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David Stark Design

David Stark Design

David Stark

This book explores forty of Stark’s elaborate yet eco-friendly events—corporate, non-profit, and private—with 200 exquisite photographs and descriptive text.
David Stark: The Art of the Party

David Stark: The Art of the Party

David Stark

"This volume explores twenty-five of Stark's elaborate-yet-economical events--and a majority of private celebrations--with over 200 color photographs and lively, witty short texts that outline how or where he found the inspiration for each ...
A Theory of Religion

A Theory of Religion

Rodney Stark

In this unique text, Stark and Bainbridge begin with basic statements about human nature and, employing the principles of logic and philosophy, build toward increasingly complex propositions about societies and their religious institutions.
The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History

The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History

Rodney Stark

Rodney Stark, a sociologist by training, has written a book that should end much of the Christian-bashing occuring in academia.
The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life

The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life

David Stark

But as David Stark argues, firms would often be better off, especially in managing change, if they allowed multiple logics of worth and did not necessarily discourage uncertainty.
The Handle: A Parker Novel

The Handle: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover—and become addicted to.
The Jugger: A Parker Novel

The Jugger: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover—and become addicted to.
The Seventh: A Parker Novel

The Seventh: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover—and become addicted to.
The Score: A Parker Novel

The Score: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover—and become addicted to.
Reaching Millennials: Proven Methods for Engaging a Younger ...

Reaching Millennials: Proven Methods for Engaging a Younger ...

David Stark

David Stark has done a brilliant job of identifying what Millennials believe and what motivates them. If you want to welcome, celebrate, and engage Millennials in your church, then devour this book!
Flashfire: A Parker Novel

Flashfire: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

. . . The awful fascination in these Parker tales comes from knowing the protagonist will always do whatever is necessary to protect himself and to achieve his goals.”—Wall Street Journal
This Place, These People: Life and Shadow on the Great Plains

This Place, These People: Life and Shadow on the Great Plains

David Stark

Nancy Warner's photographs tell the stories of buildings that were once loved yet have now been abandoned. Her evocative images are juxtaposed with the voices of Nebraska farm people, lovingly recorded by sociologist David Stark.
The Rise of Mormonism

The Rise of Mormonism

Rodney Stark

This is the argument Rodney Stark put forth in his controversial article, "The Rise of a New World Faith" (1984), included in this new collection.
Comeback

Comeback

Richard Stark

When Bill Trowbridge woke up, he had to pee real bad. Also, he'd finished the magazines those crooks had let him bring into the locked storage room withhim, when they'd taken over the service station. He'd sleptfor a while, curled upon ...
Exploring the Religious Life

Exploring the Religious Life

Rodney Stark

Together, the essays that constitute Exploring the Religious Life offer an engaging introduction to Rodney Stark's provocative insights and a fearless challenge to academic perceptions about religion's place in history, society, and private ...
Christ-Based Leadership: Applying the Bible and Today's Best ...

Christ-Based Leadership: Applying the Bible and Today's Best ...

David Stark

You've read leadership books and heard the experts talk about it. Now, how do you put everything you know together? In Christ-Based Leadership David Stark, a pastor, business consultant, and trainer, has done that for you.
Plunder Squad: A Parker Novel

Plunder Squad: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score? “Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly ...
The Hunter: A Parker Novel

The Hunter: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

In The Hunter, the first volume in the series, Parker roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption. “Westlake knows precisely how to ...
Firebreak: A Parker Novel

Firebreak: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

"Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana hunting lodge where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters--which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can just get it past the mansion's tight security.
Nobody Runs Forever: A Parker Novel

Nobody Runs Forever: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

With the publication of the last four Parker novels Westlake wrote—Breakout, Nobody Runs Forever, Ask the Parrot, and Dirty Money—the University of Chicago Press pulls the ultimate score: for the first time ever, the entire Parker ...
A Weak Messianic Power: Figures of a Time to Come in ...

A Weak Messianic Power: Figures of a Time to Come in ...

Michael G. Levine

... Cathy Caruth, Peter Demetz, Susan Derwin, Michael Holquist, Richard Klein, Elissa Marder, John Michael, Rainer Nägele, Gerald Pirog, Russell Samolsky, Samuel Weber, Sha- ron Willis, and especially Jared Stark. This book is also deeply ...
The Outfit: A Parker Novel

The Outfit: A Parker Novel

Richard Stark

In The Outfit, Parker goes toe-to-toe with the mob—hitting them with heist after heist after heist—and the entire underworld learns an unforgettable lesson: whatever Parker does, he does deadly. “Westlake knows precisely how to grab a ...
A Field Guide to Conservation Finance

A Field Guide to Conservation Finance

Story Clark

... Robert Stark, Judith Stockdale, Jamie Sweeting, David J. Swift, David Tately, Charlie Thomsen, Bill Turner, Robin Underwood, Jeanne B. Van Alen, Richard R. Veit, Carolyn Vogel, Terry Vogt, Robert Vosskuhler, Jon Wagar, Jason A.Walser,  ...
Stark's Command

Stark's Command

John G. Hemry

HE STARTED A REBELLION.
Stark's Crusade

Stark's Crusade

John G. Hemry

HE SWORE TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

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