Blum: 336 books
Exploring Arduino
Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Learn to easily build gadgets, gizmos, robots, and more using Arduino
Written by Arduino expert Jeremy Blum, this unique book uses the popular Arduino microcontroller platform as an instrument to teach you about topics in electrical engineering, programming, and human-computer interaction....
by George Blum
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Tommy, a cab driver in a rich resort town, had been told early in the game that he would "meet all kinds, but whatever happens, remember . . . it is none of your business." On an otherwise normal work shift, Tommy makes two runs to a special house in town. While the first run is innocuous enough,...
by David Blum
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal...
by David Blum
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
How do four instrumentalists with strong individual tastes and temperaments manage to forge a distinctive approach to the music they play? This extraordinary book ushers readers into the workshop of one of the world's most accomplished string quartets. In rich and probing conversations with their...
He Hideth My Soul
Orphans of the West, #3
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
He’s never had the courage to love anyone…
The only thing Otis Miller has ever wanted to be is a doctor and he wants to be the best. A surprise talk with his Aunt Eleanor days before his twenty-first birthday leads to a visit from his grandfather’s lawyer and the discovery that he is...
Dark Invasion
1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil during...
The Floor of Heaven
A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
New York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three narratives to tell the true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush.
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures--gun-toting...
Reforging the White Republic
Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865--1898
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
During Reconstruction, former abolitionists in the North had a golden opportunity to pursue true racial justice and permanent reform in America. But why, after the sacrifice made by thousands of Civil War patriots to arrive at this juncture, did the moment slip away, leaving many whites throughout...
The Color of Christ
The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
How is it that in America the image of Jesus Christ has been used both to justify the atrocities of white supremacy and to inspire the righteousness of civil rights crusades? In The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey weave a tapestry of American dreams and visions--from witch hunts to...
Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists
Lessons from the War on Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
Guidance for maintaining national security without abandoning the rule of law and our democratic values.
In an age of global terrorism, can the pursuit of security be reconciled with liberal democratic values and legal principles? During its “global war on terrorism,” the Bush administration...
All the Way My Savior Leads
Orphans of the West, #2
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Caroline and I walked out the back door and went into the barn.
“What are we going to do?” Caroline asked.
“Head out on our own. Saddle Whitey, please.”
Caroline’s mouth gaped open. “They’ll find us.”
“I know.”
Caroline sighed. “What can we...
Savior, Like a Shepherd
Orphans of the West
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2017
The ground shook and a rumble sounded through the air as the train squealed to a stop. Maybe, just maybe, I could carry someone’s bags without the porter taking notice. And then there was the even bigger maybe: Maybe I could get enough money to at least buy a crust of bread for Trevor and Tabitha...
Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers
No More Unnecessary Biopsies, Radical Treatment or Loss of Sexual Potency
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
Every year almost a quarter of a million confused and frightened American men are tossed into a prostate cancer cauldron stirred by salespeople representing a multibillion-dollar industry. In this flourishing business, the radical prostatectomy is still the most widely recommended treatment option....
by Laurie Blum
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
There is an enormous amount of financial aid money available in direct scholarships and grants to fund college study; the trick is to identify the sources of athletic awards and to find the right one for you. In Free Money for Athletic Scholarships, Laurie Blum shows the high school athlete where...