David P : 614 books
Payback
Why We Retaliate, Redirect Aggression, and Take Revenge
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
From the child taunted by her playmates to the office worker who feels stifled in his daily routine, people frequently take out their pain and anger on others, even those who had nothing to do with the original stress. The bullied child may kick her puppy, the stifled worker yells at his children:...
Night Fighters
Hunters of the Reich
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2004
At the outbreak of war in September 1939 no one in the German High Command had envisaged a long and protracted campaign, for which reason the possibility of having to fight at night had not seriously been considered. However, the shortcomings in the Luftwaffe’s night-time defences became all too...
by David P. Banks
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
This handy field guide provides an excellent introduction to over 120 exotic orchid species found in Southeast Asia, many unique to the region. Included are full-color photographs of their extraordinarily beautiful blooms and a wealth of expert botanical information. The photographs and text by David Banks, noted authority on tropical orchids, will delight orchid lovers the world over.
by David P. Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
As to whether communication with the departed is possible, no discussion is here attempted. The episodes following, from experiences well authenticated, merely illustrate what sleight-of-hand experts have long known -- that most "mediums," "astrologers," "mind readers," and the like, can be proven to...
Follies of Power
America's Unipolar Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
The imagination of America's political elites is dominated by a unipolar vision, according to which the world is dominated by the United States. But the real world is increasingly plural, and others instinctively fear and resist the American vision. Chapters 2 and 3 of this book look at the disastrous...
Intertextual Masculinity in French Renaissance Literature
Rabelais, Brantôme, and the Cent nouvelles nouvelles
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Intertextual Masculinity in French Renaissance Literature is an in-depth analysis of normative masculinity in a specific corpus from pre-modern Europe: narrative literature devoted to the subject of adultery and cuckoldry. The text begins with a set of general questions that serve as a conceptual...
by David P. Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
What are you hiding from yourself? Why do we find ourselves disproportionately angry with the selfishness of a friend, the laziness of a coworker, the arrogance of a family member-or even the rudeness of a stranger? Why do the same old things get to us so easily, and so intensely? Our "same old...
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America
(Spanish translation)
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Describes the involvement of churches and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The authors describe the range of FBO activities and discuss the advantages and challenges to such involvement and possible ways that FBOs can enhance...
A Single Sky
How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
How radio astronomers challenged national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and the constraints of vision to create an international scientific community.
Saving Children from a Life of Crime
Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2008
After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood are among the most important...
Communities that Care
Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018
Scholars and policymakers increasingly call for evidence-based, prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches to improve public health and reduce youth crime, substance use, and related problems. However, few functional models exist. In Communities that Care, four leading experts on prevention...
Principles and Practice of Lung Cancer
The Official Reference Text of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
Thoroughly revised and updated, this Fourth Edition is the most comprehensive, current reference on lung cancer, with contributions from the world's foremost surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pulmonologists, and basic scientists. Coverage includes complete information on combined...
by David P. Barrows
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
This book has been prepared at the suggestion of the educational authorities for pupils in the public high schools of the Philippines, as an introduction to the history of their country. Its preparation occupied about two years, while the author was busily engaged in Other duties,—much of it being...
The Meaning Of Life in a Nutshell
What God Wants You To Know
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
This book presents modern day and future spiritual teachings, in unison with traditional Bible lessons. This information is for all religions, races, atheists, ages, scientists, doctors, politicians, psychics, presidents, all military personnel, other authors, the Vatican, inmates, and all countries...