John Gibson: 48 books

Gain access to practical tips and case studies that will help you evaluate how to buy a business and maximize your success as an entrepreneur.   Before you start wading through the process of buying a business, it is imperative that you learn how to tell the good ones from the...

Before email, before the world wide web, before hackers, Before sexting, before always-on GPS, before titanium implants, before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri, before the computer in your pocket was more powerful than the one that sent astronauts to the moon, there was cyberpunk. And science fiction...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Expositor's Bible- The Gospel of Matthew. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important...

The step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to...

Presents the foundational systemic thinking needed to conceive systems that address complex socio-technical problems This book emphasizes the underlying systems analysis components and associated thought processes. The authors describe an approach that is appropriate for complex systems in...

In einem anderen Licht Coretti ist ein zurückhaltender Typ, ein scheuer College-Professor. Als er in einer kleinen Bar eine wunderschöne Frau sieht, die perfekt in ihre Umgebung passt, spendiert er ihr zwar einen Drink, aber die Schöne verschwindet kurz darauf. Als Coretti ihr kurzentschlossen...

Innovative and thorough, Signs and Symbols in Chaucer’s Poetry presents nine essays that reexamine the literary iconography of Middle English. Chaucer’s work is the most well-known, and possibly the most significant, remnant of the Middle Ages; investigations into his writing and meanings are...

Throughout the world, the number of festivals has grown exponentially in the last two decades, as people celebrate local and regional cultures, but perhaps more importantly as local councils and other groups seek to use festivals both to promote tourism and to stimulate rural development. However,...

Sound Tracks is the first comprehensive book on the new geography of popular music, examining the complex links between places, music and cultural identities. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on local, national and global scenes, from the 'Mersey' and 'Icelandic' sounds to 'world music',...

As a poor kid growing up, it was a challenge to have fun and not cost much, if anything. This book is specifically designed to let everybody know that fun doesnt have a price tag on it if an imagination and a warped sense of humor is part of the equation. Anybody can have a ton of fun, and make lifelong...

Music and Tourism is the first book to comprehensively examine the links between travel and music. It combines contemporary and historical analysis of the economic and social impact of music tourism, with discussions of the cultural politics of authenticity and identity. Music tourism evokes nostalgia...

Besides the Bible

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...

Toleration on Trial offers the only multidisciplinary study available on the issue of toleration, bringing together political psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, Islamic scholars, and political theorists to examine the most pressing debates in the field. The volume addresses the toleration...