Richard Of: 57 books
Smashing Barriers
Race and Sport in the New Millenium
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Filled with stories about sports figures like Muhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Tony Elliot, Tiger Woods, and Venus and Serena Williams, this new edition describes the changing face of diversity in sport (the growing numbers of Latino and female college and professional athletes). He addresses the value...
by Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
A little before the decease of George III., the heir apparent was in a state of health that made his chance of succession problematical – of long possession of the crown more doubtful still. He was attended by Sir William Knighton, who was in his chamber when intelligence arrived from Windsor of his...
A Nietzschean Bestiary
Becoming Animal Beyond Docile and Brutal
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Inspired by the ancient and medieval genre, A Nietzschean Bestiary gathers essays treating the most vivid and lively animal images in one of the philosophic tradition's greatest bodies of work. Leading scholars treat specific animals—such as the prowling beast of prey, Zarathustra's laughing lions,...
by Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa, Deputy Dean of Global Studies
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2009
In the history of the United States, few periods could more justly be regarded as the best and worst of times than the Kennedy-Johnson era. The arrival of John F. Kennedy in the White House in 1961 unleashed an unprecedented wave of hope and optimism in a large segment of the population; a wave that...
The Country Almanac of Housekeeping Techniques That Save You Money: Folk Wisdom for Keeping Your House Clean, Green, and Homey
Folk Wisdom for Keeping Your House Clean, Green, and Homey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
"The Country Almanac of Housekeeping Techniques That Save You Money is an empowering book that shows us all how to live healthier and greener, save money, take care of our homes and yards, and do it all ourselves! It would make a great gift for any homeowner."—Brigitte Mars, www.brigittemars.com,...
Foundations of Financial Risk
An Overview of Financial Risk and Risk-based Financial Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding financial risk and regulation
Foundations of Financial Risk details the various risks, regulations, and supervisory requirements institutions face in today's economic and regulatory environment. Written by the experts at the Global Association...
The Idea of a Political Liberalism
Essays on Rawls
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 1999
In this unique volume, some of today's most eminent political philosophers examine the thought of John Rawls, focusing in particular on his most recent work. These original essays explore diverse issues, including the problem of pluralism, the relationship between constitutive commitment and liberal...
by Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa, Deputy Dean of Global Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
The recent commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as the thirty-fifth president of the United States serves as a reminder of a period of time that many Americans perceive as idyllic. Just as his election, despite a near-run thing, had instilled a pervasive sense...
The History of American Military
From the American Revolution to the Global War on Terrorism (Complete Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The story of the United States Army is always growing and changing. Historians constantly seek to reinterpret the past while accumulating new facts as America's Army continues to be challenged...
by Sunil Ahuja, Margaret E. Banyan, Peter Bergerson
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country,...
Passion in Philosophy
Essays in Honor of Alphonso Lingis
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers, Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually deemed unworthy of philosophical examination—passion. Lingis criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as dividing or disrupting our lives and argues...
The Radio Drama Handbook
Audio Drama in Context and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The Radio Drama Handbook combines both theory and practice to lead, stepwise, to a full understanding of radio drama form. Broken down into two large sections, the first gives the reader an overview of English language radio drama in the US and UK and explains a variety of approaches to how radio...
Advances in Well-Being
Toward a Better World
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Media and research tend to focus on social problems in today's world - from terrorism and natural disasters to environmental degradation, conflict and economic decline. Yet many countries are also placing the promotion of well-being central at the heart of their social agenda. So what can we say about...
Madeira
The islands and their wines
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Madeira wine is currently experiencing a renaissance. It is a wine that behaves like almost no other. Heat and air, the sworn enemies of most wines and winemakers, conspire to turn madeira into one of the most enthralling of the world’s wines as well as the most resilient. Madeira wines from the...