Brendan: 646 books
The King's Three Faces
The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event defined by an emotional break...
Our Worst Preference
Reforming the Electoral System
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
This work draws mainly from papers and an article written by Politician and Economist Brendan Halligan on Ireland's Single Transferable Vote system (STV), spanning some 30 years. Each chapter examines how the Irish system of Proportional Representation (PR), the Single Transferable Vote, is riddled...
It Takes a Worried Man
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Hilarious and heartbreaking, profane and profound, It Takes a Worried Man is the true story of a young husband and father whose life is changed forever by his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis. Following Brendan Halpin’s cranky, irreverent and lustful thoughts through the diagnosis and treatment...
Granite Mountain
The First-Hand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
**The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.
A** "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to...
Three Victories and a Defeat
The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in Three Victories and a Defeat Brendan Simms argues that Britain's true strength lay with the German aristocrats...
by Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal Shusterman, Brendan Shusterman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting.
It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby...
by Brendan Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Have you always dreamed of becoming a great basketball player? If so, you have come to the right place. This guide provides you with a complete blueprint on how to become a good all-around basketball player. The tips and strategies presented here will cut down your learning curve and get you...
by Brendan Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
One of the reasons that you might be interested to read this book is that you have some interest in the game of volleyball. You may have heard of it in school, but never played, or perhaps you enjoy watching professional volleyball teams that play every year and wanted to try this out for yourself.
Although...
Financial Origami
How the Wall Street Model Broke
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
An in-depth look at the failure of Wall Street's "proven" financial models
Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate and aesthetically attractive shapes. As such, it is the perfect metaphor for the Wall Street financial engineering model, which ultimately proved...
by Brendan May
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Is it really worth the time and resources to make your company a recognized sustainability champion? And how on earth should you go about it? In this concise and practical book, Brendan May demonstrates why the companies that will be fit for purpose in 2020 are addressing sustainability now, and then...
Kubernetes: Up and Running
Dive into the Future of Infrastructure
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Legend has it that Google deploys over two billion application containers a week. How’s that possible? Google revealed the secret through a project called Kubernetes, an open source cluster orchestrator (based on its internal Borg system) that radically simplifies the task of building, deploying,...
Art School
(Propositions for the 21st Century)
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2009
Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of art education in today's dramatically changed art world.
The last explosive change in art education came nearly a century ago, when the German Bauhaus was formed. Today, dramatic changes in the art world—its increasing...
by Ana Iorga, Ming Hsu, Irit Shapira-Lichter
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
A comprehensive introduction to using the tools and techniques of neuroscience to understand how consumers make decisions about purchasing goods and services.
Contrary to the assumptions of economists, consumers are not always rational actors who make decisions in their own best interests....
Apple Pro Training Series
Final Cut Pro X Quick-Reference Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2011
Ideal for students and editors on the go, this is the quick look-up guide you’ve been hunting for. Veteran trainer Brendan Boykin uses clear, concise explanations and an easy-to-use format to walk you through the brand new Final Cut Pro X interface and put the essential techniques, most-used tools,...