Pietists, Methodists, and sectarian groups such as the Shakers all shared the conviction that God touched the individual directly and visibly; manifestations of spirit possession, accompanied by proph
Goran Grimvall is determined to help mere mortals understand how scientists get to the kernel of perplexing problems. Entertaining and enlightening, his latest book uses examples from sports, literatu
This work examines the Middle Colonies---New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania---as a region at the center of imperial contests among competing European powers and Native American nations and at the
News of financial entanglements among biomedical companies and researchers has increasingly called into question the worth and integrity of medical studies, nearly three-fifths of which are funded by
Mathematics is essential to the work of scientists, engineers, and a whole host of other professions, but it can be difficult for nonmathematicians to master. Keith Gregson's near-painless tour of ma
Drawn from the pages of Modern Fiction Studies---with its distinguished tradition of publishing scholarship on William Faulkner---this landmark volume collects nineteen seminal essays that focus on Fa
Since 2008, when Fixing Global Finance was first published, the collapse of the housing and credit bubbles of the 2000s has crippled the world's economy. In this revised edition, Financial Times colu
Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen M. Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups
Can science fully comprehend the whole of the material universe? Not according to Joe Rosen.There is no question that advancements in science -- especially in physics -- have radically changed our co
Civil War Ironclads supplies the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts ex
Dame Muriel Spark---the highly acclaimed Scottish writer---published over twenty novels and more than a dozen short-story collections from the late 1950s until her death in 2006. Two of her novels, Th
Dame Muriel Spark—the highly acclaimed Scottish writer—published over twenty novels and more than a dozen short-story collections from the late 1950s until her death in 2006. Two of her novels, The P
This analysis of the United States and energy security examines the close relationship between US. military supremacy in oil-rich regions and America's maintenance of global power.Energy security gene
A signal, violent event in the history of the United States Congress, the caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor embodied the complex North-South cultural divide of the mid-nineteenth century.
After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in th
The end of the Cold War was supposed to bring a "peace dividend" and the opportunity to redirect military policy in the United States. Instead, according to Daniel Wirls, American politics following
"Denny's wry humor is fun to read and made me laugh out loud."uMark Kidger, Author Of Astronomical Enigmas-Mark Kidger, Author of Astronomical Enigmas"Denny largely sheds the complexity of mathematica
For most of the 19th and much of the 20th centuries, railroads dominated American transportation. They transformed life and captured the imagination. Yet by 1907 railroads had also become the largest
In this portable (5x7.5") supplementary text, Rawls (Thomas Jefferson School of Public Policy, College of William and Mary) examines the nature of the American legislative machine and how well it func
The Orgasm Answer Guide answers common questions many people have about one of life's most fascinating experiences.In an accessible question-and-answer format, four of the world's leading sexuality e
