Derek: 1655 books

Although 2002 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Colson Whitehead ardently resists overarching categorizations of his work, Derek C. Maus argues in this volume that Whitehead’s first six books are linked by a careful balance between adherence to and violation of the wisdom of past generations. Whitehead...

Suddenly unemployed, office clerk Jane reluctantly applies for a secretary's job working for shady private investigator Dick Kruger. But before her interview is even over, she finds herself involved in a shooting. Soon she's kidnapped by mobster boss Mickey Ferro, whose howling mad gang...

The story of a very real spy. "The writing is superbly descriptive and Louis' life was tragically wonderful." "Suffice to say, if you don't feel you have read a great tale told well when you reach the last page, then quite frankly you seriously need help." "Loved...

Dreams are one of the most revealing and interesting avenues into the mind. Our ability to delve deeply into this rich, almost magical, manifestation of our subconscious offers amazing insights and awareness when applied to our lives.Dreams, part of the GET A GRIP series, offers a concise but...

Elinor Ostrom’s Nobel Prize-winning work on common pool property rights has implications for some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century — from tackling climate change to maintaining cyberspace. In this book, Derek Wall critically examines Ostrom’s work, while...

Whether you are a soon-to-be father, father of young kids, or a veteran father, it is always helpful to have more ideas to help us become the best father we can be. Using God's word and personal experience, Next Level Dad provides 40 different ways to help dads in their important role.   The ideas...

In the early church, fasting was a regular part of the life of God's people. The restoration of this practice can change lives. As you read Derek Prince's biblical teaching on fasting, you will discover the reasons and the rewards for fasting, what happens during a fast, how to have a successful fast, and how to break a fast. Learn now How to Fast Successfully!

The Battle of Britain saved the country from invasion. If the RAF had been defeated all the efforts of the British Army and the Royal Navy would hardly have averted defeat in the face of complete German air superiority. With all Europe subjugated, Germany and Japan would later have met on the borders...

The Guitar Fretwork Compendium - Beyond the Basic Chords combines Parts 1 - 3 of the series into one volume. Topics include Major and Minor Triads, Pedal Tones, Broken Chords, Intervals, Scale Construction, and the Basics of Music Theory.

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it. Both the piano and piano music were very much the product of the intellectual, cultural and social environments of the period and...

It would be difficult to write a dull book about the history of astrology: history is crammed with fascinating and amusing incidents, bizarre, stimulating, crazy, brilliant characters - from the astrologer who practically ruled the Roman Empire to the one who hid behind a curtain to spy on the birth...

All sex is here.Poetry has nothing to learn from prose, as far as eroticism and pornography are concerned. A glance through this book will prove that there’s no aspect of sex – straight, gay and anything in between - which isn’t given full rein: from dressing to undressing, from seduction to...

For the past twenty years there has been a virtual consensus in philosophy that there is a special link between fiction and the imagination. In particular, fiction has been defined in terms of the imagination: what it is for something to be fictional is that there is some requirement that a reader...

This book contains a collection of poems that trace the monumental change in fortune for a man who was losing site of hope. The poems share the dark, desperate moments as well as the bright, beautiful ones that revived his hope for love and saved him from a deep well that he felt he was destined to...