Phillip: 1250 books
Touring the Universe through Binoculars
A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1990
This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system, asteroids, meteors,...
Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society
Properties of Technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Analyzing the relationship between digital technologies and society this book explores a wide range of complex social issues emerging in a new digital space. Itexamines both the vexing dilemmas with a critical eye as well as prompting readers to think constructively and strategically about exciting possibilities.
Indigenous Men and Masculinities
Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. "Indigenous Men and Masculinities",...
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
by Matthew Green, Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes,...
Socialism
Origins, Expansion, Decline, and the Attempted Revival in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Socialism: Origins, Expansion, Decline, and Attempted Revival in the United States This book is an attempt to address all the important economic aspects of socialismthe concepts and theories, the historical attempts to implement socialist economic systems, and the endeavor to establish socialism in...
Awkward Embrace
The United States and China in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
In AN AWKWARD EMBRACE, Swagel applies his experience at the Treasury Department to show the reader why America’s economic relationship with China has been a beneficial one and details what needs to happen for this trend to continue. But Blumenthal, a former official specializing in Asia at the Department...
by Phillip A. Elwood
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Politics, action and romance combine to take the reader through the greatest and most destructive event of the Twentieth Century. Historic events and historic figures are interwoven in this exciting and heartwarming story of just one family from the Greatest Generation. Son of a World War II veteran,...
by Phillip Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015
The more things change the more they stay the same and progress brings with it its own set of problems that we must learn to deal with. We are living in an age of communication a time where ignorance of the world we live in has become a personal choice. In the age of information and technology we...
by Phillip Whilley
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits. His artistic style contrasted starkly with the dominant version of Neoclassicism under Jacques-Louis David. Prud'hon's paintings were based on classical texts and ancient prototypes,...
Practical Sufism
A Guide to the Spiritual Path Based on the Teachings of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
This wise, funny, and compassionate book follows Gowins apprenticeship with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International. Until now, Pir Vilayat’s order has not had a strong, accessible introduction. This book not only provides that service but is more down-to-earth...
Australian Light Horse
The campaign in the Middle East, 1916-1918
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Throughout history, mounted troops have been known as elite men of arms and the Australian Light Horse is a part of that legendary tradition. Part cavalry and part infantry and often recognised by the emu feathers in their slouch hats, the light horsemen were described by the official historian, H.S....
S.B.S. - The Special Boat Squadron
A History Of Britains Elite Forces
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Special Boat Squadron, or SBS, is one of the most admired, respected and feared Special Forces units in the world. The date of the formation of the SBS is a matter of some debate. Officially it is the 14th April 1942, but long before that date SBS forces had been harassing the enemy in an unofficial...
by Phillip Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Tony and Kate Stark and their two children, Caleb and Mellissa were on their way to Burlington, Vermont for a two week vacation, a vacation that would haunt them for the rest of their lives.
While the family explores the island on Lake Hogan, Tony finds an ancient book that unleashes the demon Ariton...