D Simpson: 26 books
Ulysses S. Grant
Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Many modern historians have painted Ulysses S. Grant as a butcher, a drunk, and a failure as president. Others have argued the exact opposite and portray him with saintlike levels of ethic and intellect. In Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity 1822–1865, historian Brooks D. Simpson takes neither...
Let Us Have Peace
Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Historians have traditionally drawn distinctions between Ulysses S. Grant's military and political careers. In Let Us Have Peace, Brooks Simpson questions such distinctions and offers a new understanding of this often enigmatic leader. He argues that during the 1860s Grant was both soldier and politician,...
by Stewart L. Bennett, Andrew S. Bledsoe, John J Gaines
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood’s ill-fated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the first-ever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles...
The Craniosynostoses
Causes, Natural History, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The human skull has many functions. The largest component of the skull, the neurocranium, protects and insulates the brain. It comprises the dome-shaped vault or calvaria, obviously a protective structure, and the more complex cranial base, which gives the vault a massive foundation and also houses...
Lens of War
Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the...
Corps Commanders in Blue
Union Major Generals in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced...
What Wives Wish their Husbands Knew about Sex
A Guide for Christian Men
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
It's an unfortunate reality that many men grow up in churches that suppress their God-given sexual urges. As a result, many Christian men, single and married, are frustrated with their love lives and their sex lives. The authors of this book claim that Christian men should be the greatest lovers in...
Gettysburg
A Battlefield Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Little Round Top, the Railroad Cut, Pickett’s Charge—these are the turning points within the most important battle of the Civil War. Even careful students of Gettysburg, however, can find themselves disoriented when visiting the site itself. Here, finally, is a convenient guide for serious student...
Undead Worlds
A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
21 Authors. 21 Undead worlds. 1 Great Book.
Do you dare?
ALONE TOGETHER BY DAVID SIMPSON
What do you do when there is nowhere left to run?
GONE FISHIN' BY JUSTIN ROBINSON
When the dead rise, the living become the monsters.
THE FESTIVAL BY CHRISTOPHER MAHOOD
A city on lockdown...
by D. Robert Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Some people are born to midlife crises, others have them thrust upon them. Regardless of what brings them to roost, the important thing is how they’re dealt with.
For the author, it came down to checking out or checking in. Since the first would preclude the second but not the other way around,...
The Coasts of Carolina
Seaside to Sound Country
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
The Coasts of Carolina captures the vibrancy of the North Carolina oceanfront, sound country, and interior shores behind the barrier islands. Scott Taylor, who has been photographing the coast for almost thirty years, and Bland Simpson, whose many coastal books have delighted readers for two decades,...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
Spa Medicine
Your Gateway to the Ageless Zone
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Provides proven longevity strategies that restore balance to stressful lives and promote optimum health. The authors describe four wellness pillars, that are the foundation of the medi-spa approach.
by Vicky G. Spencer Ph.D.; Cynthia G. Simpson Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Recent special education legislation has led to a rise in inclusion classrooms where students with special needs including autism spectrum disorders are taught alongside their nondisabled peers. Teaching Children With Autism in the General Classroom provides an introduction to inclusionary practices...
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