J Smith: 831 books

Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members,...

A beginner's guide to the paranormal, through the eyes of a professional paranormal investigator. If you’ve ever wanted to head out on your very own ghost hunt, but don’t quite know how to get started, this guide will get you on your way. Learn the basic information for a successful ghost investigation,...

The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader...

After surviving the massacre of an Aravaipa village, Apache leader, Mangas, swears vengeance on all white men. Sweeping on homesteads and ambushing soldiers, he leaves a trail of destruction throughout Arizona and Mexico. It becomes the quest of one man, civilian scout, Jess Grainger, to try and put an end to his murderous raids. But it is a dangerous trail that could cost him his life.

Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in...

This resource is a testament to the value of people with disabilities and the enrichment that we can find with them.

Mapping Applied Linguistics: A guide for students and practitioners, second edition, provides a newly updated, wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. This innovative book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods and issues faced by students...

In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II. Other nations had their aces, but this book...

In light of more recent conversations about religion and its import as a factor in the global geopolitical and cultural spheres, augmented by the "contracting" of relationship among people and nations, Communication and the Global Landscape of Faith highlights geographical, architectural,...

After living a mundane life Lana is shocked to find out that her family is shifters, her dead mother was a telepath and apparently vampire exists, and are at the top of the food chain. After a party gone bad Lana is kidnapped to fight in the Arena for the vampires entertainment; she must leave all...

Join Faith Hathaway on another mysterious adventure as she heads to Riverbend, Florida to assist her aunt and investigate who would be behind stealing a valuable first edition volume. Would the culprit have anything to do with the Mercantile Bookstore's colorful past or would the thief be someone...

Everyone in Gustavo’s family is in a mariachi band. Everyone except Gustavo, that is. They all play violíns, trumpets and guitars. They all make wonderful music in restaurants and at wedding parties. Gustavo would love to join the band, but he can’t play any of the instruments. What's a wannabe marichi to do? Follow Gustavo as he finds his place in the family mariachi band.

This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that...