Michael J: 2158 books
The Musical Instrument Desk Reference
A Guide to How Band and Orchestral Instruments Work
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
In The Musical Instrument Desk Reference, Michael Pagliaro, musical instrument authority extraordinaire, provides the one-stop shop for those in need of a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments. Descriptions and illustrations of everything from the physics of sound...
The Republic of Rock
Music and Citizenship in the Sixties Counterculture
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
In his 1967 megahit "San Francisco," Scott McKenzie sang of "people in motion" coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests. At the same time, another large group of young Americans was also in motion, less eagerly,...
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The Fight over Taxing Inherited Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
This fast-paced book by Yale professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro unravels the following mystery: How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support?...
The Framers' Coup
The Making of the United States Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Americans revere their Constitution. However, most of us are unaware how tumultuous and improbable the drafting and ratification processes were. As Benjamin Franklin keenly observed, any assembly of men bring with them "all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local...
by Michael J. Kitsock, Michael R. Glore, Reading Fire Department
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2008
From its inception in Colonial times to the modern challenges of today, the Reading Fire Department has battled natural disasters, airplane crashes, and block burners threatening �the Pretzel City.� The fire department has faithfully served the city of Reading since 1771, having been established...
Basic Elements of Music
A Primer for Musicians, Music Teachers, and Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Basic Elements of Music introduces readers to a wide range of knowledge essential for a well-rounded understanding of music. This primer surveys the history of music and the composers who made that history; the history of instrument families and how the instruments function; an introduction to the...
Studies in Trans-Disciplinary Method
After the Aesthetic Turn
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
This groundbreaking and innovative text addresses the deep ontological and epistemological commitments that underpin conventional positivist methods and then demonstrates how "method" can be understood in much broader and more interesting ways.
Drawing on a broad range of philosophical...
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights
The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2004
A monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights spells out in compelling detail the political and social context within which the Supreme Court Justices operate and the consequences of their decisions for American race relations. In a highly provocative...
by Michael J. Benton
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2008
There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with...
by Michael J. Gerhardt
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2008
The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court, Congress, and the executive branch constrained...
by Michael J. LaMonica
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Join Michael LaMonica, author of French Revolutions For Beginners, as he takes you on a journey through the ins and outs of an amendment that means so much more than just freedom of speech. First Amendment For Beginners will explore some of the biggest cases ever to come before the Supreme Court...
by Michael J Kroes, James R Rardon, Michael S Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Learn the latest technologies needed to pass the FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance certification!
Aircraft Basic Science, Eighth Edition, is a valuable resource for students of aviation technology that provides updated information needed to prepare for an FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance...
360-Degree Leadership
Preaching to Transform Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Leadership books and seminars notwithstanding, many pastors remain unclear on how to effectively lead their congregations. Some even believe that preaching needs to take a backseat to leadership. Dismissing such comparisons as artificial, pastor and professor Michael Quicke notes how the Scriptures...
RetroChristianity
Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Evangelicalism is in trouble. Surveying the modern evangelical landscape, professor Michael Svigel asks, “Why does evangelicalism appear to be spinning out of control, losing appeal to younger generations, dwindling in numbers, or selling out to pop culture to muster a crowd?” He seeks to answer...