James L : 962 books
Black Lives: Essays in African American Biography
Essays in African American Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
The chapters in this text comprise biographical sketches of previously unknown (or lesser known) African-Americans, among them General Daniel Chappie James Jr; William Levi Dawson (composer); Vinnette Carroll (director and playwright); and Elizabeth Ross Haynes (political speaker and activist).
Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing
The International Problem-Solving Court Movement
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States over the past two decades and are now being adopted in countries around the world. These innovative courts--including drug courts, community courts, domestic violence courts, and mental health courts--do not simply adjudicate...
by Philip Goldstein, James L. Machor
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2008
Contemporary reception study has developed a diversity of approaches and methods, including the institutional, textual, historical, authorial, and reader-response, which, to a greater or lesser extent, acknowledge the various ways in which readers have found texts-- literature, television shows, movies,...
The Revelation of John
A Narrative Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
As the only book of its kind in the New Testament, Revelation can be difficult to understand, and for readers without specialized training, the historical-critical approach used in many commentaries can provide more complication than illumination. Here James Resseguie applies the easily understandable...
Energy Medicine - E-Book
The Scientific Basis
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
See how energy therapies can normalize physiology and restore your patients’ health! Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis, 2nd Edition provides a deeper understanding of energy and energy flow in the human body. Using well-established scientific research, this book documents the presence of energy...
To Right These Wrongs
The North Carolina Fund and the Battle to End Poverty and Inequality in 1960s America
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
When Governor Terry Sanford established the North Carolina Fund in 1963, he saw it as a way to provide a better life for the "tens of thousands whose family income is so low that daily subsistence is always in doubt." Illustrated with evocative photographs by Billy Barnes, To Right These...
by James L. Bildner
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
WHEN YOU NAVIGATE THE COAST OF MAINE, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast takes the guesswork out of navigating Maine’s intricate, reef-strewn waters, ensuring that your next voyage through this coastal paradise will be picture-perfect.
Inside...
Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity
The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop."
On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area....
The Texas Supreme Court
A Narrative History, 1836–1986
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
“Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subjects as women’s rights and the protection of debtors.” Thus James Haley begins this highly readable account of the Texas Supreme Court....
A Funny Thing Happened on my way Through the Bible
The Humor, Uniqueness, or Absurdity of Scriptures, as I see It
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
In this collection of nearly four thousand Bible verses, author James Larson highlights the humor—and sometimes tragedy—of Scripture through his original and eye-opening interpretation. Respectfully presented with unique commentary and thought-provoking questions, this compilation will be sure to...
From Primitive to Indigenous
The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within departments of religious studies. Evaluating this assumption in the light of case studies drawn from Zimbabwe, Alaska...
by James L. Huffman
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
A sweeping work of original scholarship, Down and Out in Late Meiji Japan examines the daily lives of Japan’s hinmin (poor people), particularly urban slum-dwellers, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. James Huffman draws on newspaper articles, official surveys, and reminiscences to recreate for...
by James L. Neibaur
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
Harry Langdon was a silent screen comedian unlike any other. Slower in pace, more studied in movement, and quirkier in nature, Langdon challenged the comic norm by offering comedies that were frequently edgy and often surreal. After a successful run of short comedies with Mack Sennett, Langdon became...
Early Charlie Chaplin
The Artist as Apprentice at Keystone Studios
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2011
Charlie Chaplin produced some of the greatest films of all time, including The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator. Before making a name for himself as an undisputed master of cinema, however, Chaplin first developed his acting, writing, and directing skills at...