J Short: 9 books

In a time of recession, the challenge of building and planning for tall buildings has become even more complex; the economics of development, legislative and planning frameworks, and the local politics of development must be navigated by those wishing to design and construct new tall buildings which...

In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.

The Cowboy Megapack collection 25 tales of western adventure, including two complete novels and 23 short stories! Authors represented include Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian), Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more. The...

US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall examines “the nation’s front yard,” understanding it as both a public face the United States presents to the world and a site where its less apparent moral story is told. This book provides a uniquely thorough, interdisciplinary, and integrated...

Most sexual assault victims are acutely aware they suffered a crime. But there's an insidious form of sexual assault that shreds the victim's self worth without their grasping what took place. "Carnal Abuse by Deceit" is the author's deeply disturbing and heartfelt tale of a real-life romance scam. By...

This collection of chapters is intended to help expand, organize, and enhance understanding of the scientific and clinical relevance of vestibular-related research. Articles present a well-developed body of research with both clinical and theoretical implications, including a variety of studies contributed...

This book is a systematic examination of the historical and current roles that cities and suburbs play in US metropolitan areas. It explores the history of cities and suburbs, their changing dynamics with each other, their growing diversity, the environmental consequences of their development and...

Focussing on the relatively few small firms which grew rapidly, this book, originally published in 1993 uses face-to-face interviews as well as published records to identify and analyse the managerial factors most closely associated with successful small firms. The volume concentrates on the following...

Achtung, dieses Buch ist brandheiß! Auf 336 prall gefüllten Seiten bieten Ihnen über 30 Storys aufregenden Power-Sex, der keine Wünsche offen lässt. Es geht um wilden Sex mit der Nachbarin, erotische Urlaubs-Abenteuer, lustvolle Erlebnisse am Arbeitsplatz, schmutziges Sex-Spielzeug und um sexuellen...