J S Williams: 62 books

Book cover of How Television Shapes Our Worldview

How Television Shapes Our Worldview

Media Representations of Social Trends and Change

by Stylés I. Akira, Lane Clegg, Cindy Conaway
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives,...
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Interpreting the New Testament Text

Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis

by Daniel B. Wallace, J. William Johnston, Jay E. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2006

With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer:...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1

From improved varieties to local applications

by Denise E. Costich, J. Stephen Smith, Dr Candice Gardner
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...
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How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own

Understanding the Impact on Americans’ Public and Private Lives

by Janelle Applequist, Joshua Azriel, Deborah S. Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors...
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From Heaven He Came and Sought Her

Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective

by Henri A. Blocher, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Paul Helm
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013

There is a palpable sense of confusion—and sometimes even embarrassment—with regard to so-called limited atonement today, pointing to the need for thoughtful engagement with this controversial doctrine. Incorporating contributions from a host of respected theologians, From Heaven He Came and Sought...
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The Naturalness of Belief

New Essays on Theism’s Rationality

by Clifford Williams, Paul C. Vitz, Aku Visala
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018

Despite its name, “naturalism” as a world-view turns out to be rather unnatural in its strict and more consistent form of materialism and determinism. This is why a number of naturalists opt for a broadened version that includes objective moral values, intrinsic human dignity, consciousness, beauty,...
Book cover of Radiopathology of Organs and Tissues
by W. Alberti, K.K Aug, W. Calvo
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The biologic effects of radiation on normal tissues and tumors represent a complex area for investigation. These effects are of far-reaching consequence to the diagnostic radiologist and the radiation oncologist having a significant impact not only in concepts relative to radiation protection but...
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Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Integrating Multiple Perspectives

by Rosina G. Schnurr, M. Mary Konstantareas, Barbara Muskat
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2004

This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling. It includes first-hand accounts...
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 1
by Lisa K. Williams, Prof. Tom J. Humphrey, Dr Sabrina Vandeplas
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2016

Reviews latest research on zoonoses affecting poultry meat such as Salmonella and Campylobacter as well as methods for their control on the poultry farm and in the slaughterhouse Summarises advances in understanding and optimising poultry quality traits such as flavour, colour, tenderness, shelf life...
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Innovations in Child and Family Policy

Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families

by Emily M. Douglas, Loretta L. C. Brady, Melissa Brown
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing...
Book cover of Fields of Vision

Fields of Vision

Essays on the Travels of William Bartram

by Stephanie C. Haas, Mark Williams, Edward J. Cashin
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2009

 A classic work of history, ethnography, and botany, and an examination of the life and environs of the 18th-century south. William Bartram was a naturalist, artist, and author of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the ExtensiveTerritories...
Book cover of The Obama Doctrine in the Americas
by María Belén Ahumada, Ted Galen Carpenter, Khatchik DerGhougassian
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016

This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether...
Book cover of School, Family, and Community Partnerships
by Dr. Joyce L. Epstein, Dr. Mavis G. Sanders, Steven Sheldon
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2018

***Strengthen family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!  *** When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, this fourth...
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