Brooks: 1783 books
The Girl Behind the Door
A Father's Quest to Understand His Daughter's Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
“A moving and riveting memoir about one family’s love and tragedy…beautifully researched, and expressed” (Anne Lamott).
Early one Tuesday morning John Brooks went to his teenage daughter’s room. Casey was gone, but she had left a note: The car is parked at the Golden Gate Bridge....
The Law of Civilization and Decay
An Essay on History
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019
Before Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee and other historians of cultural rise and fall, there was Brooks Adams. And while today there are ever more historians adding their theories as to why civilizations collapse through such factors as military invasion, over-taxation, or ecological shifts, most...
Kathleen Brooks on Forex
A simple approach to trading foreign exchange using fundamental and technical analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
A simple approach to foreign exchange success Many foreign exchange traders use either fundamental analysis or technical analysis and they're often considered to be mutually exclusive approaches. But FX does not have to be traded that way - fusing the two types of analysis will improve your research...
The Mythical Man-Month, Anniversary Edition
Essays On Software Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 1995
Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his experience as project manager...
by Roy L. Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
With the election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, the issue of racial justice in America occupies center stage. Have black Americans finally achieved racial justice? Is government intervention no longer required? Racial Justice in the Age of Obama considers contemporary...
by Terry Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
After New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks completed The Sword of Shannara trilogy, millions of fans around the world clamored to immerse themselves again in his dazzling world. Brooks answered with a quartet of beloved novels—The Heritage of Shannara. Now, for the first time in one handsome...
by Terry Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic.
Terry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed...
Farm from Home
A Year of Stories, Pictures, and Recipes from a City Girl in the Country
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
From New York style icon and fashion insider Amanda Brooks, a charming and inspiring meditation on life in her newly adopted home, a farm in the English countryside.
In search of a quieter, simpler life away from the hustle of the city, style icon and longtime New Yorker Amanda Brooks moved...
He Runs, She Runs
Why Gender Stereotypes Do Not Harm Women Candidates
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
While there are far more women in public office today than in previous eras, women are still vastly underrepresented in this area relative to men. Conventional wisdom suggests that a key reason is because female candidates start out at a disadvantage with the public, compared to male candidates, and...
by Evelyn Roberts Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
http://www.restoringtibet.comNote: Dear Readers, if you know how to contact Richard Gere (actor, humanitarian, Tibetan activist), please let him know about this book. Thank you, Evelyn.Today, fifteen years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, I invite everyone in the...
Guerra Mundial Z
Uma história oral da guerra dos zumbis
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Em Guerra Mundial Z, Max Brooks faz uma paródia dos guias de sobrevivência convencionais e expõe a paranoia coletiva que tomou conta do mundo, em especial dos Estados Unidos, na era Bush. No livro, que dá continuidade ao bem-sucedido O guia de sobrevivência a zumbis, o autor adota um tom científico...
The Design of Design
Essays from a Computer Scientist
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2010
Making Sense of Design Effective design is at the heart of everything from software development to engineering to architecture. But what do we really know about the design process? What leads to effective, elegant designs? The Design of Design addresses these questions. These new essays by...
Motorcycles I've Loved
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
**“What the PCT is to Cheryl Strayed, the open road is to Brooks-Dalton.”—Cosmopolitan
A powerful memoir about a young woman whose passion for motorcycles leads her down a road all her own.**
At twenty-one-years-old, Lily Brooks-Dalton is feeling lost; returning to New England...
by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
3 works of Octavius Brooks Frothingham American clergyman and author (1822-1895)
This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Octavius Brooks Frothingham. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
Table of Contents: Recollections and Impressions, 1822-1890 The Cradle of the Christ Transcendentalism in New England