Martin Martin: 12406 books
Drinking from My Leg
Lessons from a Blistered Optimist
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Twenty-five years old, fresh out of college, Paul Martins life took a major turn. In 1992, as a result of a car accident, Martins left leg was amputated five inches below the knee. His future plans hadnt included a prosthetic leg. But after returning to his workout routine, Martin realized he was...
by Martin Clark
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The Unification of Italy in the nineteenth century was the unlikely result of a lengthy and complex process of Italian revival (Risorgimento). Few Italians supported Unification and the new rulers of Italy were unable to resolve their disputes with the Catholic Church, the local power-holders...
The Haunting of Twentieth-Century America
From the Nazis to the New Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
In this sequel to The Haunting of America, national bestselling authors Joel Martin and William J. Birnes bring up to the present the story of how paranormal events influenced and sometimes even drove political events. In unearthing the roots of America's fascination with the ghosts, goblins, and...
Two Squatters
The lives of George Playne and Daniel Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
A new book on the social history of the Port Phillip District between 1839 and 1854, depicted by following in detail the lives of two early pioneers - Dr George Playne and Daniel Jennings. The book throws new light on medicine in the 1840s, and on the endeavours to improve squatters’ conditions and...
by John Gribbin, Martin Rees
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
WAS THE UNIVERSE MADE FOR MAN?Is our universe the only one of its kind or are there others? Is it just a coincidence that life evolved on Earth or are the remarkable and unusual set of circumstances that brought about the emergence of humankind part of some deeper mystery that reveals an as...
Love Sick
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
At 28, Cory Martin thought she had it all, a budding career as a writer in Hollywood, an apartment of her own, and a healthy obsession with yoga. But when she found herself on the floor of her apartment wailing into the phone, 'but I don’t want to be sick,' her entire world came crashing down....
The Judges
A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Our courts, the third branch of the government, are central in the administration of our democracy. But their operations are shrouded in a mythology with its ritual incantations of "rule of law," "equal justice" and "presumption of innocence"--one that this book pierces.
We...
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
First published in 1959, this pair of meditations by the revered civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. contains the theological roots of his political and social philosophy of nonviolent activism. Eloquent and passionate, reasoned and sensitive.
“AT THE first National Conference on...
Psychotherapy After Kohut
A Textbook of Self Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Hailed as "a superb textbook aimed at introducing psychoanalytic self psychology to students of psychotherapy" (Robert D. Stolorow), Psychotherapy After Kohut is unique in its grasp of the theoretical, clinical, and historical grounds of the emergence of this new psychotherapy paradigm....
Particle Physics
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Gaining a following since the launch of the infamous Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing questions: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing? Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes...
by Anthony J. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
What is the best way to survive when the going gets tough? Hiding underground. From penguins to dinosaurs, trilobites, and humans, Anthony Martin reveals the subterranean secret of survival.
Humans have “gone underground” for survival for thousands of years, from underground cities in Turkey...
by Francis A. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
Dr. Francis Martin, drew on his experiences as a mental health counselor, health care administrator, and a volunteer at Nashville's Alive Hospice in writing Hospice Mementos. The text offers firm and solid inspiration to those who serve hospice patients and their families. The message to them is,...
Together on Retreat
Meeting Jesus in Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
How can we find God? How can we pray? What can we learn about Jesus from the New Testament stories about his ministry around the Sea of Galilee? In this innovative e-book, Rev. James Martin, S.J. invites us on an actual retreat to answer those questions and to encounter God's presence in prayer and...
The Joy of the Gospel
Evangelii Gaudium
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
**The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ.
“The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage...