James M : 1461 books
Japan from A to Z
Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
This Japanese travel guide provides goes beyond the typical guidebook, revealing the underlying cultural and historical reasons for the behavior and attitudes of The Japanese.
Authors Michiko and James Vardaman identify nearly three hundred aspects of Japanese culture, custom, and daily life...
by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Leadership doesn’t happen without courage. In fact, leadership might be defined as "courage in action." But the truth is that courage is poorly understood and not what you typically think. In their second original short format work, Finding the Courage to Lead, James Kouzes and Barry Posner...
The Dynamic Path
Access the Secrets of Champions to Achieve Greatness Through Mental Toughness, Inspired Leadership and Personal Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
The best-selling business leader offers a fresh and compelling path to success based on extensive research and candid interviews with some of the greatest winners of our time.
In James Citrin's new paradigm-shifting book, he identifies the essential characteristics and disciplines that have...
by James M. McPherson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't...
by James M. McPherson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 1992
James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson...
Ernest Hemingway
A New Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
To many, the life of Ernest Hemingway has taken on mythic proportions. From his romantic entanglements to his legendary bravado, the elements of Papa’s persona have fascinated readers, turning Hemingway into such an outsized figure that it is almost impossible to imagine him as a real person. James...
by James M. Banner, Jr., John R. Gillis
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and ’70s and helped to transform both their discipline...
America Unbound
The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
"A splendidly illuminating book."
—The New York Times
Like it or not, George W. Bush has launched a revolution in American foreign policy. He has redefined how America engages the world, shedding the constraints that friends, allies, and international institutions once imposed on...
by James M. Bolton, Karen G. Bolton
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2016
The Breathing Well eBook is for anyone who has sleep apnea (interrupted sleep) or have a loved one who has it. It brings a score of information regarding what sleep apnea is and how it can be treated – that’s right, there are plenty of options for treating sleep apnea that many people are unaware...
by James M. Gere, Stephen P. Timoshenko
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
The best available guide to the elastic stability of large structures, this book introduces the principles and theory of structural stability. It was co-authored by the father of modern engineering mechanics, Stephen Timoshenko, and James Gere, who updated the materials and worked closely with Dr....
Spirit and Flesh
Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
In an attempt to understand the growing popularity and influence of Christian fundamentalism, sociologist and documentary filmmaker James Ault spent three years inside the world of a Massachusetts fundamentalist church.Spirit and Flesh takes us into worship services, home Bible studies, youth events,...
Blind Descent
The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
“Heart-stopping and relentlessly gripping. Tabor takes us on an odyssey into unfathomable worlds beneath us, and into the hearts of rare explorers who will do anything to get there first.”—Robert Kurson, author of ShadowDivers
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the...
Credibility
How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
The first true revision of the classic book from the bestselling author of The Leadership Challenge
As the world falls deeper into economic downturns and warfare, the question of credibility (how leaders gain and lose it) is more important than ever. Building on their research from The Leadership...
Small Teaching
Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Employ cognitive theory in the classroom every day
Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to...