1971 results for 'John Close'

A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 he barely escaped from being burned...

If priests want the people entrusted to their care to develop a meaningful spirituallife, they must provide a living example of what that is.In A Life of Daring Simplicity: Daily Meditations on the...

Over the past six or more decades, John Friedmann has been an insurgent force in the field of urban and regional planning, transforming it from its traditional state-centered concern for establishing...

Reading by Starlight explores the characteristics in the writing, marketing and reception of science fiction which distinguish it as a genre.Damien Broderick explores the postmodern...

Throughout the United States, there is no single major metropolitan area more closely connected to organized crime's rapid ascendancy on a national scale than New York City. In 1920, upon the advent...

Drawing upon recent scholarship in Renaissance studies regarding notions of the body, political, physical and social, this study examines how the satiric tragedians of the English Renaissance employ...

The Gee Years chronicles the tenure of E. Gordon Gee, eleventh president of The Ohio State University, from the closely held search process to his departure.When Gee lost his beloved wife, Elizabeth,...

Illustrated devotions to enrich your understanding of the Nativity narratives.This devotional guide for the days from Advent to Candlemas builds on the popularity of the ancient Christian tradition...

Chicago's Printers Row emerged after the Great Chicago Fire to become the most notorious crime and vice section in Chicago. Once known as the Custom House Levee, Chicago's red light district was...

Reading the Social in American Studies offers a unique exploration of the advantages and benefits in using sociological terms and concepts in American literary and cultural studies and, conversely,...

You cannot and will not reach Spiritual Efficiency without first dealing with GUILE.These two scriptures (John 1:47,48) inspired me to write this book. We all should want to be like Jesus and this...

C. K. Barrett's gifts as a communicator are well displayed in this collection of some of his writings. He takes his readers on a series of well-organized expeditions into areas of controversy. He...

This long-awaited book is a vivid history of Frelimo, the liberation movement that gained power in Mozambique following the sudden collapse of Portuguese rule in 1974. The leading scholar of the...

It could be argued that the civil war was the most influential event in the history of the United States. In THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CONSTITUTION, political scientist John W. Burgess explores the...

Masculinity and Film Performance is a lively and engaging study of the complex relationship between masculinity and performance on and off screen, focusing on the performance of "male angst" in...

Philip Mizzou thinks that life as a Fly By Night moving man is an ideal way to see sights and to meet people in beautiful San Francisco. But when Fly By Night goes belly up, he and fellow Easy Mover...

Horror Talk "Top 10 Horror Novels of 2018""I never want to hear mention of bolt-cutters, a live rat and a bucket in the same sentence again. EVER." -Ginger Nuts of Horror"John Hunt is the author to...

John Locke is widely acknowledged as the most important figure in the history of English philosophy and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is his greatest intellectual work, emphasising the...

Green Fruit was originally published in 1917, the year the author graduated from Princeton. Crafted with elegant language and vivid imagery, the collection harkens back to the British Romantics of...

"It is better to be roughly night than precisely wrong." John Maynard KeynesLOOK INSIDE? Samples and chapter summaries may be found on the website www.struartapp.comThis book contains approximate...

This book explains how people can be radically manipulated by extreme groups and leaders to engage in incomprehensible and often dangerous acts through psychologically isolating situations of extreme...

Open your heart to the good news of Christmas The Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a five-week Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus study, including a lesson for Christmas...

The Delaware River Valley has attracted industrial and political visionaries, thinkers, and artists for more than 300 years. In its taverns, political discourse fanned the flames of revolution, and...

Want to learn the improv techniques that helped Mike Myers, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and many others along the road to TV and film stardom? Then let two esteemed founders of long-form...

This is a study of nine key film-makers who came into prominence in the early '70s: Claude Chabrol, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lindsay Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey, Satyajit...

Don't close your eyes..."Harrity Scaritty, on the mountain-side, in the realm of the dead, how will you escape, how will you be fed? With the living and the undead".Nestled on Lake Superior in...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks,...

In this classic work, John Clarke presents a faithful translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. With close attention to detail, this text is ideal for readers who want to experience the beauty and...

"Aberforth! Two more fire whiskeys for these friends!" Welcome, HARRY POTTER readers, to the Hog's Head,the gathering place for members of Dumbledore'sArmy and the historic rallying point before the...

The Bible offers some fascinating glimpses into the nature of heaven, the place where Christians confidently anticipate being when they die. While most religions have some concept of a heavenly...

A personal and practical guide to help pastors find Jesus as their mentor.For decades, Paul has been the model for today's pastors. But Pastor John Frye says we must instead look to Jesus as our...

Luck Of Lassendale is a novel written by Walter Stafford Northcote Iddesleigh and first published in 1902. The story is set in the fictional English village of Lassendale and follows the life of its...