Armstrong: 1158 books
My Life on the Plains (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Personal Experiences with Indians
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
"Your articles on the Plains are by far the best I have ever read," - William T. Sherman to George Armstrong CusterTwo years before he became a legend at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer penned his fascinating memoir, My Life on the Plains. Written when he was just thirty-four...
by John Armstrong, The School of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Our relationship with money is one that lasts a lifetime, yet traditionally books on the subject tend to take one of two routes: a) how to get more, or b) how to deal with less. John Armstrong turns these approaches upside down, and looks not at money itself, but at how we relate to it and the meaning...
Uprising
A New Age Is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
From Africa to Asia to the Americas, women are the key to progress on ending poverty, violence, and conflict. Award-winning humanitarian and journalist Sally Armstrong shows us why empowering women and girls is the way forward, and she introduces us to the leading females who are making change happen,...
Rocky Mountain Mammals
A Handbook of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity.
Designed for quick reference and...
by Karen Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Human beings have always been mythmakers.” So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong’s concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the...
The Franciscan Tradition
Franciscan Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved saints. His commitment to God's will, his yearning to embrace poverty, and his attentiveness to the Spirit's presence in his life continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike. The Franciscan Tradition highlights some of the most influential...
Emptiness
A Practical Guide for Meditators
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
If everything is empty, then what ceases in Nirvana and is born in rebirth? How can you live in the world without feeling trapped by it? Guy Armstrong tackles these questions and more in this richly informed, practical guide to emptiness for the meditator.
It may seem odd for emptiness to serve...
Defiant Priests
Domestic Unions, Violence, and Clerical Masculinity in Fourteenth-Century Catalunya
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. In Defiant Priests, Michelle Armstrong-Partida uses evidence from extraordinary archives in four Catalan dioceses to show...
Why Love Will Always Be a Poor Investment
Marriage and Consumer Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Marriage is intimate. Marriage is hard: sober thoughts for a time when movies and television tell us that love is supposed to be romantic and fun. In this eclectic blend of playful and earnest storytelling, social commentary, and fierce argument, Kurt Armstrong offers an up-close look at real-life...
Understanding the Social Economy
A Canadian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2009
In Understanding the Social Economy, Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, and Ann Armstrong integrate a wide array of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, nonprofits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associations - under the rubric of the 'social economy.'...
Save Your Retirement
What to Do If You Haven't Saved Enough or If Your Investments Were Devastated by the Market Meltdown
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
Real Solutions for Saving Your Retirement… No Matter Where You Stand Right Now! Step-by-step plans you can use if you’re planning to retire in… 5 years 10 years 15 years over 20 years or tomorrow! “The market meltdown has all of us worrying about whether we will ever be able to retire....
by Stuart Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
What happens when machines become smarter than humans? Forget lumbering Terminators. The power of an artificial intelligence (AI) comes from its intelligence, not physical strength and laser guns. Humans steer the future not because we’re the strongest or the fastest but because we’re the smartest....
by Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Health care is Canada’s best-loved social program — and for good reason. For over forty years, Canadians have enjoyed high quality health services based on need rather than on ability to pay. Yet we hear almost daily accounts of problems with the system. We are bombarded with warnings that public...
Eat Well, Save More
Feed 4 people for $80 a week
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Thrift queen Cath Armstrong reveals how to feed four people healthy food for less than $80 per week, with menus, strategies, tips and 100 recipes for the savvy shopper, this book will help you strip thousands of dollars from your grocery bill. Slash thousands from your grocery bill!In the current...