Bruce Thomas: 54 books
Technology in America
A History of Individuals and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.
This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Animal Characters
Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
During the Renaissance, horses—long considered the privileged, even sentient companions of knights-errant—gradually lost their special place on the field of battle and, with it, their distinctive status in the world of chivalric heroism. Parrots, once the miraculous, articulate companions of popes...
Parrot Culture
Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
After completing his conquest of the Persian empire, Alexander the Great maneuvered his army across the Hindu Kush and into India. During his two years there, he traveled from dry frigid mountains to humid tropical lowlands and then back across one of the most punishing deserts on the planet. He fought...
God's Purpose for His Creation
An Examination of Traditional Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Much has been written and debated concerning the details of the creation account. In doing so, that which is of most importance has been missed. This is Gods Purpose for His Creation, which is seen in the way of His creation, His actions, and all He allowed to happen. Gods purpose and plan was not...
Nonprofit Law & Finance Essentials e-book set
Tools to Manage Money and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
The ultimate insider guide to managing your nonprofit effectively and protecting its mission—all in one affordable collection
This e-book bundle demystifies nonprofit laws and financial responsibilities, providing you with the expert advice to financially manage your nonprofit effectively...
Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery E-Book
Head and Neck Surgery, 3-Volume Set
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Through four editions, Cummings Otolaryngology has been the world's most trusted source for comprehensive guidance on all facets of head and neck surgery. This 5th Edition - edited by Paul W. Flint, Bruce H. Haughey, Valerie J. Lund, John K. Niparko, Mark A. Richardson, K. Thomas Robbins, and J. Regan...
Building on the Foundations of Evangelical Theology
Essays in Honor of John S. Feinberg
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
John Feinberg is one of the premier evangelical scholars of the last thirty years. His work has influenced countless pastors, scholars, ethicists, and theologians.
Featuring essays by a host of colleagues and former students, such as Graham A. Cole, Bruce A. Ware, Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Kevin...
by J. Brian Benestad, Robert Benne, Bruce Fields
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics—and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among...
Tomorrow's Cthulhu
Stories at the Dawn of Posthumanity
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2016
Super science. Madness. Transhumanism.
This is the dawn of posthumanity. Some things can’t be unlearned.
Gleaming labs whir with the hum of servers as scientists unravel the secrets of the universe. But as we peel away mysteries, the universe glances back at us. Even now, terrors rise...
by John Joseph Adams, Sarah Grey, Kate Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy,...
Sex in the City - New York
Volume Four
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Travel on a journey to new places and sexual experiences with the Sex in the City series of destination erotica from Xcite Books. This volume contains four stories that take you to the heart and soul of the city, its places, people and lovers.
Volume Four: Introduction -Maxim Jakubowski Woman...
by James M. Boyden, Richard Campanella, Bruce Boyd Raeburn
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
"There is no such thing as a 'natural' disaster," writes Romain Huret in his introduction to this multidisciplinary study of the events surrounding and the legacy of Hurricane Katrina. Though nature produced Katrina's rising waters and destructive winds, a vast array of manmade factors shaped the...
Synthetic Biology and Morality
Artificial Life and the Bounds of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse.
Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The...
The Greening of Canada
Federal Institutions and Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1994
Environmental matters have become increasingly important in Canadian and world policy agendas. In this study, G. Bruce Doern and Thomas Conway trace the development of Canadian environment policy, giving an in-depth account of twenty years of environmental politics, politicians, institutions, and...