James Paul: 249 books
Pigeon Guided Missiles
And 49 Other Ideas that Never Took Off
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Scotland's Panamanian colony, the nuclear-powered car, a dome over all of Manhattan, the eagle-powered flying machine, the fire-extinguished hand grenade—history's heroic failures During World War II, behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner discovered that pigeons could be trained to recognize an...
Legacy of the Yosemite Mafia
The Ranger Image and Noble Cause Corruption in the National Park Service
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Calling upon his unique experiences as a criminal investigator in the National Park Service (NPS), Berkowitz proves how an over-emphasis on image (the "ranger image") has led to an NPS culture that accepts misconduct. Citing verified news accounts, internal agency documents, and personal...
Ye Olde Good Inn Guide
A Tudor Traveller's Guide to the Nation's Finest Taverns
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Art thou in need of hearty ale and a bed safe from brigands as you ply the highways and byways of Britain? Here is the essential handbook for the Tudor traveler.Packed with the finest hostelries to grace the 16th century and written with all the flavor of the language of the day, this witty and meticulously...
by James Moore, Paul Nero
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Little-known tales from history's narrow escapes—from plots to assassinate Churchill to the man who single-handedly prevented World War IIIThis book reveals 50 of history's most dramatic narrow escapes. From wars that were averted to invasions, revolutions, and apocalyptic scenarios just barely...
Theistic Evolution
A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Many prominent Christians insist that the church must yield to contemporary evolutionary theory and therefore modify traditional biblical ideas about the creation of life. They argue that God used—albeit in an undetectable way—evolutionary mechanisms to produce all forms of life. Featuring two...
by Patty Jo Watson, Janet Rafferty, Joseph M. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States.
The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...
by Lonely Planet, Anthony Ham, Brett Atkinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Lonely Planet Africais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
Wander the cobbled streets and graceful pracasrimmed by once grand churches and stately colonial-era buildings, against a backdrop of turquoise seas,...
Olympic Television
Broadcasting the Biggest Show on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
As the Olympic spectacle grows, broadcast coverage becomes bigger, more complex, and more sophisticated. Part sporting event, part reality show, and part global festival, the Olympics can be seen as both intensely nationalistic and a celebration of a shared sense of international community. This book...
Economic Risks of Climate Change
An American Prospectus
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate...
The U.S. Experience with No-Fault Automobile Insurance
A Retrospective
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
No-fault regimes, a formerly popular alternative to the tort compensation system for auto-accident victims, have gradually lost support. Over time, premiums and claim costs have grown in no-fault states relative to other states, primarily driven by explosive medical cost increases. No-fault and tort...
The Human Touch
Personal skills for professional success
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
All professionals need strong interpersonal skills as they are a fundamental requirement in any business environment. The importance of these skills cannot be overstated in today’s business world particularly in the light of current economic conditions. Numerous books cover interpersonal skills,...
From Mediation to Nation-Building
Third Parties and the Management of Communal Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
The eruption in the early 1990s of highly visible humanitarian crises and exceedingly bloody civil wars in the Horn of Africa, imploding Yugoslavia, and Rwanda, set in motion a trend towards third party intervention in communal conflict in areas as far apart as the Balkans and East Timor. However...
Reinventing Public Education
How Contracting Can Transform America's Schools
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2009
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose...
New Frontiers in China's Foreign Relations
Zhongguo Waijiao de Xin Bianjiang
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
This book stands as a rebuke to any who would attempt to forward simplistic interpretations of China's rise. In place of parsimonious arguments, or an endorsement of any singular set of images (whether pacific or confrontational), it repeatedly calls attention to the remarkable complexity of China's...