John S : 848 books
Henry IV
Makers of History
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2018
History is our Heaven-appointed instructor. It is the guide for the future. The calamities of yesterday are the protectors of to-day.
The sea of time we navigate is full of perils. But it is not an unknown sea. It has been traversed for ages, and there is not a sunken rock or a treacherous...
Forensic Toxicology
Proceedings of the European Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Forensic toxicology has progressed rapidly and diversified greatly in recent years. The members of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists provide a valuable service through the association's bulletin. In its pages members hear of new poisons as they are encountered and the analytical...
by John S. Springer
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
The writer of the following pages was reared among the Pine forests of Maine, and has spent several of the most pleasant years of his life in active participation in many of the scenes here delineated. The incidents he has related are real, and in no case is the truth sacrificed to fancy or embellishment....
by John S. Burk
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
From hidden valleys in the Berkshire Hills to the North Shore, 275 documented highway and railroad covered bridges have been constructed in Massachusetts from the early 19th century onward, a figure that often comes as a surprise to those who traditionally associate these unique structures with northern...
by Maureen McDonald, John S. Schultz
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Stories describe Michigan's first governor, Lewis Cass, signing a treaty with the Chippewa in 1819 and resting nearby with companions under a swamp oak a few miles north of Detroit. Cass told the story of Prince Charles II, who took refuge in 1651 under a mighty oak tree after the Battle of Worcester...
by John S. C. Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
There is no one of the Pioneers of this continent whose achievements equal those of the Chevalier Robert de la Salle. He passed over thousands of miles of lakes and rivers in the birch canoe. He traversed countless leagues of prairie and forest, on foot, guided by the moccasined Indian, threading trails...
by John S. C. Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
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Synopsis:
History is our Heaven-appointed instructor. It is the guide for the future. The calamities of yesterday are the protectors of to-day. The sea of time we navigate is full of perils. But it is not an unknown...
Heroes Among Us
Firsthand Accounts of Combat From America's Most Decorated Warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2008
More than one million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but fewer than 500 from this group have earned a Silver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or the Medal of Honor. These Americans have demonstrated extraordinary courage under fire?in the worst of circumstances....
Celebrations at Thrush Green
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
Save the date for some English village fun: “You’ll relish a visit to Thrush Green” (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).
In the Cotswolds village of Thrush Green, celebrations are underway. A statue of Nathaniel Patten has graced the green for years, but little is known...
by John S Dryzek, Bonnie Honig, Anne Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Long recognized as one of the main branches of political science, political theory has in recent years burgeoned in many different directions. Close textual analysis of historical texts sits alongside more analytical work on the nature and normative grounds of political values. Continental and post-modern...
Teddy Roosevelt and Leonard Wood
Partners in Command
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Theodore Roosevelt was a man of wide interests, strong opinions, and intense ambition for both himself and his country. When he met Leonard Wood in 1897, he recognized a kindred spirit. Moreover, the two men shared a zeal for making the United States an imperial power that would challenge Great Britain...
Free Speech On Trial
Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them.
At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and...
Persuasion
Social Influence and Compliance Gaining
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Now in its sixth edition, Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining continues to boast an accessible voice and vibrant aesthetic that appeals to undergraduate students of communication, psychology, advertising, and marketing. In addition to presenting established theories and models, this...
Living Fruitfully: Self-Control
Learning From the Saints
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
“It is God’s intention that you and I may act upon what the Spirit seeks to give us so we may be sustained and transformed; strong and holy; fit for mission and for the kingdom of heaven.” As a fruit of the Holy Spirit, self-control reveals the presence of the Spirit at work within the soul,...