J J Black: 73 books
Nicholas Karamzin and Russian Society in the Nineteenth Century
A Study in Russian Political and Historical Thought
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1975
Nicholas Karamzin (1766–1826) was a remarkably active thinker and writer during a time that was trying to all Europeans. A first-hand witness to the French Revolution, Napoleonic suzerainty over Europe, the burning of Moscow, and the Decembrist revolt in St. Petersburg, he presented in his voluminous...
Amidst the Chaos
Demon Hunter #2
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Defying the laws of nature, Ruby Dawson is a DemonHunter. Ruby is coming to terms with everything that at one time, seemed impossible. Surely life can't get any harder. Only it seems things are going from bad to worse as she begins to notice not only shadow demons, but other creatures that once were...
by J. Black, J. Castro, C. Lin
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2015
The authors examine youths' practices in digital culture affecting social change, pedagogy, and creative learning practices. Knowledge about these practices is discussed, in which learning, knowledge sharing, distinct social contexts, pedagogical relationships, and artistic creative inquiry are examined in diverse formal and informal environments.
by J. Patrick Black
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
For fans of Ender’s Game, Red Rising,and The Hunger Games comes an explosive, epic science fiction debut...
Cities vanished, gone in flashes of world-shattering destruction. An alien race had come to make Earth theirs, bringing a power so far beyond human technology it seemed like magic....
by Alice J. Black
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Following the death of her father four years ago, Ruby Dawson feels that life can't get any harder. Living in a care home for girls, struggling with the last two years of school and working part time at an employment agency seem almost too much at times. And then she sees the man with the crescent...
Sunset in the Land of the Rising Sun
Why Japanese Multinational Corporations Will Struggle in the Global Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Even casual observers will be familiar with the Cherry Blossom or Sakura tress of Japan. When in full bloom the sight is spectacular but it sadly only takes a week until the tree is bare. In a longer cycle of nations and business, we see, unfortunately, a similar pattern for Japanese Multinational Corporations.
by Linda K. Stroh, J. Stewart Black, Mark E. Mendenhall
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2004
Although firms have been sending employees on international assignments for decades, systematic understanding is sorely lacking. This volume looks at such critical aspects of the assignment process as the selection process, the training required, factors that affect adjustment, performance and commitment,...
by Bruce J. Black
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Workshop Processes, Practices and Materials is an ideal introduction for entry level engineers and workshop technicians, as well as engineering university students with little or no practical experience. With detailed illustrations throughout and simple, clear language, this is a practical introduction...
Tainted Souls
Demon Hunter #3
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Ruby faces her biggest challenge yet when she's sent on an indefinite case with three other Hunters.
Settled in with her role as a Hunter, Ruby embraces the newest request in a small country town. Things heat up as communication breaks down, and she finds herself dealing with far more than...
by Alice J. Black
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Amanda Fox is a young girl pulled from the life she knows and dropped into Godfrey Hall, an old house with a secret on the South West coast of England where it never seems to stop raining.When left alone in the house, she hears something in the dark confines of the dining room. It comes from the mosaic...
by Alice J. Black, Emily S. Deibel, D. G. Driver
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
From fantasy and steampunk, to mystery and thriller, to contemporary social issue and romance, the authors in this book have all written novels that feature strong girls as protagonists.
These girls solve their problems using their brains, skills, reason, courage, and resiliency. In other words,...
The Health And Fitness Tips And Tricks
Get This Handbook’s Exercise Fitness Programs And Weight Loss Fitness Programs Information And Learn The Different Health And Fitness Tips And Keys On How To Reduce Cholesterol Levels!
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Fitness is a state of the human body that allows it to function up to its full potential. It is the ability to do regular jobs without any strain, while being alert and energetic enough to endure any stressful activities. It is basically a condition wherein, all the major parts of the body, heart,...
Osteoporosis
The Facts
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2009
Osteoporosis affects an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The condition causes the bones to become more fragile and therefore more prone to fractures, along with pain, a loss of movement and an inability to perform daily tasks. One in two women and one in five men in the UK will suffer a fracture...
Politicians and Rhetoric
The Persuasive Power of Metaphor
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade.