Books by Lewis

"Anxiety. It's an emotion that rears its head almost every day, from the normal worries and concerns that most of us experience, to outright fear when something scary happens, to the anxiety disorders that many kids live with daily. But what causes anxiety? And what can we do about it? All About Anxiety tackles these questions from every possible angle. Readers will learn what's going on in their brain and central nervous system when they feel anxious. They'll learn about the evolutionary reasons for fear and anxiety and that anxiety isn't always a bad thing--except for when it is! Most importantly, kids will discover new strategies to manage their anxiety so they can live and thrive with anxiety."--

An auteur in the truest sense, John Alton established a landmark body of work described by film critic Todd McCarthy as "The essence, and ultimate example, of film noir... logically created by a cinematographer, not a director." This collection of new essays explores Alton's distinctive style of "painting with light".

Common sense has become rather desperately needed in regard to the Method which may simply be defined as a codified formalization of the technique of acting. The author is trying to make the point that there is an historical or chronological correspondence between the realistic school of dramaturgy and the Method, the Method relates to every kind of acting - good acting - and not narrowly to realistic acting as such.

It started when a friend asked an ex-cop a simple question. "Got a gun?" Almost nothing is as simple as it seems. Soon, David Allen Crockett found himself in a world he thought he'd left behind, a world of murder, deceit, treachery, shameless evil, and the possibility of finest love he would ever know. All he had to do was survive. Fiction - Mystery.

"2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys is Linda Lewis' delightful prequel to We Hate Everything But Boys!"Here is the story of Linda Berman before boys--when she was a determined tomboy and an avowed boy-hater! But what could she do when her best friends went crazy over boys and she began having weird feelings herself?

Christianity Reborn provides the first transnational in-depth analysis of the global expansion of evangelical Protestantism during the past century. While the growth of evangelical Christianity in the non-Western world has already been documented, the significance of this book lies in its scholarly treatment of that phenomenon.Written by prominent historians of religion, these chapters explore the expansion of evangelical (including charismatic) Christianity in non-English-speaking lands, with special reference to dynamic indigenous responses. The range of locations covered includes western and southern Africa, eastern and southern Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. The concluding essay provides a sociological account of evangelicalism''s success, highlighting its ability to create a multiplicity of faith communities suited to very different ethnic, racial, and geographical regions.At a time of great interest in the growth of Christianity in the non-Western world, this volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of what may be another turning point in the historical development of evangelical faith.Contributors:Marthinus L. DaneelAllan K. DavidsonPaul FrestonRobert Eric FrykenbergJehu J. HancilesPhilip Yuen-sang LeungDonald M. LewisDavid MartinMark A. NollBrian StanleyW. R. Ward