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Albert Schweitzer in Thought and Action
A Life in Parts
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
In the 1940s and 1950s, Albert Schweitzer was one of the best-known figures on the world stage. Courted by monarchs, world statesmen, and distinguished figures from the literary, musical, and scientific fields, Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, cementing his place as one of the...
by D.K.R. Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
In 1922, in a small town in the Maritimes, an unusual boy with an unusual name is adopted by a Baptist family of chocolate makers. With his copy of Plain Facts for Young and Old by the cereal king, Dr. Kellogg, to guide him, young Kurtis De’ath, a natural polyglot, comes to terms with a world he...
by Dániel Z. Kádár, Michael Haugh
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Politeness is key to all of our relationships and plays a fundamental part in the way we communicate with each other and the way we define ourselves. It is not limited only to conventional aspects of linguistic etiquette, but encompasses all types of interpersonal behaviour through which we explore...
At War
The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial...
THE GREATEST BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed Set: 190+ Murder Mysteries, Thrillers & Crime Stories (Illustrated Edition)
Tales & Cases of Legendary Sleuths and Investigators - Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Hercule Poirot, Martin Hewitt, Dr. Thorndyke, Bulldog Drummond, Max Carrados, Tommy and Tuppence and more
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2017
This carefully edited collection contains the greatest tales of the legendary British sleuths and investigators, including Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Tommy and Tuppence, Dr. Thorndyke and many others: Sherlock Holmes Series: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the...
Moody Classics Complete Set
Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2010
This package includes the entire collection of the Moody Classics Set: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, The Apostolic Fathers, The Incomparable Christ, Orthodoxy, Answers to Prayer, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, Power Through Prayer, The Imitation of...
Mass Communication and American Social Thought
Key Texts, 1919-1968
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies...
Feminist Activist Ethnography
Counterpoints to Neoliberalism in North America
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Writing in the wake of neoliberalism, where human rights and social justice have increasingly been subordinated to proliferating “consumer choices” and ideals of market justice, contributors to this collection argue that feminist ethnographers are in a key position to reassert the central feminist...
by C Radhakrishnan, Gopal K. R.
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
This is the free e-book of the famous work 'The Secret Behind the Universe' by the same author.
Exploring the secrets of the Universe as far as physics can go, and even beyond.. Along with its Vedantic integration.
This book is divided into two sections. The first section is a work in...
by K. Hughes, E. R. Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
First published in 1950.
Beginning with ancient times, this volume shows how some of the early superstitions became purified through the influence of the Confucianist philosophy, how a deep strain of mysticism came from the Taoists and how thereby a worship of 'Heaven' and 'Earth' was evolved....
The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State
Identification, Natural History, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
This is the first guide yet produced to the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting community of amphibians and reptiles. This much needed guide to the identification, distribution, natural history and conservation...
by Andrea R. Brucker, Caroline K. Andler
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
This book is about the educated Brothertown Indian men who fought in the Civil War and wrote letters home telling of this horrible war. American Indians, who despite the guarantees from the United States, found that same government continually stripping them of their lands. And, still, they rushed...
by K. R. Mele
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Crazy idea? Or God-ordained mission? When Pastor KR Mele sensed the Lord’s call to undertake a coast-to-coast bike ride to share Christ’s love and raise support for a few worthy causes, he didn’t even own a bike. Believing God’s Word, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,”...
Health, Healing, and Beyond
Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
The much-sought-after, greatly beloved exploration of the work of Krishnamacharya, teacher of many of twentieth-century yoga's greatest and most influential exponents, Health, Healing, and Beyond is filled with deep wisdom—an indispensable guide to the philosophy, principles, and limitless possibilities...