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  • Political Extremism in Democracies

    Combating Intolerance

    by William M. Downs ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Language and Religion

    A Journey into the Human Mind

    by William Downes ...
    Language and Religion offers an innovative theory of religion as a class of cultural representations, dependent on language to unify diverse capacities of the human mind. It argues that religion is widespread because it is implicit in the way the mind processes the world, as it determines what we ought to do, practically and morally, to achieve our goals. Focusing on the world religions, the book ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Stories of Survival

    Arkansas Farmers during the Great Depression

    by William Downs Jr. ...
    Through dozens of in-depth interviews representing all sections of the state, farm families recall their best times, their worst times, and day-to-day experiences such as chores, washing, bathing, clothes making, medical care, home remedies, spiritual life, courtship and marriage, and school experiences. Their stories reveal how ordinary men and women, frequently living in abject poverty, endured ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Immaculate Deception

    A Romantic Comedy of Biblical Proportion

    by William Missouri Downs ...
    When a fire-and-brimstone presidential candidate declares the Rapture is just weeks away, America loses its collective mind in a blaze of holy hysteria. Enter Dr. Helen Hand- a razor-sharp freethinker from Los Angeles- who's forced to infiltrate a Bible-thumping college in Kansas. Her goals? Enlighten young minds and thwart the End Times, but she falls in love. Immaculate Deception is a wickedly ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition

    Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment

    Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Bernard William Downs ...
    Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment addresses a wide range of topics related to the role of nutrition in achieving and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Written by leading experts in the field, the book outlines the various foods, minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, prebiotics, probiotics, nutritional supplements, ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Viral, Parasitic, Bacterial, and Fungal Infections

    Antimicrobial, Host Defense, and Therapeutic Strategies

    Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Amitava Das, Bernard William Downs ...
    Viral, Parasitic, Bacterial, and Fungal Infections: Antimicrobial, Host Defense, and Therapeutic Strategies highlight diverse types of infections, including viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal, and the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and other medications, nutraceuticals, and phytotherapeutics. This book addresses the molecular, pathophysiological, and cellular ... Read more

    $157.49 USD

  • Educational Activity Programs for Older Adults

    A 12-Month Idea Guide for Adult Education Instructors and Activity Directors in Gerontology

    by Janice Williams, Janet C Downs ...
    If you have ever found yourself frustrated by the lack of printed materials for ideas to be used in conducting classes or activities with older adults, look no more! Educational Activity Programs for Older Adults is an innovative guide for planning programs that meet the social, recreational, rehabilitative, and educational needs of older adults.This valuable resource includes detailed ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Biohealth

    Beyond Medicalization: Imposing Health

    by Raymond Downing ...
    The development of modern medicine is on a very steep trajectory upward--a rise that began only about a hundred years ago. This rise is certainly quantitative, but it is accompanied by qualitative changes in the way we understand and deliver healthcare. This book begins with a look at three recognized periods of medical development--from 1900 until World War II, from the war until about 1980, and ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Patristic Understanding of Creation

    An Anthology of Writings from the Church Fathers on Creation and Design

    by William A. Dembski, Wayne J. Downs, Fr. Justin B.A. Frederick ...
    The Patristic Understanding of Creation encapsulates what the Church Fathers had to say, in their own words, on the topic of creation. Going back to Roman and Byzantine times, the writings of the Church Fathers are basic to Christian theology and provide a benchmark for how Christians have traditionally understood creation. This understanding of creation, however, faces tremendous challenges in ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Patristic Understanding of Creation

    An Anthology of Writings from the Church Fathers on Creation and Design

    by William A. Dembski, Wayne J. Downs, Fr. Justin B.A. Frederick ...
    The Patristic Understanding of Creation encapsulates what the Church Fathers had to say, in their own words, on the topic of creation. Going back to Roman and Byzantine times, the writings of the Church Fathers are basic to Christian theology and provide a benchmark for how Christians have traditionally understood creation. This understanding of creation, however, faces tremendous challenges in ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Lincoln’s Unfinished Work

    The New Birth of Freedom from Generation to Generation

    by Richard Carwardine, Joshua Casmir Catalano, Greg Downs, Eric Foner, william haller, J. William Harris, Stephen Kantrowitz, James Loewen, Lawrence McDonnell, Adrienne Petty, Briana Pocratsky, Jerald Podair, Mark Schultz, Randall Stephens, Rhondda Thomas, Gavin Wright ...
    Series series Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
    In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that the nation’s sacrifices during the Civil War would lead to a “new birth of freedom.” Lincoln’s Unfinished Work analyzes how the United States has attempted to realize—or subvert—that promise over the past century and a half. The volume is not solely about Lincoln, or the immediate unfinished work of Reconstruction, or the broader unfinished ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Soft Power

    The Means To Success In World Politics

    by Joseph S Nye Jr. ...
    **From the pre-eminent scholar of foreign policy, the classic work that defined soft power“As brilliant as it is timely, Professor Nye’s book is must reading for anyone who cares about the success of America and the world.” —Madeleine K. Albright**Joseph S. Nye, Jr., coined the term “soft power” to describe a nation’s ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows ... Read more

    $10.99 USD