Sears: 215 books

The first of five Volumes that span 41 years and contain approximately 3600 writings combined into five volumes. This Volume is a compilation of 5 original booklets, Something of Feeling-1969, Alton's Gift-1997, Who and More-1997, Altonism's-1997, and Precious-1995. They are thought-provoking, inspirational, amusing and nurturing, and embrace art, prose, poems and vignettes.

Heat related illnesses are caused due to prolonged exposure to heat and also humidity without any reprieve and due to inadequate intake of fluids. Kids and teens adjust to the variations in heat compared to adults who adapt more quickly. However the heat production is high in them when compared to...

The civil rights movement and immigration reform transformed American politics in the mid-1960s. Demographic diversity and identity politics raised the challenge of e pluribus unum anew, and multiculturalism emerged as a new ideological response to this dilemma. This book uses national public opinion...

Six years ago my mother requested that I should write a story about how things were when we all were young. The experiences we had and endured along the way while making memories that would last a lifetime. The things that we often sat around talking about on so many occasions and would laugh so hard...

The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang, where the majority of cosmic helium was created; and stellar...

The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew...

The original teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of chasidism, on more than fifty subjects.

Based on original interviews of 22 Muslim-American women of South Asian descent on the topics of honor and honor killings, this book examines honor and culture, and their intersections with power, tradition, gender, family, and religion. Additionally, it incorporates an autoethnographic approach...

The third of five Volumes that span 41 years and contain approximately 3600 writings combined into five volumes. This Volume is a compilation of 5 original booklets, The Well-2001, Becoming-2002, Earthing-1997, Vision-1997 and Jewels-1997.They are thought-provoking, inspirational, amusing and nurturing, and embrace art, prose, poems and vignettes.

From the mid-sixth to the mid-fourth century BCE a nexus of connections to Thrace defined the careers of several of Athens' most prominent figures, including Pisistratus, Miltiades, Alcibiades and Iphicrates. This book explores the importance of Thrace to these individuals and its resulting significance...

Have you become disappointed, disillusioned, and discouraged while waiting for Mr. or Miss Right? If so, you are not alone. Christians around the world are eager to find the person God designed especially for them—for you!   With healthy, heaping doses of humor, dashes of serious...

Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism. In today’s political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist—or democratic socialist—policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now...

My poetry was inspired by my family and friends. Everyone who reads or hears my poetry likes it. My story is about my son, who is overseas. He wanted me to get a computer so we could stay in touch by e-mail. So to try out my poetry, I went on Poetry.com and entered a poem. I got the Editors award,...

Wilted Flower I'm a mortal, born of woman Full of doubt and full of trouble I came up like a flower, now I'm wilted With a gray beard of stubble There is hope for a tree Cut it down, it will sprout again But when mortals die What happens to us then? Will the heavens open wide? Will the dead rise again...