David S : 885 books
The Power of Words
Unveiling the Speaker and Writer's Hidden Craft
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2004
In 1888, Mark Twain reflected on the writer's special feel for words to his correspondent, George Bainton, noting that "the difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter." We recognize differences between a politician who is "willful" and...
by Dr David S Grimes
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
A Tennison Publishing release. Medical Briefs: the series that goes behind the headlines and health scare stories.Dr David S Grimes MD FRCP - Consultant Physician and gastroenterologist YOU WILL NOT DIE FROM A HEART ATTACK
How We Got Here
The Translation
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Have you ever wondered how the universe was created and just what the space around you is made up of? Do you ponder about time—about what it is and how it works? Do the effects of Einstein’s theory of relativity intrigue you? Would you like to better understand the properties of light—what it’s...
Managing Public Sector Projects
A Strategic Framework for Success in an Era of Downsized Government, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Filling a gap in project management literature, this book supplies managers and administrators—at all levels of government—with expert guidance on all aspects of public sector project management. From properly allocating risks in drafting contracts to dealing with downsized staffs and privatized...
Gulf Stream Chronicles
A Naturalist Explores Life in an Ocean River
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Off the shore of Hatteras Island, where the inner edge of the Gulf Stream flows northward over the outer continental shelf, the marine life is unlike that of any other area in the Atlantic. Here the powerful ocean river helps foster an extraordinarily rich diversity of life, including Sargassum mats...
Along Freedom Road
Hyde County, North Carolina, and the Fate of Black Schools in the South
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
David Cecelski chronicles one of the most sustained and successful protests of the civil rights movement--the 1968-69 school boycott in Hyde County, North Carolina. For an entire year, the county's black citizens refused to send their children to school in protest of a desegregation plan that required...
The Exo-Weather Report
Exploring Diverse Atmospheric Phenomena Around the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Because Earth is not unique in having weather, there is much to learn...
Speak Spanish in Spain
For British Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
This book is intended to be a basic introduction to the Spanish language for beginners who plan to live or travel in Spain. It is also designed especially for people from the U.K., although it could be appreciated and useful to English speakers from any country. It could also be very useful to learners...
by Dr David S Grimes
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
A Tennison Publishing release. Medical Briefs: the series that goes behind the headlines and health scare stories.Dr David S Grimes MD FRCP - Consultant Physician and gastroenterologist VITAMIN D Evolution and actions
Illegal Literature
Toward a Disruptive Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
What is the cultural value of illegal works that violate the copyrights of popular fiction? Why do they persist despite clear and stringent intellectual property laws? Drawing on the disciplines of new media, law, and literary studies, Illegal Literature suggests that extralegal works such as fan fiction...
by David S. Sytsma
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Richard Baxter, one of the most famous Puritans of the seventeenth century, is generally known as a writer of practical and devotional literature. But he also excelled in knowledge of medieval and early modern scholastic theology, and was conversant with a wide variety of seventeenth-century philosophies....
by Dr David S Grimes
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
A Tennison Publishing release. Medical Briefs: the series that goes behind the headlines and health scare stories.Dr David S Grimes MD FRCP - Consultant Physician and gastroenterologist VITAMIN D What it can do for your baby
Revolution In East-central Europe
The Rise And Fall Of Communism And The Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2019
The year 1989 marked a turning point in world history, a watershed year of unprecedented drama and political significance. No matter how one looks at those events–as the fall of communism, the democratization of Eastern Europe, or the end of the cold war–it is important to understand how the world...
by Shawn J. Parry-Giles, David S. Kaufer
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Republicans and Democrats who advocated conflicting visions of American citizenship could agree on one thing: the rhetorical power of Abraham Lincoln’s life. This volume examines the debates over his legacy and their impact on America’s future.
In the...