S James: 594 books
by James S. Trefil
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
"A marvelous excursion from the beach to the ends of the solar system . . . captivating."—The New York Times"So easy to understand yet so dense with knowledge that you'll never look at waves on a beach the same way again."—San Francisco Chronicle"One of the best popular science books."—The Kansas...
by James Kubicki S.J.
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
A Year of Daily Offerings is a prayerful 366-day experience immersed in the lives of the saints, the rhythm of the Church calendar, and the stories of ordinary people who lived the Eucharist in their daily lives. It will help you reorder not just your devotional life, but the entire way of looking...
by E. F. Benson, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal...
Salvator Rosa in French Literature
From the Bizarre to the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2005
Salvator Rosa (1615--1673) was a colorful and controversial Italian painter, talented musician, a notable comic actor, a prolific correspondent, and a successful satirist and poet. His paintings, especially his rugged landscapes and their evocation of the sublime, appealed to Romantic writers, and...
Words upon the Word
An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society, with more than 30 million Protestants gathering every week for this distinct purpose, meeting in homes, churches, coffee shops, restaurants, and other public and private venues across the country. What happens...
by Patrick D. Guinan, Kenneth J. Printen, James L. Stone
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
From 1866 until the end of the 1950s, almost all of the attending staff at Cook County Hospital—and thus the instructors who prepared physicians for their life’s work—were unpaid volunteers. As was the case at all other large public teaching hospitals, appointment at County was an honor, public...
The 2012 Presidential Election
Forecasts, Outcomes, and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Though many analyses of the 2012 presidential election have emerged, none can match this collection's depth, diversity, or ability to critically and soundly argue where American politics will go from this point forward. This volume includes some of the most recognized scholars in the field and innovative...
Emerging Evangelicals
Faith, Modernity, and the Desire for Authenticity
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Emerging Church movement developed in the mid-1990s among primarily white, urban, middle-class pastors and laity who were disenchanted with America’s conservative Evangelical sub-culture. It is a response to the increasing divide between conservative Evangelicals and concerned critics who strongly...
The Moment of Creation
Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
"Trefil surpasses almost all other scientists writing about science." — The New York Times"Fascinating reading. A mind-stretching book." — John Barkham ReviewsOne of the founders of modern quark theory traverses the eons to bring readers within the first millisecond of the Big Bang. Trefil employs...
Genetic Influences on Addiction
An Intermediate Phenotype Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability.
Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
by Michael H. Weisman, MD, Michael E. Weinblatt
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Targeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases takes a patient management approach to treating adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases. Michael H. Weisman, Michael Weinblatt, James S Louie, and Ronald Van Vollenhoven offer their unique insights into choosing the correct pharmacological...
Back to the Garden
Nature and the Mediterranean World from Prehistory to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
The garden was the cultural foundation of the early Mediterranean peoples; they acknowledged their reliance on and kinship to the land, and they understood nature through the lens of their diversely cultivated landscape. Their image of the garden underwrote the biblical book of Genesis and the region’s...
Unstuck
Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
"A practical, proven guide . . . Superb." - Dr. Oz
Despite the billions spent on prescription anti-depressant drugs and psychotherapy, people everywhere continue to grapple with depression. James Gordon, one of the nation's most respected psychiatrists, now offers a practical and effective...