John A : 1444 books
Hub Perdue
Clown Prince of the Mound
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
A strong-armed devastating spitball pitcher from rural Tennessee who once won 16 games with the Boston Braves, Hub Perdue is better remembered today as one of the clown princes of the Deadball Era. Often compared with fellow player-comedians Germany Schaefer, Nick Altrock, and Rabbit Maranville, Perdue...
How to Read a Financial Report
Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to reading and understanding financial reports
Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet, the financial statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only accountants...
X and the City
Modeling Aspects of Urban Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How can...
Surprise! You're a Landlord
A Guide to Renting Your Home When You Didn't Expect To
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2009
In todayÆs housing market, many families canÆt afford to wait the monthsùor even yearsùit may take to sell their home. But thereÆs a way out: Rent the house while moving into a new one. This book answers questions for people who suddenly find themselves in the position of being landlords but...
Restoring Disturbed Landscapes
Putting Principles into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science. Written by restoration...
by John A. Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume discusses the mineral resources upon which modern civiliza tion is built. Take away these minerals and humanity will rapidly return to the stone age, with its greatest concern the depletion of flint (also a mineral). It would, of course, result in about a 99% reduction in population....
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination - E-Book
An Interprofessional Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th Edition offers a uniquely interprofessional, patient-centered, lifespan approach to physical examination and health assessment. This new edition features an increased focus on patient safety, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice, along with an...
by Lonely Planet, Alison Bing, Sara Benson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet San Franciscois your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Be impressed by the brilliance of the Golden Gate Bridge, swing down Balmy Alley for...
Still Searching for Eden
Poems and Songs for the Lost Soul in Each of Us
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
What happens if you combine history with the personal thoughts from a couples lifelong diary and journal entries and the creative writings of a modern-dayahemauthor? This is exactly what you will discover within the pages of this story. Come and take a trip through a combination of songs, poetry,...
by John A. MacEachern
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
When a future NHL Hockey Star is charged with the murder of three Cornell students, Jack Souster will stop at nothing to prove his best friend’s innocence. But when Jack’s own life is endangered he discovers himself the loathed target of a New York City crime family, a powerhouse financial corporation,...
To Bataan and Back
The World War II Diary of Major Thomas Dooley
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Aggie tradition of Muster stretches back to the earliest days of the college. But an extraordinary Muster took place during World War II that would change and further hallow the service thereafter. In the spring of 1942, with Japanese forces poised to overrun the Allies on the Philippine island...
Landpower in the Long War
Projecting Force After 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
War and landpower's role in the twenty-first century is not just about military organizations, tactics, operations, and technology; it is also about strategy, policy, and social and political contexts. After fourteen years of war in the Middle East with dubious results, a diminished national reputation,...
by Lonely Planet, Brett Atkinson, Andrew Bender
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road withLonely Planet's **Pacific Coast Highway'sRoad Trips. Featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll...
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
A Practical Approach to Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Perineural Catheters
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Regional anesthesia is a fast-growing field, fuelled by the application of ultrasound technology over the last decade. This book is a technique-oriented guide, which introduces the use of ultrasound technology with practical instruction in the placement of peripheral nerve blocks and continuous perineural...