Robert F. Rhodes's Books

The Founder

Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power

By: Robert I. Rotberg

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Founder

Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power

By: Robert I. Rotberg

The definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the 19th century captures a life that was complex and fascinating, evil and good. Illustrated.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

856

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195066685

ISBN 13

9780195066685

Genshin’s Ōjōyōshū and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan

By: Robert F. Rhodes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Genshin’s Ōjōyōshū and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan

By: Robert F. Rhodes

The Ōjōyōshū, written by the monk Genshin (942–1017), is one of the most important texts in the history of Japanese religions. It is the first comprehensive guide to the doctrine and practice of Pure Land Buddhism written in Japan and so played a pivotal role in establishing this form of Buddhism in the country. In Genshin’s Ōjōyōshū and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan, the first book in English on the Ōjōyōshū in more than forty years, Robert F. Rhodes draws on the latest scholarship to shed new light on the text, its author, and the tumultuous age in which it was written. Rhodes begins by providing substantial discussion on the development of Pure Land Buddhism before the Ōjōyōshū’s appearance and a thorough account of Genshin’s life, the full details of which have never before been available in English. Japan in the tenth century was marked by far-reaching political, social, and economic change, all of which had a significant effect on religion, including the emergence of numerous new religious movements in Kyoto. Pure Land was the most popular of these, and the faith embraced by the Tendai scholar Genshin when he became disaffected with the growing factionalism at Enrakuji, Tendai’s central temple. A significant portion of Rhodes’ study is a wide-ranging examination of the Ōjōyōshū’s Pure Land teachings in which he describes and analyzes Genshin’s interpretations of Pure Land cosmology and nenbutsu practice. For Genshin the latter encompassed an extensive range of practices for focusing the mind on Amida Buddha—from the simple recitation of Namu Amidabutsu (“recitative nenbutsu”) to the advanced meditative practice of visualizing the buddha (“meditative nenbutsu”). According to the Ōjōyōshū, all of these are effective means for ensuring birth in Amida’s Pure Land. This impressively researched and updated treatment of the formative text in the Japanese Pure Land tradition will be welcomed by all scholars and students of Japanese religions. It also offers a fascinating window into Heian (794–1185) religious life, which will be of interest to anyone concerned with medieval Japan.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

409

Publisher

University of Hawaii Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0824872533

ISBN 13

9780824872533

Using Surveys to Value Public Goods

The Contingent Valuation Method

By: Robert Cameron Mitchell,Richard T. Carson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Using Surveys to Value Public Goods

The Contingent Valuation Method

By: Robert Cameron Mitchell,Richard T. Carson

Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be made. But the problem of putting a dollar value on cleaner air or water and other goods not sold in the marketplace has been a major stumbling block. Mitchell and Carson, for reasons presented in this book, argue that at this time the contingent valuation (CV) method offers the most promising approach for determining public willingness to pay for many public goods---an approach likely to succeed, if used carefully, where other methods may fail. The result of ten years of research by the authors aimed at assessing how surveys might best be used to value public goods validly and reliably, this book makes a major contribution to what constitutes best practice in CV surveys. Mitchell and Carson begin by introducing the contingent valuation method, describing how it works and the nature of the benefits it can be used to measure, comparing it to other methods for measuring benefits, and examining the data-gathering technique on which it is based---survey research. Placing contingent valuation in the larger context of welfare theory, the authors examine how the CV method impels a deeper understanding of willingness-to-pay versus willingness-to-accept compensation measures, the possibility of existence values for public goods, the role of uncertainty in benefit valuation, and the question of whether a consumer goods market or a political goods market (referenda) should be emulated. In developing a CV methodology, the authors deal with issues of broader significance to survey research. Their model of respondent error is relevant to current efforts to frame a theory of response behavior and bias typology will interest those considering the cognitive aspects of answering survey questions. Mitchell and Carson conclude that the contingent valuation method can obtain valid valuation information on public goods, but only if the method is applied in a way that addresses the potential sources of error and bias. They end their book by providing guidelines for CV practitioners, a list of questions that should be asked by any decision maker who wishes to use the findings of a CV study, and suggestions for new applications of contingent valuation. Additional features include a comprehensive bibliography of the CV literature and an appendix summarizing more than 100 CV studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

460

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135887810

ISBN 13

9781135887810

The Pastor’s Library

An Annotated Bibliography of Biblical and Theological Resources for Ministry

By: Robert A. Yost

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Pastor’s Library

An Annotated Bibliography of Biblical and Theological Resources for Ministry

By: Robert A. Yost

In the spirit of Cyril Barber's classic work from the 1970s, The Minister's Library, Robert Yost provides students and pastors with expert guidance on building a working ministerial library. From Old and New Testament languages, lexical aids, and grammatical tools, to commentaries and theologies as well as pastoral resources, Yost is a trustworthy guide through the multiplicity of books that seem to just keep rolling off the presses. Far more than just a guide to commentaries as are so many works today, this resource is a balanced pastoral tool for pastors and students who are overwhelmed by the proliferation of literature in the fields of biblical and pastoral studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

481

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1532600992

ISBN 13

9781532600999

The American Presidents From Polk to Hayes

What They Did, What They Said & What Was Said About Them

By: Robert A. Nowlan, Ph.D.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The American Presidents From Polk to Hayes

What They Did, What They Said & What Was Said About Them

By: Robert A. Nowlan, Ph.D.

American Presidents, Polk to Hayes. What They Did. What They Said, What Was Said About Them is the second book in a planned five volume series, covering all the Presidents. These 43 men (so far) have succeeded in some regards and failed in others as they strove to do the best they could in what is surely one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Only they can truly appreciate what it takes to be the president. Others can only speculate. People feel strongly about U.S. Presidents. Some they admire – others they hate. It is fair game to criticize a president’s actions and policies. However, questioning their commitment to American ideals seems like hitting below the belt. There are no willing villains. Most people can find justification for their actions, beliefs, and prejudices. Each president strove to do the best he could for the nation and its people. This goal of the book is not to praise presidents, nor is it to condemn them. The subtitle of each of the five books in the series: What They Did. What They Said, What Was Said About Them, perfectly describes the approach adopted to tell their stories in a unique, way, meant to entertain as well as inform. Readers are asked to make their own judgments of the presidencies based on more information that the semi-myths they may recall History courses or what is preached in the many longstanding and despicable negative campaigning, mudslinging and character assassination reports they hear from partisans. One can find much to admire about each of the presidents and unfortunately much to deplore. Soldiers are told that in giving salutes to officers is not honoring the individuals, but rather their rank. If there are presidents, readers just feel they cannot salute, hopefully they can salute the presidency.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

890

Publisher

Outskirts Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1478765720

ISBN 13

9781478765721

The Davidic Succession and the Man of God in the Books of Samuel and Kings

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Davidic Succession and the Man of God in the Books of Samuel and Kings

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

1 and 2 Samuel constitute some of the finest historical writing in all of literature. Written largely as historical biography, these narratives offer commentary on formative events in the history of Ancient Israel. The moral and spiritual repercussions of these events, and of the persons involved, are highlighted. They are also important from a prophetic viewpoint, in that they tell of the founding of Israel’s Kingdom under David. These events foreshadow the coming of Israel’s true King and the establishment of the Kingdom under the Messiah. The kings Saul and David, and the teachings of the lives and witness of the prophets Elijah and Elisha, still raise many questions and rich symbolic allusion. This book re-considers some of these, and uncovers new perspectives on the themes arising from the crucial contribution of the Books of Samuel and Kings to both the Bible and wider Christian thought.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

429

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

152750185X

ISBN 13

9781527501850

The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947

By: Robert Taylor Swaine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947

By: Robert Taylor Swaine

Reprint of the sole edition. Volume I: The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors 1819-1906; Volume II: The Cravath Firm Since 1906; Volume III: The Cravath Associates; (With Photographs of the Cravath Partners). Cravath, Swaine and Moore, as it is known today, one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, was involved in some of the most important events in history. It was also a decisive influence on the direction of American legal practice. Under the leadership of Paul D. Cravath in the 1890s, it developed the organizational model based on a large staff of associates, partners and clerical helpers that continues to dominate the modern urban law firm. Swaine [1886-1949], then a principal partner, drew heavily on the Cravath archives in the preparation of this work. The most extensive history of the firm, it is enhanced by Swaine's personal perspective. (He joined Cravath in 1910). The final volume lists biographical data for every associate and partner from 1899 to 1948.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1972

Publisher

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1584777133

ISBN 13

9781584777137

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,Robert N. Hotchkiss,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,Robert N. Hotchkiss,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, edited in its Sixth Edition by Scott W. Wolfe, MD, provides today’s most complete, authoritative guidance on the effective surgical and non-surgical management of all conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow. Now featuring a new full-color format, photographs, and illustrations, plus operative videos and case studies online at Expert Consult, this new edition shows you more vividly than ever before how to perform all of the latest techniques and achieve optimal outcomes. Access the complete contents online, fully searchable, at expertconsult.com. Overcome your toughest clinical challenges with advice from world-renowned hand surgeons. Master all the latest approaches, including the newest hand implants and arthroplastic techniques. Get tips for overcoming difficult surgical challenges through "Author’s Preferred Technique" summaries. See how to perform key procedures step by step by watching operative videos online. Gain new insights on overcoming clinical challenges by reading online case studies. Consult it more easily thanks to a new, more user-friendly full-color format, with all of the photos and illustrations shown in color. The undisputed leading reference in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery is improved with full color, new surgical video and case studies and a continued emphasis on optimal surgical management of upper extremity conditions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

6608

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

1455711365

ISBN 13

9781455711369

Power and Willpower in the American Future

Why the United States Is Not Destined to Decline

By: Robert J. Lieber

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Power and Willpower in the American Future

Why the United States Is Not Destined to Decline

By: Robert J. Lieber

To argue against the widely proclaimed idea of American decline might seem a lonely task. After all, the problems are real and serious. Yet if we take a longer view, much of the discourse about decline appears exaggerated, hyperbolic and ahistorical. Why? First, because of the deep underlying strengths of the United States. These include not only size, population, demography and resources, but also the scale and importance of its economy and financial markets, its scientific research and technology, its competitiveness, its military power and its attractiveness to talented immigrants. Second, there is the weight of history and of American exceptionalism. Throughout its history, the United States has repeatedly faced and eventually overcome daunting challenges and crises. Contrary to a prevailing pessimism, there is nothing inevitable about American decline. Ultimately, the ability to avoid serious decline is less a question of material factors than of policy, leadership and political will.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107378591

ISBN 13

9781107378599

Inductive Bible Study

A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics

By: David R. Bauer,Robert A. Traina

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Inductive Bible Study

A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics

By: David R. Bauer,Robert A. Traina

Following up Robert Traina's classic Methodical Bible Study, this book introduces the practice of inductive Bible study to a new generation of students, pastors, and church leaders. The authors, two seasoned educators with over sixty combined years of experience in the classroom, offer guidance on adopting an inductive posture and provide step-by-step instructions on how to do inductive Bible study. They engage in conversation with current hermeneutical issues, setting forth well-grounded principles and processes for biblical interpretation and appropriation. The process they present incorporates various methods of biblical study to help readers hear the message of the Bible on its own terms.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

458

Publisher

Baker Academic

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441214518

ISBN 13

9781441214515

The Thirsty Land

The Story of the Central Valley Project

By: Robert W. De Roos

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Thirsty Land

The Story of the Central Valley Project

By: Robert W. De Roos

The story of the publicly financed Central Valley Project in California which built dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, and canals. De Roos ( San Francisco Chronicle ) details the politics, economics, and social struggles played out by the actors involved, including Pacific Gas & Electric, the S

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

Beard Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

158798024X

ISBN 13

9781587980244

Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Two Volumes Plus Integrated Content Website (Rockwood, Green, and Wilkins' Fractures)

By: Robert W. Bucholz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Two Volumes Plus Integrated Content Website (Rockwood, Green, and Wilkins' Fractures)

By: Robert W. Bucholz

In its thoroughly revised, updated Seventh Edition, Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults offers a complete print and multimedia package: the established "gold-standard" two-volume reference on fractures and access to an integrated content website. More than 80 of the world's foremost authorities provide comprehensive coverage of all bone and joint injuries, thoroughly discuss alternative methods for treating each injury, and present their own preferred methods. This edition has 33 new contributors and new chapters on principles of nerve injury and complex regional pain syndrome; psychological aspects of trauma; gunshot and wartime injuries; principles of mangled extremity management; amputations; limb salvage reconstruction; principles of post-traumatic infections; principles of nonunions; and principles of malunions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2059

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published Date

ISBN 10

1451161441

ISBN 13

9781451161441

Interpreting the Historical Books

An Exegetical Handbook

By: Robert B. Chisholm

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Interpreting the Historical Books

An Exegetical Handbook

By: Robert B. Chisholm

This valuable reference tool for students and pastors explores the components of the narrative genre—setting, characterization, and plot—and then develops the major theological themes in each of the Old Testament historical books.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

234

Publisher

Kregel Academic

ISBN 10

0825496071

ISBN 13

9780825496073

Putting Jesus in His Place

The Case for the Deity of Christ

By: Robert M. Bowman,J. Ed Komoszewski

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Putting Jesus in His Place

The Case for the Deity of Christ

By: Robert M. Bowman,J. Ed Komoszewski

Putting Jesus in His Place is designed to introduce Christians to the wealth of biblical teaching on the deity of Christ and give them the confidence to share the truth about Jesus with others.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

198

Publisher

Kregel Publications

ISBN 10

0825497450

ISBN 13

9780825497452

Searching for Jesus

New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth—and How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts

By: Robert J. Hutchinson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Searching for Jesus

New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth—and How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts

By: Robert J. Hutchinson

For more than a century, Bible scholars and university researchers have been systematically debunking what ordinary Christians believed about Jesus of Nazareth. But what if the most recent Biblical scholarship actually affirmed the New Testament? What if Jesus was not a Zealot revolutionary, or a Greek Cynic philosopher, or a proto-feminist Gnostic, but precisely what he claimed to be: the divine Son of Man prophesied in the Book of Daniel who gave his life as a ransom for many? What if everything the Gospels say about Jesus of Nazareth—his words, his deeds, his plans—turned out to be true? Searching for Jesus changes “what if?” to “what is,” debunking the debunkers and showing how the latest scholarship supports orthodox Christian belief.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

383

Publisher

HarperChristian + ORM

Published Date

ISBN 10

0718018494

ISBN 13

9780718018498

The Poet and the Gilded Age

Social Themes in Late Nineteenth-Century American Verse

By: Robert Harris Walker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Poet and the Gilded Age

Social Themes in Late Nineteenth-Century American Verse

By: Robert Harris Walker

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

408

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1512819182

ISBN 13

9781512819182

Athenian Officials 684-321 BC

By: Robert Develin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Athenian Officials 684-321 BC

By: Robert Develin

A fundamental reference for the study of Athenian magistracies and official life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

582

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521526469

ISBN 13

9780521526463

The Way of the 88 Temples

Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage

By: Robert C. Sibley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Way of the 88 Temples

Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage

By: Robert C. Sibley

Compelled to seek something more than what modern society has to offer, Robert Sibley turned to an ancient setting for help in recovering what has been lost. The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Every henro, or pilgrim, is said to follow in the footsteps of Kōbō Daishi, the ninth-century ascetic who founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometer route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.Although himself a gaijin, or foreigner, Sibley saw no other pilgrim on the trail who was not Japanese. Some of the people he met became not only close companions but also ardent teachers of the language and culture. These fellow pilgrims’ own stories add to the author’s narrative in unexpected and powerful ways. Sibley’s descriptions of the natural surroundings, the customs and etiquette, the temples and guesthouses will inspire any reader who has longed to escape the confines of everyday life and to embrace the emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of a pilgrimage.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

167

Publisher

University of Virginia Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813934737

ISBN 13

9780813934730

Book's by Robert F. Rhodes

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email