year life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to almost every important claim about reality, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it continues to play a central role in debates about science, politics, and human rights. With clarity and skill, acclaimed biblical...
by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Lord Ronald Gower (1845 ù1916) was a British aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer. Besides being a sculpture he wrote biographies of Marie Antoinette and Joan of Arc, and a history of the Tower of London. Joan of Arc was a15th century French heroine. She was born a peasant girl in...
by Ronald Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
It's dark. Crickets chirp in the black of night, accompanied by the lonesome call of a whippoorwill. On the front porch of a ramshackle house, pale moonlight reveals two forms in rocking chairs, facing one another. Just you and the storyteller.
You are uneasy at first, a little nervous…...
by Ronald Modras
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Ignatian Humanism puts into perspective our contemporary search for a spirituality that responds both to our search for meaning and desire for God." John W. Padberg, S.J., director, Institute of Jesuit Sources"Modras integrates fascinating history, contemporary theology, and inspiring spirituality...
by Canon Ronald Brownrigg, Ronald Brownrigg
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Who's Who in The New Testament is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. Paying close attention to the places linked with the major events of Jesus's life, it provides:
* over 300 extensive entries covering every major character
* detailed biographical information on each character,...