It is a commonplace that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a spellbinding orator, and it is evident that he honed these skills in the pulpit, in his capacity as a Baptist minister. Until now, however, there has been no full-scale study of King as a preacher. This long-awaited study, drawing on tape-[...]
Hundreds of volumes have been written on the life and civil-rights work of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. One aspect of King that has received surprisingly little attention, however, is his theology. While it is common knowledge that King emerged from the black church tradition, and many have poin[...]
Offers a discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion. This text examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, Hinduism and Buddhism are taken for granted. He shows how religion needs to be redescribed along the lines of cultural stud[...]
From Feng Shui to holistic medicine, from aromatherapy candles to yoga weekends, spirituality is big business. It promises to soothe away the angst of modern living and to offer an antidote to shallow materialism. Selling Spirituality is a short, sharp, attack on this fallacy. It shows how spiritual[...]
Suitable for writers to engage with subjects, individuals and issues that color various corners of the pop music world, this book presents music writing of various sorts: ruminations and rhapsodies, reported investigations and critical essays, and pieces that range widely across time and genre scape[...]
"If you look at all the people involved - Ivo, Tony Wilson, McGee, Geoff Travis, myself - nobody had a clue about running a record company, and that was the best thing about it". (Daniel Miller, Mute Records). Richard King's "How Soon Is Now?" is a landmark survey of the record labels that make up t[...]
Richard King's account of the several years he spent working in a Bristol independent record shop in the early 90s is destined to become a classic of music writing. We live in an age when the most beautiful of recording formats, vinyl, is back in vogue and thriving. In the early 90s, with the march [...]
Animating Difference studies the way race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender are portrayed in recent animated films from 1990 through the present. Ranging from Aladdin to Toy Story to Up, these popular films are key media through which children (and adults) learn about the world and how to behave. Wh[...]
A climactic battle of magic and steel from the "New York Times "best-selling author of "The Legend of Huma
"The Titans have gained the Fire Rose and seized the ogre realms from the Grand Khan Golgren. With the powerful artifact created by the god, Sirrion, they have literally recreated the capi[...]
Join the Monkey King on his fantastic travels in this exciting version of the traditional Chinese folktale "Journey to the West." This legend has delighted countless generations, and this lovely retelling is a wonderful introduction for a new generation of readers.[...]
The whole subject is brought up to date - Arthurian buffs will want this book - "Daily Telegraph". Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? Richard Barber takes the story from the anonymous 8th century chronicler who first listed his battles to the novel[...]
This text provides an introduction to the main schools of Indian philosophy within both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. It analyzes the schools' different doctrines and compares their approaches to specific philosophical topics - ontology, epistemology, perception, consciousness, and creation and[...]
From lightning-fast engagements and bloody, smoke-clouded naval battles to survival on the storm-lashed seas, the ongoing saga of Nathaniel Drinkwater is an action-packed journey through the glorious age of the woodhulled sailing warships, when courageous young men fought the balttles that chaged th[...]
Billy Bremner remains, more than a decade on from his premature death at the age of just 54, one of football's most iconic figures. This title lets you discover the inside story on what from just how close Maradona once came to signing for Bremner to the ups and downs that characterised his truly ex[...]
Clayton Blaisdell var som vilken liten pojke som helst tills den dag hans alkoholiserade far slängde honom nedför trappan tre gånger i rad. Sedan dess ses han som efterbliven och trög, men han har också ett utmärkt, om än mycket selektivt, minne.
2 meter lång och 140 kilo tung ä[...]
#1 bestselling master of suspense...
King's other half can be even creepier.
They're tearing down Bart Dawes's home, leveling his memories, and destroying his past, all for a new highway extension. Funny what that kind of progress can do to a man. Scary, too.
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The design and functional complexity of medical devices and systems has increased during the past half century, evolving from the level of cardiac pacemakers to magnetic resonance imaging devices. Such life-saving advancements are monumentally advantageous, but with so much at stake, a step-by-step [...]