J D Blair: 7 books

JANUS is a strange name for a 21st century Private Eye. The blame, if there is blame, can be placed with Janus Payette's parents who had serious interests in mythology. In ancient Roman mythology Janus is the god of beginnings and changes, of doors, gates and endings. Depictions of Janus is of a god...

Janus Payette's transformation from homeless ex-cop to recovering alcoholic to private detective is complete. Having escaped to Morro Bay from San Franciso he is talked into taking a case involving piracy, drugs and gun running. It take him from one end of the state to the other. He is drugged, kidnapped...

Stories: Short, Sweet & Sour is a collection of short fiction, stories covering everything from rough interactions between characters to silly interactions between man and beast. Some stories strike close to home providing easily recognizable human situations. The book can make you think can make...

It was just a liesurly stroll through Golden Gate Park on a beautiful San Francisco Sunday when fate takes hold of Janus. A man walking in front of him is murdered, shot with a high powered sniper rifle. Confusion follows when the victim's twin brother shows up and asks Janus to take on the job of...

This book is a comprehensive textbook designed to introduce graduate students to research methods and techniques used in observational measurement of behavior, along with the theoretical principles underlying these methods and techniques. The aspects of observational measurement addressed are highly...

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book...

Among the most distinctive and defining features of Mormonism is the affirmation of continuing revelation through modern day prophets and apostles. An important component of this concept is the acknowledgement of an open canon—that the body of authoritative scriptural texts can expand as new revelations...