With some 200 million people affected by armed conflict or genocide, refugees are appearing in record numbers. War Torn takes us beyond the headlines into the lives of civilians caught up in war’s destructive power in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Guatemala, and Sri Lanka. Alongside stories that convey the destruction and heartbreak of armed conflict, Ken Miller captures the courage and resilience he calls “a remarkable kind of light,” an essential counterpoint to the grief and traum...

This book is intended as a contribution to the study of the relation of political ideas and governmental policies. It seeks to examine and evaluate the British Labour Party's early efforts to apply socialist theories to foreign policy actions. Since I have focused on these ideas and events, I have not attempted to take into account happenings on the British domestic front that, though important to the Labour Party and the trade unions, did not directly affect foreign policy. Nor are matter...

It is estimated that at least 33 million people around the world have been displaced from their homes by war or persecution. Numerous studies have documented high rates of psychological distress among these survivors of extreme violence and forced migration, yet very few have access to clinic-based mental health care. In any case, clinic-based services cannot adequately address the constellation of displacement-related stressors that affect refugees daily, whether in a new region of their ...

The essential guide to American Methodism revised and updated through 2020.Four of Methodism’s most respected teachers give us a vivid picture of 260 years of Methodist experience in America. The revised edition updates the Methodist movement’s story through 2020, including the social, political, economic, technological, and global disruptions that cause faith communities and denominations to pull apart.American Methodism Revised and Updated begins...

The essential guide to American Methodism revised and updated through 2020.American Methodism Revised and Updated begins with the explosion of evangelical Pietism and revolutionary Methodism, the First Great Awakening, as an independent nation was formed.It then highlights key nineteenth century themes and Methodist contributions, such as spreading scriptural holiness through missions and literature, planting tens of thousands of Sunday schools and...

Beyond the Stars 8: Classic Science Fiction Adventures gathers eleven unforgettable journeys into the unknown from some of the greatest minds of the Golden Age of science fiction. Whether battling alien champions, navigating deadly space hazards, or exploring worlds no human was meant to see, these stories celebrate the excitement, danger, and limitless imagination that defined classic sci-fi.Featuring legendary authors including Harlan Ellison, Fredric Bro...

Twenty unforgettable journeys into the imagination of vintage science fiction.Lost Sci-Fi Books 201 thru 220 brings together twenty classic stories from some of the greatest names in science fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Sheckley, H. P. Lovecraft, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Silverberg, Andre Norton, John Wyndham, Richard Matheson and Fredric Brown.These are stories from an era when science fiction was fearless. A sin...

Vintage Sci-Fi 16 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison and moreQuarantined Species by J. F. BoneYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakFinis by Frank Lillie PollockS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovIn The Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth SterlingSpawn of Inferno by Hugh...

Twenty unforgettable journeys into the unknown await in Lost Sci-Fi Books 281 Through 300, a remarkable collection of classic science fiction, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction from some of the greatest imaginative writers of the twentieth century.Enter the eerie halls of The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft, where an ancient evil lurks behind generations of unexplained deaths. Drift through the mysterious skies of The Ghosts of the Heavis...

Extensively revised and expanded, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the key studios that made Hong Kong cinema so amazing, along with insights into the Hong Kong movie industry written by global superstar Jackie Chan and Hong Kong film stars Cynthia Rothrock, and Vincent Lyn.Rick Baker and Ken Miller have curated a huge selection of reviews of kung fu and swordplay films, gangster flicks, crime drama...

A highly regarded scientist’s examination of the battle between evolution and intelligent design, and its implications for how science is practiced in America.

From one of America’s best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows “why, in light of our origins, humans are still special” (Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evolution).Once we had a special place in the hierarchy of life on Earth—a place confirmed by the literature and traditions of every human tribe. But then the theory of evolution arrived to shake the tree of human understanding to its roots. T...