E Reid: 41 books
Bizarre World
A Collection of the World's Creepiest, Strangest, and Sometimes Most Hilarious Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2019
Atlas Obscura meets 1001 Facts to Scare the Sh*t Out of You in this serious survey of the most bizarre, creepy, and sometimes hilarious customs from cultures around the world.
Every culture handles life differently. From the “blackening of the bride” in Scotland and the custom of not looking...
by Barbara E. Reid OP, Little Rock Scripture Study staff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Standing at the start of the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew provides a bridge from the Jewish world awaiting a Messiah to the emerging Christian world of Jesus and his followers. This Gospel introduces us to Jesus as the Master Teacher whose words of instruction are captured in large teaching...
by Barbara E. Reid OP, Little Rock Scripture Study staff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Beginning with the Transfiguration of Jesus in chapter 17:1, the Gospel of Matthew continues to reveal through Jesus’ teachings what it means to be a disciple. This second part of the study of Matthew reveals a growing tension as Jesus ministers around Jerusalem, is arrested, crucified and rises...
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
A collection of Barack Obama's greatest speeches, now including his farewell address, selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid.
"It is a political partisan's dream to see them [Obama's words] so finely gathered here." - Washington Post
We...
by Richard T. Callaghan, Michael P. Pateman, Daniel Torres Etayo
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and...
Tomorrow's Cthulhu
Stories at the Dawn of Posthumanity
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2016
Super science. Madness. Transhumanism.
This is the dawn of posthumanity. Some things can’t be unlearned.
Gleaming labs whir with the hum of servers as scientists unravel the secrets of the universe. But as we peel away mysteries, the universe glances back at us. Even now, terrors rise...
Lyle Creelman
The Frontiers of Global Nursing
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
This intriguing scholarly biography examines the important contributions of Canada’s foremost international nurse, Lyle Creelman. Creelman parlayed her experience as a community health nurse in British Columbia into significant international appointments with two organizations undertaking massive...
Armies of Peace
Canada and the UNRRA Years
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was the first international organization to be established after the Second World War, and Canada played a key role in its formation. Formal studies of UNRRA, however, have tended to focus on inter-governmental political and economic...
Profiles in Small Business
A Competitive Strategy Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2002
A new analytical approach to small firms' cases, which
* Uses rich primary source data on modern small businesses
* Combines business strategy and industrial organization
* Presents detailed Profiles on diverse small businesses
* Shows how successful small businesses achieve competitive advantage
*...
THE HIGH DEEDS OF FINN and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
20 Celtic tales, myths and legends from the Emerald Isle
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Herein you will find 20 tales, from the Emerald Isle. There are seven bardic romances like, The Children of Lir, The Secret Of Labra, The Vengeance Of Mesgedra and five more besides. Also contained herein are thirteen legends, each a tale in itself, tracing the life of Finn mac Cumhal from boyhood...
DEEP, DARK & UNSETTLING: 100+ Gothic Classics in One Edition
Novels, Tales and Poems: The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Tell-Tale Heart, Wuthering Heights, Sweeney Todd, The Orphan of the Rhine, The Headless Horseman & many more
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Who doesn't love a bit of surprise, danger, eerie atmosphere, and just the right hint of romance! So, here's presenting to you our best ever gothic collection, with all the well known classics, all the hidden gems, and lots of surprises for all the fans of chills, darkness and mystery out there. Also,...
by Madame Burée, Thomas Mayne Reid
Language: French
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Position désespérée. — Tous sont morts moins ceux-ci. — Ils luttent pour sauver leur vie. — Le ciel au-dessus, la mer au-dessous. — Précaution du capitaine. — On se débarrasse du mort. — Un tombeau dans l’Océan. — Le type d’un monstre.
Une chaloupe en pleine mer !
Et...
Science as Service
Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
Rural Tourism Development
Localism and Cultural Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
Rural tourism represents a merging of perhaps two of the most influential yet contradictory features of modern life. Not only are the forces of economic, social, cultural, environmental and political change working to redefine rural spaces the world over, but broad global transformations in consumption...