From the Inside Flap(back cover)5THANNIVERSARYEDITIONÂI have, by the way, seen 943 of the 1001 movies, and am carefully rationing the remaining titles to prolong my life.Â--Roger EbertÂ. . . a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed fil..
More than 40 million people in the U.S. own toaster ovens.Toaster ovens are very versatile and convenient. With their ability to toast, bake, broil, top brown and keep food warm, they do the job of a toaster and a full size oven in one countertop unit. Ideal in any home, these ovens save space and e..
This concise book provides an introduction to the scientific method of inquiry. This book not only presents not only a methodical approach to the proper conduct of science but also contains comprehensive coverage of pseudoscience and fallacies. Compact enough to be used as a supplementary book, yet ..
Stephen J. Ochs chronicles the intersecting lives of the first black military Civil War hero, Captain André Cailloux of the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, and the lone Catholic clerical voice of abolition in New Orleans, the Reverend Claude Paschal Maistre. Their paths converged in July 1863, when Mai..
Book by Rosemary Benet Stephen Vincent Benet, Stephen Vincent Benet Author: Stephen Vincent Benet Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0805002847 ISBN-13: 9780805002843..
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPublished more than two decades ago to great critical acclaim and commercial success, A Brief History of Time has become a landmark volume in science writing. Stephen Hawking, one of the great minds of our time, explores such profound questions as: How did the universe be..
A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the ..
Arguing that Americans make political choices in terms of a general notion of right and wrong, yet lack a sound, objective foundation for such values, evangelical scholar Stephen Mott formulates a Christian political theory that supplies such norms. Drawing on theological and biblical sources, Mott ..
Scrooge was a miser. His money was his life. Then, one Christmas Eve, Scrooge received a trio of visitors who showed him not only the true meaning of Christmas, but the true meaning of life as well.Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is one of the most beloved Christmas stories in history and contin..
In this definitive collection of essays spanning fifteen years, R. Stephen Warner traces the development of the “new paradigm” interpretation of American religion. Originally formulated in the 1990s in response to prevailing theories of secularization that focused on the waning plausibility of relig..
A New York Times Notable Book, 1997Library Journal, Best Book of 1997Beginning with the "occasional miracles" of a mysterious turn-of-the-century cancer vaccine called Coley's toxins, Stephen S. Hall traces the story of how doctors have learned to harness the immune system and its "commotions" to de..
Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey [Hardcover] ... Author: Tzu, Lao; Mitchell, Stephen Publisher: HarperCollins Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0060103221 ISBN-13: 9780060103224..
A gift book for Father's Day and beyond, this compact treasury of practical and profound thoughts offers every father the strength to renew his commitments to his wife, family, community, and God. Author: Gabriel, Stephen Publisher: Harper San Francisco Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: ..
Product DescriptionThis basic text addresses issues in contemporary American journalism from an extended historical perspective and also includes material on the development of news in other societies. The breadth of coverage makes this text both a valuable resource in the classroom and for future r..
Surveys the development of journalism, looks at how news has been gathered and disseminated, and describes the ways journalists have described particular news stories Author: Stephens, Mitchell Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670813788 ISBN-13: 9780670813780..
VALDEZ STEPHEN K Author: Stephen K Valdez Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0757533795 ISBN-13: 9780757533792..
A tale of two brothers just surviving; one seeking the good life, blissfully ignorant that it was an illusion, while the other pursued spiritual reality, frustrated by the failure of his own efforts. A crucial message of the exchanged life. Author: Stephen Schilt Publisher: Pacific Press Publishing ..
Offers a look at the many accomplishments of this agricultural pioneer who advocated recycling, pesticide-free farming, and crop rotation as well as being a genius inventor and the first African-American graduate and teacher of a white college. Author: Krensky, Stephen Publisher: Amistad Binding: Ha..
The United States has long been described as a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of religions in which Muslims and Methodists, Buddhists and Baptists live and work side by side. This book explores that nation of religions, focusing on how four recently arrived religious communities--Musl..
This second volume in the Limits and Renewals trilogy is an attempt to restate a traditional philosophy of mind, drawing on philosophical and poetical resources that are often neglected in modern and postmodern thought, and emphasizing the moral and political implications of differing philosophies o..
The revised, updated Fifth Edition of this pocket book is a handy reference to consult when making bedside interpretations of clinical data. Remarkably complete for its small size, the book lists nearly 200 symptoms, physical signs, laboratory test results, and radiologic findings and their differen..
This is a travel story of trees and shrubs as rousing as the adventures of Marco Polo. Stephen Spongberg’s vividly written and lavishly illustrated account tells of intrepid and extraordinary explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealt..
The right to keep and bear arms was considered a fundamental, individual right in the original 14 states (the 13 colonies and Vermont) from the pre-Revolutionary period through the adoption of the federal Bill of Rights in 1791. A Right to Bear Arms is the first book to demonstrate the deprivation o..
This book represents a major new statement on the issue of property rights. It argues for the justification of some rights of private property while showing why unequal distributions of private property are indefensible. Author: Munzer, Stephen R. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Binding: Paper..
ontemporary spiritual teacher Sogyal Rinpoche's The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying dealt with how to use the consciousness of our mortality to live a better life. Now the author of the perennial bestseller Who Dies tells us how to live mindfully each moment, each hour, each day as if it were all ..