David A : 1722 books

The Book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening. How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible? Breaking the Code Revised Edition...

Urban Legends of the New Testament surveys forty of the most commonly misinterpreted passages in the New Testament. These “urban legends” often arise because interpreters neglect a passage’s context, misuse historical background information, or misunderstand the Greek language. For each New...

A Washington, un uomo in tenuta da jogging viene trovato morto. A Manhattan, un giovane broker è arrestato. A Palo Alto, una donna muore in circostanze misteriose. Inizia in questo modo il nuovo romanzo di David A. R. Spezia che, attraverso un puzzle di eventi, approfondisce il tema del furto d’identità,...

2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner for Green Living & Sustainability Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same...

During the economic depression of the 1890s and the speculative frenzy of the following decade, Wall Street, high finance, and market crises assumed unprecedented visibility in the United States. Fiction writers published scores of novels in the period that explored this new cultural phenomenon. In...

For centuries Western scientists have been grappling with the many unanswered questions that modern physics pose. These contradictions come about due to the fact that modern physics is based on the ancient Greek concept of Materialism which also argued that religion and spirituality are far removed...

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...

Powerful product, country, and functional silos are jeopardizing companies' marketing efforts. Because of silos, firms misallocate resources, send inconsistent messages to the marketplace, and fail to leverage scale economies and successes--all of which can threaten a company's survival. As...

A collection of the best articles to inspire you and your organization to overcome bias and achieve a more diverse workforce. The ideal volume will cover issues on bias, policy, training/development, hiring, and issues related to underrepresented groups. Content mix will include research-based...

Today, the insights available through "big data" are potentially limitless – ranging from improved product recommendations and more well-targeted promotions to more efficient public agencies. In Profiting From the Data Economy , cutting-edge academic researcher, David Schweidel, considers the role...

Do historians “write their biographies” with the subjects they choose to address in their research? In this collection, editors Alan M. Kraut and David A. Gerber compiled eleven original essays by historians whose own ethnic backgrounds shaped the choices they have made about their own research...

•長銷18年，讀者一致好評，全美資優小學必上課程 •淺白生活化的思辨教育工具書，大人也適用的哲學入門！ •【選擇】【是非】【填空】【問答】激盪腦力，有效啟動你的邏輯思路！ 孩子的問題千奇百怪，怎麼回答？ 如何與孩子談論價值觀、是非對錯？ 邏輯思考能力該怎麼培養？ 透過哲學家經常提出的40個問題， 把最難搞定的對話變成啟發一生的心智互動遊戲！ 本書分為四大思維領域──「價值觀」「知識」「真實」「批判性思考」，並設計樂趣無窮的練習題（選擇、是非、填空、問答），是激發思考、反詰、評判能力的好用工具，更有助於孩子敏銳了解自己、應對世界，樂於在難題中另闢蹊徑，創造獨特而自信的豐富生命。 四個領域，學大思想家建構思維格局！ 價值觀 「你是公平、有正義感的人嗎？怎麼知道誰是朋友？撒謊有可能是對的嗎？」 小心，你的價值觀可能會全面翻盤！你可能沒有自以為的那麼了解自己的想法！ 知識 「你怎麼知道自己『知道』？別人能夠理解你的感受嗎？對自己撒謊有用嗎？」 「知道」的過程其實很複雜──但也非常引人入勝！學哲學家從理所當然的平凡日常中，看見奧祕之處！ 真實 「你看時鐘的時候，看到的是『時間』嗎？你和五年前的你是同一個人嗎？你有自由意志嗎？」 這部分的討論是哲學探究當中最抽象的一種，也是最有趣的一種。將大腦轉到劇烈運轉的模式，更要記得樂在其中！ 批判性思考 「該聽別人的意見嗎？如果別人都認為一件事情是真的，那件事是不是就是真的？」 這部分的問題將幫助你養成批判性思考的能力，進一步能夠評估推論，知道哪些正確，哪些犯了思考上的錯誤。 ◆各界推薦 臺大哲學系教授•苑舉正 美國加州州立大學哲學教授•王偉雄 臺南大學附設實驗國民小學班導師•**溫美玉　　　　** 親子天下嚴選部落客•娘雙寶 專業親職講師•澤爸 ──專文推薦 哲學哲學雞蛋糕腦闆•朱家安 ──專文導讀 蒙特梭利教育專家•羅寶鴻 親子教育專家•李崇建 ──好評推薦 亞馬遜讀者們都覺得哲學太有趣，不讀太可惜！ ◆...

Often funny, always thoughtful, and surprisingly esoteric in nature, the forty-four short essays written by award-winning author David A. Ross deal with expatriate living in detail - from myth to reality, from novelty to stagnation, from glorious experiences to down-right gory experiences, and back again.

**With bright illustrations and clear, kid-friendly language, this book introduces one of the most basic geometric shapes to young readers. ** Formed of three sides and three angles, triangles are everywhere—especially on the pages of this book, where two kids and their robot friend assemble...