Winter: 1021 books

In gay bars and nightclubs across America, and in gay-oriented magazines and media, the buff, macho, white gay man is exalted as the ideal—the most attractive, the most wanted, and the most emulated type of man. For gay Asian American men, often viewed by their peers as submissive or too ‘pretty,’...

In 1938, the year before the world exploded into six years of war, eight people boarded a Caribbean freighter for a cruise to the Republic of Anchuria. They were beginning to see signs of a recovery from the Great Depression and gave little thought to the dark storms approaching them from Europe. Most...

The buyers find us. Establish their bona fides. Then, and only then, we run. Burdon Lane is a businessman living out the American Dream in a shiny suburb of Washington, D.C. His business card lists him as Executive VP of UniArms, Inc., a legitimate arms dealer that's a front for a gunrunning...

Called to the homicide of a Dallas criminal lawyer, Detective Remy LeBeau stares at a scene that drags him back into his past. To another murdered lawyer in New Orleans. A case that put Remy on a collision course with death. Cody Lewis struggles with the horrific memories of her kidnapping...

Dallas homicide detective Remy LeBeau trusts no one. He hides from a past that could kill him and anyone involved with him. What he's not prepared for is the return of an elusive serial killer . . . and an unwanted desire to protect a witness at all costs. Professional barrel racer Cody Lewis's...

However smart they are, from a social perspective children do not really count until maturity. Then all of a sudden society expects responsibility, independence and in particular, commitment. This viewpoint, shared by so many children and young people today, is the basis of much disaffection among...

Killing Them with Kindness recounts the life of Olly Albert, bleeding heart, pot-smoking, astro-physicist, whose Buddha like compassion leads him first to try to save the world, then to drop-out of it, and ultimately to try to destroy it. But does he have the heart?

In postwar America, the path to political power for gays and lesbians led through city hall. By the late 1980s, politicians and elected officials, who had originally sought political advantage from raiding gay bars and carting their patrons off to jail, were pursuing gays and lesbians aggressively...

The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule provides an original perspective on the history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society. Winter presents a history of the community before the 19th century, based primarily on Ottoman Turkish documents. From these, he examines how local Shiites...

If you've ever asked yourself, "Now that I'm a Christian, what do I do?" you are not alone. Many wonder what happens after having received the promise of eternal life. Footwashers answers the question from words of Jesus himself, creating a structure for life in the kingdom of God, centered...

We all know what we’re doing with our significant others, booty calls, and one-night stands when the lights go out, but what about other Americans? Indulge your voyeuristic curiosity with The Sex Habits of Americans, a sizzling collection of surveys from Playboy, Trojan, and Men’s Health that...

This is a fun version of Robin Hood for anyone, even though it was written for fifth and sixth grade students, and even has a "Suggestions for Teachers" section. It has 62 hand-drawn illustrations by Milo Winter. Each chapter starts with an illustration. There are 18 full-page drawings,...

Solid but concise, this account of Lie algebra emphasizes the theory's simplicity and offers new approaches to major theorems. Author David J. Winter, a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan, also presents a general, extensive treatment of Cartan and related Lie subalgebras over arbitrary...

This comprehensive book covers all aspects of sheep health and disease, and sheep husbandry throughout the annual breeding cycle. Through extensive and detailed photographs it highlights the disease and welfare issues that can arise within the great variety of breeds and flock types. Written by two...