Sheldon: 545 books
by Jack Sheldon
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
Ninety years after the Battle of the Somme was fought, visitors continue to flock in very large numbers to the massive Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, site of a bitter three-month struggle during the summer of 1916.
This book explains in detail how, from the autumn of 1914 onwards, the...
by Jack Sheldon
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2007
Even after the passage of almost a century, the name Passchendaele has lost none of its power to shock and dismay. Reeling from the huge losses in earlier battles, the German army was in no shape to absorb the impact of the Battle of Messines and the subsequent bitter attritional struggle.
Throughout...
Jewish Pastoral Care 2/E
A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
T****he first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the Jewish tradition—and a vital resource for counselors and caregivers of other faith traditions.
The essential reference for rabbis, cantors, and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow, and...
In The Footsteps of My Father
Recalling a Century-Old Trek to Alaska and the Yukon Territory
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Live life in the Alaska and the Yukon more than one hundred years ago through my father's diary, which details the hard work, frustrations and horseplay in the development of Guggenheim's mammoth gold dredge mining operation. Ponder his decision to quit a comfortable job as a mining engineer to venture...
Genetic Justice
DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
National DNA databanks were initially established to catalogue the identities of violent criminals and sex offenders. However, since the mid-1990s, forensic DNA databanks have in some cases expanded to include people merely arrested, regardless of whether they've been charged or convicted of a crime....
Genetic Explanations
Sense and Nonsense
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
No longer viewed by scientists as the cell’s fixed master molecule, DNA is a dynamic script that is ad-libbed at each stage of development. What our parents hand down to us is just the beginning. Genetic Explanations urges us to replace our faith in genetic determinism with scientific knowledge about genetic plasticity and epigenetic inheritance.
Stem Cell Dialogues
A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Stem cells and the emerging field of regenerative medicine are at the frontiers of modern medicine. These areas of scientific inquiry suggest that in the future, damaged tissue and organs might be repaired through personalized cell therapy as easily as the body repairs itself, revolutionizing the...
International Studies
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Issues
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
This core text is the first to provide a much-needed interdisciplinary approach to international studies. Emphasizing the interconnected nature of history, geography, anthropology, economics, and political science, International Studies details the methodologies and subject matter of each discipline...
The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle
Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In late summer 1923, legal hangings in Texas came to an end, and the electric chair replaced the gallows. Of 520 convicted capital offenders sentenced to die between 1923 and 1972, 361 were actually executed, thus maintaining Texas’ traditional reputation as a staunch supporter of capital punishment.This...
by Sheldon Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. The book focuses on the development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the United States, the particular processes...
The Heart’S Filthy Lesson
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
For seven years, Eli and Dutch have maintained a unified appearance as the best of friends As co-workers in a call centre positioned for expansion, on the surface their friendship couldnt appear to be more picture perfect. However their countless nights out fuelled by random encounters and party prescriptions...
by Walt Sheldon
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
"What's in a name?" might be very dangerous to ask in certain societies, in which sticks and stones are also a big problem!
Fiddler on the Roof (Songbook)
Vocal Selections
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1983
(Vocal Selections). 12 songs from the classic musical recently revived on Broadway: Anatevka * Do You Love Me? * Far from the Home I Love * Fiddler on the Roof * If I Were a Rich Man * Matchmaker * Miracle of Miracles * Now I Have Everything * Sabbath Prayer * Sunrise, Sunset * To Life * Tradition. Includes photos, composer bios, and synopsis.