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My Four-Year Journey with our Risen Savior

by Steven Kenneth Nelson ...

This book will go into detail about my divine encounters with our God. I want to be clear about something. I do not regard myself as more valuable than any other human soul. I am not claiming to be a Prophet. To tell you the truth, I have heard the term Prophet used in so many different contexts, that I don't think anybody knows exactly what it means anymore. I have heard it used for Pastors, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

This book will go into detail about my divine encounters with our God. I want to be clear about something. I do not regard myself as more valuable than any other human soul. I am not claiming to be a Prophet. To tell you the truth, I have heard the term Prophet used in so many different contexts, that I don't think anybody knows exactly what it means anymore. I have heard it used for Pastors,
... Read more
The Generational Welfare Contract

Justice, Institutions and Outcomes

by Simon Birnbaum, Tommy Ferrarini, Kenneth Nelson ...

This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss generational justice. Contributing new insights about the preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting egalitarian principles in an aging society through balanced generational welfare contracts ... Read more

$35.99 USD

This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss generational justice. Contributing new insights about the preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting egalitarian principles in an aging society through balanced generational welfare contracts
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Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment

by Vaughn Nelson, Kenneth Starcher ...

Series series Energy and the Environment
The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Fourth Edition, explores the wind industry from its inception to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, and applications; and examines the various types of wind turbines. It covers the characteristics of wind, such as shear, power potential, and turbulence, ... Read more

$145.99 USD

The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Fourth Edition, explores the wind industry from its inception to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, and applications; and examines the various types of wind turbines. It covers the characteristics of wind, such as shear, power potential, and turbulence,
... Read more
Freezing People Is (Not) Easy

My Adventures in Cryonics

by Bob Nelson, Kenneth Bly, Sally Magana ...

Bob Nelson was no ordinary T.V. repairman. One day he discovered a book that ultimately changed his entire life trajectory *--*The Prospect of Immortality by Professor Robert Ettinger. From it, he learned about cryonics: a process in which the body temperature is lowered during the beginning of the dying process to keep the brain intact, so that those frozen could potentially be reanimated in the ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Bob Nelson was no ordinary T.V. repairman. One day he discovered a book that ultimately changed his entire life trajectory *--*The Prospect of Immortality by Professor Robert Ettinger. From it, he learned about cryonics: a process in which the body temperature is lowered during the beginning of the dying process to keep the brain intact, so that those frozen could potentially be reanimated in the
... Read more
Introduction to Renewable Energy

by Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher ...

Series series Energy and the Environment
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, nonspecialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy. This revised edition discusses developments that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition ... Read more

$171.99 USD

Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, nonspecialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy. This revised edition discusses developments that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition
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9/11 in American Culture

by Mary Weems, Henry A. Giroux, Douglas Kellner, Peter McLaren, Jack Z. Bratich, Arnold, Shepperson Tomaselli, Patricia Tacineto Clough, Michelle Fine, Joanne Robertson, Karen Staller, Greg Dimitriadis, Angharad N. Valdivia, Laurel Richardson, Heidi Marie Brush, Robert W. McChesney, Dierde Glenn Paul, Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley Steinberg, Birgit Richard, Cameron McCarthy, Virginia Olesen, Cary Nelson, Kenneth J. Gergen, William L. Miller, Anton J. Kuzel, Mary Gergen, Kathy Charmaz, Davydd J. Greenwood, Shulamit Reinharz, Staceyann Chin, Lois Weis, Arthur P. Bochner, Carolyn Ellis, Ivan Brady, William G. Tierney, Gerardo R. Lopez, H.L Goodall Jr, Karen Scott-Hoy, Tracy K. Lewis, Patricia Geist Martin, James Joseph Scheurich, Dr. Christopher N. Poulos, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Stephen John Hartnett ...

Series series Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry
In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is ... Read more

$43.79 USD

In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is
... Read more
The Blue, the Gray, and the Green

Toward an Environmental History of the Civil War

by Brian Allen Drake, Lisa M. Brady, John C. Inscoe, Megan Kate Nelson, Kenneth Noe, Aaron Sachs, Mart A. Stewart, Paul S. Sutter, Drew A. Swanson, Timothy Johnson0, Dr. Timothy Silver1, Kathryn J. Shively2 ...

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The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War. This book explores how nature—disease, climate, flora and fauna, and other factors—affected the war and also how the war shaped Americans’ perceptions, understanding, and use of nature. The contributors use a wide range of approaches that serve as a valuable template for ... Read more

$33.29 USD

The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War. This book explores how nature—disease, climate, flora and fauna, and other factors—affected the war and also how the war shaped Americans’ perceptions, understanding, and use of nature. The contributors use a wide range of approaches that serve as a valuable template for
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Freckles (UNABRIDGED)

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by Gene STRATTON-PORTER ...

Narrated by Kenneth Nelson, David Riddle, Amy Younker, Henry Mccomas ...

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7 hours 58 min

Freckles is a young man who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage. His one dream is to find a job, a place to belong and people who accept him despite his youth and the disability of having only one hand. He finds this place in the Limberlost Swamp, as a Limberlost guard of precious timber. In the process, he discovers a love for the wilderness and animals he encounters every day on ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Freckles is a young man who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage. His one dream is to find a job, a place to belong and people who accept him despite his youth and the disability of having only one hand. He finds this place in the Limberlost Swamp, as a Limberlost guard of precious timber. In the process, he discovers a love for the wilderness and animals he encounters every day on
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Encapsulation of Ungrateful Consequences

by Kenneth D. Nelson ...

At nearly three fifteen in the morning, Omar stands on the fifth-floor fire escape, watching the rain be illuminated by the street lamps. He is highly agitated as he now sees two people vanish further into the shadows. Betting on his own life, the two people are Darius and V.How is he supposed to explain to Grozden what happened in the stairwell, and why was V, let alone Darius, allowed to leave ... Read more

$9.99 USD

At nearly three fifteen in the morning, Omar stands on the fifth-floor fire escape, watching the rain be illuminated by the street lamps. He is highly agitated as he now sees two people vanish further into the shadows. Betting on his own life, the two people are Darius and V.How is he supposed to explain to Grozden what happened in the stairwell, and why was V, let alone Darius, allowed to leave
... Read more
Signaling Goodness

Social Rules and Public Choice

by Phillip J. Nelson, Kenneth V. Greene ...

Series series Economics, Cognition, And Society
Political, intellectual, and academic discourse in the United States has been awash in political correctness, which has itself been berated and defended -- yet little understood. As a corrective, Nelson and Greene look at a more general process: adopting political positions to enhance one's reputation for trustworthiness both to others and to oneself.Phillip Nelson and Kenneth Greene are ... Read more

$50.39 USD

Political, intellectual, and academic discourse in the United States has been awash in political correctness, which has itself been berated and defended -- yet little understood. As a corrective, Nelson and Greene look at a more general process: adopting political positions to enhance one's reputation for trustworthiness both to others and to oneself.Phillip Nelson and Kenneth Greene are
... Read more
Introduction to Bioenergy

by Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher ...

Series series Energy and the Environment
Explore a Major Component of Renewable EnergyIntroduction to Bioenergytakes a look at energy from biomass (thermal energy, power, liquid fuels, and biogas) and envisions a sustainable future fueled by renewable energy. From production to conversion to heat, power, and biofuel, this book breaks down the science of bioenergy and explains the major processes for its production, conversion, and use ... Read more

$200.00 USD

Explore a Major Component of Renewable EnergyIntroduction to Bioenergytakes a look at energy from biomass (thermal energy, power, liquid fuels, and biogas) and envisions a sustainable future fueled by renewable energy. From production to conversion to heat, power, and biofuel, this book breaks down the science of bioenergy and explains the major processes for its production, conversion, and use
... Read more
Three Crazy Careers Seventy-Two Years

One Lucky Man

by Kenneth E. Nelson ...

This account of three unplanned careers supports the theory that life does not pursue a set of plans. As the author at ninety-two explains to friends, If it werent for World War II, Id likely still be milking cows today. While in elementary school, Nelson and his older brother, Roy, became key parts of the familys dairy labor force. He describes his official thirty-year work career as a fertilizer ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This account of three unplanned careers supports the theory that life does not pursue a set of plans. As the author at ninety-two explains to friends, If it werent for World War II, Id likely still be milking cows today. While in elementary school, Nelson and his older brother, Roy, became key parts of the familys dairy labor force. He describes his official thirty-year work career as a fertilizer
... Read more

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