Mad Among Us

Reducere. In the first comprehensive one-volume history of the treatment of the mentally ill, the foremost historian in the field compellingly recounts our v...

DescriptionThe hilarious madness at Franken-Sci High continues in this second book in a wacky series created with The Jim Henson Company. Franken-S...

Reducere. Creative EvolutionBy Henri BergsonTranslated by Arthur MitchellThe history of the evolution of life, incomplete as it yet is, already reveals to us...

Reducere. Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet ...

Reducere. Motivational, passionate and persuasive, this is a compilation of the world's 100 greatest speeches by some of the most significant people in histo...

Reducere. DescriptionIn thirty short reflections, Abbot Jerome Kodell of Subiaco Abbey provides a lifetime of wisdom on living the Christian life. Drawing on...

Reducere. The hopeless yet determined resistance of American and Filipino forces against the Japanese invasion has made Bataan and Corregidor symbols of prid...

DescriptionThe impact of ICT on the teaching of classical languages, literature and culture has not until now been extensively described and evalua...

Reducere. What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place?In Ame...

Reducere. Dogs are truly one of God's finest creatures, a marvelous gift for us humans. In the perfect follow-up to A Prince among Dogs, Callie Smith Grant c...

Reducere. "A theory in the flesh means one where the physical realities of our lives all fuse to create a politic born of necessity, " writes activist Cherr�...

Reducere. Aelred of Rievaulx possessed a personal charm which drew friends and disciples naturally to him. His own experience of human weakness in a worldly ...

The classic book on the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better -- the "masterwork" of political scientist Ja...

Reducere. Between 1846 and 1851, more than one-million people--the potato famine emigrants--sailed from Ireland to America. Now, 150 years later, The Famine ...

Down a dirt road in a hidden corner of the South, Jenks Farmer invites you to his patch of soil, where pecan trees surround acres of lilies and the...

Reducere. Our ancestors lived in physical and spiritual communion with Mother Earth. The Native American way of life has kept its people close to their livin...

Reducere. A classic and poignant treatment of Japan's struggle between recognition of the kamikaze's futility and the country's pride in having made the atte...

DescriptionThe story of an iconic model in the long history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the WLA, which was used by Allied forces during WWII, i...

Reducere. In the history of the twentieth century, the role of the military intelligence services in the competition among nations is still murky. Among the ...

Reducere. How different are men and women? When does it matter to us -- or to God? Are male and female the only two options? In Sex Difference in Christian T...

Reducere. The first collection of poetry from Bunmi Laditan, bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and creator of The Honest Toddler, captu...

Reducere. A wartime prayerbook written for dangerous days like ours - made to fit in pocket or purse Our parents before us understood that strife is rarely f...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kathleen GripmanAs an educator with many years of experience in directing English as a Second Language (ESL) and cross-cult...

Reducere. "At the very start of the third semester, in one of the lectures on Marxism-Leninism, Nikita Dozakin made a remarkable discovery, " begins the stor...

Reducere. A carjacker lurking in a shopping mall parking lot. An abusive husband pounding on the door. A disgruntled employee brandishing a gun. These days, ...

Reducere. On the rainy afternoon of November 28, 1938, a slight 18-year-old Austrian man took in his first impressions of Shanghai. Paul Hoffmann had left hi...

Reducere. Ex-priest Stephen H. Donnelly's memoir, A Saint and a Sinner, is an immersive experience into the world of a Catholic priest and a brutally honest ...

DescriptionA cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word "Robot", exploring the impact it has had on the world, the poss...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Katherine L. HuppWaffles are far more than glorified pancakes. They can be made in so many different ways. Waffles can be s...

Reducere. "I know this may come as a shock, and you know I'm not fond of using stale one-liners, but--'reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.' I'...

"God's eternal plan for us involves our body. We can't write off our physical life as spiritually irrelevant." --Sam Allberry There's a danger in f...

Reducere. The fourth book in the bestselling, critically-acclaimed, optioned-for-film Mystery & Thriller series.The sins of the past always return...The Gene...

Reducere. Millions of Americans are taking prescription drugs made in China and don't know it-- and pharmaceutical companies are not eager to tell them. This...

Reducere. A full-color nonfiction picture book for ages 5 to 8 about those billions of stars you see when you look up into the nighttime sky The Universe is ...

Description"The fascinating story of arguably the greatest queen in sub-Saharan African history, who surely deserves a place in the pantheon of rev...

Reducere. A full-color nonfiction picture book for ages 5 to 8 about those billions of stars you see when you look up into the nighttime sky The Universe is ...

Reducere. Vance Hale has everything. A ridiculous amount of money, an Ivy-league education, and a 1, 000-watt smile that can charm the designer dress right o...

Reducere. PRESERVING FOOD AND CULTURE THE LEBANESE WAY -- The very best memories connecting us to time and place are often stimulated by the tastes and smell...

Reducere. In the 1950s and early 1960s a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere, reaching the...

Reducere. When thousands of naval aviators and flight officers gathered in Las Vegas in September 1991 to celebrate their victory in the First Gulf War, none...

Reducere. Across the U.S., long-haired boys are made fun of, asked why they have long hair, and are told that long hair is for girls. They are kicked out of ...

Reducere. Perhaps no Indian leader of the mid-nineteenth century was as well known in his time as the great Lakota Sioux Red Cloud. Although his fame later w...

Reducere. "The U.S. ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media, Reuters Institute report finds."Trust in the media has hit an all-time low in the U.S. I...

Reducere. 14 lectures, Dornach September 29 - October 28, 1917 (CW 177) "Spirituality will come to human beings because Michael won his victory in 1879.... O...

Reducere. It is readily acknowledged that our time has surpassed all epochs in history for the accumulation of technical knowledge, physical power over our e...

96 breathtakingly stunning Japanese gardens you must visit in Kyoto Kyoto's gardens are among the city's many glories. They are beautiful, thought-...

DescriptionDecorative 'bread-platters' were hugely popular in Victorian times, firstly among the elite who commissioned custom-made items featuring...

Reducere. It is readily acknowledged that our time has surpassed all epochs in history for the accumulation of technical knowledge, physical power over our e...

Reducere. The Springfield 1903 Rifle, considered one of the smoothest working bolt action rifles ever made, saw action through World War II and is still used...

Reducere. The Way to Be HealedExplore the love of God, which prompts His desire to heal us, and the power of God, through which healing occurs. Discover how ...

Contributor(s): Author: G. Allen JacksonAs we begin volume three our focus will turn to Jesus, his life, and his ministry. The New Testament does n...

Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightenment. His controversial pronouncements on po...

Reducere. Among the numerous sets of conferences that Thomas Merton presented during his decade (1955-1965) as novice master at the Cistercian Abbey of Geths...

Reducere. This stunning visual guide explores and explains the defining eras, key moments, and outstanding people that have made history. In the same series ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this volume, theorist and sound artist Micah Silver addresses the impact of sound on human behavior and social space. Silver's resear...

Reducere. A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacyBy any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin...

Reducere. From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belong...

Xicancuicatl collects the poetry of leading avant-garde Chicanx poet Alfred Arteaga (1950-2008), whom French philosopher Gilles Deleuze regarded as...

This sweeping saga of love in dangerous times - the 1923 collapse of the German economy, when food and money shortages led to rioting in the street...

Reducere. A Kirkus Best Fiction Book of the year"Swanson rips us from one startling plot twist to the next... A true tour de force." --Lisa GardnerFiendish g...

Reducere. Against the backgrounds of World War II, the Cold War, the construction of Pax Americana, the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, and ...

Reducere. When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was ``rediscovered`` by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notio...

Reducere. Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You destroys our complacency about who among us can commit unspeakable atrocities, who is subjected t...

DescriptionThe 'job system' for organizing work has only existed for around 200 years - since the industrial revolution. Always problematic, it now...

Reducere. In 1886, the railroad-tie industry spawned the village of Zebra at the confluence of the Osage and Grand Glaize Rivers in the Ozark region of south...

Reducere. Carnegie emigrated to the United States with his very poor parents in 1848. Carnegie started as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in r...

Reducere. A new afterword to this edition, "The Duty to Remember--But What?" tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal l...

Reducere. The American artist Theresa Ferber Bernstein (1890-2002) made and exhibited her work in every decade of the twentieth century. This authoritative b...

Reducere. The bible of Sasquatch/Bigfoot, reprinted in it's original form. With the explosion of knowledge taking place in recent decades, scientists are con...

Reducere. The bible of Sasquatch/Bigfoot, reprinted in it's original form. With the explosion of knowledge taking place in recent decades, scientists are con...