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  • The 24 Solar Terms

    Mythology, Folkways, and Poetry of the Chinese Nature Almanac

    by James W. Murphy ...
    Learn everything there is to know about the 24 solar terms and the lessons this ancient calendar offers us today.China's lunar calendar or the animals of the twelve-year cycle are fairly well-known in West. Less understood is the major calendar system of the 24 solar terms. Because the calendar is so closely interwoven with the seasons, festivals, folkways, literature, and mythology of China, it ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963

    by James B. Murphy ...
    They were almost The Pendletones--after the Pendleton wool shirts favored on chilly nights at the beach--then The Surfers, before being named The Beach Boys. But what separated them from every other teenage garage band with no musical training? They had raw talent, persistence and a wellspring of creativity that launched them on a legendary career now in its sixth decade.Following the musical ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • A Radical's Search for Meaning The Story of Dorothy Day

    by James Murphy ...
    Dorothy Day was a radical journalist who shocked the conscience of many a patriotic American. She opposed the entry of the US into both world wars and wrote blistering columns about nuclear arms and American foreign policy. But it wasn't just her writing but her acts of nonviolence. She was arrested eight times for marching on picket lines and the FBI had her high on the list of those accused of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Lace - Red Lips: A Collection of Short Erotic Fiction

    by James Murphy ...
    Six short erotic fiction stories by award winning author James Murphy. (Contains adult material.)The Lady in BlackA chance meeting with a beautiful woman on an airplane sets Mike Balfour's imagination running wild. But little does he know that reality would be even better than his fantasies.Snowbound in SeattleAn unexpected snowstorm in Seattle throws Melanie and Rich, two office workers together. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Disagreement

    Talking Politics in Times of Distrust

    by James Bernard Murphy ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    If only we could learn to disagree. The abuse and slander that characterizes much of public discourse does not even rise to the level of disagreement. Disagreement, after all, is a conflict between opinions, not people. The Art of Disagreement diagnoses the pathologies of political discourse and offers a healthy alternative. Most contemporary political philosophers claim that democratic discourse ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Courage to Execute

    What Elite U.S. Military Units Can Teach Business About Leadership and Team Performance

    by James D. Murphy ...
    How to build a culture of high performance within your organizationThe U.S. military in general, and its many elite organizations in particular, possesses a culture of high performance. Courage to Execute outlines the six basic principles that operate at the foundation of high performance, which include leadership, organization, communication, knowledge, experience, and discipline, known together ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

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  • Deadly Genes

    by Warren Murphy, Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, Richard Sapir ...
    Series Book 117 - The Destroyer
    Meet the Boss Camelus-Whitus, affectionately known as BBQ to the genetic engineers at Boston Bio. Brainchild of the beautiful but sociopathic Dr. Judith White, this homely, sad-eyed creature is a bio-masterpiece of gene splicing, and billed as the world’s most promising new food source.A bungled kidnapping of the BBQ by animal rights activists results in the unfortunate discovery that these slow, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Failing Marks

    by Warren Murphy, Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, Richard Sapir ...
    Series Book 114 - The Destroyer
    The losers of World War II and their descendants have carved out their own little slice of heaven in the mountains of Argentina. In this staging area to the Fourth Reich, the promise of the dream reborn dawned as bright as a new German mark. But when the Destroyer’s brain was downloaded onto disks, he took the whole matter very personally. That put an end to the whole affair – almost.Adolf Kluge, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Misfortune Teller

    by Warren Murphy, Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, Richard Sapir ...
    Series Book 115 - The Destroyer
    When Chiun watches an infomercial produced by Man Hyung Sun and his cult of Loonies, he revels in the leader’s sales pitch about the Sun Source and upcoming conversion of all humanity into Koreans. After all, what could be more divine. Chiun knows he has found a true holy man. Remo knows he has found a true nut. When the CURE pair thwart assassins at a Loonie mass wedding, Chiun is elevated to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Defining Salvation in the Context of Black Theology

    by James T. Murphy Jr. ...
    An initial introduction to the study of Christian theology is both exciting and invigorating for students of its discipline. One can become enameled in the classic perspectives of theology without any consideration of a possible alternative. Defining Salvation in the Context of Black Theology is an exit from the classic conviction that trumpets the doctrine of soteriology attributing its substance ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing

    Translations from Books One, Two, and Ten of the "Institutio oratoria"

    Edited by James J. Murphy, Hugh C Wiese ...
    Series series Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address
    Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing, edited by James J. Murphy and Cleve Wiese, offers scholars and students insights into the pedagogies of Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (ca. 35–ca. 95 CE), one of Rome’s most famous teachers of rhetoric. Providing translations of three key sections from Quintilian’s important and influential Institutio oratoria (Education of the Orator), this volume ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Women Who Changed Cricket: Breaking Boundaries and Inspiring Generations (The Evolution and Triumph of Women’s Cricket)

    by James Murphy ...
    The book recounts the remarkable journey of women who revolutionized the game of cricket by shattering barriers and changing the way that cricket was played across the centuries and continents. From the first pioneers in the 18th century in England who defied social norms to the pioneers of India, Australia, the Caribbean and Pakistan who's hard work and determination transformed cricket to become ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus