Thomas A : 872 books
Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq
Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at US Military Bases
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission’s success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce. While thousands of US troops were needed to secure victory in the field, large numbers of civilian contractors – many from poor...
by Charles Morris, Oliver H. G. Leigh, Harriet Martineau
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
This book contains multiple stories about travelling from the world's greatest travellers: New Dependencies of the United States (OLIVER H. G. LEIGH) Winter and Summer in New England (HARRIET MARTINEAU) Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands (CHARLES MORRIS) From New York to Washington in 1866 (HENRY...
Reproductive Technologies
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003
Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...
Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery E-Book
Head and Neck Surgery, 3-Volume Set
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Through four editions, Cummings Otolaryngology has been the world's most trusted source for comprehensive guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. This 5th Edition - edited by Paul W. Flint, Bruce H. Haughey, Valerie J. Lund, John K. Niparko, Mark A. Richardson, K. Thomas Robbins, and J. Regan...
Technology in America
A History of Individuals and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.
This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Fortress of Terror: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Tales
The Phantom of the Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Turn of the Screw, The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, A Haunted Island, Black Magic, The Beetle, The Picture of Dorian Gray…
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat… Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental…...
Confessions of Guilt
From Torture to Miranda and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
How did the United States, a nation known for protecting the "right to remain silent" become notorious for condoning and using controversial tactics like water boarding and extraordinary rendition to extract information? What forces determine the laws that define acceptable interrogation techniques...
by Jennifer L. Borda, Christine Harold, Brian L. Ott
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015
Not afraid to tackle provocative topics in American culture, from gun violence and labor policies to terrorism and health care, Michael Moore has earned both applause and invective in his career as a documentarian. In such polarizing films as Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko, Moore...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
by Heath A. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
The book of Habakkuk has much to teach us about suffering and complaint, faith and fear, and the fidelity of God in times of trouble; it generates reflection on prayer, peace, violence, and faithfulness. In this volume—one of the few commentaries examining Habakkuk by itself—Heath Thomas explores this overlooked Old Testament prophet in order to hear God’s word for us today.
SCHNITTERGARN
Die Anthologie des Todes
Language: German
Release Date: June 16, 2018
I BIMS, DER TOD! TRITT NÄHER UND KEINE ANGST, MEINE SENSE BEIẞT NICHT! JEDENFALLS NICHT, WENN SIE NICHT MUSS. Falls Sie einen Trauerbegleiter suchen, sind Sie hier falsch. Ersterben Sie die haarsträubendsten … oh sorry … totenkopfschädeligsten Geschichten. Unsere Autoren haben keine Kosten...
by A. T. Legrand, Michaela Meyer, Lea Giegerich
Language: German
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Mit dieser Titelgebung war das Thema des 6. Kurzgeschichten-Wettbewerbs der Freien Redaktion XUN ganz klar mit Schwerpunkt auf Fantasy positioniert. Und so finden sich unter den 10 Siegergeschichten des Wettbewerbs denn auch Elfen, Drachen und das eine oder andere Schwert. Aber es sind trotzdem zehn...
by Alfred Bekker, Pete Hackett, Thomas West
Language: German
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Language: German
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Dieses Buch enthält folgende Western:
Pete Hackett: Dem Colt gehört das letzte Wort
Heinz Squarra: Höllenjob in Mexiko
Wilfried A. Hary: Blutrache in Ghost Town City
Tony Masero: Und es kommt die Zeit der Abrechnung
Wilfried A. Hary: John Steins Rache
Alfred...
Exceptional Violence
Embodied Citizenship in Transnational Jamaica
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Exceptional Violence is a sophisticated examination of postcolonial state formation in the Caribbean, considered across time and space, from the period of imperial New World expansion to the contemporary neoliberal era, and from neighborhood dynamics in Kingston to transnational socioeconomic and...