Moss: 616 books
Damned Yankees
Chaos, Confusion, and Craziness in the Steinbrenner Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
A firsthand, behind-the-scenes account of the turmoil that pervaded the New York Yankee franchise in the late 1970s, this book discusses George Steinbrenner's purchase and continual rebuilding of the team—alongside a colorful cast of players and businessmen. Not merely a look at the time spent in...
The New Kid
Reflections on an Eleven-Year Journey in a Children’S Home
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
The author reflects on his growing up there and how those experiences have affected his life, both as a child and as an adult. Contained herein are factual, comical, heartbreaking, and thoughtprovoking stories about his journey.
This is a book that will touch the reader's heart and provide...
by Alan Moss, Keith Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
At the dawn of the Victorian age there was effectively no police detective force in Britain and detecting methods were rudimentary; by the end of Victoria's reign the Criminal Investigation Department had been established and basic forensic tests were in use. This book explores the development of...
by Leonard Moss
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Paradox informs the narrative sequence, images, and rhetorical tactics contrived by skilled dramatists and novelists. Their literary languages depict not only a war between rivals but also simultaneous affirmation and negation voiced by a tragic individual. They reveal the treason, flux, and duplicity...
Southern Spirits
Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
A captivating narrative history that traces liquor, beer, and wine drinking in the American South, including 40 cocktail recipes.
Ask almost anyone to name a uniquely Southern drink, and bourbon and mint juleps--perhaps moonshine--are about the only beverages that come up. But what about rye...
Managing the Planet
The politics of the new millennium
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
We are at a watershed of history. The human race is now so numerous and its technological power so great that we are having an unprecedented impact on the biosphere, the entire planet. The need to control this impact is giving rise to a new kind of politics - the politics of the planet. The most urgent...
by Alan Moss
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
A briefcase and syringe belonging to the Kray twins. The noose used to hang Ruth Ellis. Masks used by the first serial killers convicted by the use of fingerprint analysis. The pot serial killer Dennis Nilsen used to boil the flesh of his victims. All these objects and more have long been hidden away...
Key States, High Stakes
Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the...
by Brigid Moss
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
IVF: An Emotional Companion is an invaluable, personal support, based on women's first hand experiences, for anyone struggling to conceive. Sharing the real life stories of 20 women who have worked their way through fertility and conception problems, this book is a lifeline for women and couples everywhere...
Do Birds Have Knees?
All Your Bird Questions Answered
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves as they go about their birding.
How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs...
The Bumper Book of Nature
A User's Guide to the Great Outdoors
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
When was the last time you climbed a tree? Picked blackberries? Held a snail race? Made maple syrup candy, an old-fashioned quill pen from a bird feather you found, or a plaster cast of an animal track? If the answer is "can't remember" or quite possibly "never," The Bumper...
by Jessie Moss
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Imagine what it would be like to know all about the wild plants surrounding your rural area. Imagine what it would be like if you knew how to tell them apart, when to harvest them and how to use them in a large variety of ways to your own liking. Imagine what it would be like to tear away from this...
by E.H. Moss, John Packer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1983
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1983
Since the publication of the first edition more than thirty years ago, The Flora of Alberta has become the standard guide for naturalists, botanists, and all those interested in the wildlife of the province. It provides an inventory of 1775 known vascular plant species – ferns, conifers, and flowering...
by Dijorn Moss
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Nicodemus Dungy is not your ordinary minister. He prefers to work behind the scenes of the pulpit, and his clients pay him handsomely to make sure that what is done in the dark will never see the light. From paternity tests to drug abuse and embezzlement, Nicodemus Dungy has a unique skill set to...