John R: 1297 books
Philosophy in a New Century
Selected Essays
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2008
John R. Searle has made profoundly influential contributions to three areas of philosophy: philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of society. This volume gathers together in accessible form a selection of his essays in these areas. They range widely across social ontology, where...
Impeached
The Removal of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
In 1917, barely into his second term as governor of Texas, James E. Ferguson was impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Impeached provides a new examination of the rise and fall of Ferguson’s political fortunes, offering a focused look at how battles over economic class, academic freedom,...
by John R. Little
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Here is the collection that all of John R. Little's fans have been waiting for. Little is one of the most talented fantasists of our time, and this book brings together some of his most beloved novellas and short stories including:
Miranda: The heart-breaking novella that won the Bram Stoker...
Defender of Canada
Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
When war broke out between Great Britain and the United States in 1812, Sir George Prevost, captain general and governor in chief of British North America, was responsible for defending a group of North American colonies that stretched as far as the distance from Paris to Moscow. He also commanded...
The Art of Building in the Classical World
Vision, Craftsmanship, and Linear Perspective in Greek and Roman Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped theories of vision and representations of the universe in science and philosophy. Building on recent scholarship...
Lessons in Leadership
My Life in the US Army from World War II to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
John R. Deane Jr. (1919--2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many opportunities in spectacular fashion. The son of one of George C. Marshall's closest assistants, Deane graduated from West Point with the first class of...
The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Practical Virtue in Action
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action examines the events surrounding the development of the U.S. Constitution. Setting these events within the context of the colonial conflict with Britain and the experience with state constitutions under the Articles of...
by John R. Erickson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2004
The American cowboy is a mythical character who refuses to die, says author John R. Erickson. On the one hand he is a common man: a laborer, a hired hand who works for wages. Yet in his lonely struggle against nature and animal cunning, he becomes larger than life. Who is this cowboy? Where did he come...
Original Sinners
A New Interpretation of Genesis
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
In this vivid, original interpretation of Genesis, former Episcopal priest John R. Coats takes readers on a journey through the ancient text, inviting them to see its characters in a new light, not as religious icons, but as people whose day-to-day concerns, triumphs, and failures are like our own.
In...
The American Slave-Trade
An Account of Its Origin, Growth and Suppression
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
First published in the year 1900, American journalist, naval historian and author John R. Spears’ book tells the story of American slave trading, from its early beginnings in 1619 to its end with the hanging of the last slaver in 1862. In this carefully researched history, Spears vividly recounts...
by John R. Carling
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Shadow of the Czar. 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 work by John R....
The Men Who Made the Constitution
Lives of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Few events in the history of the United States were of greater consequence than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although most histories have focused on the issues and compromises that dominated the debates, the exchanges were also shaped by the dynamic personalities of the fifty-five delegates...
by John R. Vile
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
A document that is well past two centuries old, the U.S. Constitution remains as relevant and important today as during the time of our country's founding. Now in its sixth edition, this single-volume work offers a fair, non-partisan treatment of one of the most important documents in American history....
White Fox and Icy Seas in the Western Arctic
The Fur Trade, Transportation, and Change in the Early Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
How the fur trade changed the North and created the modern Arctic
In the early twentieth century, northerners lived and trapped in one of the world’s harshest environments. At a time when government services and social support were minimal or nonexistent, they thrived on the fox fur trade,...