David P : 614 books
Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
What roles do queer and transgender people play in the African diasporic religions? Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas is a groundbreaking scholarly exploration of this long-neglected subject. It...
Spanish Idioms in Practice
Understanding Language and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Idiomatic expressions are the ‘salt and pepper’ of any language. They give Spanish its colour and imagery, its richness and variety.
From set phrases and idioms to metaphorical expressions and proverbs, these essential components allow users to add humour and spice to their language, vividly...
by Richard A. DeFusco, Dennis W. McLeavey, David E. Runkle
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Your complete guide to quantitative analysis in the investment industry
Quantitative Investment Analysis, Third Edition is a newly revised and updated text that presents you with a blend of theory and practice materials to guide you through the use of statistics within the context of finance...
by Peter C. Whybrow, Sarah F. Brosnan, Darby Proctor
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Scholars from psychology, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumption.
Our drive to consume—our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes—evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive....
by H.P. Lovecraft, M.J. Elliott, David Stuart Davies
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Selected and Introduced by M J Elliott.
‘They were removing the stones quietly, one by one, from the centuried wall. And then, as the breach became large enough, they came out into the laboratory in single file; led by a stalking thing with a beautiful head made of wax.’
From the...
by H.P. Lovecraft, M.J. Elliot, David Stuart Davies
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Selected and Introduced by M.J. Elliott.
That is not dead that can eternal lie And with strange aeons even death may die Millenia ago, the Old Ones ruled our planet. Since that time, they have but slumbered. But when a massive sea tremor brings the ancient stone city of R'lyeh to the surface...
Great Western Railway of Canada
Southern Ontario’s Pioneer Railway
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2015
A look back on the brief and spectacular history of Canada’s Great Western Railway.
This book chronicles the genesis and all-too-brief existence of one of Canada’s greatest early railways, the Great Western Railway of Canada (1853–1882), a major precursor to the Canadian National Rail...
by Michael J. Aminoff, David Greenberg, Roger P. Simon
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Learn the key concepts of basic and clinical neurology with a unique practice-oriented approach
For more than two decades, Clinical Neurology has helped students, residents, and clinicians understand the link between basic neuroscience and current approaches in diagnosis and treatment. Distinguished...
Reading Southern History
Essays on Interpreters and Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
This collection of essays examines the contributions of some of the most notable interpreters of southern history and culture, furthering our understanding of the best historical work produced on the region.
Historian Glenn Feldman gathers together a group of essays that examine the efforts...
by James D. G. Dunn, Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and...
1 Kings, Volume 12
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and...
by Richard P. Cooper With Contributi, Peter G. Yule, John Fox
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book is a practical guide to building computational models of high-level cognitive processes and systems. High-level processes are those central cognitive processes involved in thinking, reasoning, planning, and so on. These processes appear to share representational and processing requirements,...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1
Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
Commonplace Commitments
Thinking through the Legacy of Joseph P. Fell
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Joseph P. Fell proposes that the solution to the problem of nihilism is found in the common experience of persons and the everyday commitments that one makes to people, practices, and institutions. In his landmark 1979 book Heidegger and Sartre, and in his subsequent essays, Fell describes a quiet...