David John Frank is professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and the coauthor of Reconstructing the University. John W. Meyer is professor emeritus of sociology at Stanford University and the coauthor of Hyper-Organization and Science in the Modern World Polity. How the university went global and became the heart of the information age The university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities...

There are many phenomena in the current world that defy explanation from mainstream science. This book introduces a revolutionary concept, Matrix Model Theory, which provides a simple, unique and original insight into the events that led to the formation of the cosmos and the establishment of the planet Earth with its life-sustaining environment. The theory further provides an alternative explanation as to how life originated, how mankind became established...

Inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, The Haunting of Bob Cratchit reveals the untold story of how the same night Scrooge was, haunted by three ghosts, Tiny Tim's father, Bob Cratchit was too. Written by a father and son, this new Christmas classic tells the story of Bob Cratchit, a father who must learn his own Christmas lesson to save the life of his beloved son Tiny Tim, while facing his miserly employer Ebenezer Scrooge, the ghosts of...