J Nicholas: 169 books
Wheel Fever
How Wisconsin Became a Great Bicycling State
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
On rails-to-trails bike paths, city streets, and winding country roads, the bicycle seems ubiquitous in the Badger State. Yet there’s a complex and fascinating history behind the popularity of biking in Wisconsin—one that until now has never been told. Meticulously researched through periodicals...
Protein NMR Spectroscopy
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2010
Protein NMR Spectroscopy, Second Edition combines a comprehensive theoretical treatment of NMR spectroscopy with an extensive exposition of the experimental techniques applicable to proteins and other biological macromolecules in solution.
Beginning with simple theoretical models and experimental...
by Nicholas J. White
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
This book reconsiders the nature and formation of Asia's economic order during the 1930s and 1950s in light of the new historiographical developments in Britain and Japan. Recently several Japanese economic historians have offered a new perspective on Asian history, arguing that economic growth was...
by Frank J. Bitzer, Esq., FACEBC
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Organized in a convenient Q&A format to speed you to the information you need, 2014 ERISA Facts delivers the latest guidance on:» Fiduciary responsibility under ERISA» Health insurance issues (HIPAA, COBRA, etc.)» Plan administration issues» Responsibilities related to plan investments and fiduciary...
King Arthur
The Making of the Legend
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
A prominent scholar explores King Arthur’s historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century
According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime around A.D. 500. Whether or not there was...
Ruby Celeste and the Dire Kraken
(The Ruby Celeste series: Volume 2)
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Captained by Morris Flute, the two-man trade ship Exceptional Luck has lived up to its name—at least until coming under attack in a sprawling floating rainforest. In his last moments, Flute desperately fights to drop a beacon—and then something streaks from the abyss and his world turns black....
Ruby Celeste and the Ghost Armada
(The Ruby Celeste series, Volume 1)
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Prepare to enter a dangerous place—the world of sky pirates! After arriving at The Pharmacologist’s Eden, a grand floating port run by the cut-throat Rhod Stein, Ruby Celeste discovers the deckhand she arranged to purchase has been sold out from under her and replaced with a man kidnapped from...
by Kate Corcino, Sharon Lynn Fisher, L.J. Garland
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
Welcome! You have arrived at a portal to the galaxy.
Enter, and you'll be introduced by award-winning authors to worlds beyond imagining, with heroes & heroines who dare to take it to the edge and beyond. Count on these adventurers to take their best shot … at their enemies and at romance!...
The Strong Gray Line
War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...
Selling to the C-Suite, Second Edition: What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top
What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO HIGH-LEVEL SELLING.
Updated with new insights from global executives.
How do the best salespeople become trusted advisors to top executives? How do they prepare the right message and get in front of the right influencers and decision-makers? How do they close major...
The Philosophical I
Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2002
Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Candid and philosophically insightful, these personal narratives critically call into question the belief that philosophy should...
Galileo's Visions
Piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Galileo is known as a pioneer of science - especially of mechanics and astronomy - but far less attention has been paid to his work on the senses generally, and more specifically on vision. In this book, two experts on the history of science look at the novel ways in which Galileo looked at the heavens...
Alexander's Tomb
The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2007
Alexander the Great is a towering figure in world history, but despite our long-held fascination with him, his burial site is unknown. The search for Alexander's tomb began soon after his untimely death in 323 B.C. and continues even today. The epic pursuit of the tomb spans continents and centuries,...
by Norma H. Gurba, Nicholas J. West
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
One of the nation�s fastest growing cities and a center for the aerospace and defense industries, Palmdale began in 1886 with the doomed colony of Palmenthal in a land plentiful with Joshua trees and jackrabbits but very little water. The gateway to the southern Antelope Valley, Palmdale has enjoyed...