William Willis: 11 books

Book cover of Base Jumping: The Vagabond Life of a Military Brat
by William Willis
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013

Swimming in the mortar-riddled shallows of the East China Sea. Jumping off bridges into the barracuda-infested waters of the Florida Straits. Trudging through a fresh snowfall in the pristine silence of a New England forest. Hunting the elusive pheasant in the frigid, windswept plains of Illinois....
Book cover of Once Upon A Tee: A Golf Story
by William Willis
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2016

The undying friendship and fierce loyalty between Boudreaux James and Johnny Frye was forged in the depths of despair during their years spent together in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. This stirring tale of survival and hope chronicles their journey from the horrors of war, through their eventual...
Book cover of Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying
by Sandra Lee, William Trench, Andrew Willis
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013

The measurement of building elements is a core subject for quantity surveying students. Responding to the recently published second volume of the New Rules of Measurement (NRM2) by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the 12th edition of Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying explains, from...
Book cover of Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying
by Sandra Lee, William Trench, Andrew Willis
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011

Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying has become a standard text in the teaching of building measurement – a core part of the curriculum for quantity surveyors. Particularly in the latter editions it has eclipsed the other books on building measurement, partly because of the heritage, but mostly...
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
Book cover of Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly

Contested Notions of Baptist Identity

by James P. Byrd, Bill J. Leonard, James A. Patterson
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect.   In contemporary discussions of...
Book cover of The Human Pain System

The Human Pain System

Experimental and Clinical Perspectives

by Frederick A. Lenz, Kenneth L. Casey, Edward G. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010

Pain is a subject of significant scientific and clinical interest. This has resulted both from realistic rodent models, and the publication of imaging, psychological and pharmacological studies in humans. Investigators studying rodents refer to anatomical and physiological studies in non-human primates...
Book cover of History of Sacramento County, California
by William L. Willis
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018

SACRAMENTO COUNTY is named after the river upon which it is situated, and the latter was named by the Spanish Mexicans, Catholics, in honor of a Christian institution. The word differs from its English correspondent only in the addition of one letter. It would have been a graceful compliment to General...
Book cover of Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature

Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature

Perspectives on Business from Novels and Plays

by Andrew Bernstein, Walter Block, Susan Love Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016

Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature are committed to treating literary texts with integrity and believe that business should have a larger claim upon people’s literary consciousness. In addition, they all value the important role of literature in dealing with the complexities of a...
Book cover of Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980
by Mary Elmendorf, Robert B Textor, John L Landgraf
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012

Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields,...
Book cover of Background Papers on Industry’s Changing Role in Health Care Delivery
by Karl T. Sr. Benedict, John D. Blum, Rick J. Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining...
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