James Robert: 508 books
by James Robert Maxwell
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Two steamboats were each making their weekly trips to Tuscaloosa and back. Parents and friends came and went. The least expression of a need, to the folks at home brought the wished for articles. Nothing was too good for the boys at the front and fish and oysters were abundant in season. The latter...
'Work Hard, Study...and Keep Out of Politics!'
Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2006
A revelatory memoir from one of the great political minds of our time.
The real inside story of why Gerald Ford did not ask Ronald Reagan to be his running mate in 1976-and why Reagan did not pick Ford in 1980; the battle over Florida 2000; the aborted White House job switch that inadvertently...
Sovereignty for Survival
American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked...
by James Robert Allard
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
That medicine becomes professionalized at the very moment that literature becomes "Romantic" is an important coincidence, and James Allard makes the most of it. His book restores the physical body to its proper place in Romantic studies by exploring the status of the human body during the...
Fiasco
A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition,...
It's Good to Be the King
The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
This book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage...
Riding into War
The Memoir of a Horse Transport Driver, 1916-1919
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front lines. One night, Johnston was hauling guns back from the front line. Suddenly, in the darkness and pouring rain, he, his team, the wagon, and the guns pitched...
Under the Influence
A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Ten of millions Americans suffer from alcoholism, yet most people still wrongly believe that alcoholism is a psychological or moral problem, and that it can be cured by psychotherapy or sheer will power. Based on groundbreaking scientific research, Under The Influence examine the physical factors...
Philosophy of Mathematics
An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics:
* the mathematical image
* platonism
* picture-proofs
* applied mathematics
* Hilbert and Godel
*...
Power of Influence
How to Persuade Anyone to Do Anything for You Willingly and Happily
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
No matter if you are wanting to be able to improve your influence over the people in your daily interactions, or if you are needing to be more persuasive during your business pursuits, learning how to covertly influence and persuade people will be a useful skill.
Instead of argument, get...
Deadfall
A John Hutchinson Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Mac is dealing with three difficult cases, two dead bodies . . . and a decision of the heart.
It's been just three months since Detective "Mac" McAllister solved his first homicide case with the Oregon State Police. Now he's working the search for a ski instructor who has mysteriously...
Howard Frank Mosher and the Classics
Echoes in the Vermont Writer's Works
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Howard Frank Mosher has spent the greater part of his career depicting a relatively isolated section of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom. Yet, even as he writes about that particular area in the Green Mountain State, he is investigating age-old themes from among the best English and American...
by James Robert Flynn
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Improving Learning How to Learn
Classrooms, Schools and Networks
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
Learning how to learn is an essential preparation for lifelong learning. Whilst this is widely acknowledged by teachers, they have lacked a rich professional knowledge base from which they can teach their pupils how to learn.
This book makes a major contribution to the creation of such a professional...