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  • WARS OF THE MEXICAN GULF
    BENJAMIN J SWENSON
    In turbulent 1830s Mexico, Texas and Yucatán declared independence, leading to the U.S.-Mexican War and European intrigue. One nation in turmoil, another seeking aggrandizement, smaller states jostling for security, mercenary expeditions, and political and racial armed struggles breaking out. In 1835 the northern Mexican state of Texas declared its independence and won it after...

    $216.99

  • INFRASTRUCTURES OF RELIGION AND POWER
    EDWARD SWENSON
    This book explores the central role of religion in place-making and infrastructural projects in ancient polities. It presents a trilectic approach to archaeological study of religious landscapes that combines Indigenous philosophies with the spatial and semiotic thinking of Lefebvre, Peirce, and proponents of assemblage theories. Case studies from ancient Angkor and the Andes r...

    $1,160.00

  • DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
    DAVID E. MCNABB / CARL R. SWENSON
    In this book David E. McNabb and Carl R. Swenson blend their different experiences to outline the nature of the crises government leaders now face. Together they provide a foundation of knowledge from which current and future elected leaders, policy makers, and public managers can develop the knowledge and skills necessary to confront these challenges. Merging the historic, aca...

    $1,100.00

  • COLLABORATION IN GOVERNMENT
    DAVID E. MCNABB / CARL R. SWENSON
    This book comprehensively explores the many different forms of collaboration in government, both formal and informal, including strategic alliances, intergovernmental networks, and public-private partnerships. Contemporary US governmental and public organizations are changing to better cope after several decades of pressures to downsize, as well as to deliver new services with ...

    $1,360.00

  • UNARMED AND DANGEROUS
    JON SHANE / ZOË SWENSON
    There is tremendous controversy across the United States (and beyond) when a police officer uses deadly force against an unarmed citizen, but often the conversation is devoid of contextual details. These details matter greatly as a matter of law and organizational legitimacy. In this short book, authors Jon Shane and Zoë Swenson offer a comprehensive analysis of the first study...

    $660.00

  • MARGIN
    RICHARD SWENSON
    This book is for anyone who yearns for relief from the pressure of overload. Margin is the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits. Today, most of our lives are marginless as we battle overwhelm, burnout, and hurry. But there is a path to the life of balance and peace we crave. Reevaluate your priorities, determine the value of rest and simplicity in your life,...

    $512.00

  • A MINUTE OF MARGIN
    RICHARD A. SWENSON, M.D.
    Rediscover the space you need in between your work, your schedule, and your limits by eliminating unneeded frustrations and reflecting on how you spend your time. From Richard Swenson, author of the bestselling book Margin, this devotional’s 180 daily readings offer encouragement, healing, and rest as you deal with time management, stress, and busyness. ...

    $539.00

  • IN SEARCH OF BALANCE
    RICHARD SWENSON
    In Search of Balance by Richard A. Swenson, MD, author of the best-selling book Margin, helps us understand the dangers of living in a fast-paced world and gives us hope for recovering a foundational sense of equilibrium. Dr. Swenson offers not only important organizing principles for making sense of our priorities but also scores of practical tips for finding rest and contentm...

    $458.00

  • CONTENTMENT
    RICHARD SWENSON
    In a world that honors outward achievement, tells people they’ll never have enough, and encourages an impossibly busy life, peace and contentment can feel like a distant dream. But Dr. Richard Swenson, the best-selling author of Margin, shows that it really is possible. We can experience the contentment we long for—the peace, the fulfillment, the joy. But it is found in only on...

    $485.00

  • MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
    RICHARD SWENSON
    Nature reveals a God who constantly nurtures and sustains His creation—including our own bodies—in ways that we can scarcely comprehend. Discover the wonders of creation and how they reveal a majestic God whose mastery of detail is evident everywhere. Learn to see yourself as God sees you: a treasured creation with whom He desires intimate relationship. Indexed for easy referen...

    $431.00

  • THE OVERLOAD SYNDROME
    RICHARD SWENSON
    Anyone living in today’s society knows the struggle of trying to handle busyness. You feel tired, stressed, and burned out. These symptoms are signs that you’re suffering from the Overload Syndrome. This book of the same name examines where overload comes from and what it can lead to, while offering prescriptions to counteract its effects and restore time to rest and space to h...

    $485.00

  • BIBLE BABEL
    KRISTIN SWENSON
    "Wide-ranging, objectively factual and written for the common reader . . . a kind of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' approach to the sacred. . . . solid, readable." —Michael Dirda, The  Washington Post Bible Babel is a lively, humorous, and very readable introduction to the Bible—what's in it, where it comes from, and how it is used in our culture today. If you've ever wondered about ...

    $229.00

  • THE OTHER EMPIRE
    FILIZ SWENSON
    This book contributes to the body of postcolonial scholarship that explores the growth of imperial culture in the Romantic and early Victorian periods by focusing on the literary uses of the figure of the Turk and the Ottoman Empire. Filiz Turham analyzes Turkish Tales, novels, and travelogues from c. 1789-1846 to expose the three primary ways in which the Ottoman Other served ...

    $1,560.00

  • EIGHT TRAILS
    JOANNE M. SWENSON
    In Eight Trails, Rev. Joanne M. Swenson invites readers on a journey through the wilderness trails of life, using religious belief as a map. The book draws from the true story of the Kim family, who became lost in the Oregon wilderness due to a misread map, a parallel to those who navigate their lives without clear direction. Swenson argues that religious faith--especially Chri...

    $284.00

  • THE DAWN OF GUERRILLA WARFARE
    BENJAMIN J. SWENSON
    Historiographically groundbreaking transnational history of the Mexican-American War. While one military empire in Europe lay in ruins, another awakened in North America. During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the Spanish launched an unprecedented guerrilla insurgency undermining Napoleon's grip on that state and ultimately hastening the destruction of the French Army in Europe....

    $216.99

  • MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND WELLNESS TOURISM
    MARY SCHREIBER SWENSON / AMIT BANSAL
    Medical, Dental, and Wellness Tourism: A Post-Pandemic Perspective offers a thorough and informative guide to medical travel and tourism for the treatment of health-related issues. The book first defines medical, dental, and wellness tourism and travel for treatment and then goes on to look at the myriad issues involved, such as benefits and challenges of travel for treatment, ...

    $3,600.00

  • PHYLOGENETIC ECOLOGY
    NATHAN G. SWENSON
    Over the past decade, ecologists have increasingly embraced phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships among species. As a result, they have come to discover the field’s power to illuminate present ecological patterns and processes. Ecologists are now investigating whether phylogenetic diversity is a better measure of ecosystem health than more traditional metrics l...

    $751.38

  • FISIOLOGIA DE LOS ANIMALES DOMESTICOS DE DUKES T-II 2ª EDIC.
    SWENSON
    Agotado

    $490.00

  • FISIOLOGIA DE LOS ANIMALES DOMESTICOS DE DUKES T-I 2ª EDIC.
    SWENSON
    Agotado

    $895.00