James S : 594 books
Who Is the Dreamer, Who Dreams the Dream?
A Study of Psychic Presences
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
In Who Is the Dreamer Who Dreams the Dream? A Study of Psychic Presences, James Grotstein integrates some of his most important work of recent years in addressing fundamental questions of human psychology and spirituality. He explores two quintessential and interrelated psychoanalytic problems: the...
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)
Tales of the Tokugawa II
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Tales of the Tokugawa is a collection of Japanese horror stories collected by James S. de Benneville during the years he spent living in Japan, this is the second edition of the collection.
Bakemono Yashiki is a Japanese horror adventure about a girl who, along with her friend and the ghost...
In the Shadows of the Tropics
Climate, Race and Biopower in Nineteenth Century Ceylon
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by...
The Analogue Alternative
The Electronic Analogue Computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
We are in the midst of a digital revolution - until recently, the majority of appliances used in everyday life have been developed with analogue technology. Now, either at home or out and about, we are surrounded by digital technology such as digital 'film', audio systems, computers and telephones.
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by James S. Trefil
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
"A marvelous excursion from the beach to the ends of the solar system . . . captivating."—The New York Times"So easy to understand yet so dense with knowledge that you'll never look at waves on a beach the same way again."—San Francisco Chronicle"One of the best popular science books."—The Kansas...
Salvator Rosa in French Literature
From the Bizarre to the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2005
Salvator Rosa (1615--1673) was a colorful and controversial Italian painter, talented musician, a notable comic actor, a prolific correspondent, and a successful satirist and poet. His paintings, especially his rugged landscapes and their evocation of the sublime, appealed to Romantic writers, and...
Words upon the Word
An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society, with more than 30 million Protestants gathering every week for this distinct purpose, meeting in homes, churches, coffee shops, restaurants, and other public and private venues across the country. What happens...
by Patrick D. Guinan, Kenneth J. Printen, James L. Stone
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
From 1866 until the end of the 1950s, almost all of the attending staff at Cook County Hospital—and thus the instructors who prepared physicians for their life’s work—were unpaid volunteers. As was the case at all other large public teaching hospitals, appointment at County was an honor, public...
Emerging Evangelicals
Faith, Modernity, and the Desire for Authenticity
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Emerging Church movement developed in the mid-1990s among primarily white, urban, middle-class pastors and laity who were disenchanted with America’s conservative Evangelical sub-culture. It is a response to the increasing divide between conservative Evangelicals and concerned critics who strongly...
The Moment of Creation
Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
"Trefil surpasses almost all other scientists writing about science." — The New York Times"Fascinating reading. A mind-stretching book." — John Barkham ReviewsOne of the founders of modern quark theory traverses the eons to bring readers within the first millisecond of the Big Bang. Trefil employs...
by Michael H. Weisman, MD, Michael E. Weinblatt
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Targeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases takes a patient management approach to treating adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases. Michael H. Weisman, Michael Weinblatt, James S Louie, and Ronald Van Vollenhoven offer their unique insights into choosing the correct pharmacological...
Unstuck
Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
"A practical, proven guide . . . Superb." - Dr. Oz
Despite the billions spent on prescription anti-depressant drugs and psychotherapy, people everywhere continue to grapple with depression. James Gordon, one of the nation's most respected psychiatrists, now offers a practical and effective...
Gum, Geckos, and God
A Family’s Adventure in Space, Time, and Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
James Spiegel never realized what challenges and adventures he would face in talking about God with his own children. Can we hug God? Will geckos go to heaven? Was Jesus fun to be around? Does God know how many spiders there are in all the basements in the world? These are just a few of the questions...
Beyond Obamacare
Life, Death, and Social Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Health care spending in the United States today is approaching 20 percent of GDP, yet levels of U.S. population health have been declining for decades relative to other wealthy and even some developing nations. How is it possible that the United States, which spends more than any other nation on health...