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  • The Image of Christ in Russian Literature

    Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Pasternak

    by John Givens ...
    Series series NIU Series in Orthodox Christian Studies
    Vladimir Nabokov complained about the number of Dostoevsky's characters "sinning their way to Jesus." In truth, Christ is an elusive figure not only in Dostoevsky's novels, but in Russian literature as a whole. The rise of the historical critical method of biblical criticism in the nineteenth century and the growth of secularism it stimulated made an earnest affirmation of Jesus in literature ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Dostoevsky

    Volume 6, #4

    by Seth Myers, William Collen, Mary Lou Cornish, Awara Fernandez, John Givens, Matthew Lilly, Patricia Newberry, Thomas Sims, Katie Windham, Joshua Jo Wah Yen ...
    Series Book 4 - Volume 6
    DostoevskySober Hope: Finding Faith in the Bleak MidwinterAs winter descends to end the year 2023, it is a time for contemplation: a time to revel in the joys and find balm for the woes of the past year, a time to find the courage to hold on, and the hope to thrive in the new year. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) faced his own bleak (and Russian!) winters, from childhood play amongst the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lonely Planet New York City

    by Brian Healy, Rachel Chang, John Garry, Dana Givens, Michael Grosberg, Teddy Minford, Maya Stanton, Meena Thiruvengadam, Caroline Trefler ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to New York City.Discover New York City's most popular experiences and best kept secrets - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - from exploring Central Park's 843 acres to taking a kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding class on the Hudson, and devouring world cuisine in the East Village.Build a trip to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nonverbal Steps to the Origins of Language

    by David B. Givens, John White ...
    Nonverbal Steps to the Origins of Language examines the origin and development of human language through the seemingly paradoxical lens of nonverbal communication. Taking an evolutionary stance, it identifies and explores 15 sequential nonverbal steps that cumulatively enabled modern linguistic communication in Homo sapiens.Each step examines how human communication has evolved over time, ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Routledge Dictionary of Nonverbal Communication

    by David B. Givens, John White ...
    Every day, the human awakes to a new world, a new dawn and a new cascade of nonverbal communication. It may be the pleasant scent of a rose, the soft touch of a loved one, the sight of sun rays on a bedroom floor or the excited chatter of a child. Whatever form it takes, your environment and all who inhabit it send nonverbal signals all day long – even while they sleep.The Routledge Dictionary of ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Queer Power:

    Escaping the Fright

    by Nicole Givens-Kurtz, John G Hartness, Jason Roach ...
    What do a doctor, a vampire, a zombie cosmetologist, a traveling group of friends, a monster hunter, and the cunning folk have in common? They're all part of this horrific collection of horror/horrorish short stories, featuring strong queer characters who escape their fears. Prepare to be on the edge of your seats with the twists, turns, and cliffhangers throughout this journey. It will leave you ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

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    The Macat Analysis of Frank Dikotter Moa's Great Faminine

    by John Wagner Givens ...
    Narrated by John Chancer ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    Dikötter’s 2010 masterpiece catalogues the tragedy and the cover-up of the hideous famine caused by the Great Leap Forward—Mao Zedong’s disastrous attempt to jumpstart industrialization in China in the late 1950s. Combining facts, figures, and harrowing human stories, Dikötter puts the death toll at 45 million—three times higher than the official number—and compares the tragedy to other mass ... Read more

    $11.37 USD

  • An Analysis of Frank Dikotter's Mao's Great Famine

    The History of China's Most Devestating Catastrophe 1958-62

    by John Wagner Givens ...
    Series series The Macat Library
    The power of Frank Dikötter's ground-breaking work on the disaster that followed China's attempted ‘Great Leap Forward’ lies not in the detail of his evidence (though that shows that Mao's fumbled attempt at rapid industrialization probably cost 45 million Chinese lives). It stems from the exceptional reasoning skills that allowed Dikötter to turn years of researching in obscure Chinese archives ... Read more

    $8.95 USD

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  • Travel New York City: Illustrated City Guide And Maps (Mobi Travel)

    by MobileReference ...
    This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions ... Read more

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  • The Brain That Changes Itself

    Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

    by Norman Doidge M.D. ...
    **“Fascinating. Doidge’s book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.”—Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatWhat is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge’s inspiring guide to the new brain science explains all of this and more**An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing ... Read more

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  • How Emotions Are Made

    The Secret Life of the Brain

    by Lisa Feldman Barrett ...
    Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind.“Fascinating . . . A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.”—The Wall Street Journal“A singular book, remarkable for the freshness of its ideas and the boldness and clarity with which they are ... Read more

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  • Supernatural: Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting

    by David Reed ...
    My name is Bobby Singer. In twenty-four hours I'm gonna lose my memory. So here's everything you need to know.Monsters, demons, angels, vampires, the boogeyman under your bed: I've seen it, I've hunted it, I've killed it. I'm not the only hunter out here, but there aren't as many as there used to be. Not near as many as there need to be. I've learned everything I can about every damned critter ... Read more

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