Davenport: 393 books

     I have purposely left to the last the subject of Bindings, as this, being more immediately cognate to Mr. Davenport's book, may fairly be treated at rather greater length. If the French dictum 'la reliure est un art tout français' is not without its historical justification, it is at least...

This collection of stories by Stirling Davenport has evolved over a period of 20 years. The tales are organized loosely by genre, although such designations can be ambiguous. Stories which appear at first to be fantasy are interwoven with reality. A gravedigger sees the ghost of a dead child. A mans...

This is the fourth book in Jim Davenport’s series of Christian Devotions and Quick Studies. Included are 40 Devotions suitable for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season. Twenty devotions relate to the Thanksgiving season and lead the reader to an attitude of Thanksgiving and Praise. An additional...

Miles is a typical graduate student, close to finishing his masters in Physics until he makes a decision that demolishes his academic career. As he tries to sort out his future after school, Miles slowly realizes that Simone, another graduate student, has a genuine interest in him. As his understanding...

Sometime in the near future Mikey begins his education. How will schools of the future educate their students? What subjects will they deem important and what approach will they use? A satirical and humorous tale of a young mans' first day at school. Is the future depicted here really that...

The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into...

Before the advent of the great mineral revolution in the latter half of the 19th century, South Africa was a sleepy colonial backwater whose unpromising landscape was seemingly devoid of any economic potential. Yet lying just beneath the dusty surface of the land lay the richest treasure trove of...

Smart Finance Guy’s Budget Guide – Running a personal & household budget (Or Everything Your Daddy Never Told You About Budgeting) Are you living a pay check to pay check life?  Are you struggling to get out of debt?  Can’t save money at a rate you...

進入大數據時代，資料分析已在悄悄改變各行各業的運作方式。如果你一看到數字和統計就渾身不自在，《輕鬆搞懂數字爆的料》就是專門為你而寫的。本書提供清楚的架構、條理的分析、精采的案例，能讓你輕鬆入門，快速練就迎接大數據時代挑戰的必備技能，在競爭中領先群倫。 本書能幫助你瞭解資料分析的重要觀念，強化分析思維，讓你學會： ◎...

As the wild child of the family, Bellani Maxwell isn’t interested in settling down. Between a fledgling party crashing business, teaching self-defense at a martial arts studio, and hitting the bar every night, she has her hands full. She doesn’t need the added responsibility or commitment of a...

Here in a vast lost valley, society has split into two: the Wanderers, who team together to battle against the elements and each other in the harsh world of the desert, and those who live in the pyramid-city of Arcone, whose closed environment and tightly controlled society enable them to maintain...

This book describes and explains the methods by which three related ores and recyclables are made into high purity metals and chemicals, for materials processing. It focuses on present day processes and future developments rather than historical processes. Nickel, cobalt and platinum group...

A collection of gripping stories that explore a range of possible futures for Earth and humanity transformed by climate change. Featuring contributions from renowned science fiction authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Paolo Bacigalupi, along with 12 stories from Arizona State University's 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest.

​Alexander “Rush” Markov has been given an ultimatum by his team—shape up or ship out. Alex is celebrating his biggest season in professional hockey, and he’s enjoying every minute of it—perhaps a little too much. He’s been non-stop partying like a rockstar since his team won...