Gary Smith: 64 books
Beyond the Game
The Collected Sportswriting of Gary Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Fifteen compelling stories from the acclaimed Sports Illustrated correspondent who’s been hailed as one of America’s finest sportswriters.
Gary Smith’s sportswriting stands among the best journalism being written today. His award-winning stories shatter the confines of traditional sports...
The Eclectic 18: Maniacs On A Mission
turbo articles, riveting reviews, inspiring life insights from unique books, movies, broadcasts, and race events critiqued in Radioactive Drag Racing News
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
What’s it like to be a maniac on a mission? From the worlds of performance engineering, product development, drag racing, auto racing and human creativity, go beyond with THE ECLECTIC 18. Learn tipping points key to the success of The Justice Brothers oil empire uncovered only here. Realize lessons...
Undomesticated
She Had No Remorse
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2019
A small Nebraska town is terrorized by a serial killer who targets young “good” girls. The prime suspect disappears and may have himself become someone else’s victim. Warren Steelgrave has just written a best-selling novel and gained further nationwide notoriety when he narrowly escaped being...
by Gary Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2017
Gary Smith, Photographer, and author of The Willing, uses his unique perspective and well-honed instincts to take us on a journey replete with vivid descriptions of the beauty and culture of Northern Italy.
“Real life” fictional character Warren Steelgrave has settled into his author’s persona...
What the Luck?
The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent. Students who get the highest scores in third...
Standard Deviations
Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Did you know that baseball players whose names begin with the letter “D? are more likely to die young? Or that Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? Or that drinking a full pot of coffee every morning will add years to your life, but one cup a day...
Lost In Spain
Misadventures in a Mediterranean Country
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Accounts of everyday Spanish life and very recent history with a touch of humour, seen through the eyes of a British writer after 20 years living in the country. Feel the culture shock as a Northern European comes to grips with Spanish queues, driving, red tape, Spanish fiestas and siestas, regional...
by Gary Smith, Philip W. Comfort
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series provides up-to-date, evangelical scholarship on the Old and New Testaments. Each volume is designed to equip pastors and Christian leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God’s Word by presenting the message of each...
Writing and Research
A Guide for Theological Students
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Written in a simple yet engaging style, Dr Kevin Smith applies his years of experience and expertise in scholarly writing and research in this one-volume guide. Perfect as an introduction for new and continuing undergraduate or postgraduate students, this publication provides helpful guidelines and...
Triathlon - It HURTS
Inspiring stories on the path to becoming an Ironman
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
In October 2012, over 1000 people applied to take part in a university research study to assess how normal, recreationally active people cope with the demands of training for their first IRON distance triathlon a 3.8km swim, followed by 180km of cycling and finishing with the mere matter of a 42.2km...
Saving Face
The Art and History of the Goalie Mask
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Who was the first goaltender to wear a mask in a game? Who was the last to go without one? When did goalies start painting their masks?
These are just a few of the questions that are answered in this definitive book on goalie masks. Saving Face looks at the development of the mask from its...
by Gary Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics provides students with a readable, deep understanding of the key statistical topics they need to understand in an econometrics course. It is innovative in its focus, including real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues (including functional...
by Gary Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2011
Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics provides students with a readable, deep understanding of the key statistical topics they need to understand in an econometrics course. It is innovative in its focus, including real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues (including functional...
Patriot Son:
Memoirs of a Veteran
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Patriot Son is a chronological map of the authors life as, first, a daydreaming idealist, a soldier, a husband and father, and ultimately, a retired middle school teacher. As his family grows, the reader is taken from one assignment to another across the globe. Adventures of an army family add realism...