Wilson: 5374 books
Religion in Secular Society
Fifty Years On
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Fifty years after its publication, Bryan Wilson's Religion in Secular Society (1966) remains a seminal work. It is one of the clearest articulations of the secularization thesis: the claim that modernizations brings with it fundamental changes in the nature and status of religion. For Wilson, secularization...
The Myth of Political Correctness
The Conservative Attack on Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 1995
The classics of Western culture are out, not being taught, replaced by second-rate and Third World texts. White males are a victimized minority on campuses across the country, thanks to affirmative action. Speech codes have silenced anyone who won’t toe the liberal line. Feminists, wielding their...
The Gospel According to Satan
Eight Lies about God that Sound Like the Truth
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2020
From a "unique and distinctive" (Kyle Idleman) writer who "make[s] us appreciate the greatness and grandeur of the gospel" (J. I. Packer) comes a warning about how the "father of lies" attempts to mislead us, packaging destructive ideas in the guise of spiritual truth.
Not...
by Kevin A. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Although the Ten Commandments have been the center of much recent controversy in American politics, scripture contains many laws about which Christians are perplexed. If the Bible contains laws, shouldn't those laws be followed? What does the law that prohibits reaping a harvest to the very edges...
Team Emily
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Team Emily is a clear-eyed account of author Jack Wilson’s ordeal helping his daughter, Emily, in the aftermath of a debilitating spinal cord injury. The book explores Emily’s story from accident to rehabilitation and serves as a guide and support system for families with loved ones who have experienced...
Die soziale Eroberung der Erde
Eine biologische Geschichte des Menschen
Language: German
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Woher kommen wir? Was sind wir? Wohin gehen wir? Der große Biologe E. O. Wilson entschlüsselt die Evolution des Menschen Die soziale Eroberung der Erde ist die Summe lebenslanger innovativer Forschung, die Krönung des Lebenswerkes von Edward O. Wilson. Seine weitreichende These: Die soziale Gruppe...
by Mark Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Imagine being an artist. What it would be like to NOT be labeled a "starving" artist, to be viewed as successful instead. Imagine being able to read a book that does not rob you of your creative energy, but enables you to let out more of your own creative freedom to become more successful making money....
by Jonathan Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
Novelist and critic Jonathan Wilson clears away the sentimental mists surrounding an artist whose career spanned two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the birth of the State of Israel. Marc Chagall’s work addresses these transforming...
Kicking & Dreaming
A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
The story of Heart is a story of heart and soul and rock ’n’ roll. Since finding their love of music and performing as teenagers in Seattle, Washington, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, have been part of the American rock music landscape. From 70s classics like “Magic Man” and “Barracuda”...
The Bassoon King
Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Rainn Wilson’s memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life.
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For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who...
Guilty Thing
A Life of Thomas De Quincey
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
National Book Critics Circle Award, Biographers International Organization Plutarch Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement and The Guardian Best Books of 2016
Thomas De Quincey was an obsessive. He was obsessed with Wordsworth...
The Butterfly Mosque
A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
“In this satisfying, lyrical memoir,” an American woman discovers her true faith—and true love—by converting to Islam and moving to Egypt (Publishers Weekly).
Raised in Boulder, Colorado, G. Willow Wilson moved to Egypt and converted to Islam shortly after college. Having written extensively...
For the Love of Horses
The Wilson Sisters' Inspiring Journey to Save New Zealand's Wild Horses
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Three sisters and an unforgettable journey to tame New Zealand's Kaimanawa horses For the Love of Horses is a heartfelt story about a life familiar to many young Kiwis who love horses - the trials and tears of Pony Club, the joy of riding bareback, and the pressures of adolescence and competitive...
Kick and Run
Memoir with Soccer Ball
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Growing up Jewish in London with a difficult home life, Jonathan Wilson had plenty of reasons to feel he didn't belong, and one reason to feel certain he did: football. Wilson discovered his love for the game as a young boy; through his adolescence and adulthood and well into his later years it remained...