Strauss: 356 books
Percepción (Spanish Edition)
Primer libro de la trilogía Percepción
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Zoe Vanderveen de diecisiete años de edad es PGA, es decir una persona genéticamente alterada. Ella vive en la seguridad de una ciudad amurallada en una preciosa propiedad con privilegiada ubicación frente al mar, junto a otras personas igual de hermosas que gozan de una expectativa de vida prolongada....
by Victoria Strauss
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
A lonely young man discovers a new home—and a frightening secret—in an isolated English manor, in this “riveting [and] suspenseful” historical novel (School Library Journal).
Young Geraint does not know what to expect when he enters the remote, crumbling estate of Rhuddesmere. The unloved...
Indentured
The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
“How can the NCAA blithely wreck careers without regard to due process or common fairness? How can it act so ruthlessly to enforce rules that are so petty? Why won’t anybody stand up to these outrageous violations of American values and American justice?”
In the four years since Joe Nocera...
Death Becomes Them
Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Author Alix Strauss takes a provocative look at the self-imposed deaths of the famous and infamous in Death Becomes Them. In this fascinating and intimate chronicle of celebrity suicides, the spotlight shines on the lonely last moments of Kurt Cobain and Ernest Hemingway, Abbie Hoffman and Adolf Hitler,...
by Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum powerhouse trio Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Nick Jonas are ready to tell their story in BLOOD, a memoir that details the incredible true story of the Jonas Brothers, from the band’s creation, phenomenal rise to superstardom, break up at the height of their fame,...
Worst. President. Ever.
James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Worst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening—and highly entertaining!—account of poor James Buchanan’s presidency to prove once and for all that, well, few leaders could have done worse.
But author Robert Strauss does much more,...
The Battle of Salamis
The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2005
On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia...
Mediating Modernity
Challenges and Trends in the Jewish Encounter with the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2008
In Mediating Modernity, contemporary Jewish scholars pay tribute to Michael A. Meyer, scholar of German-Jewish history and the history of Reform Judaism, with a collection of essays that highlight growing diversity within the discipline of Jewish studies. The occasion of Meyer’s seventieth birthday...
The Concept of the Political
Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism’s basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state—a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwab’s...
by Abbey Strauss
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
This is an exceptual book with sections that honestly discuss the effects that pain has on relationships, dealing with the medical community, the realities of access to adequate care, understanding the medications and how they are safely used, the medical nature of pain, suffering, sleep problems,...
Four Portraits, One Jesus
A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
To Christians worldwide, the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history, the object of faith, hope, and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus, study of the four biblical Gospels is essential. Four...
Wall Street Values
Business Ethics and the Global Financial Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
This timely book answers complex and perplexing questions raised by Wall Street's role in the financial crisis. What are the economic and moral connections between Wall Street and the overall economy? How did we arrive at this point in history where our most powerful financial institutions thwart...
Get Along with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere!
8 Keys to Creating Enduring Connections with Customers, Co-Workers . . . Even Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
A renowned business and communication expert demonstrates 8 key ways to create enduring connections with friends, customers, co-workers . . . and even kids!
Whether you work in marketing and sales or in customer service . . . are a CEO or a stay-at-home mom, the ability to effectively connect...
by Michael Strauss
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
You've probably noticed that it's difficult to find entirely objective and pertinent information on timesharing That is, until now! This book is a concise, reasonable, and as far as possible unbiased guide for consumers, presenting them available data, analysis, facts, and trends to let them finally...