Eileen: 1036 books
by Eileen Power
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
In this classic of social history, noted medieval scholar Eileen Power recreates the lives of six ordinary people who lived during the Middle Ages. Drawing upon account books, diaries, letters, records, wills, and other authentic historical documents, she brings to vivid life Bodo, a Frankish peasant...
Playing With the Boys
Why Separate is Not Equal in Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
Athletic contests help define what we mean in America by "success." By keeping women from "playing with the boys" on the false assumption that they are inherently inferior, society relegates them to second-class citizens. In this forcefully argued book, Eileen McDonagh and Laura...
Unfinished Business
Paid Family Leave in California and the Future of U.S. Work-Family Policy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Unfinished Business documents the history and impact of California’s paid family leave program, the first of its kind in the United States, which began in 2004. Drawing on original data from fieldwork and surveys of employers, workers, and the larger California adult population, Ruth Milkman and...
by Mary Eileen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
"Land the Job You Love" is your go-to, comprehensive guide for jobseekers in midlife. From innovative techniques to proven success strategies, it's packed with the latest information to give you the edge over the competition, provide you with an action plan that works, and help you turn...
Private Equity at Work
When Wall Street Manages Main Street
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Private equity firms have long been at the center of public debates on the impact of the financial sector on Main Street companies. Are these firms financial innovators that save failing businesses or financial predators that bankrupt otherwise healthy companies and destroy jobs? The first comprehensive...
Micro-blogging Memories
Weibo and Collective Remembering in Contemporary China
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
This book offers an in-depth account of social media, journalism and collective memory through a five-year analysis of Weibo, a leading Chinese micro-blogging platform, and prism of transitional China in a globalizing world.
How does society remember public events in the rapidly changing...
Ethnic Historians and the Mainstream
Shaping America's Immigration Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
Do historians “write their biographies” with the subjects they choose to address in their research? In this collection, editors Alan M. Kraut and David A. Gerber compiled eleven original essays by historians whose own ethnic backgrounds shaped the choices they have made about their own research...
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class
The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Known for its clear and engaging writing, the bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class by Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick, and Eileen O’Brien has been thoroughly updated to make it fresher, more relevant, and more accessible to undergraduates. The Eighth Edition retains the same use of sociological...
Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding
The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
The new mom’s most trusted resource–now revised and updated to include the latest in nutrition and dietary concerns
This hands-on guide provides mothers with expert advice on losing weight and eating well, so you can feel good about your decision to nurse. Registered dietitian, professional...
by Eileen Ormsby
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
It was the 'eBay of drugs', a billion dollar empire. Behind it was the FBI's Most Wanted Man, a mysterious crime czar dubbed 'Dread Pirate Roberts'. SILK ROAD lay at the heart of the 'Dark Web' - a parallel internet of porn, guns, assassins and drugs. Lots of drugs. With the click of a button LSD,...
Darkest Web
Drugs, death and destroyed lives ... the inside story of the internet's evil twin
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Dark...
A kingpin willing to murder to protect his dark web drug empire. A corrupt government official determined to avoid exposure. The death of a dark web drugs czar in mysterious circumstances in a Bangkok jail cell, just as the author arrives there.
Who is Variety Jones and why have...
Advanced Practice Nursing
An Integrative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
Addressing all major advanced practice nursing competencies, roles, and issues, Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, 5th Edition provides a clear, comprehensive, and current introduction to APN today. It applies APN core competencies to the major APN roles - including the burgeoning...
by Eileen McNulty-Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
"Big data" may be the biggest buzzword of our time. Many talk about how big data could revolutionise industries, make profit margins soar, and lead to some of the greatest scientific advancements of our time. But when it comes to the details of how to implement a big data strategy, or why data science...
Rogue Spooks
The Intelligence War on Donald Trump
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This is the story of an attempted coup d'état—now in progress—by rogue intelligence agents. The goal: to overthrow the presidency of Donald Trump and subvert the will of the electorate.
Donald Trump's first 100 days in office were roiled by allegations of treasonous contacts between his...