Porter: 1504 books

It’s amazing how little young children know about strangers and how to stay safe. And much of what they do know is incorrect, or simply intended to scare them.Kids want and need to know what to DO in dangerous situations, but are usually only told to what NOT to do. (Don’t talk to strangers; don’t...

Priceless Proverbs is the result of hundreds of interviews with young children ages three to twelve, who were presented with the first half of a famous saying or proverb and then asked to finish it themselves.It began as part of a larger class project by teacher Kristi Porter and the children of Happi...

Priceless Proverbs Book 2 continues where book one left off - with over one hundred additional kid quotes and illustrations. It is the result of hundreds of interviews with young children ages three to twelve, who were presented with the first half of a famous saying or proverb and then asked to finish...

Leading biblical scholar Stanley Porter critiques the state of research regarding the New Testament's use of the Old Testament and sacred traditions. He provides needed orientation for readers interested in New Testament references to themes such as "son of man" and "suffering servant"...

“The perfect choice for anyone and everyone interested in all things Chinese.” —Library Journal South of the Clouds takes readers on a journey to southwestern China, a province where as late as the 1990s the people still followed millennia-old ways of life. Originally conquered by the...

From inspiring Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho to being the stalking ground of serial killers, Surf City, USA, has a spooky history with a West Coast twist. Though generally a peaceful coastal city, the dark stains from Santa Cruz’s past still linger. A former Spanish Mission, Holy Cross Catholic...

In the second volume of Nocturnal Musings, author Bev Walton-Porter offers up another helping of ponderings and essays examining the mundane to the spiritual aspects of everyday life. Whether it's finding humor in a freak hair vs. seat belt accident or contemplating one's value and worth in this...

Becoming a great leader takes work. This digital collection from Harvard Business Review offers the ideas and strategies to help get you there. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leader’s Collection includes digital editions of all the Harvard Business Review articles found in the popular books HBR’s...

This is a must read book for every household, young and old, even lawmakers. Some may call it controversial, some may say it’s timely and on point, but I say it’s ordained and inspired by God. With the purpose to reveal the truth concerning heated divisible topics that have divided our country,...

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965. A national best seller that sold more than 100,000 copies, the book was the first major study of Canada’s class structure and one of the foundational...

A "Shadow Agenda?" First, the Shadow Agenda is NOT A political movement, (even though it utilizes politics and human government as a means to accomplish its agenda.) It also isn't "religious," (but will readily cloak itself in religion to blind people to its real agenda.) So...

Get ready to discover how great the human spirit is. You will find Anna Angel's persistent belief in the Lord pushes her, threw all of the Devil's traps. Anna Angel must win and you will be right there with her ever step of the way. A must read for those that believe and those that don't....

For decades, having hepatitis C virus (HCV) was the equivalent of serving a life sentence—with a dangerous liver disease. All of that changed with the discovery that the virus could be defeated with a new treatment. To shed light on this groundbreaking therapy, Lucinda Porter, a registered nurse,...

With New Orleans Suite, Eric Porter and Lewis Watts join the post-Katrina conversation about New Orleans and its changing cultural scene. Using both visual evidence and the written word, Watts and Porter pay homage to the city, its region, and its residents, by mapping recent and often contradictory...