David J Chester

Shtetls to Shipsides: The Religious Roads of My Mother's People

This is my family story. Like every family story, it is unique, but at the same time, universal. We are all children of immigrants in some way. We are inheritors not only of genes but also of stories and values that have shaped us. We did not just grow out of nowhere. We came from a people, a people...

On Baptism, Against the Donatists

Augustine, the man with upturned eye, with pen in the left hand, and a burning heart in the right (as he is usually represented), is a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, towering like a pyramid above his age, and looking down commandingly upon succeeding centuries. He had a min...

Freelancing in Tokyo: Revised and Updated: A Unique Guide to Achieving Financial Success in Japan's Most Expensive City

Freelancing in Tokyo (FIT) offers essential information and advice on finding high-paying freelance job opportunities in Tokyo, most of which do not require special skills. The reader benefits from the personal experiences of the author, who has spent over 20 years in Tokyo working jobs as varied as...

Cultural Responses to the Volcanic Landscape: The Mediterranean and Beyond

Volcanoes and Society

The Olympic Games Handbook: An Authentic History of Both the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games, Complete Results and Records

The Olympic Games Handbook: An Authentic History of Both the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games, Complete Results and Records

The Olympic Games Handbook: An Authentic History of Both the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games, Complete Results and Records

The Olympic Games Handbook: An Authentic History of Both the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games, Complete Results and Records