How does the U.S. military train its soldiers for new forms of armed conflict, all within the constraints of diminished defense budgets? Increasingly, the answer is cutting-edge video game technology. Corey Mead shows us training sessions where soldiers undertake multiplayer "missions" that test com[...]

"An admirable and thought-provoking consideration of the underlying themes of "The Hobbit," following the there-and-back-again progress from its famous first line on through to Bilbo's return home at the story's end." --Douglas A. Anderson, author of "The Annotated Hobbit"
"The Hobbit" is one of[...]

Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption "explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life" ("Kirkus Reviews").In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter's s[...]

When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of "substantive due process" embodied by the Constitution. But did the court act undemocratically by overriding the rights of the majority of voters in Texas? Sc[...]

We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope. In this unique interdisciplinary text, three scholars at the forefront of this dynamic field provide a clear conceptual framework a[...]

The Boston Globe's number-one bestseller is back, revised and updated for the 2008 season and presented in a new trim size. Jerry Remy's name and face are already known to millions of fans. During baseball season 400,000 or more households tune in to listen to his broadcast of Red Sox games. But man[...]

Glorious Language "And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied" (Acts 19:6). "The Glory Within" is about the glory of the new birth, the indwelling Spirit, and your call to "right""now" access the life of God within you--through sp[...]

Are you ready to begin experiencing an undiluted Jesus?
Benjamin Corey confronts our vision of Jesus head-on, asking the hard question: Is what we see and hear in the modern church all there is to the message of Jesus... or is there a more radical side to Jesus than we have been led to believe? [...]