Stephen Miller
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on female body building. Arete offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves,...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed--naively--that the huge concrete barrier would save them. Instead they perished, betrayed by the very thing built to protect them. Erratic weather, blistering drought, rising seas, and ecosystem collapse now affect every inch of the globe. Increasingly, we no longer look to stop climate change, choosing instead...
Author
Publisher
Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. It's no wonder that New York has always been a magnet city for writers. Manhattan is one of the most walkable cities in the world. While many novelists, poets, and essayists have enjoyed long walks in New York, not all of them have had favorable impressions. Addressing an endlessly appealing subject, Walking New York is a study of twelve American writers...
Author
Language
English
Description
This beautifully illustrated book is divided into five sections: The Old Testament Takes Shape; The New Testament Takes Shape; The Bible in a Rapidly Growing Church; The Book of Reformation; and The Bible in Modern World. The Bible has had a profound influence on the diverse cultures of Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Africa, and it has left an imprint on Asia. The Bible: A History, tells the story of this remarkable book from its making to its...
Author
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
"The Complete Bible Handbook highlights only the most important aspects of God's word including: key features of all 66 Bible books; "What the Bible Says About" 200 vital topics; a guide for surviving people, money, career, health, and spiritual troubles; how we got the Bible, how to study it, and what it takes to be a Christian; tough questions atheists ask about scripture; and much, much more."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"In a world of heightened threat levels, sleeper cells, and unseen enemies, one novel explores the war on terrorism with harrowing suspense ... and deep humanity. Daria emerges from a refugee camp a believer. She has lost everything, witnessed the unthinkable, and committed herself to a mission with a deadly conclusion. Indoctrinated, trained, and given a ticket to New York, she blends in, posing as an ambitious journalist--an "arrow" hoping to hit...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This innovative text provides a compelling narrative world history through the lens of food and farmers. Tracing the world history of agriculture from earliest times to the present, Christopher Isett and Stephen Miller argue that people, rather than markets, have been the primary agents of agricultural change. Exploring the actions taken by individuals and groups over time and analyzing their activities in the wider contexts of markets, states, wars,...
Author
Publisher
Lion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An accessible overview of the history of the Bible with a stunning spread-by-spread treatment of the history of the Bible from its origins to influence down the ages. Following on from the successful One-Stop Bible Guide and One-Stop Bible Atlas, this guide to the history of the Bible from its origins to how it has shaped history and nations. In a highly visual way, The One-Stop Guide to the History of the Bible tells the story of how the Bible was...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Deadly germs sprayed in shopping malls, bomb-lets spewing anthrax spores over battlefields, tiny vials of plague scattered in Times Square -- these are the poor man's hydrogen bombs, hideous weapons of mass destruction that can be made in a simple laboratory. In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad of The New York Times uncover the truth about biological weapons and show why bio-warfare...