Thomas Russell: 66 books
The Sociology of Katrina
Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt.
This new edition explores...
Radical Conflict
Essays on Violence, Intractability, and Communication
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Radical Conflictaddresses conflict at interpersonal and communal, legal and rhetorical, ethnopolitical, global, and geopolitical levels. The conflicts analyzed are "radical" because in each some intense and often prolonged violence takes place. The chapters address different kinds of violence(s)—physical...
Finding Your True North
A Bullied Teen's Journey of Hope
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2014
One in four students is bullied every day. Fourteen-year-old Charlie has suffered repeatedly from other kids making fun of him. Add to that the fact that he lives in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father who constantly berates him, and it makes for a life of low self-worth.
So he...
Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy
Arguments and Responses
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Does philosophy have a timeless essence? Are the writings that have come down to us over the centuries from philosophers of genius mere souvenirs from a bygone era? Or are their thoughts still eminently worth examining with care?
Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy argues pondering past philosophy...
by Helen Ougham, Howard Thomas, Susan Waaland
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
A stunning landmark co-publication between the American Society of Plant Biologists and Wiley-Blackwell.
The Molecular Life of Plants presents students with an innovative, integrated approach to plant science. It looks at the processes and mechanisms that underlie each stage of plant life and...
by Thomas Herbert Russell
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
To the soldiers and sailors of the United States and Canada; to the men of the armies and navies of nations allied with us; to the splendid courage and devotion of American, French, British and Belgian women, who have endured in silence the pain of losses worse than death, and never faltered in works...
Faith, Hope, Love, and Justice
The Theological Virtues Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Faith, hope, and love, traditionally called theological virtues, are central to Christianity. This book renews faith, hope, and love in the context of the many contemporary challenges in many unique ways. It is an ecumenical collection of papers, equally divided between Catholic and Protestant positions,...
by Thomas Herbert Russell
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
With the signing of an armistice November 11, 1918, by the plenipotentiaries of the nations at war, active hostilities were halted while the sweeping terms of the truce were being complied with by Germany. The collapse of the Teutonic forces came with a suddenness that was surprising, and the collapse...
Ignition, Timing And Valve Setting
A Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Self-Instruction for Automobile Owners, Operators, Repairmen, and All Interested in Motoring.
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
“ … The object of this treatise is to equip the reader with such a knowledge of the interesting subject of Ignition that he will be able to handle his own particular apparatus with intelligence and skill. The mere consciousness that he understands the principles and construction of his ignition...
Gardens Across America, West of the Mississippi
The American Horticultural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2006
Gardening is one of America's most popular hobbies, and attendance at public gardens and arboreta continues to rise. Gardens Across America: Vol. II is a comprehensive guide to nearly 1,000 gardens west of the Mississippi. Each entry in this state-by-state guide contains such basic information as...