J William: 1364 books
Beyond the Bounds
Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
"Everyone who believes in God at all believes that He knows what you and I are going to do tomorrow."
–C. S. Lewis
This understanding of God's foreknowledge has united the church for twenty centuries. But advocates of "open theism" are presenting a different vision of God and a different...
30 Years a Watchtower Slave
The Confessions of a Converted Jehovah's Witness
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
At first, the Watchtower Society seemed harmless to William J. Schnell, even valuable as a way to develop his faith in God and pass it on to others. This book is Schnell's fascinating account of his involvement with the cult, which effectively enticed him in the 1920s and continues to lure countless...
Technology in America
A History of Individuals and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.
This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Seelen mit Methode
Schauspieltheorien vom Barock bis zum postdramatischen Theater
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Ist Schauspielen eigentlich eine Kunst? Schauspieler(innen) sind die Fixpunkte der Aufmerksamkeit im Theater. Seit dreihundert Jahren nehmen Theoretiker die Herausforderung an, schauspielerisches Handeln zu definieren. In Schauspieltheorien wird danach gefragt, ob der Schauspieler sich selbst oder...
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety
A Step-By-Step Program
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
When anxious feelings spiral out of control, they can drain your energy and prevent you from living the life you want. If you’re ready to stop letting your anxiety have the upper hand, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, Second Edition can help you to recognize your anxiety triggers,...
by Robert Arp, Patricia Brace, Simon Riches
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
From his cult classic television series Twin Peaks to his most recent film Inland Empire (2006), David Lynch is best known for his unorthodox narrative style. An award-winning director, producer, and writer, Lynch distorts and disrupts traditional storylines and offers viewers a surreal, often nightmarish...
Lorenzo di Filippo Strozzi and Niccolo Machiavelli
Patron, Client, and the Pistola fatta per la peste/An Epistle Written Concerning the Plague
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
By 1520, Niccolò Machiavelli’s life in Florence was steadily improving: he had achieved a degree of literary fame, and, following his removal from the Florentine Chancery by the Medici family, he had managed to gain their respect and patronage. But there is one figure whose substantial contributions...
by Ethan Phillips, William J. Birnes
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Is there one food that humans, Klingons, Bajorans, and Vulcans would like? If so, what would it taste like? How would you prepare it? Could you find all the ingredients locally?
This is the task that faces Neelix, chef for the U.S.S. Voyager, every time he takes on the challenge of trying to feed...
Bureaucracy and Democracy
Accountability and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Given the influence of public bureaucracies in policymaking and implementation, Steven J. Balla and William T. Gormley assess their performance using four key perspectives—bounded rationality, principal-agent theory, interest group mobilization, and network theory—to help students develop an analytic...
by LTG William J. Ely
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
The Oldest Living Graduate is the autobiographical account of LTG William J. Ely, who began his life’s journey in 1911 when he was born on a small Pennsylvania farm. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1933 and went on to serve for thirty-three years, rising to...
Labor Market Politics and the Great War
The Department of Labor, the States, and the First U.S. Employment Service
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
The Department of Labor seized the opportunity provided by the chaotic labor market conditions during World War I to expand the US Employment Service (USES) and to establish control of the national labor market. That attempt provoked a reaction on the part of states that had created their own employment...
by William J. Cooper Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Initially published between 1970 and 2012, the essays in Approaching Civil War and Southern History span almost the entirety of William J. Cooper’s illustrious scholarly career and range widely across a broad spectrum of subjects in Civil War and southern history. Together, they illustrate the broad...
Spark from the Deep
How Shocking Experiments with Strongly Electric Fish Powered Scientific Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Spark from the Deep tells the story of how human beings came to understand and use electricity by studying the evolved mechanisms of strongly electric fish. These animals have the ability to shock potential prey or would-be predators with high-powered electrical discharges.
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by William J. Cone
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Providing a snapshot of the world scene, Comments on the Human Condition offers a collection of aphorisms, a series of wittily worded opinions, penned by author William J. Cone, a self-described unrepentant curmudgeon.
Providing views on an array of controversial subjects, Cone calls attention...