At the gates of Valhalla, Odin, the God of War and Death, welcomed thebravest of the slain warriors arriving in flaming longships for their finalbattle. It is a fiery legend still celebrated annually
A new collection from a Kingsley Tufts Award–winning poet Imaginary Logic is a brilliantly expansive, deeply meditative, and at times wildly imaginative collection of poems that combines Rodney Jone
"Timor-Leste will delight visitors with its fascinating mix of history, culture and natural beauty... Travellers visiting now will share in a unique and historical moment, experiencing a country that
Discovering God is a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age. Sociologist Rodney Stark surveys the birth and growth of religions around the world—
The origin of asthma, autism, Alzheimer's, allergies, cancer, heart disease, obesity, and even some kinds of depression is now clear. Award-winning researcher on the microbiome, professor Rodney Diete
Volume 13 relaunches the book series after a 9-year hiatus and addresses new directions in the field of educational ethnography. The authors in the book share methodological similarities, but their ap
Until the mid-1980s, AI researchers assumed that an intelligent system doing high-level reasoning was necessary for the coupling of perception and action. In this traditional model, cognition mediate
This revision of the author's bestselling earlier work on cost estimating has been updated to provide currently applicable examples, data and techniques. Two new chapters have been added covering: com
This graduate-level text describes inelastic light scattering by crystals and its use in the investigation of solid-sate excitation. Hayes (U. of Oxford) and Loudon (U. of Essex) cover the basic featu
Pride, greed, and power have driven men to do the unthinkable - including selling out their nations and unsuspected citizens to the most corrupt and destructive "invisible" global leaders on Earth. Bu
Scoundrels of Skullport adds TWO new expansions to the Lords of Waterdeep board game -- Undermountain and Skullport -- inspired by the vast dungeon and criminal haven under Waterdeep. Players can choo
People regularly use the Bible in social and political debates on a host of controversial social and political issues, including: abortion, euthanasia, stem-cell research, gay marriage, the death pena
From the bestselling author of The Roaring 2000s and The Great Depression Ahead comes a book that looks forward, showing readers how to weather the storm in this new economy that is going to get much
From the bestselling author of The Roaring 2000s and The Great Depression Ahead comes a work that looks forward, showing listeners how to weather the storm in this new economy that is going to get muc
After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Wo
When Commissioner Gorden is shot, Batman finds that the trail to Gordon's attacker is riddled with more intrigue than he could have predicted, as the clues start unraveling the terrible truth of the a
Earth's mightiest mutants! In the wake of Schism, Cyclops leads a team of X-Men whose express purpose is to deal with extinction-level events. Meet the X-Men's "Extinction Team": Storm, Emma Frost, M
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is proof that He has conquered death and has thrown open the door of everlasting life. Because of Christ's death on the Cross, we can know the joy of God
"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam" will lead you straight to the best attractions this great city has to offer, including the Van Gogh Museum, the most scenic canals, and the best hotels, restaur
