Stephen C : 313 books
The History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine
A Translation of the Sinhala Thūpava.msa
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2006
Buddhist chronicles have long been had a central place in the study of Buddhism. Scholars, however, have relied almost exclusively on Pali works that were composed by elites for learned audiences, to the neglect of a large number of Buddhist histories written in local languages for popular consumption....
Rekindling the Mainline
New Life Through New Churches
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Not only do new church starts in significant numbers bring systemic change and renewal to mainline denominations, but new church development brings similar change to individual aging congregations in their vicinity. Author Stephen Compton argues that a decline in new church starts in the last half...
Water in Kentucky
Natural History, Communities, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Home to sprawling Appalachian forests, rolling prairies, and the longest cave system in the world, Kentucky is among the most ecologically diverse states in the nation. Lakes, rivers, and springs have shaped and nourished life in the Commonwealth for centuries, and water has played a pivotal role...
by Harold N. Lee, Edward G. Ballard, Stephen C. Pepper
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Master's Degree in Education as Teacher Professional Development
Re-envisioning the Role of the Academy in the Development of Practicing Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Teacher education is under more scrutiny than ever as standards-based education is becoming more and more the norm. Although much literature is available that addresses developing teacher education, no one addresses how to create and develop a master’s level program. Gary R.Galluzzo, Joan PackerIsenberg,...
Fish!
A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Over 5 Million Copies Sold! Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day.
A powerful parable that will help you see your life and work in a new way.
It's a rainy day in Seattle, and on the third floor of First Guarantee...
Fish! Tales
Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
Fish! told the story of a fictional company which transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles famous Pike Place Fish market. Now, with Fish! Tales, readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplaces--and their lives--by implementing the lessons from...
by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Stephen C. Schlesinger
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
This extraordinary collection gathers the never-before-seen correspondence of a true American original—the acclaimed historian and lion of the liberal establishment, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
An advisor to presidents, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and tireless champion of progressive government,...
by Stephen C. Levinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1983
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1983
Those aspects of language use that are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and especially to an understanding of meaning, are the acknowledged concern of linguistic pragmatics. This textbook provides a lucid and integrative analysis of the central topics in pragmatics - deixis, implicature,...
Disentangling Consciencism
Essays on Kwame Nkrumah's Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Kwame Nkrumah is globally recognized as a foremost pan-Africanist strategist and statesman. He is less widely acknowledged as a philosopher, in spite of his considerable philosophical training, seminal contribution to African political theory, and incisive critique of the ethics of international relations....
Multiculturalism
(Expanded paperback edition)
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 1994
A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition," this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry,...
Behind Bars
Surviving Prison
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002
A judge hands down a stretch in a local, state, or federal prison. It's time for some serious life lessons. With the crime rates soaring in the United States and the prison population growing faster than at any other time in American history, staying alive and well - both mentally and physically - is tougher than ever.
Fish! For Life
A Remarkable Way to Achieve Your Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2004
There's a new FISH! in the pond! Here's a brilliant parable for everyone who wants to lead a fuller, happier life illions of business people have already used the bestselling FISH! books to improve the way they work. Now, the authors turn their attention to life's daily personal challenges, helping...
Oil and Nation
A History of Bolivia's Petroleum Sector
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Oil and Nation places petroleum at the center of Bolivia’s contentious twentieth-century history. Bolivia’s oil, Cote argues, instigated the largest war in Latin America in the 1900s, provoked the first nationalization of a major foreign company by a Latin American state, and shaped both the course...