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Robert M. Price

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Tom Parks

While Christian faith cannot be reduced to mere superstition, few would deny that Christianity is too easily plagued by superstition. Indeed, many Christian theologians have tried to purify Christianity of magical thinking in favor of genuine piety.In Jesus Christ Superstition, Robert M. Price examines this confusing intersection of Christianity and superstition. Is "practicing the presence of God" actually a variety of paranoia? Is having a "personal relationship with Jes...

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Robert L. Park

In a time of dazzling scientific progress, how are we to separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims? Touching on everything from Deepak Chopra's "quantum alternative to growing old," and "free energy" machines, to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert L. Park leads us through the dim back alleys of fringe science, down the gleaming corridors of Washington power and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo s...

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Robert L. Park

In a time of dazzling scientific progress, how can we separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims? From Deepak Chopra's "quantum alternative to growing old" to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert Park leads us down the back alleys of fringe science, through the gleaming corridors of Washington power and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo science. Along the way, he offers simple and engaging science l...

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John Iannarelli

John Iannarelli (a.k.a. "FBI John") served for more than twenty years as an FBI Special Agent and was also the Bureau's national spokesperson. His investigative work included the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9/11 attack, the Sony hack, numerous bank robberies, kidnappings, and other assorted crimes. But if you are looking for those stories this is not the book for you. While most law enforcement matters are deadly serious, there's another side to the job that every cop, agent, trooper, inves...

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Robert L. Park

Why the battle between superstition and science is far from overFrom uttering a prayer before boarding a plane, to exploring past lives through hypnosis, has superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture? Robert Park, the best-selling author of Voodoo Science, argues that it has. In Superstition, Park asks why people persist in superstitious convictions long after science has shown them to be ill-founded. He takes on supernatural beliefs f...

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Robert E. Park, Ernest W. Burgess

First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Its innovative combination of ethnographic observation and social science theory epitomized the Chicago school of sociology. Robert E. Park, Ernest W. Burgess, and their collaborators were among the first to document the interplay between urban individuals and larger social structures and institutions, seeking patterns within the city's riot of people, events, and influen...

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Erik Parks

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Robert Seacrest

Have you been emotionally, verbally, or psychologically abusive to someone you love AND you really want to change?Looking for validation? Closure? Maybe Perspective? Someone who understands?Welcome !I am Erik Parks. My goal is the raise awareness for NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), Get more people into therapy and also validate the victims and survivors of Narcissistic Abuse.I make books in order to assist survivor...

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Robert E. Park

The newspaper has a history; but it has, likewise, a natural history. The press, as it exists, is not, as our moralists sometimes seem to assume, the willful product of any little group of living men. On the contrary, it is the outcome of an historic process in which many individuals participated without foreseeing what the ultimate product of their labors was to be. The newspaper, like the modern city, is not wholly a rational product. No one sought to make it just what it is. In spite of...

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Robert Ezra Park, E. W. Burgess, Liam Mercer

Delving into the multifaceted realm of sociology, "Introduction to the Science of Sociology" offers an expansive overview of influential essays and studies that capture the dynamic interplay between society and the individual. The collection navigates through a diverse array of themes, from the symbolic significance of cultural rituals to the intricate web of social dynamics influencing urban life. Esteemed for its comprehensive and eclectic range, this anthology gathers pioneering works t...

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SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

A comprehensive treatment of the shared traditions of Chan, Sŏn, and Zen in dynamic interaction across East Asia, acknowledging the changing and growing parameters of the field of Zen studies.This volume focuses on Chinese Chan Buddhism and its spread across East Asia, with special attention to its impacts on Korean Sŏn and Japanese Zen. Zen enthralled the scholarly world throughout much of the twentieth century, and Zen Studies became a major academic discipline i...

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Robert E. Park, Herbert A. Miller

First published in 1921 and then reprinted in 2003. This is Volume I of Old World Traits Transplanted, the early sociology of culture. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Linda Sue Park

Exploring themes of community and gratitude, Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park captures the diverse voices of a lively classroom discussion in a thought-provoking story told through linked poems: Love that Dog meets Seedfolks!The assignment*: If you could give someone special in your life a present—just one gift—who would you choose, and what would it be? Discuss.* Certain students know their answers right away. A few find their ans...