This book focuses on Spain's progress toward democracy and examines the manifold political, economic and social challenges with which Spain continues to grapple.
Features writings by death-row inmates, family members of victims and perpetrators, religious and political figures, journalists, criminologists, and legal experts, along with information on programs designed to help young people who have gone astray. It reveals the fear and regret of death-row inmates as well as the horror of their loved ones.
Guardian angels, demonic spirits, extraterrestrial visitors; are these entities figments of the imagination, or is there evidence for their existence? This book attempts to answer these questions. It examines eyewitness accounts and other evidence for strange beings world-wide. It is intended for both believers and skeptics.
"I wish to cause no pain, except where it is deserved." -- Peter Ustinov The legendary Peter Ustinov was one of the world's most versatile and talented contributors to the arts. Ustinov's talents were widely demonstrated both in print and on television. It has been said that reading Ustinov is like listening to a good story told by an old ......
In this new collection of sermons she summons with piercing clarity and wit the Old and New Testament stories that have the power to mend our spirits, strengthen our weaknesses, and restore us to wholeness.
Rethinking Energy Policy for Automotive Transportation
This work aims to show how a higher levy on gasoline would be a more effective way to promote energy efficiency in the United States. The authors examine policies in different countries; show how regultory measures have failed in the United States; and offer suggestions for new directions.
Product standards, regulations, and conformity assessment procedures are important and necessary, but they also, at times, threaten the free flow of goods in international markets and the competitive positions of many exporters. In this book Alan O. Sykes illustrates how standards and regulations create trade barriers, explores the extent of the ......
Aims to show the harm arising from the huge explosion of the Christian Right. The author demonstrates how the indoctrination received in these churches undermines the mental health of individuals, causing widespread suffering. He also shows how this indoctrination makes bible-believers into unwitting supporters of far-right political causes.
Features essays which are the proceedings of a conference on the importance of Irving Singer's work, reflecting his interests and focusing on his key distinction between love as appraisal and love as bestowal. This book assesses Singer's view of love.
