I: 4509 books
Citizens of Asian America
Democracy and Race during the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda highlighted U.S. racism in order to undermine the credibility of U.S. democracy. In response, incorporating racial and ethnic minorities in order to affirm that America worked to ensure the rights of all and was superior to communist countries became a national...
by I.E. Pell
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
All Lizzie wants is to stay cool on some of the hottest days of the summer. There's one way and that's the freezer. But why is her employer's walk-in freezer padlocked? What is Mrs. Royce hiding in there? Ready or not, Lizzie is about to find out.
Programmed Learning in Perspective
A Guide to Program Writing
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The method of programming outlined in this book represents a major contribution to the growing body of literature in programmed learning. It is the first book in the field to present a carefully designed, complete and integrated system for analyzing, organizing and structuring learning materials in...
by I. Vicente
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
For those who have grown up in a dysfunctional family, success and happiness are often elusive. Familial patterns are hard to break, and when you aren’t taught the basics—the difference between right and wrong, how to cope with daily life, plan for the future, or communicate without violence—it’s...
by Jeff I. Greenberg, Tim I. Kolb, Christine Steele
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
Ready to learn not just the hows but also the whys behind the most powerful features of Adobe Premiere Pro? Whether you need to boost your editing skills, composite shots, or fix your audio, you’ll see immediate results when you incorporate these tested and proven techniques from the pros. Adobe Premiere...
Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb
Nuclear Weapons and the Transformation of Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb takes up the question of how the world found itself in the age of nuclear weapons – and how it has since tried to find a way out of it. Albert I. Berger charts the story of nuclear weapons from their origins through the Atomic Age and the Cold War up through the...
Warriors of the Cloisters
The Central Asian Origins of Science in the Medieval World
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Warriors of the Cloisters tells how key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. Medieval scholars rarely performed scientific experiments, but instead contested issues in natural science, philosophy, and theology using...
Yesterday
When the Beginning Began
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
If you are confused and tired of being told lies and want to uncover the truth about the origins of existence, then its imperative to ask questions and seek information.
Join I. C. Smith as he examines how Satan stays involved in everyday affairs. Prayer has been taken out of schools, and a...
On the Other Hand
Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Since the late Stone Age, approximately 10 percent of humans have been left-handed, yet for most of human history left-handedness has been stigmatized. In On the Other Hand, Howard I. Kushner traces the impact of left-handedness on human cognition, behavior, culture, and health.
A left-hander...
Deep Homology?
Uncanny Similarities of Humans and Flies Uncovered by Evo-Devo
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Humans and flies look nothing alike, yet their genetic circuits are remarkably similar. Here, Lewis I. Held, Jr compares the genetics and development of the two to review the evidence for deep homology, the biggest discovery from the emerging field of evolutionary developmental biology. Remnants of...
by Dr. A.I. Strong
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
In May of 2014, London's The Register reported that the planet's most famous scientist, physicist Stephen Hawking of Cambridge, and renowned physicist and cosmologist Max Tegmark of MIT, called the creation of artificial generalized intelligence to be the single most important event in human history....
East Asia at the Center
Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the World
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2000
A common misconception holds that Marco Polo "opened up" a closed and recalcitrant "Orient" to the West. However, this sweeping history covering 4,000 years of international relations from the perspective of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia shows that the region's extensive...
The Much Troubled Alliance
USChina Military Cooperation During the Pacific War, 19411945
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general public alike. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that has been produced on the topics over the past 50 years and offers the readers a new and balanced treatment of the topics. The scope...
by Betty I. Knott-Sharpe, Desiderius Erasmus
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Assembled for the young Prince William of Cleves, Erasmus’ Apophthegmata consists of thousands of sayings and anecdotes collected from Greek and Latin literature for the moral education of the future ruler. Betty I. Knott and Elaine Fantham’s two-volume annotated translation of the aphorisms and...