M M Wilson: 269 books
Hispaniola
Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
In 1492 the island of Hispaniola was inhabited by the Taino, an Indian group whose ancestors had moved into the Caribbean archipelago from lowland South America more than 1,500 years before. They were organized politically into large cacicazgos, or chiefdoms, comprising 70 or more villages under the...
by Constantine Santas, James M. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Ingrid Bergman was not only an incomparable beauty but one of the finest actresses of cinema’s Golden Age. She made her start in modest productions in Sweden before Hollywood beckoned and soon became one of filmdom’s brightest stars. She appeared in many acclaimed films including Casablanca, For...
by Jeremy M. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Although law enforcement officials have long recognized the need to cooperate with the communities they serve, recent efforts to enhance performance and maximize resources have resulted in a more strategic approach to collaboration among police, local governments, and community members. The goal of...
Medieval Merchant Venturers
Collected Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
First published in 1967, this superb collection of essays on trade in the Middle Ages has been a major contribution to modern medieval studies. Professor Carus-Wilson examines:
* fifteenth-century Bristol
* trade with Iceland
* the Merchant Adventurers of London
* the thirteenth-century cloth...
by Iva M Wilson, JoAnne Wyer, Bert Frydman
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
The Power of Collaborative Leadership: Lessons for the Learning Organization helps business leaders realize the promise of organizational learning by sharing the lessons, insights, and best practices gained by two veteran managers and organizational learning pioneers. The book makes organizational...
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
by Lois M. Davis, Michael Pollard, Kevin Ward
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
In the aftermath of 9/11, many law enforcement agencies (LEAs) shifted more resources toward developing counterterrorism (CT) and homeland security (HS) capabilities. This volume examines the effects the focus on CT and HS has had on law enforcement since 9/11, including organizational changes, funding...
The Guy's Guide to Getting Girls
Tips for Finding the Right Girl for You
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
After years of watching the men around her crash and burn at relationships, M.C. got tired of the show. Partly out of frustration and partly because her kids left her alone for roughly ten minutes every other day, she wrote this short guide as an answer to the classic question, "What am I doing wrong?"...
by Scott Calef, Dan Dinello, Don Fallis
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands—memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting “Power Pop” singles like “My Generation” and “I...
Peripheral Visions
Politics, Society, and the Challenges of Modernity in Yucatan
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Yucatan has been called “a world apart”—cut off from the rest of Mexico by geography and culture. Yet, despite its peripheral location, the region experienced substantial change in the decades after independence. As elsewhere in Mexico, apostles of modernization introduced policies intended...
The Unified Learning Model
How Motivational, Cognitive, and Neurobiological Sciences Inform Best Teaching Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This is a book about how humans learn. Our focus is on classroom learning although the principles are, as the name of this book indicates, universal. We are concerned with learning from pre-school to post-graduate. We are concerned with most bu- ness, industrial and military training. We do not address...
Life Inside My Mind
31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review)
“[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson,...
by M.J. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2019
At eighteen, a difficult childhood drove Larkin James from her Georgia hometown with the vow never to return. Eleven years later, news of her ailing mother forces Larkin back, knowing she'll face her demons. Jeremy Henderson fights to salvage his relationship with his daughter after a tragedy changes...
by Lorena M. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2004
Storytelling is alive and well in the 21st Century. A good Fable or Fairy-tale can still hold its own in an era of DVDs, Play Stations and Cyberspace. Just imagine reading a passage in one of these stories that is so vivid that you can relate to a time and place never experience, yet, draw an association...