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Theology and Public Philosophy
Four Conversations
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
This volume brings together eminent theologians, philosophers and political theorists to discuss the relevance of theology and theologically grounded moral reflection to contemporary America’s public life and argument. Avoiding the focus on hot-button issues, shrill polemics, and sloganeering that...
The Gilded Age
Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2006
The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded...
by Stephen Porter
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
Thomas Sutton's reputation as the wealthiest commoner in England at the time of his death in 1611 was matched by the scale of the charity which he founded at the Charterhouse in Clerkenwell. It was the most lavishly endowed charity created between the Reformation and the eighteenth century, consisting...
All About Dad
Insights, Thoughts, and Life Lessons on Fatherhood
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
With quotes from Whitney Houston, Cybill Shepard, Burt Reynolds, William Shakespeare, and Harry S. Truman, All About Dad is the best way to show a father that he is loved.
by Brian L. Porter
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Jack Thomas Reid, nephew of Robert Cavendish who first appeared in A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper languishes in the secure Ravenswood Psychiatric Hospital, sentenced to confinement 'at Her Majesty's Pleasure' for a series of apparent 'Jack the Ripper' copycat killings in the picturesque...
by Lynne P. Taylor, Alyx B. Porter Umphrey
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Providing readily accessible information and real-world encouragement to people living with primary and metastatic brain tumors, this book discusses the basics of brain tumors, types of tumors, management of different tumors, related symptoms, treatments and side effects, the role of medical team...
by MARTHA A. PORTER
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
This is poetry written from the heart, about my life and how I view the lives of those around me. Meanwhile, gaining strength through writing.
by Terry Porter
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
This book is your ultimate Value Stream resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Value Stream's whole picture right away. Get countless Value...
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
The Beast Within
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
This book contains information about Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and various medical terminology that goes along with this condition. It is a beneficial tool for those who have this disease or for anyone who wants to learn about it.
Stuck on Stupid or Stuck in Stupid
The 25 Mistakes Women Make That Prevent Them from Attracting and Keeping Real Love
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Stuck on Stupid or Stuck in Stupid: (The 25 mistakes women make that prevent them from attracting and keeping true love) Is the partner book to: Think Like a Manand heres a thought: Start Acting Like a Man (The 25 mistakes men make that prevent them from finding and keeping true love) I have been...
The Amazing Bird Collection of Young Mr. Roosevelt
The Determined Independent Study of a Boy Who Became America's 26Th President
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
A historian once said of Theodore Roosevelts education that it had been the best kind, for he was both teacher and pupil. By the time he went to Harvard, he had preserved several hundred birds for a collection. How did he become an accomplished scientist at a young age? He: was curious, always wanting...
The Penguin Social History of Britain
English Society in the Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.
Have A Merry All-American Christmas
Discover Christmas In America Through It’s Only One Of Its Kind American Christmas Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
There is a reason we perform every single Christmas tradition we know today. The Christmas Tree. Hanging Stockings. Christmas Cards. Carolling. Santa Claus. Gift Giving. Egg Nog. The Yule Log. They are performed every year to remind us of the reasons of why we celebrate the season.
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Befriending Life
Encounters With Henri Nouen Nouwen
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2002
A beautiful collection of reminiscences celebrating the life and works of the bestselling author of The Wounded Healer*,* The Return of the Prodigal Son, and The Inner Voice of Love*.*
Henri Nouwen (1932-96)was a Catholic priest who taught at several theological institutions and universities...