This book examines the dominance of social construction within sociology while shedding light on what social construction looks like in practice beyond the realm of sociological thought.The idea that reality is socially constructed has dominated sociological thinking since Berger and Luckmann’s seminal work in the 1960s, but it has also been widely accepted across society and the media as the explanation of a wide range of phenomena, including conceptions of beauty, the value of mo...

Although not always respected as serious poetry, folk songs and poems like the ones in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp represent a long tradition of oral transmission of verse narrative, distinct from more formal and "scholarly" poetical compositions. The poems in this collection speak about love, honor, friendship, and the lives of cowboys.This collection was produced by musicologist and folklorist John A. Lomax, who did much to preserve traditional American songs....

Where everybody lies. And some people kill…An electrifying debut crime novel and the first in a new series featuring psychologist Harry Cull. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Peter James and Greg Iles.An abandoned bodyDeep in the woods of north-eastern Pennsylvania, the body of a man is found – shot three times, dumped under the trees where the local kids will find him.A haunted psychologistPsycho...

This is the first book in a series of ten which is set in a forest the lower Andes. Two sisters who are Fancy Rats (Agatha and Simore) get out of their cage and set off for an adventure into the real world. They meet by chance two Chinchillas (Mo & Jose) and become friends. Mo and Jose love doing daring adventures and during these daily trips they are chased by a big dog (Jake) and attacked by foxes. Elaenia (bird) a friend of Mo and Jose tries to keep them on the safe and offers them wisd...

Vicki Shea, a San Francisco malpractice lawyer with a medical degree, is a good choice for surgeon Arnold Jones. Jones faces a malpractice suit that could virtually wreck his career. He is accused of having caused the sudden death of a rich and powerful businesswoman. He is urged by everyone to settle, but he refuses. He knows he wasn't at fault, and won't say he was.As Vicki begins work on the case, she finds that someone wants her to stop: a concrete block is dropped on her car on...

Holmes and Watson are plunged into the secret underworld of 1925 London, where a serial killer of musical (gay) men is afoot. The killer has a little list, and Sherlock is on it. Why? And what have the Bloomsbury Group and the Diogenes Club got to do with anything? Thanks to Royal Jelly, Holmes is a fit 71-year-old, who has lost his interest in bees and returned to detecting. He's not quite as sharp as he used to be, but he's still pretty sharp, and a bit of a vigilante in his old age. He ...

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There are times when the truth invites evil, and there are times when the truth can get you killed."A fast reading suspense book that surprised me so much, I had to finish it in one sitting." - Alice de Sturler of the American Investigative Society Of Cold Cases"An epic thriller with a memorable, unorthodox main character... a riveting read..." - Colorado Country Life MagazineFew residents in the secluded mountain-town of Winston, ...

Death is one of the few realities every person will face, yet many questions remain. Why is there death? What happens after we die? Is there hope beyond the grave?From Death to Life: Finding Hope and Certainty in the Face of Death was written to provide biblical comfort, clarity, and hope to those facing grief, loss, and questions about eternity.Drawing directly from Scripture, this booklet explores:• Why death exists in God's world• What the Bible t...

America's Deceit is a gripping political thriller that reexamines one of the most shocking moments in American history-the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But this story goes far beyond Dallas, 1963. What begins as a historical tragedy unravels into a modern web of corruption, espionage, and betrayal at the highest levels of power. Through decades of buried evidence and silenced witnesses, the novel exposes the intricate machinery that keeps the truth hidden-a machinery still a...

After the landmark work of E. P. Sanders, the task of rightly accounting for Paul's relationship to Judaism has dominated the last forty years of Pauline scholarship. Pitre, Barber, and Kincaid argue that Paul is best viewed as a new covenant Jew, a designation that allows the apostle to be fully Jewish, yet in a manner centered on the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. This new covenant Judaism provides the key that unlocks the door to many of the difficult aspects of Pauline theology....

Max Reddick, a novelist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter, has spent his career struggling against the riptide of race in America. Now terminally ill, he has nothing left to lose. An expat for many years, Max returns to Europe one last time to settle an old debt with his estranged Dutch wife, Margrit, and to attend the Paris funeral of his friend, rival, and mentor Harry Ames. Among Harry's papers, Max uncovers explosive secret government documents outlining 'King Alfred', a plan ...