John James: 626 books
by John Lloyd, James Harkin, Anne Miller
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The eye-popping, gob-smacking, rib-tickling phenomenon that is QI serves up a brand new selection of 1,423 facts to bowl you over.
Iceland imports ice cubes
A group of ladybirds is called a loveliness
It is illegal in Saudi Arabia to name a child Sandi
Eight billion particles of fog can fit...
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
**A New York Times Bestseller
From the creators of the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI and the best-selling Book of General Ignorance: 1,227 mind-bending facts.**
Did you know?
• Cows moo in regional accents.
• The international dialing code for Russia is 007.
•...
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Enola Gay Aird
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...
America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics
Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Over 40 years ago the historic Kerner Commission Report declared that America was undergoing an urban crisis whose effects were disproportionately felt by underclass populations. In America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-blind Politics, Curtis Ivery and Joshua Bassett explore the persistence...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
by Charles H. Anderton, Katherine Barbieri, Nathaniel Beck
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2003
Globalization and Armed Conflict addresses one of the most important and controversial issues of our time: Does global economic integration foster or suppress violent disputes within and between states? Here, cutting-edge research by leading figures in international relations shows that expanding...
by Robert James Oakland, John S Oakland
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
The business, commercial and public-sector world has changed dramatically since John Oakland wrote the first edition of Statistical Process Control – a practical guide in the mid-eighties. Then people were rediscovering statistical methods of ‘quality control’ and the book responded to an...
by Michael Wilder, Sharon Coolidge, Leland Ryken
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Comprehensive in scope, this substantial volume was compiled in honor of Leland Ryken and champions the importance of an approach to faith and learning grounded in the Christian liberal arts.
The Rise of the Empire: Star Wars
Featuring the novels Star Wars: Tarkin, Star Wars: A New Dawn, and 3 all-new short stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Witness the rise of the Empire with these two thrilling Star Wars novels—plus exclusive short stories by Melissa Scott, John Jackson Miller, and Jason Fry!
TARKIN
“Compelling . . . The villains of Star Wars are as much fun as the good guys.”—New York Daily News
Under Governor...
Post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian Dialogue
After the Flood, before the Rainbow
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This volume sheds light on the transformed post-Holocaust relationship between Catholics and Jews. Once implacable theological foes, the two traditions have travelled a great distance in coming to view the other with respect and dignity. Responding to the horrors of Auschwitz, the Catholic Church...
Reverence in the Healing Process
Honoring Strengths without Trivializing Suffering
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2009
Reverence is defined as a sense of awe or profound respect for the person. It has become increasing rare in modern culture, not only in health care, but in education and in corporations, where people are too often treated in a dehumanizing way. This groundbreaking book is the most comprehensive volume...
Weddings of the Times
A Parody
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
You are cordially invited to celebrate
A Parody of
The New York Times
Wedding Announcements
by
Kasper Hauser
Along with fully illustrated guides to:
Wedding-night sex,
Honeymoon hot spots,
Formalwear malfunctions,
and much, much...
3D Printing Projects
Toys, Bots, Tools, and Vehicles To Print Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Even if you've never touched a 3D printer, these projects will excite and empower you to learn new skills, extend your current abilities, and awaken your creative impulses. Each project uses a unique combination of electronics, hand assembly techniques, custom 3D-printed parts, and software, while...
by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The sock-blasting, jaw-dropping, side-swiping phenomenon that is QI serves up a sparkling new selection of 1,342 facts that will leave you flabbergasted.
1,342 QI Facts coincides with more good news from QI, as Sandi Toksvig takes over the duties as presenter on the double-BAFTA nominated TV...