John James: 626 books
The Neotoma Paleoecology Database
A Research Outreach Nexus
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Paleoecological data from the Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to present) provides an opportunity for educational outreach for the earth and biological sciences. Paleoecology data repositories serve as technical hubs and focal points within their disciplinary communities and so are uniquely...
by John Allison, Maddie Flores, Paul Mayberry
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
The annual BOOM! Box Mix Tape is an eclectic collection of stories featuring beloved characters from established BOOM! Box series as well as original stories showcasing up-and-coming creators and brand-new content. With original stories featuring Lumberjanes, Giant Days, Cyanide & Happiness, Goldie...
by Simon Furman, Steve Parkerhouse, James Hill
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Megatron unleashes the feared Predacons to seek and destroy Optimus Prime. Could this be the end of the Autobot leader? Find out in this fan-favorite collection of classic tales from across the pond, written by Transformers mainstay Simon Furman.
Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels
The Underground Railroad, Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, 12 Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, History of Abolitionism, Lynch Law, Civil Rights Acts, New Amendments and much more
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2017
This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat...
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
From the creators of the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI, a brilliant sequel to their New York Times–best-selling 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off.
1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia—informative, hilarious,...
by James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.
The Directors: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film...
The De Soto Chronicles Vol 1 & 2
The Expedition of Hernando de Soto to North America in 1539-1543
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 1995
1993 Choice Outstanding Academic Book, sponsored by Choice Magazine.
The De Soto expedition was the first major encounter of Europeans with North American Indians in the eastern half of the United States. De Soto and his army of over 600 men, including 200 cavalry, spent four years traveling...
Think in Public
A Public Books Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions...
by John Reed, James Sherry
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
This unauthorized companion to George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a controversial parable about September 11th by one of fiction’s most inventive and provocative writers
Written in 14 days shortly after the September 11th attacks, Snowball’s Chance is an outrageous and unauthorized companion...
Life, Death, and Meaning
Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
Life, Death, and Meaning
Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
The Idea of the Public Sphere
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
The notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity. The Idea...
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.
Who invented the sandwich? What was the best...