Richard D : 600 books
History and Hope in the Heart of Dixie
Scholarship, Activism, and Wayne Flynt in the Modern South
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Social and political history of the modern South.
This collection of essays on the social and political history of the modern South consider the region’s poor, racial mores and race relations, economic opportunity, Protestant activism, political coalitions and interest groups, social...
by Richard D. Smith, Port Washington Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Port Washington is a picturesque community on the shores of Lake Michigan, just a short drive north of Milwaukee. It celebrates its 175th birthday in September 2010. This book is a vivid description of the city�s history, from the Native Americans who lived on these shores when the voyageurs first...
by Richard D. Barker
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Junior Golf Equipment Takes You Behind Closed Doors Junior Golf Training Equipment, Benefits of Junior Wholesale Golf Equipment, Club Repair, Ratings and Taylormade Golf Equipment.
by Richard D. Bingham, William M. Bowen, Yosra Amara
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
In his influential 1991 book Edge City, Joel Garreau argued that every American city "is growing in the fashion of Los Angeles, with multiple urban cores". He named these cores "edge cities" because they perform all of the city functions, but rise in places that were farmlands...
A Smarter Charter
Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“A remarkable new book.... Wise and energetic advocates such as Kahlenberg and Potter can take the charter movement in new and useful directions.”—The Washington PostMoving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, A Smarter Charter wrestles with...
by Richard D. Howard, Gerald W. McLaughlin, William E. Knight
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Institutional research is more relevant today than ever before as growing pressures for improved student learning and increased institutional accountability motivate higher education to effectively use ever-expanding data and information resources.
As the most current and comprehensive volume...
Finding God in the Seasons of Divorce
Vol I - Autumn and Winter - Seasons of Loss and Sorrow
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Finding God in the
Seasons of Divorce
A daily devotional for individuals working through the emotions and difficulties of divorce, this first volume, Autumn and Winter, deals with the early days of divorce, when so much of life is falling apart, becoming so difficult and uncertain. The book...
The Divining Mind
A Guide to Dowsing and Self-Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1990
The art of divining, or dowsing, has for years been cloaked in mystery and superstition. Recognized by some as a means of finding water and minerals, it is actually a method for anyone to develop intuitive skills. This thought-provoking book demystifies dowsing and presents this ancient science as...
Reinventing the Tripitaka
Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
The Chinese Buddhist canon is a systematic collection of all translated Buddhist scriptures and related literatures created in East Asia and has been regarded as one of the “three treasures” in Buddhist communities. Despite its undisputed importance in the history of Buddhism, research on this...
by Richard D Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2017
I Am Terezin is a memoir unlike any other, written as a gripping narrative in the voice of the concentration camp itself.
Situated in Czechoslovakia, Theresienstadt, or Terezin, as the locals called it, was touted by the Germans as a model city where Jews could live their lives in tranquility....
The Patient Survival Handbook
Avoid Being the Next Victim of Medical Error
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
The critical accomplishment of this book lies in the sensitively-worded, yet powerful approach derived from real-world experience which extols the nature and beauty of partnership in caring for very ill patients. Whether we are talking about 100,000 deaths from medical errors, or the millions of adverse...
Johann Leisentrit’s Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, 1567
Hymnody of the Counter-Reformation in Germany
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
In their analyses of a pivotal work from the Counter Reformation in Germany, the authors provide a broader knowledge of the religious, political, and humanistic currents of the sixteenth century. Their book adds to scholarship by Bäumker, Wackernagel, Zahn, Ameln, Lipphardt, and others, and will be an essential reference work for research in the history of hymnody and religion in Germany.
John Wayne
Actor, Artist, Hero
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
After the death of Marion Morrison, known as John Wayne, in 1979, President Jimmy Carter said that Wayne “was bigger than life. In an age of few heroes, he was the genuine article. But he was more than a hero; he was a symbol of many of the qualities that made America great.” The first section...
The Safari Companion
A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa, this new edition has been revised to acknowledge the enthusiasm to those watching these...