Kirkpatrick: 191 books

It Happened in Mississippi takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Magnolia State's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.

Animals in Irish Literature and Culture spans the early modern period to the present, exploring colonial, post-colonial, and globalized manifestations of Ireland as country and state as well as the human animal and non-human animal migrations that challenge a variety of literal and cultural borders.

There are plenty of books on the market that cover nuts and other passive gear, but non that focus completely on this important topic (the foundation of all climbing protection). Nutcraft covers standard climbing nuts, micro wires, hexs, tricams and exotica (knots, beaks and natural chocks), as well as how best to use them. This is a perfect book for a novice climber.

1000 Tips For Climbers is aimed at anyone who hangs off stuff, or just hangs around in the mountains. It's not an instruction book, but more a massive collection of all those little tips that make a real difference.  These tips are based on thirty years of climbing obsession, as well as nineteen...

This book features many well-known and used idioms in the English language today, from the 'acid test' and 'a chip off the old block', through 'sing from the same hymn sheet' to' zero hour'. Arranged in dictionary format, the idioms featured here are all given clear explanations and are accompanied by example sentences to show how they are used.

A collection of essays, articles and papers that discuss secession from a legal, constitutional and historical perspective.

The Nixon presidency was extraordinary, noteworthy and forlorn. This presidency contained the essential elements of a true American tragedy — an administration of the most extraordinary triumphs followed by complete and utter despair. In events unlike anything in the American political experience,...

This book provides a variety of general and specific information on numerous species of aquatic turtles, including red-eared sliders, painted turtles and many others.

Constantine and the Council of Nicaea plunges students into the theological debates confronting early Christian church leaders. Emperor Constantine has sanctioned Christianity as a legitimate religion within the Roman Empire but discovers that Christians do not agree on fundamental aspects of their...

This book tells in brief the fifty years my in-laws served in Africa as pioneer missionaries and how our life for forty-one years after theirs was different, because of independence of African countries, as well as modernization. I hope it shows the thrill and love we have for Africa and her people....

These true life stories are related to the parable Jesus told, in Luke chapter 15, The Good Shepherd, where Jesus leaves the larger group to find the one that is lost. We all, at one point in our lives, are lost sheep. As a result, The Good Shepherd calls each one of us to a personal relationship...

The classic New York Times bestseller: Real-life stories from prominent people talking about their experiences as alcoholics. As an alcoholic himself, PBS host Dennis Wholey set out to collect the powerful stories of well-known people who have struggled with this disease. Included in this volume...

Want to know how to carry out aid or artificial climbing? This book sets out the basics, including gear, setup and the basic technique that will work on most climbs. This book, like most of my instructional books, tries to cut down the information to just what you need to know, and is not padded...

Why not use technology to improve your love life? In the era of social networks, the love of your life could be waiting for you behind a computer screen. Discover how to meet your soul mate and overcome distance barriers.