Sun House A Novel **SIGNED 1st Edition/1st Printing** by DavidJames Duncan Hardcover, Published 2023 by Little, Brown And Company August 2023 ISBN-13: 978-0-316-12937-4, ISBN: 0-316-12937-2
"With Sun House, David James Duncan continues exploring the American search for meaning and love that he began in his acclaimed novels The River Why and The Brothers K. This stunning novel, set amid the gorgeous landscapes of the American ..."
"By the end of 1914, Charlie Chaplin had become the most popular actor in films, and reporters were clamoring for interviews with the comedy sensation. But no reporter had more access than Fred Goodwins. A British actor who joined Chaplin's stock company in early 1915, Goodwins began writing short accounts of life at the studio and submitted them to publications. In February 1916 the British magazine Red Letter published the first of wha ..."
"Marking the 10th anniversary of the Academy Award®-winning film, first publication of this collection of stunning photographs—many never before shown. Schindler's List, a Steven Spielberg film, is a cinematic masterpiece that has become one of the most honored films of all time. Now, for the first time, this unique book captures the filmmaking experience, before and behind the cameras, during the memorable 72-day shoot in Krakow, Poland ..."
Lake Life A Novel by DavidJames Poissant Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2020 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-2999-2, ISBN: 1-4767-2999-9
One Morning In Sarajevo 28 June 1914: 28th June 1914 by DavidJames Smith Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2009 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN-13: 978-0-297-85144-8, ISBN: 0-297-85144-6
God Laughs & Plays(1st Edition) Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right by DavidJames Duncan Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2006 by Triad Inst Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-9777170-0-2, ISBN: 0-9777170-0-3
"In God Laughs & Plays, Duncan argues that the de facto political party embodied by the so-called "Christian Right" has turned worship into a self-righteous betrayal of the words and example of the very Jesus it claims to praise. In opposition, Duncan offers a thought-provoking collection of "churchless sermons," stories, memoir, and conversations--all united by the contention that the way of life preached and embodied by Jesus is apolit ..."
Discrepant Solace Contemporary Literature and the Work of Consolation by DavidJames Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-878975-8, ISBN: 0-19-878975-0
"Consolation has always played an uncomfortable part in the literary history of loss. But in recent decades its affective meanings and ethical implications have been recast by narratives that appear at first sight to foil solace altogether. Illuminating this striking archive, Discrepant Solace considers writers who engage with consolation not as an aesthetic salve but as an enduring problematic, one that unravels at the centre of emotion ..."
Escaper's Progress by DavidJames Hardcover, Published by Isis Large Print Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7531-8380-9, ISBN: 0-7531-8380-3
"The Collection includes more than 250 textiles, embroideries, carpets and costumes from across the Islamic lands dating from the 6th to the 19th centuries.This volume is in two parts, the first covering early Central Asia, Iran and Egypt, ..."
World Class(1st Edition) Tackling the Ten Biggest Challenges Facing Schools Today (Hardback) by DavidJames, Ian Warwick Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-12196-6, ISBN: 1-138-12196-7
"Every school is different, but all schools face very similar challenges. Drawing on their combined teaching experience of over 50 years in both independent and state schools, educationalists David James and Ian Warwick have chosen ten questions that tackle the most difficult challenges that face schools today, and invited leading education experts to address them in stimulating and accessible essays, which are each under a thousand word ..."
Obstetrics A Manual for Students and Practitioners by DavidJames Hardcover, 470 Pages, Published 2016 by Palala Press ISBN-13: 978-1-354-49837-8, ISBN: 1-354-49837-2
"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work ..."
Fichte's Republic Idealism, History and Nationalism by DavidJames Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-11118-9, ISBN: 1-107-11118-8
"The Addresses to the German Nation (1808) is one of Fichte's best-known works. It is also his most controversial work because of its nationalist elements. In this book, David James places this text and its nationalism within the context provided by Fichte's philosophical, educational and moral project of creating a community governed by pure practical reason, in which his own foundational philosophical science or Wissenschaftslehre coul ..."
Between the Stars and Sky by DavidJames Hardcover, 222 Pages, Published 2014 by Dj Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-9910711-3-5, ISBN: 0-9910711-3-1
" Between the Stars and Sky is a vivid, standalone contemporary novel from Young Adult author David James. In the small, lakeside town of Huntington, the Firelight Festival marks the end of summer. A time to laugh, to live, to love. And for Jackson Grant, it is a chance to begin again. But there is a darker side to the Firelight Festival, a deadly tradition known as the Firelight Fall. A secret game. A legendary lie. A test of bravery. ..."
A Masterpiece of Arab Painting The Schefer Maqamat Manuscript in Context (Hardback) by DavidJames Hardcover, 180 Pages, Published 2013 by East & West Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-907318-08-5, ISBN: 1-907318-08-9
"Why and how did this impenetrable work of Mediaeval Arabic philology and linguistic acrobatics dressed up as a collection of picaresque tales, become the vehicle for such extraordinarily lively, life-like and technically competent paintings ..."
When Football Was Football Southampton: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club by DavidJames Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2012 by Haynes Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-85733-181-6, ISBN: 0-85733-181-7
A Not So Model Home (Amanda Thorne Mystery) by DavidJames Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2012 by Kensington ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-0632-9, ISBN: 0-7582-0632-1
"Stylish luxury realtor Amanda Thorne is feeling the pinch of the slumping economy. But the crazed world of reality television just may be her ticket to the biggest listing in Palm Springs. Too bad her co-stars are dropping like flies all over the property. . .Times are tough and the real estate market is tanking, even in posh Palm Springs. So when former client Ian Forbes, the eccentric head of an international hair care empire, offer ..."
A History of Early Al-Andalus(1st Edition) The Akhbar Majmu'a (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East) by DavidJames Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-66943-6, ISBN: 0-415-66943-X
"The Akhbār majmū‘a, or 'Collected Accounts', deal with the Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and subsequent events in al-Andalus, down to and including the reign of ‘Abd al-Rahmān III (912-961), founder of the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus . No Arabic text dealing with the early history of al-Andalus has aroused more controversy, and its contents and origin have occupied the attention of leading scholars of Islamic Spain ..."
"The Ice Burns Black chronicles the cascading intrigue of international events, altered lives and premature deaths resulting from the horrific crash of a nuclear-armed B52 bomber in Greenland. This broken-arrow incident and the cleanup of "hot" plutonium and uranium at the top of the world by Carswell and the other good Samaritans, represents the quietest bombing in history to ultimately kill at least 129 innocent people. This is a story ..."