Lucas: 1331 books
by Spencer Lucas
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2002
This book is a comprehensive, chronologically ordered review of China's vertebrate fossil record. It also presents a history of vertebrate paleontological studies in China and an entrée to some important issues of systematics, evolutionary history, paleoecology, taphonomy, and functional anatomy best elucidated by China's fossils.
Ethics and Self-Knowledge
Respect for Self-Interpreting Agents
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
This book explores the theoretical basis of our ethical obligations to others as self-knowing beings - this task being envisaged as an essential supplement to a traditional ethic of respect for persons. Authoritative knowledge of others brings with it certain obligations, which are reflected in (inter...
by Dr Lucas Thorpe
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The Kant Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Immanuel Kant, one of the most important and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and...
Houston to Cooperstown
The Houston Astros' Biggio and Bagwell Years
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Houston Astros went 50 years without a Hall of Fame inductee until Craig Biggio became their first, followed two years later by Jeff Bagwell, arguably the two most influential and memorable players in Astro history. They helped lead the team to their first ever, and only, World Series game. Both...
Fairy Tales and Fables
A Collection
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2018
Three fables and fairy tales are featured in this collection, each conveying a similar yet unigue moral.
The first, The Tiger and the Mouse is a fable about a spotted tiger, who was extrememly lonely and often bullied. Until one day, she found a lion picking on a poor little mouse.
The...
Darwinism and Pragmatism
William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world. Unlike prior evolutionary theories, Darwinism construes species as mutable historical products of a blind process that serves no inherent purpose. It also represents a distinctly modern kind of fallible...
Uniting the States
A Commentary on the American Constitution: Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The war on terror, government surveillance, weapons, and racial injustice are just some of the many crucial topics dividing the United States today. As Americans continue to deal with central questions about their own rights and about the extent of the government’s power, their constitutional foundations...
Little Peter
A Christmas Morality (Warmhearted Book for a Child of Any Age)
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
"The pine forest is a wonderful place. The pine-trees stand in ranks like the soldiers of some vast army, side by side, mile after mile, in companies and regiments and battalions, all clothed in a sober uniform of green and grey. But they are unlike soldiers in this, that they are of all ages...
by Linda Lucas Walling
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Some people experience healing miracles and are suddenly transformed. Others, like me, set out on the path putting one foot after the other, sometimes finding a smooth highway, other times finding the path treacherous. I believe miracles can happen to anyone, and I welcome the time when I allow myself...
Our Ancient Ancestors' Lost History Reconstructed
Based on the Urantia Book
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2018
Most of the researchers, archaeologists, anthropologists, and many more who have appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens have admitted their belief that extraterrestrials created humanity. And those creators were none other than the Anunnaki (those who came from heaven) of the Sumerians....
Jesus the Divine Human
From Higher Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Almost everyone knows that December 25 is not really Jesuss birthday, and quite a few are aware that August 21 is his real birthday. There are many more things we were not taught about Jesus. An example: who was Jesus in human form? The information we were taught about Jesus is mostly incorrect. Those...
Educating Generation Next
Young People, Teachers and Schooling in Transition
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Is the current industrial model of schooling capable of preparing young people for modern working life? This book provides an unsettling picture of the challenges young people face following the uncertainty of the Global Financial Crisis. It asks whether teachers and schooling are able to provide the skills needed in a contemporary global economy.
by Daniel Bodi, Ernest C. Lucas, John H. Walton
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you...
Educating Latino Students
A Guide to Successful Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2002
Latino/a students are in a unique position in today's society; teachers and administrators are in an influential position in educating them. Community, parents, and educators alike are poised to enable these students to gain the education they need for success. Chapters by recognized authors and successful...