John F : 989 books
Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards
A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Wade into the endless smoke of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the site of nearly three hundred extra-alarm fires before its closure in 1971, including some of the most disastrous conflagrations of a city famous for fire. In 1910, twenty-one firemen and three civilians were killed in a blaze at a beef warehouse--the...
Mere Catholicism
What the Catholic Church Teaches and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
C. S. Lewis's masterpiece of Christian apologetics, Mere Christianity, was about Christianity in general, carefully refraining from teaching the doctrine of any particular denomination. Mere Catholicism explains specifically what Catholics believe and practice. Meant for both Catholics who want a...
by John F. Chilton
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing...
by John F. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Mortuary Science
A Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1993
Now available in paperback! In this first reference book devoted entirely to mortuary science, Szabo presents a thorough bibliographical examination of the funeral industry and related subjects, including even the most specialized area in the field. Most citations are annotated, with special notes...
Troy Duster
Berkeley Sociologist, Teacher, and Civil Rights Activist
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
This book is a biography of University of California-Berkeley sociology professor Troy Duster. Troy Duster received an MA and PhD in sociology from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Duster is a black man who was born in South Chicago. His maternal grandmother is the famous Ida B. Wells. He...
by John F Wasik
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2009
A guide for the earth-conscious consumer shows shoppers which products come in packages made from recycled materials, which companies help the environment and which hurt it, how to decode confusing environmental claims on labels, and more.
Lightning Strikes
Timeless Lessons in Creativity from the Life and Work of Nikola Tesla
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Seventy years after his death, Nikola Tesla has become a rock star. Lightning Strikes examines his complete life and legacy, including Tesla’s profound influence on everything from systems integration to drone warfare. Engineers, entrepreneurs, and academics will find it invaluable not only for...
by John F. Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Wedding advice, first published in 1889, "The founding of a new home marks an important era in a human life. Whether you be poor or wealthy, wise or ignorant, it is all the same--you begin a new existence. The associations of childhood and youth now undergo a total change."
Christianity: the One, the Many
What Christianity Might Have Been and Could Still Become Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2008
What is Christianity? Who was Jesus Christ? What relevance does Christianity have in a post-Christian age? Why are there so many Christian sects, and what are the prospects for bringing them together? Does Christianity have a future? Am I a Christian? Are you? Christianity: the One, the Many, offers...
Christianity: the One, the Many
What Christianity Might Have Been and Could Still Become Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2008
What is Christianity? Who was Jesus Christ? What relevance does Christianity have in a post-Christian age? Why are there so many Christian sects, and what are the prospects for bringing them together? Does Christianity have a future? Am I a Christian? Are you? The two volumes of Christianity: the...
History of Rationalism
Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index
CONTENTS (abridged list)
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. CONTROVERSIAL PERIOD SUCCEEDING THE REFORMATION.
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CHAPTER XXV. INDIRECT SERVICE OF SKEPTICISM — PRESENT OUTLOOK.
APPENDIX.
Index
Lycoming College, 1812–2012
On the Frontiers of American Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Lycoming College, 1812-2012: On the Frontiers of American Education is the story of Lycoming College, a liberal arts and sciences college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The College is one of the fifty oldest institutions of higher education in the nation and is the oldest that retains a relationship...
by John F. Dobbyn
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Danger escalates as Michael Knight and Lex Devlin enter into the defense of a Puerto Rican jockey charged with felony murder as a result of a fixed race at Boston's Suffolk Downs.
As their investigation exposes the jockey's role, they become embroiled in a conflict between two Puerto Rican...