J Cronin: 18 books
A.J. Cronin Bestsellers
The Citadel, The Stars Look Down, and The Keys of the Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
From Scottish author A.J. Cronin comes a collection of some of his best-selling novels.
The Citadel follows the life of Andrew Manson, a young and idealistic Scottish doctor, as he navigates the challenges of practicing medicine across interwar Wales and England. Based on Cronin’s own experiences...
by C.J. Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
“Old Cockatoo” Would you surrender your dreams in the name of love? A strong ambition thwarted can slowly turn to bitterness, even murderous rage. 1914 - A family of tough horsemen - a champion who gave up his dreams - a woman no longer faithful – a vengeance turning bloody. 99,000 words
by C.J. Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
“Ramu” In 1949 the son of a WWII fighter pilot, shot down over New Guinea, launches an expedition to recover his father's remains. With him from Baltimore is his pretty and strong-willed young wife, Mary. They secure the assistance of a local patrol officer and a legendary crocodile hunter,...
by H.J. Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
This complete epic fantasy story introduces you to the magical realm of Wilmurin. After being forced to flee as a child, Johan, the last Night Hunter, returns to Wilmurin. He comes to a land that is rich in beauty and peace. Upon his return, he soon meets the druids, a shape-shifting race of humans...
by Scott C. Guthery, Mary J Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2001
Get mobile messaging going on virtually any platform, in any language
Mobile Application Development Using SMS and the SIM Toolkit is just the guide you’ve been looking for if you’re building applications for GSM or 3G networks, wish you had sample code for reality-based applications, or...
Reforming Boston Schools, 1930–2006
Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2008
Boston s schools in 2006 won the Eli Broad Prize for the Most Improved Urban School System in America. But from the 1930s into the 1970s the city schools succumbed to scandals including the sale of jobs and racial segregation. This book describes the black voices before and after court decisions and...
Smart Products, Smarter Services
Strategies for Embedded Control
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
We are surrounded by products that have minds of their own. Computing power, in the form of microcontrollers, microprocessors, sensors, and data storage chips, has become so cheap that manufacturers are building connectivity and embedded intelligence into all types of consumer goods. These 'smart...
Art for Animals
Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Animal rights activists today regularly use visual imagery in their efforts to shape the public’s understanding of what it means to be “kind,” “cruel,” and “inhumane” toward animals. Art for Animals explores the early history of this form of advocacy through the images and the people...
Beyond Bibliometrics
Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available...
The Psychology of Marriage
An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds’ lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms of Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and ages have shared their insights into adult romantic...
How to Win in the 21st Century and Win Well
Rule the Zeitgeist!
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
This book is designed to take the world to a better place. In 1990, the author handled and won a case in the High Courts of Justice in London, England. He then set about writing films, music, and books. His first book, published in the UK in 2009, concerned his theory of divine wisdom. This book addresses...
Duty, Honor, Money
Volume Ii: Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Lieutenant Xavier Moran, USMC, better known as X, is out of the Afghanistan battlefieldhis first reprieve in over sixty days. As he arrives at the sprawling airbase at Bagram with nothing more than a pack, a weapon, and a reputation for getting things done, he secretly wishes he was back in the fight,...
The Unresolved National Question in South Africa
Left thought under apartheid and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The re-emergence of debates on the decolonisation of knowledge has revived interest in the National Question, which began over a century ago and remains unresolved. Tensions that were suppressed and hidden in the past are now being openly debated. Despite this, the goal of one united nation living...
by Sönke Johnsen, Thomas W. Cronin, N. Justin Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2014
Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Featuring...
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