Norman: 2081 books
Women's Work in East and West: The Dual Burden of Employment and Family Life
The Dual Burden of Employment and Family Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Unmasking Administrative Evil discusses the overlooked relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life.
Fallen Eagles
Airmen Who Survived The Great War Only to Die in Peacetime
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
The 50 pilots featured in Fallen Eagles were all decorated for bravery during The Great War. All survived the conflict only to die flying in the postwar years. The causes of their deaths ranged from being casualties of small wars, then as now rife in the Middle East, mechanical failure or pilot error....
The Red Baron
A History in Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Keen First World War aviation enthusiasts will be familiar with Norman Franks’ previous books covering the life of Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, so why this new one? Well Manfred, the iconic Red Baron, has constantly remained at the forefront of First World War studies and, in commemorating...
by C. Norman Shealy, M.D./Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Almost a century of research has shown that the most conscientious individuals enjoy longer and healthier lives. The crucial feature of conscientiousness is the ability to be organized and responsible, which are the traits that contribute most positively to society in general. In this book, you will...
by Norman Russell
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019
The fourteenth-century Greek hesychast and controversialist, Gregory Palamas, has been so successfully cast as 'the other' in Western theological discourse that it can be difficult to gain a sympathetic hearing for him. In the first part of this book, Norman Russell traces the historical reception...
Iona
God's Energy
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
An outstanding introduction and guide to the spirituality, concerns and activities of the Iona Community, by a former Leader of the Community. What is it that interests so many people in the work of the Iona Community and draws thousands of visitors each year to the tiny island of Iona? Apart from...
by Norman Franks, John E Gurdon
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Over and Above was first published in 1919 soon after John Everard Gurdon, aged just twenty, had been invalided out of the RAF following a brief but incident-filled stint as a flyer on the Western Front. Piloting the Bristol F.2b with 22 Squadron, his first victory was on 2 April 1918 and by 13 August...
BEYOND COURAGE
Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2003
This new book covers the adventures of 283, 284, 293 and 294 Walrus Squadrons, operating from North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Sardinia.
The pilots, like their counterparts in England, knew of the dangers of landing on the sea. It was a daunting task attempting to rescue downed airmen as they...
After We Die
The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
What will become of our earthly remains? What happens to our bodies during and after the various forms of cadaver disposal available? Who controls the fate of human remains? What legal and moral constraints apply? Legal scholar Norman Cantor provides a graphic, informative, and entertaining exploration...
by Norman Handy
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
A wonderful account of a trip through Russia that will intrigue and delight, history fanatics, Russophiles, travellers and adventurers alike. Norman Handy traces his journey by ship and the railway from Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok, taking the reader on a tour through Russian history by starting...
The British Battleship
1906-1946
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Norman Friedman brings a new perspective to an ever-popular subject in The British Battleship: 19061946. With a unique ability to frame technologies within the context of politics, economics, and strategy, he offers unique insight into the development of the Royal Navy capital ships. With plans of...
British Destroyers & Frigates
The Second World War & After
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Since the Second World War the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different 'Tribal' class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency...
British Naval Weapons of World War Two
The John Lambert Collection, Volume I: Destroyer Weapons
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2019
John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published. These have now been acquired by Seaforth...
Custer on Canvas
Representing Indians, Memory, and Violence in the New West
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
The 1876 events known as Custer’s Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions—often...