Jack R. Stonelawyer, banker, rancher, big game hunter, and former chairman of the powerful Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissionshares the humorous, informative, and sometimes dangerous events of his life. In Every Man Dies, Not Every Man Lives, he tells war stories from his law practice, dwelling on the sometimes humorous and sometimes enlightening aspects of the law. Stones banking experiences, although detailing both the entertaining and the mundane, also include stories of memor...

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status of the theoretical program. The book covers a broad range of sociological concerns, from the in...

At the end of his journey, Jack and his sons travel back in time to the Wolf Rayet system, to stop Marvin Stone-Hard from releasing a deadly virus in the future. But is Jack being played, and will Jack's sons face terrible consequences for failing to satisfy Marvin's sex robots?

Jack Stone-Hard returns to the Tau Ceti star system to meet the woman with the best pussy in the galaxy, the Amazonian Melanie Bosom. Much to Jack's dismay, his lightspeed travels have caused a massive time dilation, so 20 years have passed in the Tau Ceti system. During this time, zealots have kidnapped Melanie and forced her to marry the gay Grand Cleric Brogdan Dalamir. To win her back, Jack has to kill Brogdan and prove that he is a better lover than Brogdan's handsome son, Paris Dalam...

In today's fast-paced and interconnected professional world, the ability to communicate effectively is the cornerstone of success. Whether you're navigating virtual meetings, collaborating with remote teams, or interacting with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, mastering the art of communication is essential for building strong relationships, fostering collaboration, and advancing your career."How to Talk to Anyone at Work" is your comprehensive guide to becoming a communication...

Jack Stone-Hard is back on the road after Aidan Hart who sprung from his tryst with Megan Hart arrives at Mira Secundus. Together they must travel to the Orion System and meet with Jack’s mother Jessica Swinger, who has travelled back in time to give Jack a mission. A future virus will hit humankind, and our only hope is for Jack to spread his genes throughout the galaxy. To do this, Jack must fuck… A lot… Will Jack reach the goal of saving our species or will Marvin Stone-Hard, Jack’s evi...

Six Brothers you'll want to marry or hide under your bed.I'm at a crowded airport tapping red fingernails on unforgiving wood. Leaving everything I've built in Boston behind me for Atlanta, when out of the blue... Justin Cocker slides onto the next bar stool. He doesn't recognize me but he should. We used to go to high school together. When he says, "I know an airport janitor's closet that locks," you'd think an elegant lady would turn down such an offer, right? Not today she would...

Departing from the "Great Revolutions" tradition, Jack A. Goldstone, Ted Robert Gurr, and Farrokh Moshiri have drawn together a variety of area experts to examine contemporary revolutionary crises in light of recent social and political developments. The result is a wide-ranging compendium of cases placed in current theoretical perspective. The boo

The experiments conducted during World War II provide some of the most extreme examples of human rights and ethics breaches the world has so far seen. There is no benefit in considering the Nazi experiments as “other” or irrelevant. The greatest good that can come from these atrocities is the lessons they have to teach about what plays into and creates a hostile research environment. Before the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, Germany was at the forefront of medical research and ethics.T...

From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. They have often, though not always, sparked cataclysmic violence, and have at times won miraculous victories, though at other times suffered devastating defeat. This Very Short Introduction illuminates the revolutionaries, their strategies, their successes and failures, and the ways...

Over the first eight centuries CE, the religious cultures of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and many European lands transformed. Worship of "the gods" largely gave way to the worship of YHWH, the God of Israel, under Christianity and Islam, both developments of contemporary Judaism, after Rome destroyed Judaism's central shrine, the Jerusalem Temple, in 70 CE. But concomitant changes occurred within contemporary Judaism. The events of 70 wiped away well-established Judaic institutions in th...

In the Seat of Moses offers readers a unique, frank, and penetrating analysis of the rise of rabbinic Judaism in the late Roman period. Over time and through masterly rhetorical strategy, rabbinic writings in post-temple Judaism come to occupy an authoritarian place within a pluralistic tradition. Slowly, the rabbis occupy the seat of Moses, and Lightstone introduces readers to this process, to the most significant texts, to the rhetorical styles and appeals to authority, and even to how a...