List 45 of books by Gilbert

The Bird Study Book

by Thomas Gilbert Pearson, Will Simmons, Illustrator
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes,and Index CONTENTS PREFACE I. FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDS Caution in Nest Hunting — Going Afield — Notebooks — Reporting Blanks — Bird Books — Movements of Birds — Artificial Cover in Hiding...

Native American Code Talker in World War II

by Ed Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012

'Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima and other places' (Anonymous, Marine Corps signal officer). Ed Gilbert uses personal interviews with veterans to tell their fascinating story. Beginning with the first operational use of Native American languages...

Reconnaissance in Sonora

Charles D. Poston’s 1854 Exploration of Mexico and the Gadsden Purchase

by C. Gilbert Storms
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015

In 1854, funded by a syndicate of San Francisco businessmen, Charles D. Poston and a party of twenty-five men launched an expedition from San Francisco to Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, before trekking north into Arizona and returning to California. Reconnaissance in Sonora brings to light Poston’s...

Agent-Based Modelling in Economics

by Lynne Hamill, Nigel Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015

Agent-based modelling in economics Lynne Hamill and Nigel Gilbert, Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS), University of Surrey, UK New methods of economic modelling have been sought as a result of the global economic downturn in 2008.This unique book highlights the benefits...

Freedom's Sword

The NAACP and the Struggle Against Racism in America, 1909-1969

by Gilbert Jonas
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005

Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning the Jim Crow laws in the South to its twenty-year court campaign that culminated with Brown v. the Board of Education, the NAACP has been at the...

Help! My Students Are Bored and so Am I!

The Interactive Classroom Environment

by Dr. Jennifer Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017

When teachers graduate from college, they are filled with theories and are overloaded with standards and expectations. No one ever really focuses on a teachers most important job, which is to make learning fun. If you cant make learning enjoyable, students will not make education a priority. Jennifer...

Mafias

by Gilbert Thiel
Language: French
Release Date: February 19, 2014

Juge antiterroriste, réputé pour son franc-parler, son humour, son goût de la provocation vis-à-vis des pouvoirs en place, surtout lorsqu’ils s’appliquent à étouffer les « affaires », Gilbert Thiel, à quelques mois de la retraite, livre d’un bloc son expérience de magistrat, révélant...

Comme par magie

Vivre sa créativité sans la craindre

by Elizabeth Gilbert
Language: French
Release Date: January 13, 2016

COMME PAR MAGIE DÉCOUVREZ VOS TALENTS CACHÉS Depuis près de dix ans, des milliers de lecteurs de par le monde ont été inspirés et influencés par les livres d’Elizabeth Gilbert. Aujourd’hui, l’auteur puise dans son propre processus de création pour partager avec nous sa sagesse...

The Composting Troubleshooter

How to Compost and What to Do If It Goes Wrong

by Jane Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017

A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPOSTING Have you ever been frustrated at how long it takes to produce compost at home? Do you know something’s gone wrong with your compost but not sure what? Are you bothered by troublesome flies in your compost bin? If so, then this book...

The World Since 1945

An International History

by Mark Gilbert, Professor P. M. H. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016

A masterly synthesis of the history of the contemporary world, The World Since 1945 offers the ideal introduction to the events of the period between the end of the Second World War and the present day. P. M. H. Bell and Mark Gilbert balance a clear narrative with in-depth analysis to guide the reader...

Make Space for Life

Hundreds of Ideas and Practical Solutions to Declutter Your Home and Stay Uncluttered

by Peter Cross, Angella Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013

Make Space for Life is far more than a how-to book on decluttering your home. It provides a journey that not only shows you how to rearrange your chattels and homes, getting maximum use of whatever you have, but also gives you amusing and thought-provoking insights into why so many of our homes become...

Essential Motivation in the Classroom

by Ian Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012

Praise for the 1st edition: 'This is now one of my top five education books. .I was absorbed and uplifted by it and my own practice as a teacher will undoubtedly change as a result. Surely there can be no higher recommendation.' - Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement Essential...

Higgins the Frog

by Matthew Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014

When Higgins the Frog is left behind at a picnic an incredible journey unfolds. Will he ever make it home? Who will he meet along the way? Join Higgins the Frog on the greatest adventure of his life. Follow where he goes and who he meets along the way with the pictures hand drawn by the author Matthew Gilbert.

The World for Sale, Volume 3.

by Gilbert Parker
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016

Gilbert Parker was a late 19th and early 20th century politician and novelist who wrote prodigiously. The British-Canadian's works are still popular in the 21st century.