William Rosen: 8 books
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The sweeping true story of how the steam engine changed the world, from the acclaimed author of Miracle Cure
If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line—until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial...
The Activation Imperative
How to Build Brands and Business by Inspiring Action
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
How can marketers navigate the growing array of marketing specialties, multiplying media options and data sources, and increasing content saturation to improve effectiveness and return on investment?
How can they provide consumers with seamless experiences of value across channels that overcome...
Miracle Cure
The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of lives and creating a vast new industry known as Big Pharma.
As late as the 1930s, virtually no drug intended for sickness did any good; doctors could set bones, deliver babies, and offer palliative care. That all changed in less...
The Third Horseman
Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
The incredible true story of how a cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European history—years before the Black Death, from the author of Justinian's Flea and the forthcoming Miracle Cure
In May 1315, it started to rain. For the seven disastrous years that...
Justinian's Flea
The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
From the acclaimed author of Miracle Cure and The Third Horseman, the epic story of the collision between one of nature's smallest organisms and history's mightiest empire
During the golden age of the Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian reigned over a territory that stretched from Italy to North...
Tough Crimes
True Cases by Top Criminal Lawyers
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...
Religion and Politics in America
A Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2005
As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...
by William R. Stanek, James O'Neill, Jeffrey Rosen
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2011
Packed with more than 300 sample scripts and an extensive collection of library functions, this essential scripting book is the most thorough guide to Windows scripting and PowerShell on the market. You’ll examine how Windows scripting is changing the face of system and network administration by...