Michael A: 1281 books
Globalization on the Ground
Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2001
This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international...
Writings to Stem Your Existential Dread
Scribes Divided Anthology, Vol. 1: Flash Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Scribes Divided presents an anthology of fifty-three memorable flash fiction stories. Ranging from comedy to horror to romance and from the supernatural to the super-real, these ultra-short tales will stop you in your tracks. In this book, award-winning authors from around the world will terrorize, mesmerize, and tantalize you into forgetting for a moment your Existential Dread.
by Michael C. Bailey, Adam Breckenridge, D. A. D'Amico
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Galactic omens. Apocalyptic wastelands. 14 mind-bending stories of future worlds and dark fantasy on the brink of oblivion.
Fate is never written in the stars. From embattled lunar colonies to inter-dimensional courtrooms and the murky alleyways of Victorian London, there’s no telling when...
by Jody Lynn Nye, Mike Brotherton, Matthew S. Rotundo
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Humanity is coming up against the limits of the physical world—but the imaginations of the writers in this anthology reach far beyond those boundaries.
The Launch Pad Astronomy Seminar aims to bring more hard science into science fiction. These twelve stories look into our...
Robots, Androids, Cyborgs, Oh My!
Boundary Shock Quarterly #4
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Join us for the next exciting issue of Boundary Shock Quarterly!
We can make her better than she was. Or build a better one to replace him. What does it mean to be Sentient? Human? Or even alive?
Fifteen stories and essays explore what it means to be sentient in the present and future...
by Dr. Ian G. Baird, Corey L. Bell, Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it....
Clinical Biochemistry E-Book
An Illustrated Colour Text
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
This edition covers all aspects of the subject needed by medical students. It is a volume in the Illustrated Colour Text series, with the subject matter divided into double-page spreads; this makes the information very accessible to the reader. Full use is made of flow charts and other graphics; clinical...
Faust's Anesthesiology Review E-Book
Expert Consult
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Quickly expand your knowledge base and master your residency with Faust's Anesthesiology Review, theworld’s best-selling review book in anesthesiology. Combining comprehensive coverage with an easy-to-use format, this newly updated medical reference book is designed to efficiently equip you with...
Bipolar Disorder in Young People
A Psychological Intervention Manual
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2009
As research emerges on the effectiveness of psychological therapies for bipolar disorder, this is the first manual guiding the treatment of those in adolescence and early adulthood, taking into account the developmental issues which can have significant impact on therapeutic outcomes. Core issues...
Truth Machine
The Contentious History of DNA Fingerprinting
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
DNA profiling—commonly known as DNA fingerprinting—is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable “truth machine” that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. But DNA evidence is far from infallible. Truth...
Reflections From the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Class, Identity, and the Working Class Experience in Academe
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005
In this edited collection of narrative-based, critically situated essays, each contributor explores how class has affected his/her personal and academic lives. The collection is divided into three sections: i) narratives that critique the meritocracy; ii) narratives that trace the effects of middle...
Decentering Discussions on Religion and State
Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about religion and state. Divided into two sections, our authors begin with considerations on the separation of religion and state, as well as Roger Williams’ concept of religious freedom....
Catholic Theological Ethics
Ancient Questions, Contemporary Responses
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
This book has two objectives, one explicit and one implicit. The explicit objective is to explore the normative implications for both general and sexual ethics of the methodological and anthropological developments in Catholic tradition. The implicit objective is to stimulate dialogue in the Church...