Sears: 215 books
American Government 101
From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
All you need to know about elections, politics, and government!
Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson...
Arresting Dress
Cross-Dressing, Law, and Fascination in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
In 1863, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a law that criminalized appearing in public in “a dress not belonging to his or her sex.” Adopted as part of a broader anti-indecency campaign, the cross-dressing law became a flexible tool for policing multiple gender transgressions, facilitating...
Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality
Queer Students of Color and Anti-Oppressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001
In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few...
Un Book
The 30 Commandments of Human Agreement
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
This book highlights the asking, following WWII, to put together a document that serves as a plateau that says we are above destroying each other. The Declaration of Human Rights was put together in 1948, spearheaded by Eleanor Roosevelt, and consisting of the thirty human rights that are the nexus...
by Michael Sears
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
From the author of the acclaimed, award-winning debut novel Black Fridays, comes a story of murder, greed, and corruption—and the lengths to which one man will go for his family.
He approached me in the street—bone-thin, gray-bearded, holding out a small envelope. “The man said you’d...
by Michael Sears
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Ex-Wall Street trader, ex-con, and devoted father to an autistic son, Jason Stafford first appeared in Black Fridays, “one of the year’s finest crime debuts” (Booklist). Now, in Mortal Bonds, he goes to work for the wealthy family of a financial criminal…
William von Becker’s multibillion-dollar...
Black Fridays
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
One of Booklist's "Year's Best Crime Novels"
After two years in federal prison, Jason Stafford is no longer welcome on Wall Street. But due to his financial crime expertise, one firm wants him to quietly look for irregularities in the books of one of their junior traders, whose body was just...
Mythology 101
From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Explore the fascinating myths of Greek and Roman civilizations!
The tales of gods and heroes are often turned into tedious discourse that even Ovid would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a thrilling lesson in classic mythology.
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Weather 101
From Doppler Radar and Long-Range Forecasts to the Polar Vortex and Climate Change, Everything You Need to Know about the Study of Weather
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide.
Weather is everywhere, and while it’s typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone’s attention in an instant—whether it’s the swirling destruction of a tornado,...
by Aaliyah Sears
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...
Astrology 101
From Sun Signs to Moon Signs, Your Guide to Astrology
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Explore the mysteries of the cosmos!
Too often, astrology guides obscure the mystical wonder of the zodiac with overly tedious details about nodes, houses, angles, and aspects that even Ptolemy would reject. Astrology 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations and instead gives...
by Gale Sears
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2015
At the turn of the twentieth century, St. Petersburg offers the best of Imperial Russia. The vast country is filled with grand cathedrals, a faithful populace, and many people who love and revere Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family. But as Russia becomes further entrenched in the Great War, a...
Literature and the Internet
A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Scholars
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone - Part I, Laurentide
The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
History did NOT start the day you were born.
You can say that again! When her school is attacked by time-traveling Pug-Nasties, 12-year-old Molly fights back. Aided by the mysterious Veronica T. Boone, she jumps through time herself to stop the Nasties where they began, in Chicago in 1893. ...