Stories deal with a young divorcee, a shared summer home, a troubled family, a wedding, childhood fears, the death of a pet, a lying child, and enlightenment.
Mr. Stokes, a teacher, becomes involved with a former student, Nell Parshall, whose husband, a writer and also one of Stoke's former students, committed suicide
This book offers penetrating insight into the nature and process of perception through a skillful interweaving of the concepts of the new physics, evolutionary biology, and cognitive psychology with t
An anthropologist and Sinologist, Stephen W. Mosher, lived and worked in rural China in late 1979 and early 1980.? His shocking revelations about conditions there have earned him the condemnation of t
This unique volume provides each writers reflection on her work, an evaluation of that writer by two perceptive critics, and detailed biographical and bibliographical data.??Included are Maya Angelou,
Foreword by Dr. Benjamin Spock ? As the parent of a premie, you’re probably wondering, what do all those tubes, monitors, and lights in the intensive care unit mean? What are the special medical probl
Provides an inside look at eight of the most influential accounting firms in the United States, examining their pivotal roles in the world of national and international finance.
A study of Alzheimer's disease, or senile dementia, discusses the symptoms and impact of the disease, its major causes and contributing factors, diagnosis and treatment, stages, and current research s
One of this century's most prominent and outspoken theologians affirms the vitality and uniqueness of Christianity by tracing it back to the reality of the historical Christ.
The Winning Edge is the first nutrition book that's both scientifically sound and practical. In clear layman's language it shows you how the right choice of food can dramatically improve your athletic
Soundings is a guide to reading Scripture as prayer and meditation. Organized around 52 themes, it offers 365 scriptural passages, together with spiritual commentary to facilitate personal reflection
This book provides a general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the gaining of independence by the Spanish American countries and Brazil (approximately 1492-1825)
A study of events leading up to Christ's Second Coming examines biblical prophecies concerning Armageddon, the role of Israel during that period, the events of the "Rapture," and its overwhelming cons
A combination of detailed instruction and text (based on actual adventures) of all the techniques of canoe camping and wilderness cruising. You learn how to "find a river," navigate, cope with acciden
Traces the lives ad accomplishments of Chinese intellectuals from the Boxer Rebellion to the birth of the Peoples Republic and details their responses to change and tradition
A health worker confuses an older patient's reversible brain disorder with senility--and labels it hopeless. A counselor sees a seventy-year-old woman's depression as a function of her age--and dismis
Ten stories of Black life written with Ms. Bambara's characteristic vigor, sensibility and winning irony. The stories range from the timid and bumbling confusion of a novice community worker in "The A
Tells the story of Bernadette Soubirous, the young French girl whose vision of the Virgin Mary made Lourdes the object of pilgrimages, and looks at the religious and commercial aspects of Lourdes toda
From the Salem witch hunts and the storming of the Bastille, to the Holocaust, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the People's Temple mass suicide, extraordinary episodes of collective behavior fill our
Scientist, author, and Earth-dweller, explores the many potential natural and man-made catastrophes that could change life as we know it, or erase us from the face of the Earth. Natural properties and
Here is the definitive life story of the man who lived by prayer and faith alone, housing and feeding thousands of homeless children in England, advertising his financial needs to no one but God.
Hodgson argues that the institution of the presidency has lost much of its power in the last two decades, analyzes the causes of this impotence, and suggests changes that will enable future presidents
A delectable melting pot of Western cooking from the Mountain States, the Southwest, Western Canada, Mexico, California, and the Pacific Northwest. Imagine Roast Wild Duck with Currant Sauce, Lemon Ri
With insight and wit, an eminent chronicler of American society touches on such subjects as servants, women, children, and sex as he points to an abandonment of the verities as the primary problem of
Based on a large-scale survey and in light of demographic and cultural factors, the author examines why children are sexually victimized, the sources of trauma, differences between reported and unrepo
A benchmark reference of 25 articles exploring a variety of classical and current perspectives by theorists ranging from Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Michels, to Peter Blau, Karl Weick and R
Do you want to expand your mental power? Think more clearly, logically, and creatively? Improve your memory? Solve problems and make decisions more effectively? Brain Power introduces the six functi
These readings chronicle the triumphs and failures of race relations in our nation, unfolding the tensions and struggles of racial conflict through the analyses of sociologists writing since the late
In this powerful and wide-ranging collection of essays, letters and diary entries, weaving together all the periods of the author's life -- from his childhood in Transylvania to Auschwitz and Buchenwa
Three prominent folklorists wrote these essays in the 1970s about Dorrance Weir of upstate New York and his song "Take that Night Train to Selma," Joe Scott of Maine and his so
Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions
Efforts to reconstruct the reality of a social scene have evolved numerous theoretical and methodological strategies. Qualitative sociology fills the gap in existing literature by providing a comprehe
Spitfires have hit the ground, touched the sea, bashed through trees, cut telegraph and high tension wires, collided in the air, been shot to pieces, had rudders and parts of wings fall off and have y
WILL DURANT (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent over fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story o
Discusses ways of moving toward a more joyful and satisfying experience of one's self, other people, and the world, describing breakthrough moments in the author's Actualizations Workshop
