James Russell: 170 books

Book cover of The Sociology of Katrina

The Sociology of Katrina

Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

by Carl L. Bankston III, John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...
Book cover of The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights
by Christopher Innes, Tom Adler, Professor Scott T. Cummings
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights is an authoritative single-volume guide to the work of twenty-five American playwrights from the second half of the twentieth century, written by a team of twenty-five eminent scholars from the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany and...
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The Forking Trolley

An Ethical Journey to The Good Place

by James M. Russell
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2019

Inspired by the hugely popular sitcom The Good Place, which uses a comic format to examine moral dilemmas and schools of ethical thought, this is a brief tour of the main issues that face humans when we try to "do the right thing." Using traditional and modern thought experiments, as well...
Book cover of Plato's Alarm Clock

Plato's Alarm Clock

And Other Amazing Ancient Inventions

by James M. Russell
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018

We all like to think we are pretty smart. New medical advances seem to come along every day; space travel suddenly doesn’t seem so difficult; self-driving cars are no longer a thing of the future … but if we were stranded on a desert island tomorrow, most of us wouldn’t know how to catch a fish...
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Never Eat Shredded Wheat

Weird Ways to Remember Things

by James M. Russell
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018

Our memories are mysterious things. One moment we might remember a lengthy poem or the exact street address of a restaurant from our childhood. But the next moment we can struggle to recall where we‘ve put our keys down or the name of the person we have just been introduced to. The human mind is...
Book cover of Catalysis in Ionic Liquids

Catalysis in Ionic Liquids

From Catalyst Synthesis to Application

by Robin D Rogers, R Sheldon, Simon Doherty
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014

Although ionic liquids have only been studied in depth during the last decades, the field is now maturing to such a degree that the focus is on larger scale applications for use in real processes such as catalysis. Current information is scattered across the literature and Catalysis in Ionic Liquids...
Book cover of Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases

Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases

A Practical Guideline

by Eva L. Feldman, Wolfgang N. Löscher, Wolfgang Grisold
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014

This atlas presents a comprehensive outline of neuromuscular diseases, written by respected American and European authors. It discusses all aspects of neuromuscular disorders including cranial and spinal nerves, motor neuron diseases, nerve plexus, peripheral nerves, mono- and polyneuropathies, entrapment...
Book cover of Mapping the Journey

Mapping the Journey

Case Studies in Strategy and Action toward Sustainable Development

by Lorinda R. Rowledge, Russell Barton, Kevin Brady
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017

This illuminating new book presents a series of in-depth case studies from around the world based on numerous personal interviews with organizational leaders and focusing on their journey towards sustainability. The aim is to provide visions of a more sustainable future, and shed light on the path,...
Book cover of The Playing Card Killer
by Russell James
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019

"A masterfully crafted, horrifically powerful story. Expect the unexpected in this deliciously twisted tale." - Cemetery Dance Brian Sheridan may be losing his mind. Asleep, he’s plagued by dreams of murder, women strangled with a red velvet rope then left with a playing...
Book cover of Best: If You Want the Best, You Need to Already Be the Best
by James E. Russell III
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2018

I'm sure if any time over the last hundred years you asked any business owners what their most effective form of advertising was, you'd get the same answer. Word of mouth. If you asked them which advertising produced the most loyal customers, the answer would be the same. Word...
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Graham Barnett

A Dangerous Man

by James L. Coffey, Russell M. Drake, John T. Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017

Graham Barnett was killed in Rankin, Texas, on December 6, 1931. His death brought an end to a storied career, but not an end to the legends that claimed he was a gunman, a hired pistolero on both sides of the border, a Texas Ranger known for questionable shootings in Company B under Captain Fox, a deputy...
Book cover of Imperfect Decisions
by James Robert Russell
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014

Deirdre Matheson leaves her small Midwestern town to attend Staunton College in Boston. There she thrives, building a close circle of friends, battling for the national championship in field hockey, and excelling in academics. Deirdre appears to be living the perfect lifebut perfect people often have...
Book cover of The Bible of the 3Rd Millennium

The Bible of the 3Rd Millennium

Make What of It You Will... Book Three

by Russell James Stein
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014

It took me a while but Ive seen the light but as may you. How I got there with the rest of this book is hard to ascertain now (although Ive actually now managed to write about this concisely at the end, now that Im writing this right now in the future now sounds a bit ridiculous, I know, and far too...
Book cover of Tsu Ming Han: Man of Two Different Worlds
by Dr. Russell M. Magnaghi, James F. Shefchik
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018

Over the centuries the Upper Peninsula has grown and developed due to many immigrants who arrived. Some of their stories are known but most have been lost to time. One of these stories belongs to Tsu-Ming Han, a Chinese immigrant, a geologist and senior research laboratory scientist at Cleveland-Cliffs...
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