Jonathan Lamb: 13 books
Scurvy
The Disease of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy...
by Jonathan Lamb, Elizabeth McQuoid
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
‘Jonathan Lamb has done an excellent job . . . The message that God is in control and is enough, even in the most difficult circumstances, rings out loud and clear.’ Clare Heath-Whyte, author of First Wives’ Club and Old Wives’ Tales
Who is in control? The sustained threat from rogue...
Integrity
Leading with God watching
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Another lurid newspaper headline: a high-profile figure has fallen from grace. Worse still, he tried to cover it up so that everyone would think he was something he wasn't ... She was a respected figure in her school but it turned out she had been funding
Power to Change - Keswick Year Book 2016
Becoming Like God's Son
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Christlikeness is something God planned from the beginning and will one day finally complete. But now we are in the process of change, becoming more like Jesus Christ. Really? How can we overcome the pull of sin? How can we live godly lives in a world like this? Is it possible to change?
These...
Godliness from Head to Toe
An Introduction to the Book of James
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
One of the biggest questions facing Christians today is, ‘How can I live wisely?’. Given all that we say about the Christian faith, is it possible to live an authentic, credible Christian life that demonstrates faith that works? Covering a wide range of practical challenges - whether trial and...
Faith in the Face of Danger
An Introduction to the Book of Nehemiah
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2018
Christians the world over are under pressure, facing difficulties and dangers of all kinds. Nehemiah was raised up to lead God’s people at a critical moment, and the story of his practical realism and courageous faith is vital for Christians today. Providing an overview of the Nehemiah story, this...
by Jonathan Lamb
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
This work represents a concise history of sympathy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, considering the phenomenon of shared feeling from five related angles: charity, the market, global exploration, theatre, and torture.
From Why to Worship
An Introduction to the Book of Habakkuk
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
In a world which often seems out of control, Christians today need to make a vital spiritual journey through the book of Habakkuk. This journey begins with life’s toughest questions. It involves times of patient waiting. But it leads to a revelation of God’s greatness and the discovery that he...
by Jonathan P. Lamb
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Making innovative use of digital and library archives, this book explores how Shakespeare used language to interact with the verbal marketplace of early modern England. By also combining word history with book history, Jonathan P. Lamb demonstrates Shakespeare's response to the world of words around...
Harvard Classics Volume 27
English Essays: Sidney To Macaulay
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Contents: 1. The Defense Of Poesy, by Sir Philip Sidney 2. On Shakespeare and On Bacon, by Ben Jonson 3. Of Agriculture, by Abraham Cowley 4. The Vision Of Mirza and Westminster Abbey, by Joseph Addison 5. The Spectator Club, by Sir Richard Steele 6. Hints Towards An Essay On Conversation, A Treatise...
Economics is Like Sex
Common Sense Thinking for Better Decisions Through the Taboo Topics of Money, Budgets, Markets and Trade
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Gives easy to understand lessons in Economics that people are never taught
Provides simple explanations of the Stock Market and how it works
Explains good trade policy, investing vs. trading, and the beauty of compound interest in retirement planning
Helps reveal a common sense...
Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions
Programs, Policies, and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The first of its kind, Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions brings together innovative work from the family of institutions known as minority-serving institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian...
by Allen Peterkin, Arthur W. Frank, David H. Flood
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire...