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"Vitalis takes a revisionist look at U.S. corporate involvement in the founding of Saudi ARAMCO (the Saudi's took control of the firm in 1980) and ARAMCOis racial hierarchies, which are similar to those existing in the oil and minefields of the United States. While ostensibly writing a work of polit... More

What happens when ethical interpretations meet life? Readings sample divergent views on moral issues. Readers can work through case studies.... More

Is one position on abortion always moral and another always immoral? How should Christians use Scripture to make decisions about integrity? Has God given a 'natural law' that governs all people everywhere? Answers to such questions may differ widely, even among evangelical Christians. This can be co... More

A 12th-century German mystic and philosopher, Hildegard is being rediscovered as a musical composer and as a prophet of the environmental movement. In her visions, she saw God in all living things--she believed that human beings can only find inner peace if they recognize their spiritual unity with ... More

When a gospel scroll that predates the New Testament is discovered, it introduces a mysterious symbol that combines the Star of David, the Cross of Christianity, and the Crescent and Star of Islam. None of these symbols existed at the time the gospel was written, adding to a mystery that Irish pries... More

"Pro J2ME Polish: Open Source Wireless Java Tools Suite" is written for wireless and other mobile Java programmers who want to "polish" their efficiency and acquire in-depth knowledge about programming real-world J2ME applications. It also uncovers all common device limitations and quirks, and expla... More

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and the role of e-commerce in these organizations continue to change, grow and evolve. Researchers and governments have given rise to the number of strategies, to address the challenges these enterprises face daily in competition with large, global businesses.E-Com... More

Death, a topic often neglected by historians, is in this book given the attention it deserves as one of the most important aspects of personal and societal experience. Facing the "King of Terrors" examines changes in the roles and perceptions of death in one American community, Schenectady, New York... More

Wandering the West to forget his past, tortured gunfighter Mason Hawke takes justice into his own hands as he tries to stop corrupt government officials, a band of powerful thieves, and a bloodthirsty gunslinger from driving honest ranchers from their lands. Original.There's no peace for Mason Hawke... More

When a cattle baron wages war on small sheep-ranching families, only Mason Hawke will be able to stand in his way. Original.The memory of all the good men he killed during the Civil War still haunts former Captain Mason Hawke--fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands, who just happened to be wearing Un... More