Alex John: 58 books

Book cover of Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards

Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards

A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle

by John F. Hogan, Alex A. Burkholder
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013

Wade into the endless smoke of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the site of nearly three hundred extra-alarm fires before its closure in 1971, including some of the most disastrous conflagrations of a city famous for fire. In 1910, twenty-one firemen and three civilians were killed in a blaze at a beef warehouse--the...
Book cover of The Great Scientists

The Great Scientists

From Euclid to Stephen Hawking

by John Farndon, Anne Rooney, Alex Woolf
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2005

From skyscrapers to jet aircraft, from mobile phones to computers, the products of modern science surround us on all sides. Perhaps the most significant product of science, however, is not the microwave, or the space station or the widescreen TV; it is the scientific method itself. Those societies that...
Book cover of The Uses of Psychoanalysis in Working with Children's Emotional Lives
by Devra B. Adelstein, Ann Alaoglu, E. James Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013

This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that...
Book cover of Hellboy & BPRD T01
by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Alex Maleev
Language: French
Release Date: April 27, 2016

Mike Mignola nous entraîne en 1952 dans le sillage de Hellboy, au cours de ses toutes premières missions menées au sein du B.P.R.D., quelques années seulement après la création de cet organisme par le Professeur Bruttenholm. Une série d'horribles meurtres et de bizarres rumeurs emmènent le...
Book cover of SSFIPS Securing Cisco Networks with Sourcefire Intrusion Prevention System Study Guide
by Todd Lammle, John Gay, Alex Tatistcheff
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015

Cisco has announced big changes to its certification program. As of February 24, 2020, all current certifications will be retired, and Cisco will begin offering new certification programs. The good news is if you’re working toward any current CCNA certification, keep going. You have...
Book cover of Another South

Another South

Experimental Writing in the South

by Hank Lazer, Lorenzo Thomas, Bill Lavender
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

Another South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typographic playfulness,...
Book cover of Jughead Double Digest #167
by SCRIPT: Alex Simmons ARTIST: Fernando Ruiz, Jon D’Agostino, John Workman and Barry Grossman Cover: Fernando Ruiz
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011

Archie Drama Club Cyrano Jones P ART 3 Its the final act as the world of the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac becomes a swashbuckling reality! Now Jughead, as Cyrano, must give Archie/Christian the proper words to help him win the affections of Betty/Roxanne. But doesnt Roxanne fall for Cyrano at the end? Watch out, Jughead!
Book cover of Stan Lee's Mighty 7 #1
by Tony Blake, Paul Jackson, Stan Lee
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012

"How it all Began!" - Stan Lee Comics presents MIGHTY 7," a sensational new superhero property from the creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men and more!! When a crew of sinister, alien prisoners and their jailers are blasted across the galaxy, their ship lands smack dab in front of legendary comic book creator...
Book cover of Great Scientists
by John Farndon, Anne Rooney, Alex Woolf
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012

Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.
Book cover of Maker Pro

Maker Pro

Essays on Making a Living as a Maker

by John Baichtal, Wendy Jehanara Tremayne, Andrew 'bunnie' Huang
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014

Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job."...
Book cover of Landpower in the Long War

Landpower in the Long War

Projecting Force After 9/11

by Lukas Milevski, Peter R. Mansoor, Joel Hillison
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019

War and landpower's role in the twenty-first century is not just about military organizations, tactics, operations, and technology; it is also about strategy, policy, and social and political contexts. After fourteen years of war in the Middle East with dubious results, a diminished national reputation,...
Book cover of How to Understand Your Gender

How to Understand Your Gender

A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are

by Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017

'For anyone who's ever wished they had a smart, kind, friend with whom they could calmly and safely discuss gender issues: this most excellent book is that kind of friend'. - Kate Bornstein, author of Gender Outlaw Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who...
Book cover of Writing for Animals

Writing for Animals

New perspectives for writers and instructors to educate and inspire

by John Yunker, Joanna Lilley, Lisa Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018

A unique anthology of articles and essays to inspire animal-themed creative writing Despite all we know about the sentience of animals, society tends to view and treat nonhuman animals as lesser creatures. And for society to change its views, writers must change their views. We must look closely...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
by Lonely Planet, Alex Jones, Tom Masters
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander the historic winding lanes of Old Town, Georgia, slow down...
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