John Shapiro: 63 books

Book cover of One Punch from the Promised Land

One Punch from the Promised Land

Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title

by John Florio, Ouisie Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013

It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America’s living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali;...
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Ending Poverty in America

How to Restore the American Dream

by Michael S. Barr, Jared Bernstein, Anita Brown-Graham
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009

**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly). Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
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Violence

Humans in Dark Times

by Brad Evans, Natasha Lennard, Simon Critchley
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...
Book cover of From Florida With Love: Sunrise & Stormy Skies
by Sarah Andre, Karen Dean Benson, Patricia Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016

Here in Southwest Florida, we know a lot about the power of hurricanes. They can be terrifying, destructive demons playing havoc with human lives.We know a lot about the power of love, too. We know love can survive storms of all kinds, and these ten new stories from Southwest Florida Romance...
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Education and Technology

Critical Perspectives, Possible Futures

by Igor Arievitch, Mark H. Bickhard, Sharon Borthwick-Duffy
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2007

There are numerous publications about education and technology. What is missing is a balanced appraisal of the values and cognitive skills technology promotes and those it devalues. This is important for education because the way we teach influences how children think, and it is of more general importance...
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Korean Communication, Media, and Culture

An Annotated Bibliography

by Kyu Ho Youm, Nojin Kwak, Yoonmo Sang
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018

Korean Communication, Media, and Culture is a bibliography of English-language publications for non-Korean-speaking academics, researchers, and professionals. In addition to the actual annotations of all the major books, book chapters, journal articles, and theses/dissertations, each chapter includes...
Book cover of Russian Revenge

Russian Revenge

The Hoax at the Aqua

by John F. Nolan, Bernard Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016

A routine Long Island homicide investigation uncovers a plot to unleash a holocaust of terrorism. Russian Federal Security agents purchase a penthouse at the Aqua condominium in Long Beach, New York, for the sole purpose of launching a missile. Departing from JFK Airport, a US passenger plane is targeted...
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