J J Smith: 831 books

In the last two decades, objects of analysis such as 'the state' have increasingly been seen as uncertain and contested theoretical concepts. Mark J. Smith presents a counter argument that highlights how existing theoretical approaches can provide useful tools for understanding contemporary political developments.

Stephanie J. Smith brings Mexican politics and art together, chronicling the turbulent relations between radical artists and the postrevolutionary Mexican state. The revolution opened space for new political ideas, but by the late 1920s many government officials argued that consolidating the nation...

From USA Today bestselling authors Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens comes a boxed set of the first three tantalizingly fun mysteries from the Bayou in the Mystic Isle series, including: Mystic Mayhem – book #1 Melanie Hamilton brings home the bacon by inking tattoos at New Orleans's Mansion...

In a short line of Texas Highways distinguished photo editors, J. Griffis Smith has been described by a fellow photographer as a “galactic force,” reveling in taking pictures of everything Texas wherever the magazine’s assignments took him, all with the goal of inspiring “folks to travel.” Celebrating...

p>Each volume in the Insights series discusses discoveries and insights gained into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship. Accessible and appealing to today’s students, each Insight volume discusses how this method, approach, or strategy was first developed...

The Downpour Anthology from Supposed Crimes started as a "butch women and thunderstorms" challenge. A throwback to classic lesbian erotica. The resulting stories are a mix of sexy, sweet, and downright dangerous. Women of all types tackle the storms of nature, magic, or mystery. Victorian...

Ghosts of Tokyo is an adventure set in the Tokyo underbelly.Deep beneath the streets of Tokyo, in a long forgotten labyrinth, there lurks an evil that could change the world as we know it.The boy was just one year old when he was kidnapped and, along with four other boys, whisked away...

Biography of a forgotten poet who used his name and influence to speak up for those on the margins of society. Few surnames resonate in American history more than Beecher. The family’s abolitionist ministers, educators, and writers are central figures in the historical narrative of the United...

The golfing public and sports media are beginning to ask: Is 1 Step to Better Golf the best golf-instruction book of all time? Time will tell, but the influence of this book is already being felt by thousands of golfers throughout the world. Now is your chance to experience it for yourself. Improving...

When his teenage son Christopher, brain-damaged in an auto accident, developed a 105-degree fever following weeks of unconsciousness, John Campbell asked the attending physician for help. The doctor refused. Why bother? The boy’s life was effectively over. Campbell refused to accept this verdict. He...

For more than thirty years, journalist and author Martin J. Smith has traveled the American West, chasing offbeat stories that often are bizarre, always compelling, and at times profound. His journey through that oft-idealized and misunderstood landscape has made him a witness to some of the West’s...

Like the original Harvest of Violence, published in 1988, this volume reveals how the contemporary Mayas contend with crime, political violence, internal community power struggles, and the broader impact of transnational economic and political policies in Guatemala. However, this work, informed by...

Mr Charles Lamb, Pulitzer Prize winner, would give anything to find that next great story. A story that would redeem him and validate him as a writer of great merit and talent, a writer of great renown.But he does not believe there is anything left to write about; nothing original, nothing left to expose, nothing worth the effort, until a stranger asks him to tell his story.

For thirteenth-century preacher, exorcist, and hagiographer Thomas of Cantimpré, the Southern Low Countries were a harbinger of the New Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit, he believed, was manifesting itself in the lives of lay and religious people alike. Thomas avidly sought out these new kinds of saints,...