Sean: 2678 books

Stories of contemporary exorcisms are largely met with ridicule, or even hostility. Sean McCloud argues, however, that there are important themes to consider within these narratives of seemingly well-adjusted people who attend school, go shopping, watch movies, and also happen to fight demons. American...

A girl stops moving on the dance floor and raises her head to the sky. Her eyes are closed with something close to rapture, hoping for that one moment heaven's light might shine on no one but her. And in a moment the battle lines for Generation Y's defining fight are laid bare. A generation promised...

When a burning sun dips low enough on the horizon to touch the brown-black earth, that is when South Africa is at its very best – a blazing expanse of broad landscapes of sea and veld, dusty savannah and equally dusty pavements. It is a vast country, extending from pristine coastal plain to rugged...

This book revisits the tradition of Western religious cinema in light of scholarship on St. Paul’s political theology. The book’s subtitle derives from the account in the Book of Acts that St. Paul was temporarily blinded in the wake of his conversion on the road to Damascus. In imitation of Paul,...

This event guide was developed in collaboration with, edited by, and is published with full permission from Burning Man. The first thing one needs to know about Burning Man is how the event came to be. From bonfires at Baker Beach to the current week-long event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada,...

Achieve the best physical condition year-round with Total Hockey Training and be ready to dominate on the ice. In Total Hockey Training, Boston University strength and conditioning coach Sean Skahan brings you the exercises and drills that have been used in conditioning some of the greatest...

On the ninth floor of an upscale apartment complex, a young couple will come to terms with the loss of their son and the impending release of their daughter from a psychiatric clinic on her fourth birthday. In the three days leading to Korine being released from the clinic, The Mother, The...

Exploring the morally entangled territory of language and race in 18th- and 19th-century America, Sean Harvey shows that whites’ theories of an “Indian mind” inexorably shaped by Indian languages played a crucial role in the subjugation of Native peoples and informed the U.S. government’s efforts to extinguish Native languages for years to come.

Learn the Culture of Afghanistan whether you're going for business, or for a visit. See how you can make a great first impression, plus a friendship that could last a lifetime. Includes a short phrase and vocabulary list so you can communicate quickly.

In an examination of religion coverage in Time, Newsweek, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Ebony, Christianity Today, National Review, and other news and special interest magazines, Sean McCloud combines religious history and social theory to analyze how and why mass-market magazines depicted religions...

This hilarious and superbly-illustrated book of fiendishly clever limericks is not only a sure antidote to melancholy but a work of comic genius. From the jockey who traversed the Sudan on a cow, to Don Juan who came to a painful and unmentionable end, these limericks are a triumph of the verse form. The ideal Holiday or birthday gift for a friend or family member who needs cheered up.

This book is a step by step check list for acquiring American power. Follow the list; reap the benefits. If you complete part of the list, you receive part of the benefits. If you complete the list, you receive all the benefits America has to offer, the benefits that can be targeted, anyway. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is step 1. He is our foundation.

Emma has begun treatment for her alcohol addiction at a Substance Abuse clinic - much to her husband's relief. When it is put to him that he should visit, participate in one of the sessions, he hesitates, then agrees rather reluctantly... What lay ahead on the morrow - for her, for him?..

In this metaphysical thriller, a thirty-something punk rocker fleeing a troubled marriage is hired for a grant writing job at a southern California psychiatric hospital. When he gets tangled up in a neuropsychiatrist's mysterious research and is subsequently targeted by a nefarious advertising executive,...