J Young: 136 books
by Christopher J Young
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
An assemblage of short stories in different genres; science fiction, crime, western and so-called real-life, Grey Mars and Other Stories is the first collection by Christopher J Young.
Grey Mars
A tale set in the near future concerning Mankind's falling dreams of colonisation and the entropy...
We Gather Together
The Religious Right and the Problem of Interfaith Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The story of the birth of the Religious Right is a familiar one. In the 1970s, mainly in response to Roe v. Wade, evangelicals and conservative Catholics put aside their longstanding historical prejudices and theological differences and joined forces to form a potent political movement that swept...
by Fred J. Young
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2017
Millionaire Reveals Secrets of Success !
With an inspiring combination of vast experience, humor, authority and sensitivity to the average person’s feelings and yearnings, Fred J. Young, draws on his more than 27 years as a professional money manager and investment counselor in one of the...
Walk in My Shoes
Conversations between a Civil Rights Legend and his Godson on the Journey Ahead
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
A top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young has been a witness to history and has made his own. During the cvil rights movement, he worked tirelessly as a strategist and negotiator during the campaigns that resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, and was at Martin...
by Edwin Black, Jason Edward Black, Dana L. Cloud
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
This edited volume fills a void in the literature concerning the purpose, practice, and pedagogy associated with performing rhetorical criticism. Literature regarding these issues—predominantly purpose—exists primarily as scattered journal articles and as sections within chapters of textbooks...
by Christopher J Young
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Jockson Hawes is a private detective with one very large problem - he is dead. Or rather; he isn't dead.
He has woken up from a deep darkness and found himself sitting behind his desk, with flies buzzing around his face and no memory.
In the chair across from him sits a Haitian priest, insisting that...
Seducing the Eighteenth-Century French Reader
Reading, Writing, and the Question of Pleasure
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
As he demonstrates that narratives of seduction function as a master plot for French literature in the eighteenth century, Paul Young argues that the prevalence of this trope was a reaction to a dominant cultural discourse that coded the novel and the new practice of solitary reading as dangerous,...
Memory Improved
Reading and Memory Enhancement Across the Life Span Through Strategic Text Structures
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
This unique text presents a systematic study of a proven method for increasing the memory and reading comprehension of older adults by using a program based on discourse processing. The program facilitates the encoding and retrieval of information through a reading strategy plan utilizing top-level...
Life Forever Under the Sun:
The Trial
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
In the small town of Santa Crescente, where the surf meets murder, a young boy rises above the waves of despair as he faces life without a mother and watches his father stand trial for her murder. Alberto, almost thirteen, finds a small charm on a walk with nature. His aging grandfather sends him...
Rhetorical Criticism
Perspectives in Action
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Now in its second edition, Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an...
Parent Voice
Being in Tune With Your Kids and Their School
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Find the voice to guide and advocate for your child using an age appropriate model that allows for differences in personality, disposition, and supporting players.
The Healthcare Professional Workforce
Understanding Human Capital in a Changing Industry
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
As the U.S. healthcare industry undergoes sweeping changes to increase efficiency and reduce costs, the healthcare workforce is changing as well. In this new system of care, physicians work alongside health care teams, where nurses, pharmacists, and other professionals must collaborate to provide...
by Donald J. Young
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
After receiving his M.A. from Harvard, Don Young taught Creative Writing at Williams College in Massachusetts and at Cabrillo College in California. He recently gave a writing course in London for the American Institute of Foreign Studies. His first novel, The Reunion, was published by the New International...
American By Degrees
The Extraordinary Lives of French Ambassador Jules Jusserand
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
The expressions of American hostility toward France after 9/11 are not new - Franco-American relations in the early twentieth century were also difficult, characterized by the same antagonistic depictions of the other's culture. Ambassador Jules Jusserand's years in Washington (1903-24) were defined...