Jim: 5732 books
Desert Storm Air War
The Aerial Campaign against Saddam's Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The air campaign that opened the Gulf War in January 1991 was one of the most stunning in history. For five weeks, American and other Coalition aircraft pounded enemy targets with 88,000 tons of bombs. Sorties—more than 100,000 of them—were launched from bases in Saudi Arabia, from aircraft carriers...
Red Crew
Fighting the War on Drugs with Reagan’s Coast Guard
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Red Crew is a first-hand account of U.S. Coast Guard anti-smuggling operations during the early years of the nation’s maritime war on drugs. Jim Howe describes his experience as the executive officer of a specialized drug-hunting crew that sailed in then-state-of-the-art “surface effect ships,”...
102 Minutes
The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
"102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember . . . Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling."—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn
Hailed upon its hardcover publication...
The American Dream
A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2003
"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In this fascinating short history, Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream, or rather the...
Wallace
The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The author of the New York Times bestseller The Lost Dogs shares the heartwarming tale of one plucky, unwanted pit bull who achieved international celebrity.
Today, Wallace is a champion. But in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit bull–breeding...
The Everything Woodworking Book
A Beginner's Guide To Creating Great Projects From Start To Finish
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
The Everything Woodworking Book is an essential guide for tapping into the exciting world of woodcraft. Popular Woodworking's Jim Stack packs tons of practical information-from learning how to set up shop by selecting the right tools to understanding the fundamentals of basic woodworking joints and...
America's Original Sin
Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
America's problem with race has deep roots, with the country's foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of another. Racism is truly our nation's original sin.
"It's time we right this unacceptable wrong," says bestselling author and leading...
by Jim Miles
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
The historic battlefields of central Georgia and Savannah ensure that the state’s Civil War ghosts shall rise again . . . and again . . . and again . . .
The Heartland of Georgia, a vast region stretching from Columbus to Savannah and from the edge of Atlanta to Florida, is home to historic...
by Jim Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick...
Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
New York Times bestseller • Life on the Edge alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics through the use of quantum mechanics.
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the...
by Jim Holt
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
“I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review
Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the...
The Lost Dogs
Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
An inspiring story of survival and our powerful bond with man's best friend, in the aftermath of the nation's most notorious case of animal cruelty.
Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick's brutal dog fighting operation. But what became...
Infinite Reality
Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
“Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn’t happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions.”
—Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed
How...
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
Excursions to the Edge of Thought
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought.**
Does time exist?...