Offers an account of the great clash between Greece and the Persian Empire. This book recounts the rise of Lydia, and the ascendancy of the kingdom of Persia under kings Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes; the exotic customs of Egypt; and the stirring events at Thermopylae and Salamis.
Summarizes the scholarship on the origins, nature, and history of the Bible; and evaluates the major critiques of it as an authoritative guide for modern living. A rationalist, humanist treatment that draws personal conclusions, but neither preaches nor condemns. More for general readers than for b
If those who care for the ill and the infirm are to remain effective, they must confront the reality of stress and their obligation, both to themselves and their loved ones, to take the time to find ways of relieving these pressures. This book demonstrates that caregivers can overcome their personal conflicts.
Offers an evaluation of claims that personality, aptitude, and psychological and physical health can be determined through handwriting analysis. This book assesses graphology's accuracy through objective tests of validity, contrasts graphology with certifiable psychological assessment techniques, and reviews the legality of using graphology.
Probes ten tantalizing mysteries that, for decades, have defied rational analysis and convinced many people that supernatural events really do happen. This book scrutinizes the evidence for a variety of strange historical, paranormal, and forensic phenomena.
Offers an evaluation of claims that personality, aptitude, and psychological and physical health can be determined through handwriting analysis. This book assesses graphology's accuracy through objective tests of validity, contrasts graphology with certifiable psychological assessment techniques, and reviews the legality of using graphology.
In this revised edition of his highly acclaimed 1986 volume, James Sundquist reviews the origins and rationale of the constitutional structure and the current debate about whether reform is needed, then raises practical questions about what changes might work best if a consensus should emerge that the national government is too prone to stalemate ......
The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering.
