This fresh, comprehensive study of ancient Greek atheism aims to dismantle the current consensus that atheism was ‘unthinkable’ in ancient Greece, demonstrating instead that atheism was not only thinkable but inextricably embedded in the Greek religious environment.Through careful analysis of a wide range of source material provided in modern English translation, and drawing on philosophy, theology, sociology, and other disciplines, Ford unpicks a two and a half thousand-year histo...

Family…country…or the woman he loves…Navy Seal Ford Marshall isn’t the kind to stand by and let a woman get hurt—especially when it involves his twin sister, RJ. So, when she makes the news, accused of sparking an international incident, he doesn’t care what it takes—he’s going to find her and bring her home.But he might need a little help, so he calls on the woman who has had his back during the last three years—Petty Officer Scarlett Hathaway, former comm...

A savior lies in the heart of every good man, but sometimes only love can awaken the man inside the savior. The world's had it out for San Francisco firefighter Mace Crawford from the moment he was born. Rescued from a horrific home life and dragged through an uncaring foster system, he's dedicated his life to saving people, including the men he calls his brothers. As second-in-command of their knitted-together clan, Mace guides his younger siblings, helps out at 415 Ink, the family tattoo...

A Spirituality & Practice “Best Spiritual Book of 2025”Zen is the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind.In this liminal moment, when the grip of our old religions has loosened, a prominent Zen practitioner asks: What is religion? What is spirituality? And what is it all about?Ford begins by invoking the ideas of Aldous Huxley, welcoming what he calls a “naturalistic perennialism.” Ford believes th...

Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The Godfather and the tremendous critical success of its sequel, Coppola is considered to be one of the best directors of all time.The entries in this encyclopedia focus on all aspects of Coppola's work—from his early days with producer Roger Corman to his films as the director of the 1970s....

“Not since Harry Truman succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt twenty-nine years earlier had the American people known so little about a man who had stepped forward from obscurity to take the oath of office as President of the United States.”—from Chapter 4This is a comprehensive narrative account of the life of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers, James Cannon. Written with unique insight and benefiting from personal interviews with President Ford in his last years,...

In this retelling of one of the great classic tales of the American West, James comes across as a complex character, a new age type with an interest in parapsychology and alternative medicine, a farmer, a family man and a stone-cold killer.

Das Buch "Selbstmanagement mit Carnegie, Edison, Ford & Co." aus der Reihe "Management Short Cuts" versammelt 11 Zitate von Business-Gurus und bekannten Persönlichkeiten. Bei jedem Zitat wird erklärt, was es bedeutet, wie Sie es nutzen können und welche Fragen Sie sich stellen sollten. Kurz, kompakt und auf den Punkt können Sie so schnell die Kernbotschaft erfassen und anwenden. Sie erhalten wertvolle Einblicke und Kenntnisse für Ihren Erfolg!

The Ford Escort was Britain’s best-selling car in several years between its introduction in 1968 and its demise in 2002. It was pitched at the lower-medium sector of the saloon car market but rapidly became much more than that thanks to a hugely successful works motorsport programme. There were humble, everyday saloons, sporty derivatives, cabriolets, estate cars and vans, and the works cars themselves, all of which are both a nostalgic reminder of earlier times and a source of great inter...

The book covers the entire span of the Civil War, from its origins and the secession crisis in 1861 to the surrender of Confederate forces in 1865. Rhodes provides a detailed examination of the political, military, and social aspects of the war, as well as the key events and figures that shaped its outcome.One of the notable features of Rhodes's history is his focus on the causes of the Civil War. He emphasizes the role of slavery as the primary catalyst for the conflict, and his analysis ...

This book remains one of the best histories on the topic of American Civil War to this day. The author, James Ford Rhodes, was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for History for his work. For the purpose of writing this exceptional read, the author used the most authoritative documents and sources including Personal Traits of Lincoln, Life and Letters of General Meade, Diary of Gideon Welles, The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz and Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies.

Explore the life and achievements of Henry Ford. Photographs, a timeline, and easy-to-read text tell the story of this great automobile maker who started the Ford Motor Company.