Aaron: 2032 books
The Question of the Animal and Religion
Theoretical Stakes, Practical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Through an absorbing investigation into recent, high-profile scandals involving one of the largest kosher slaughterhouses in the world, located unexpectedly in Postville, Iowa, Aaron S. Gross makes a powerful case for elevating the category of the animal in the study of religion. Major theorists have...
Don't Cross Your Eyes...They'll Get Stuck That Way!
And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The ultimate myth-busting collection of quirky and curious facts about your body and health
In 2009, Drs. Aaron E. Carroll and Rachel C. Vreeman explored a wide range of myths and misconceptions about our bodies and health in the media sensation, Don't Swallow Your Gum!, featured on The Dr....
Misbehaving Science
Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the “criminal chromosome” to the “gay gene,” claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. Many behavior geneticists have encountered...
Schizophrenia
Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2008
From Aaron T. Beck and colleagues, this is the definitive work on the cognitive model of schizophrenia and its treatment. The volume integrates cognitive-behavioral and biological knowledge into a comprehensive conceptual framework. It examines the origins, development, and maintenance of key symptom...
The Northern Ireland Troubles
Operation Banner 1969–2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The British campaign in Northern Ireland remains one of the most controversial actions in recent history. This new book by Aaron Edwards considers the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of what become the longest ever campaign embarked upon by British troops. The 38-year campaign, codenamed...
Rebels on the Border
Civil War, Emancipation, and the Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Rebels on the Border offers a remarkably compelling and significant study of the Civil War South's highly contested and bloodiest border states: Kentucky and Missouri. By far the most complex examination to date, the book sharply focuses on the "borderland" between the free North and the Confederate...
by Aaron Chase
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Gymnasts are with out a doubt pound for pound the worlds strongest athletes. Detailed in this book are some of the beginner still rings exercises that helped make them into who they are today...
by Aaron Elliott, Harold Schechter, Michael Newton
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Another triple feature! Serial Killer Quarterly, “Unsolved in North America”, focuses on 6 American and 2 Canadian cases of multiple murderer in which the slayer has eluded justice.
Three years before Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of Whitechapel, a bold and barefoot killer was slipping...
Geckos
The Animal Answer Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Q: How do geckos walk across ceilings?
A: Millions of hair-like setae on each foot.
Q: Where do geckos come from?
A: Throughout the world. Usually where it’s warm.
Q: How many species of geckos are there?
A: Close to 1,500 and counting!
Q: What do they eat?
A: Insects mostly.
Discover...
by Jonathan Bergmann, Aaron Sams
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
It started with a simple observation: Students need their teachers present to answer questions or to provide help if they get stuck on an assignment; they dont need their teachers present to listen to a lecture or review content.From there, Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams began the flipped classroom:...
Homeroom Security
School Discipline in an Age of Fear
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Police officers, armed security guards, surveillance cameras, and metal detectors are common features of the disturbing new landscape at many of today’s high schools. You will also find new and harsher disciplinary practices: zero-tolerance policies, random searches with drug-sniffing dogs, and...
The Didache
Text, Translation, Analysis, and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Most Christians believe that everything about Jesus and the early church can be found in their New Testament. In recent years, however, the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas and the reconstruction of the Q-Gospel have led scholars to recognize that some very early materials were left out. Now, due...
by Aaron Koller
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
The book of Esther was a conscious reaction to much of the conventional wisdom of its day, challenging beliefs regarding the Jerusalem Temple, the land of Israel, Jewish law, and even God. Aaron Koller identifies Esther as primarily a political work, and shows that early reactions ranged from ignoring...
What's Your Secret? Freedom through Confession
Freedom through Confession
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Shhhh…. Is there something about you that you hope no one else ever finds out? Youre not alone. Everyone has secretshurts, abuses, bad habits, fears. Big or small, secrets can destroy you from the inside out. The good news is that confession is more powerful than secretsor the fear that keeps you from...