Childs: 377 books
Urban Composition
Developing Community Through Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Cities and towns are among humanity's greatest achievements, yet no single individual or organization creates them. The buildings, streets, and gardens of even a small town embody substantial investments of money, natural resources, and political capital. Much more than the sum of its parts, a settlement's...
by Hayden Childs
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece.
Shoot Out...
by Elliott Schwartz, Barney Childs, Jim Fox
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
This anthology of essays, interviews, and autobiographical pieces provides an invaluable overview of the evolution of contemporary music-from chromaticism, serialism, and indeterminacy to jazz, vernacular, electronic, and non-Western influences. Featuring classic essays by Stravinsky, Stockhausen,...
by Marti Smiley Childs, Jeff March
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone? – Volume 1 chronicles the lives of musical soloists and band members whose songs hit the top of the music charts in the late 1950s and in the ‘60s. Through conversations with those performers, as well as producers, managers and family members, we share fascinating...
We Were There
Revelations from the Dallas Doctors Who Attended to JFK on November 22, 1963
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Firsthand accounts from the doctors on scene after JFK’s assassination; “a unique addition to the . . . history of the tragedy” (Publishers Weekly).
Photographic images of John F. Kennedy’s assassination are burned into the collective American memory, but very few people were witness...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
The Zeon Files
Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
In the mid-twentieth century Eddie’s Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art featured unique designs, irregular shapes,...
Jessica's Promise
An absolutely gripping and emotional page turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2018
‘Wow! … There is no other word for this book. It is emotional and thrilling and just plain amazing.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
Take Me Home to Afrika
An Autobiography of a Returnee
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
This is an autobiography honestly sketched in faith and love celebrating a dream come true. This book is recommended not only for family, friends and Afrikans of the Diaspora with the desire to be in Afrika but also for those of the continent, especially Ghana, who can glean the recognition of their...
Agent to the Rescue
A Thrilling FBI Romance
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
A bride on the run
and a killer on the prowlhen FBI special agent Dalton Reyes discovers an amnesiatic injured bride in the trunk of a car, his protective instincts kick into high gear. Who is this mysterious redhead? And why is someone going to such great lengths to kill her? When a man claiming...
Botox Injections
A Comprehensive Guide On Botox Injection Techniques, Botox and Dermal Fillers, Botox Cream, Under Eye Wrinkles, Wrinkle Treatments, Juvederm and More
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
In this guide you'll discover what experts don't want you to know about botox injections, under eye wrinkes, wrinkle treatments, botox injection techniques, botox and dermal fillers, botox cream and more.
by Allen Childs M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Sixth Street began more than 170 years ago as the only level pathway into the town of Austin from the east. Originally called Pecan Street, throughout its history the street was also a level playing field for merchants and minorities, for moneyed...
Remember Me As Loving You
A Daughter's Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
• Author’s stepfather was Tony award-winning theatrical producer David Merrick, making her memoir of interest to Broadway enthusiasts. • Author’s mother was a publicist for the Savoy Hotel and had numerous high-profile relationships, some of which are mentioned in the book. • More than half...
by Thomas S. Childs
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014