Parsons: 402 books

Why would patrons throw popcorn at a woman while dining in a lobster restaurant in Bar Harbor, Maine?Kevin and Sherri ('Quilter Girl') Parsons embarked on a 50 state motorcycle journey and while traveling, wrote short stories that took place in each state. Most are fiction, some historical,...

Revered by some as the Arab Garibaldi, maligned by others as an intriguer and opportunist, Fawzi al-Qawuqji manned the ramparts of Arab history for four decades. As a young officer in the Ottoman Army, he fought the British in the First World War, and won an Iron Cross. In the 1920s, he mastered the...

Never before published, American Society is the product of Talcott Parsons' last major theoretical project. Completed just a few weeks before his death, this is Parsons' promised 'general book on American society'. It offers a systematic presentation and revision of Parson's landmark theoretical positions...

Nearly blind from an accident in childhood, deaf from complications of scarlet fever, and perpetually suffering from an ankle injury, Emily Parsons nevertheless enrolled in nursing school at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Already 37, she never married and made the care of others...

Primo volume della collana "Parsonage", che raccoglie tutti gli scritti dello scienziato, polemista e stregone Jack Parsons, "Libertà" è una dissertazione politica e psicologica sul concetto di Liberalismo, scritta negli anni più roventi del maccartismo americano. Un vero e...

THE SIXTY MINUTE FATHER sets goals to help every father ensure that he doesn't miss out on the greatest opportunity of his life. His advice includes: Put dates in your diary that are important for your children; talk to your baby as if she understands every word; if you have to be away write your...

In the light of global and domestic developments since his 2009 publication Zumanomics, Raymond Parsons now reassesses the economic prospects for South Africa post-Mangaung and following the 2014 general election. While the original book was a collective effort with other contributors, this is an...

Nashville Franklyn “Buckskin Frank” Leslie was a man of mystery during his lifetime. His reputation has rested on two gunfights—both in storied Tombstone, Arizona—but he was much more than a deadly gunfighter. Jack DeMattos and Chuck Parsons have combined their research efforts to help solve...

The British Imperial Century provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the formation and administration of the empire from its origins in the early nineteenth century, to its climax at mid-century, to its denouement on the eve of the First World War.Considering the impact of British imperial...

Mikeal Parsons, a leading scholar on Luke and Acts, examines cultural context and theological meaning in Luke in this addition to the well-received Paideia series. This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse....

Secrets…they’re the stuff of everyone’s life. But most of us are not confessing!Thirty-something Alex Harvey has secrets. With her tenth wedding anniversary party looming large, she begins to reassess her choices and her depressingly predictable Yuppie life – a lifestyle heartily embraced...

KIDS ARE VANISHING IN VICTORIAN LONDON. ONLY TOBY KNOWS WHY. CAN HE SAVE THE CITY BEFORE FALLING VICTIM HIMSELF? After twelve-year-old Toby Carter escapes a brutal workhouse at Christmas, he can’t believe his good fortune. Adopted by a band of travelling performers called The Winter Freak...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Spanish Vistas. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by George Parsons Lathrop,...

Rose and Roof George Parsons Lathrop, american poet and novelist (1851-1898) This ebook presents «Rose and Roof», from George Parsons Lathrop. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- MOTTO...