Douglas: 4895 books
The Darkest Days
The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. But the standard history of Britain’s choice for war is far from the truth. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the...
Necrópolis
A fronteira das almas
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Necrópolis, série de Douglas MCT, apresenta ao leitor as aventuras fantásticas de Verne Vípero, um rapaz cético que confronta sua descrença ao descobrir a possibilidade de salvar e resgatar a alma do irmão. Neste primeiro volume, Verne e seus aliados - um monge renegado, um ladrão velocista,...
Prayers of the Cosmos
Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Reinterpreting the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas–Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ that reveals a mystical, feminist, cosmic Christ.
Intern in the Promised Land
Cook County Hospital
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2009
Travel back to the 1960s and walk the halls of Chicagos Cook County Hospital with Douglas R. Gracey, a medical intern eager to learn the ways of medicine, help patients and impress his colleagues.
Back then, medical education was different. Diagnosis was not so certain, treatment options were...
by Douglas Patterson
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Historically schools operated as transmitters of knowledge. A teacher’s job was to pass the beliefs and the traditions of his culture on to his students. The young person’s job was to assimilate that pre-packaged knowledge and to apply it to his daily life.This tradition grew out of religious...
The Nuclear Jihadist
The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...And How We Could Have Stopped Him
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2007
The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Should such an assault occur, there is a strong likelihood that the trail of devastation will lead back to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani father of the...
Blood From Stones
The Secret Financial Network of Terror
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2004
In the aftermath of 9/11, President Bush froze all terrorist assets in traditional financial institutions and money channels. But Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have long followed a diversification strategy that has rendered the crackdown by the U.S. and other governments almost useless. Blood...
Sunflowers
A Collection of Poems I
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Sunflowers: A Collection of Poems is a tapestry of actual daily journal entries masked in metaphors and poetry as Douglas finds his own way to get over the hurt of a lost love. To a greater sense, it serves as his personal forum, his therapy, as he reopens old wounds and takes a second look at a past...
Declaring Independence
The Beginning of the End of the Two-Party System
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008
• A 2006 survey revealed that two thirds of Americans consider themselves “dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.”
• In recent polls, 60 to 80 percent of registered voters say they want an independent presidential candidate.
• Independent voters now constitute the largest...
by Michael Douglas Carlin, Russell Poole
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Tupac Shakur was murdered in September of 1996 at the age of 25. His killers were never brought to justice and there was little or no investigation. Six months later Biggie Smalls is killed in almost the same fashion with an experience modification. Armor piercing ammunition was used along with a...
The Power of the Vote
Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators, and Promoting Democracy Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
In The Power of the Vote, Douglas E. Schoen—one of the premier strategists in the history of Democratic politics—offers a never-before-seen glimpse inside the most pivotal campaigns of his storied career, providing an essential primer for understanding the elections of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
From...
Merchant of Death
Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Praise for Merchant of Death
"A riveting investigation of the world's most notorious arms dealer--a page-turner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of Viktor Bout. Farah and Braun have exposed the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive businesses--the international...
The Russia-China Axis
The New Cold War and Americas Crisis of Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The United States is a nation in crisis. While Washington’s ability to address our most pressing challenges has been rendered nearly impotent by ongoing partisan warfare, we face an array of foreign-policy crises for which we seem increasingly unprepared. Among these, none is more formidable than the...
by Mary Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food system of the Oglala Sioux, the food habits of families in rural North Carolina, meal formats in an Italian-American community near Philadelphia. It also includes a grid/group analysis of food consumption.