Colleen: 959 books
Making Money
Life, Death, and Early Modern Trade on Africa’s Guinea Coast
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
A new era in world history began when Atlantic maritime trade among Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas opened up in the fifteenth century, setting the stage for massive economic and cultural change. In Making Money, Colleen Kriger examines the influence of the global trade on the Upper Guinea...
by Colleen Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2019
How much more can you give when you’ve already given everything? In Colleen Faulkner’s affecting, thought-provoking new novel, the mother of a pregnant teenager discovers there are no easy answers—and that a mistake-proof life may not be worth living …
Liv Ridgely prides herself on...
Bounding Biomedicine
Evidence and Rhetoric in the New Science of Alternative Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
During the 1990s, an unprecedented number of Americans turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), an umbrella term encompassing chiropractic, energy healing, herbal medicine, homeopathy, meditation, naturopathy, and traditional Chinese medicine. By 1997, nearly half the US population...
Working the Navajo Way
Labor and Culture in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Gaspar Perez de Villagra Award
The Diné have been a pastoral people for as long as they can remember; but when livestock reductions in the New Deal era forced many into the labor market, some scholars felt that Navajo culture would inevitably decline. Although they lost a great deal with the...
News Talk
Investigating the Language of Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
Written by a former news reporter and editor, News Talk gives us an insider's view of the media, showing how journalists select and construct their news stories. Colleen Cotter goes behind the scenes, revealing how language is chosen and shaped by news staff into the stories we read and hear. Tracing...
by Colleen A. Vasconcellos
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
This study examines childhood and slavery in Jamaica from the onset of improved conditions for the island’s slaves to the end of all forced or coerced labor throughout the British Caribbean. As Colleen A. Vasconcellos discusses the nature of child development in the plantation complex, she looks...
by Colleen Nye, Alonzo "Chacho" Gomez
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Alonzo Gomez, better known as Chacho, has lived a life most people only see on television.
From drug worlds to turf wars to biker clubs and even prison, he’s wound his way away from and back to his home via a life that’s been competitive, hard and dangerous.
However, aside from his...
by Colleen McCluskey
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Medieval thinkers were both puzzled and fascinated by the capacity of human beings to do what is morally wrong. In this book, Colleen McCluskey offers the first comprehensive examination of Thomas Aquinas' explanation for moral wrongdoing. Her discussion takes in Aquinas' theory of human nature and...
Bubbles' Tale
One Cat's Story of a Forever Home
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Life is tough when you are a little stray kitten. Bubbles, a beautiful black and white cat, shares the antics, challenges and fun in her life that make her part of the eternal cat story. After being abandoned as a kitten, this little stray persists until she finds her forever home. This brave little...
Sister Saints
Mormon Women since the End of Polygamy
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The specter of polygamy haunts Mormonism. More than a century after the practice was banned, it casts a long shadow that obscures people's perceptions of the lives of today's Latter-day Saint women. Many still see them as second-class citizens, oppressed by the church and their husbands, and forced...
Mary's Gift: a Caregiver's Journey of Love, Loss, and Connection
How to Experience Joy in the Midst of Chaos
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Marys Gift is a memoir describing the inspiring journey of a mothers decline from dementia and her daughters attempts to care for her. While she learned to understand the illness and developed coping strategies, she discovered a deeper connection with her mother and learned profound lessons about...
by Carolynn Tomin, Colleen Carcone
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
The Principles of Estate Planning, 2nd Edition is newly revised with updated information on the most current developments in the estate planning field, including ATRA-related tax changes, the use of the new ABLE accounts for medical expenses planning, information on the use of trust protectors, and...
Taking Flight!
A Whole Life Wellness Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Every senior should have the opportunity to enjoy their retirement years to the fullest, regardless of their challenges. In Taking Flight!, author Colleen Koziara presents health and fitness programming for those who are looking for a ground-up approach.
Addressing the whole person and their...
by Colleen Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Guest Edited by Drs. Colleen Duncan and Bruce Wobeser, this issue focuses on Equine Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics. Articles include: Field Necropsy of the horse, Skin disease, Enteric diseases, Neurologic diseases, Musculoskeletal diseases, Reproductive disorders, Toxicology, Diseases of the urinary system, and more!