Most Popular Books by Paul Joseph

Vinyl chloride (VC) is a widespread groundwater pollutant and Group 1 carcinogen. Microbial respiration of VC is both critical for complete remediation of chloroethenes in situ, and a unique physiology only observed by certain strains of Dehalococcoides. Two different genes independently encoding VC respiration in Dehalococcoides, vcrA and bvcA, were identified previously, each a member of the diverse family of reductive dehalogenase homologous genes, or rdhA. In this thesis I report that vcrA and bvcA are among a subset of putative ''foreign'' rdhA with a low GC3 codon usage that favors the nucleotide T, even though tRNAs recognizing T-ending codons are categorically absent in Dehalococcoides genomes. Comparative genomics of the first two complete genome sequences of microorganisms able to respire VC, Dehalococcoides strains VS and BAV1, reveals that vcrA and bvcA are both located within recently integrated, but different, genomic islands (GIs). These islands have different predicted integration sites and different relative positions in the genome, suggesting that bvcA and vcrA were acquired independently and through different mechanisms. In particular, the vcrA-containing GI appears to have integrated at the single-copy tmRNA encoding gene, ssrA, along with many other homologous elements that site-specifically integrate/excise at ssrA -- some of which contain other rdhA. A detailed analysis of these ''ssrA-GIs'' in Dehalococcoides identifies the precise position of insertion as well as a conserved module of syntenic integration-associated genes that includes the likely ssrA-specific integrase. Further analysis of (meta)genomic data, as well as targeted sequencing from 4 additional VC-respiring cultures, provided a total of 8 syntenic vcr-GIs from independently derived cultures. Evolutionary estimates for the age of divergence of these 8 vcrA sequences is not confidently distinguishable from the first industrial synthesis of chlorinated ethenes approximately 100 years ago. By contrast, the estimated age of divergence of Dehalococcoides strains far precedes industrial civilization. Overall, ssrA-GIs appear to be a major contributor to the second of two high plasticity regions, genetically dynamic regions that interrupt an otherwise stable, syntenic, and streamlined Dehalococcoides genome -- among the smallest of any free living microorganism. The apparent compartmentalization of Dehalococcoides genome dynamics within specialized regions may enhance opportunistic adaptation to (new) organohalide respiratory niches while protecting a core genome that is highly adapted to life in the anoxic subsurface, exemplified here by the recent site-specific acquisition of VC reductase genes.

The end of the Cold War promises a new era of global peace in which domestic reform could be achieved. Yet armed conflict persists throughout the world. Economic inequality, declining public services, environmental degradation, and other forms of domestic decay threaten the quality of life in the U.S. In Peace Politics, Paul Joseph develops a systematic comparison of the "old" and "new" world orders that links foreign and domestic affairs. By examining the issues that are central to any realignment of American politics, he offers a sweeping account of the possibilities and obstacles for progressive change over the 1990s.Acknowledging that all nations and people have a right to security, he argues for a global attack against a broad range of shared threats, including human rights violations, nuclear devastation, poverty and despair, politically repressive governments, and environmental threats. Joseph also addresses the links between the militarism in the U.S. and deforestation of the Amazon, the uncertain victory of the Gulf War, the effect of public opinion on security issues, the impact of peace movements, nuclear weapons policy, and the need for a peace dividend.Linking war and peace issues with environmental renewal, stronger democracy, economic justice, and citizen activism, Peace Politics is a rallying cry for rationality, genuine security, and mutual survival. Author note: Paul Joseph is Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Anthropology/Sociology Department and Peace and Justice Studies Program at Tufts University.

"It''s time that someone broke into the general gloom created by a war-loving administration and reminded us that we are a peace-loving people. Paul Joseph''s book does just that, not with fantasy but with facts, showing how the public antipathy to war, suppressed too long by propaganda and deception, is coming to the surface, and offers hope." Howard Zinn "In this antidote to despair, Joseph shows how even the most sophisticated efforts of US political and military leaders to maintain public support for war are flawed and doomed to failure in the face of an increasingly skeptical public that is unwilling to accept the costs." William A. Gamson, Boston College "An original and thought-provoking perspective on one of the most important issues in American politics today." Michael Klare, Hampshire College Are Americans becoming more peaceful -- even after the 2004 elections and the seeming affirmation of the war in Iraq? This book looks at the meaning of peace in the face of war and offers an optimistic interpretation of the public''s changing views. US citizens are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the costs of war that can be measured not just in dollars but in lives and international respect. Americans are becoming ever more resistant to government management of the "facts" surrounding war. In areas ranging from media and photojournalism to gender and casualties, Joseph exposes the reality of popular opposition to war.

I went through the Bible and picked out verses relevant to the fruits of the spirit. This is a short but comforting and powerful book. I like to call it a highlight reel or a firework show of Bible verses. I learned the Bible talks about love and humility more than anything else. This book is also about coming back to God, and I hope it brings the assurance of salvation to many souls. May the angels and saints watch over all of us. God bless and thank you for reading my book, The Many Fruits of the Spirit.

A biography of the Orlando Magic''s point-guard superstar whose versatility on the court enables his team to be one of the best in the NBA.

A dark plot unfolds in the western lands of the Kingdom of Swordbane with the formation of an unholy alliance, deliberate spread of a deadly affliction, and a newly conspired war looming on the horizon after the Kingdom of Swordbane has just emerged victorious from a bitter twenty-year-long war with its eastern rival neighbor. Masterminding this dark plot built on social malaise from corruption and an espoused propaganda of revisionism, a former vassal of the kingdom emerges who seeks to claim the status of the ultimate dark lord and chosen vessel. In seeking to receive special divine powers, this aspiring dark lord will pave a bloody path of death and destruction in order to ultimately create a new prosperous social and political order inspired from the ashes of the once-great Lupercalian Empire. Only a group of unlikely but personally connected heroes seek to stand in the way and fight back to preserve what is left of the kingdom. Throughout their trials and hardships, both the heroes and this ambitious dark lord will reflect upon their past life events while seeking to move forward with the challenges they face ahead in the ultimate war of perceived good versus evil. Whoever wins in this struggle, one thing is certain among all of them: life will never be the same.

In The End of Divine Truthiness, Paul Joseph Greene confronts stark realities of terrifying theologies that make a mockery out of divine love. With urgent resolve, Greene answers Martin Luther King, Jr.’s pointed challenge to overcome “reckless and abusive . . . power without love,” and “sentimental and anemic . . . love without power.” Too many theologies cast God either as the tyrant whose loveless power lifts up the mighty or the victim whose powerless love sends the poor away empty. Wielding Stephen Colbert’s word “truthiness” as a scalpel, Greene slices out one perilous theology after another to restore the wholesome truth that God is love. Supported by three world religions—Buddhism, Christianity, and Taoism—he discovers a remarkably harmonious and revolutionary divine power that is fully aligned with divine love. To reunify love and power here in the world, as King challenges, it is time to abandon ideologies of divine power that devastate divine love and promote atrocities. Greene’s call for “the end of divine truthiness” heralds a new day for the God whose love is power and whose power is love.

When he was ten years old, Paul Fronczak was snooping around for Christmas presents in a crawl space in his family’s Chicago home. There, he found hundreds of old newspaper clippings about the kidnapping of a one-day-old infant in a hospital in 1964. He also learned that, two years later, the boy was found and returned to his family—and that the boy was him. Nearly fifty years later, Paul, acting on long-held suspicions, took a DNA test that proved he was not the kidnapped boy. In an instant, he found himself at the center of two half-century-old mysteries—who was he, and where was the real Paul? True Identity is about three separate major investigations—the hunt for the real Paul Fronczak; the search for the author’s missing twin sister Jill; and finally, the investigation into his true identity, his heart and soul and the demons inside him—inherited and created—that still need to be confronted.

Color illustration on front cover of of Native American man and woman standing together above a group of British soldiers; forest fire in background.

A biography of the Duke University and Detroit Piston superstar whose many honors include an Olympic gold medal for playing on the 1996 United States Men''s Basketball Team.

Owing to daily work pressures and concerns, many teachers have little opportunity for considering and furthering their understanding of different issues surrounding assessment. Written in a user-friendly, jargon-free style, this text provides the reader with points of growth or change in the field of assessment. Each chapter in the text ends with a section on questions/exercises and further reading.

Examines the professional and personal life of the baseball star who plays with the Seattle Mariners.

Focuses on key players and events in the history of the Cleveland Indians, who have had a reputation for losing and have had more team names than World Series Championships.

These fun, fact-filled books are perfect for research projects by young readers. The history, geography, economy, and peoples of each state are covered thoroughly in each book. Fascinating details make them ideal for both reference and entertainment. -- Supports social studies curriculum -- Text is enhanced with maps and graphs -- Full-page timeline and fun facts sections reinforce text

Graduate-level coverage of Galois theory, especially development of infinite Galois theory; theory of valuations, prolongation of rank-one valuations, more. Over 200 exercises. Bibliography. ..."clear, unsophisticated and direct..." -- "Math."

These fun, fact-filled books are perfect for research projects by young readers. The history, geography, economy, and peoples of each state are covered thoroughly in each book. Fascinating details make them ideal for both reference and entertainment. -- Supports social studies curriculum -- Text is enhanced with maps and graphs -- Full-page timeline and fun facts sections reinforce text

This series discusses the highlights and issues of each president''s time in office. The straightforward narrative provides key facts from early childhood to retirement, while emphasizing international and historical perspectives. -- Supports social studies and history curriculum -- Detailed, full-page timeline and colorful maps and diagrams -- Lively fun facts provide memorable anecdotes about each president

A simple biography of an united states president.

This series discusses the highlights and issues of each president''s time in office. The straightforward narrative provides key facts from early childhood to retirement, while emphasizing international and historical perspectives. -- Supports social studies and history curriculum -- Detailed, full-page timeline and colorful maps and diagrams -- Lively fun facts provide memorable anecdotes about each president

These fun, fact-filled books are perfect for research projects by young readers. The history, geography, economy, and peoples of each state are covered thoroughly in each book. Fascinating details make them ideal for both reference and entertainment. -- Supports social studies curriculum -- Text is enhanced with maps and graphs -- Full-page timeline and fun facts sections reinforce text

In March 1994 news organisations from around America and the world focused considerable attention on what appeared to be a relatively minor parade controversy boiling over on the streets of the predominantly working-class community of South Boston. After three years of legal wrangling, the state''s highest court was about to speak to the question of whether sponsors of a traditionally-themed and privately organised St. Patrick''s Day Parade could ban, without violating the state''s public accommodation law, a gay activist group from marching behind a banner proclaiming its homosexual orientation. When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the decision of the trial court that the Allied War Veterans Council''s traditional parade, replete with Irish flags, shamrocks, bag-pipe bands, pro-life, POW, political, religious and cultural message, was not expressive enough to be protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and because of this, could not exclude a group with an antithetical, non-traditional message from participating, the stage was set for a historic constitutional confrontation.In this important book on how the dismantling of the First Amendment occurred, the authors chronicle the social and legal arguments from trial court all the way to the United States Supreme Court, offering the reader a rare glimpse into how a legal controversy makes its way to the nation''s highest court against a network of biased court judges, politically correct law firms, a state anti-discrimination agency, academe, and a timid municipal administration.

This book offers the first full-length study of early modern contentment, the emotional and ethical principle that became the gold standard of English Protestant psychology and an abiding concern of English Renaissance literature. Theorists and literary critics have equated contentedness with passivity, stagnation, and resignation. However, this book excavates an early modern understanding of contentment as dynamic, protective, and productive. While this concept has roots in classical and medieval philosophy, contentment became newly significant because of the English Reformation. Reformers explored contentedness as a means to preserve the self and prepare the individual to endure and engage the outside world. Their efforts existed alongside representations and revisions of contentment by authors including Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton. By examining Renaissance models of contentment, this book explores alternatives to Calvinist despair, resists scholarly emphasis on negative emotions, and reaffirms the value of formal concerns to studies of literature, religion, and affect.