Alex J Alex: 101 books

Dancing is more fun when your imagination is engaged, when you feel connected to some story, purpose or circumstance. When you've rehearsed and learned the movement well enough to let it all go and just be free to go out there and dance! Your insecurities about the moves, your body, what viewers are...

At the 2005 UN World Summit, world leaders endorsed the international principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P), acknowledging that they had a responsibility to protect their citizens from genocide and mass atrocities and pledging to act in cases where governments manifestly failed in their responsibility....

Explaining etiquette from A (“Applause”) to Z (“Zits”), Alex J. Packer blends outrageous humor with sound advice as he guides readers and explains why manners and etiquette are important—because people who know how to handle themselves in social situations come out on top, get what they...

Return of the Dragon tells the terrifying tale of a mysterious vampire in 1950s Romania on an arduous trek to his castle in Transylvania. After learning scattered details of the vampire's journey through a string of letters and reports about terrifying incidents through the years, readers meet Gheorghe...

In The Eternal Books Retold, Alex J. Goldman takes on the role of a friendly, dedicated teacher as he summarizes the 39 books of the Bible. Rabbi Goldman writes: "My purpose in retelling and explaining the ancient books of The Holy Scriptures is to place the whole body of this religious...

In this pioneering biography of a frontline Holocaust perpetrator, Alex J. Kay uncovers the life of SS Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Filbert, responsible as the first head of SS-Einsatzkommando 9, a mobile killing squad, for the murder of more than 18,000 Soviet Jews - men, women and children - on the...

After a seemingly open and shut case involving a domestic violence scene gone wrong becomes political and personal, Philadelphia Homicide Detectives Gabriel Carter and Susan Locke must question their loyalties and ethics in order to make sure justice is served.

A chance encounter over the garden fence leads to an intense friendship, but could it lead to more? Niki is beautiful, passionate and determined, but an abusive ex has left her vulnerable and defensive. Sarah is deeply attracted to Niki, feeling that stomach churning nervous excitement for the first...

"How'd you get to be so lucky Ernest White?"   To observers Ernest White had the perfect life.  He teaches at the local high school.  He coaches the basketball team.  He has a beautiful wife and two amazing kids.   If only they knew...

`This is a most welcome contribution to current discourses on democratising the European polity. Warleigh's thought-provoking analysis, by drawing from a rich spectrum of normative theorizing and empirical sources, produces sharp insights and a valuable reference tool for anyone interested in the...

In 2005, the international community made a landmark commitment to prevent mass atrocities by unanimously adopting the UN’s “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) principle. As often as not, however, R2P has failed to translate into decisive action. Why does this gap persist between the world’s...

In this volume, Alex Zautra illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial; for example, our ability to adapt to stress can be improved by experiencing difficult moments on emotional intensity. Zautra masterfully integrates...

Across the world, the disparity between the rich and the poor has grown dramatically during the past few decades, with globalisation being the full driving force. This is a major factor with regards to national discontent and could largely be responsible for deep divides and the emergence of radicalism....

The twelfth century was a time of new ideas and creative innovation spurred on by patron-monarchs like King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, poets like Marie de France and Chrétien de Troyes, lovers and intellectuals like Abelard and Heloise, and religious thinkers like Bernard of Clairvaux and...