Laurence: 1326 books
by Kristen Laurence
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
This book is definitely a must read if you like a real mystery crime book. The book has many stories that you haven't heard about and it is very detailed about the things that went on during these killings, and about the process of trying to find out who the killer was.You can read about serial killers,...
The World in 2050
Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
A vivid forecast of our planet in the year 2050 by a rising star in geoscience, distilling cutting-edge research into four global forces: demographic trends, natural resource demand, climate change, and globalization.
The world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, our environment...
by Laurence G. Boldt
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2004
Technological advances and the global marketplace are changing the way we live and work. Doing the work you love is the critical factor to personal fulfillment and economic success. No one understands this more than Laurence G. Boldt, whose Zen and the Art of Making a Living helped many carve out...
Poetry Los Angeles
Reading the Essential Poems of the City
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Is there such a thing as Los Angeles poetry? How do we assess a poem about a city as elusive of identity as Los Angeles? What features do poems about this unique urban landscape of diverse peoples and terrains have in common? Poetry Los Angeles is the first book to gather and analyze poems about...
Make 'Em Laugh
The Funny Business of America
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
From the most popular routines and the most ingenious physical shtick to the snappiest wisecracks and the most biting satire of the last century, MAKE 'EM LAUGH illuminates who we are as a nation by exploring what makes us laugh, and why. Authors Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor draw on countless...
Die großen Klassiker der englischen Literatur (40+ Titel in einem Buch)
Das Herz der Finsternis, Moby-Dick, Sturmhöhe, Sherlock Holmes, Stolz und Vorurteil, David Copperfield, Jane Eyre, Alice im Wunderland, Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeit, Adam Bede, Robinson Crusoe, Walden...
Language: German
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Dieses eBook: "Die großen Klassiker der englischen Literatur (40+ Titel in einem Buch)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Inhalt: Das Herz der Finsternis (Joseph Conrad) Stolz und Vorurteil (Jane Austen) Sturmhöhe...
by Laurence Waters
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Churchward’s 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design...
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
This text contains a collection of Paul Laurence Dunbar's short fiction stories. Dunbar's tales are frank, and deal with real problems that can be encountered by anyone - regardless of colour or creed. These thought-provoking and insightful stories will appeal to those with an interest in post-emancipation...
The Holocaust
A New History
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
n June 1944, Freda Wineman and her family arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp. After a cursory look from an SS doctor, Freda's life was spared and her mother was sent to the gas chambers. Freda only survived because the Allies won the war--the Nazis ultimately...
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2004
Dialect poems by one of the nineteenth century's most talented African American lyricists
Paul Laurence Dunbar was “the most promising young colored man” in nineteenth-century America, according to Frederick Douglass, and subsequently one of the most controversial. His plantation lyrics,...
by Laurence Barton
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2008
Why do some managers shine during a high-level crisis while others stumble? Those who have an action plan in place are the ones who can react quickly, manage rumors, and respond to victims and stakeholders sincerely and adequately while keeping their organization afloat.
Leading crisis management...
The Lynching
The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women chronicles the powerful and spellbinding true story of a brutal race-based killing in 1981 and subsequent trials that undid one of the most pernicious organizations in American history—the Ku Klux Klan.
On a Friday night in March...
Columbus
The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer.
Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world...
The Invisible Art of Film Music
A Comprehensive History
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Beginning with the era of synchronized sound in the 1920s, music has been an integral part of motion pictures. Whether used to heighten the tension of a scene or evoke a subtle emotional response, scores have played a significant—if often unrealized—role in the viewer’s enjoyment.
In...