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Excerpt from Fifty Two Sermons on the Baptismal Covenant, the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and Other Important Subjects of Practical Religion, Vol. 1 of 2: Being One for Each Sunday in the Year What must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord 'jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a ...

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Samuel Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive book cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric while emphasizing current research and proven practice....

Comprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CRIME IN AMERICA is the definitive introduction to current research and theories of racial and ethnic discrimination within America's criminal justice system. The sixth edition covers the best and the most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, immigration and crime, drug use, police practices, court processing and sentencing, unconscious bias, ...

This is the first book to examine the civil liberties records of American presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama.

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Excerpt from Fifty-Two Lectures on the Church Catechism: Including the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and Other Important Subjects of Practical Religion Samuel walker, the author of these Lectures, was born at Exeter, December 16, 1714. He was the youngest of seven children, and was lineally descend ed from Bishop Hall, his grandfather, Sir Thomas Walker, having married Mary, the only daughter of Samuel Hall, the youngest son of the Bishop. Ab...

Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history. In ACC Basketball, J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dramatic changes that occurred both on and off the court during the conference's rise to a preeminent position in college basketball between 1953 and 1972.Walker vividly re-creates the action of nail-bit...

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Modern warfare is clearly changing, yet there are some things that do not change. Throughout history, soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen have learned one extremely valuable lesson relative to engagement with an opposing force. That is, if you can analyze, act and assess faster than your opponent: you will win. American and Canadian policymakers are dedicated to designing, developing and implementing a lean, team-oriented air force capable o...

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Excerpt from Fifty-Two Sermons, on the Baptismal Covenant, the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and Other Important Subjects of Practical Religion, Vol. 1 of 2: Being One for Each Sunday in the YearBut though through thejdegeneracy and impotence of our fallen nature we are 'rendered incapable of perform ing a perfeé't and unfinning Obedience to the divine will, yet, when we are convinced that men of'l'z'ée pofiom with Ourfelves have been made more...

Esteemed authors Samuel Walker and Carol Archbold synthesizes the major developments in the area of police accountability and argues that these developments represent a new period in the history of police reform that promises to address the historic problems of police abuse. This text assesses both the achievements and limitations of police accountability and reshapes the conventional wisdom on this topic. New to this edition are important d...

Police misconduct is nothing new in the United States. Use of excessive force, unjustified shootings, race discrimination, and a general lack of accountability for officer conduct have been serious problems since the first police departments were created in the early nineteenth century. Although today's media coverage of these major police offenses portrays otherwise, significant progress has been made in reducing police misconduct. The New W...

A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy.

The First Amendment protects even the most offensive forms of expression: racial slurs, hateful religious propaganda, and cross-burning. No other county in the world offers the same kind of protection to offensive speech. How did this free speech tradition develop? "Hate Speech" provides the first comprehensive account of the history of the hate speech controversy in the United States. Samuel Walker examines the issue, from the conflicts over ...

?Walker's volume, which derived from his Ph.D. dissertation, is a study of Henry A. Wallace's thinking on foreign policy. Beginning with Wallace's early years, Walker takes his readers through the disastrous 1948 Progressive party episode as well as into Wallace's waning years. The book is solidly researched, making good use of archival material.?-Choice

Stonebridge Publications is pleased to announce the release of a book set to revolutionize the personal relationship of Christians with their God. Adam Without Eden by Samuel C. Walker offers hope and encouragement for Christians who are longing to reconnect with the God of the Bible. Since being banned from the Garden, mankind has struggled to reconnect with a God bigger than our brokenness, to regain the pure fellowship God intended from...