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John McCormick
Building on the strengths of the previous edition, this well-established textbook gives students a broad and inclusive overview of the important issues and events of our rapidly changing world. Delving…
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John Creswell
British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century (1972) examines the problems of eighteenth-century naval warfare, and analyses the tactical problems which faced some of the greatest admirals of the time and…
John Endicott
This introduces the whole engineering process of designing and constructing deep excavations in rock, including caverns, tunnels, shafts, and pits. The process is covered from initial site planning to closure…
John Lawton
From "one of the best authors of espionage fiction" (Wall Street Journal), a book of deception and money to be made amid the rubble of World War II
From an…
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's debut novel is a thrilling blend of history and fantasy, immersing readers in the daring exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, a legendary pirate searching for fame and fortune…
John Gallagher
Max Meow-the superhero with cat-itude and his best friend, Mindy (aka Science Kitty!) are back in the sixth volume of this action packed, laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel series that Kirkus…
John Fraser
Think Zen and the Art of Spending the Night in a Haunted House, a celebration of the dream of finding something undiscovered and different.
John O'Donoghue
From Transylvania and Chernobyl to generic geniuses and meth makers, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist's eye as cinema and television are passed…
John Barr
The 1960s continue to hold an almost mythical place in Western culture, particularly in Britain, where change was widespread and infiltrated many aspects of life. This included architecture, whose role…
John Westwood
Gain essential marketing skills with this step-by-step guide to improving your ability to research and write a marketing plan, carry out marketing audits and set cost-effective budgets.
Stacy Johns
"This mystery is impossible to put down." - Edgar-nominated author Jess Lourey
For readers of Megan Collins with the taut character study of Angie Kim comes a searing mystery that…
John Maeda
A simple, enduring framework for understanding the complex world of AI and machine learning updated with a new preface.
John Horn
This is the first full-length book to put Grant's second effort into its proper perspective-not only in the context of Petersburg's siege and the Civil War, but in the context…
John Minton
Quoting extensively from the WPA's Federal Writers' Project, this volume provides readers with detailed explanations and full references for every musical item or tradition featured in the ex-slave narratives. The…
John Madower
An edgy, modern spy thriller, The Ghosts of Apollo challenges our perception of the US space program, and our current world. Reluctant heroine Tess Shefford desperately struggles to protect a…
John Greco
Are some things in life worth taking a stand for, no matter the cost?
Fourteen-year-old Adams Klein lives by one simple rule: don't do anything that might change the course…
John Bude
This rare and spirited mystery novel was first published in 1956. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.
As he walked away…
Maria John
Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes. Since the mid-twentieth century, health activism has become increasingly central to expressions of Indigenous sovereignty and survivance. In this…
In twenty-one interviews spanning nearly half a century, this book chronicles the Nebraska writer's rise from a regional poet of the Great Plains to a Pulitzer Prize-winning artistic luminary. The…
John Ireland
Explores how French dramatists have engaged with two traumatic events that continue to haunt France: the German occupation and Vichy government from 1940-1944, and the Algerian War from 1954-1962.
John Culbert
Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open intiative.
As the era of high globalization has given way to a time of resurgent nationalisms, the…
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) made his name in the last quarter of the Victorian era in a remarkable number of literary and intellectual fields. This is the first annotated edition of…
John Fast
In You Can't Stop Love, John Fast suggests that despite the 'story' we are told, mankind's insanity is a spiritual problem which requires a spiritual (not religious) solution. We can…
John Finlay
George Craig was Sir Walter Scott's local banker, a writer, insurance agent, election agent and baron bailie of Galashiels. Based on thousands of recently discovered letters, this is the first…
John Lechte
A study of violence and the image in the work of Bataille, Agamben and Girard, thinkers who aim to explain the basis of society and culture in the context of…
John Dougill
The story of Japan's hidden Christians is the subject of a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, based on Shusaku Endo's famous novel, Silence.
From the time the first…
John Allan
Explore the top 10 fierce predators prowling our oceans, scoring from least deadly to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for some dangerous creatures to show…
Explore the top 10 small but lethal killers, scoring from least deadly to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for these dangerous creatures to show you…
Explore the top 10 most ferocious predators, scoring from least to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, prepare for the hunters at the top of their game to…
Explore the top 10 fiercest dinosaurs, scoring from least to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for these dangerous creatures to show you their impressive hunting…
Embark on a journey to explore the world's biggest things, from biggest animals on land and under the sea to the biggest burger ever! Fantastic photographs and facts will captivate…
Embark on a journey through astonishing lengths to explore the world's longest things, from the ten-metre snake to the longest hotdog ever! With fantastic photographs and engaging facts, this book…
Embark on a journey to explore the world's slowest things, from the plane slower than a bicycle to the slowest animal ever! With fantastic photographs and engaging facts, this book…
Embark on a journey to explore the world's fastest things, from the quickest train to the speediest bird - blink and you'll miss them! Fantastic photographs and facts will captivate…
"Thoroughly entertaining, beautifully illustrated ... An utterly enchanting trip back in time." -- Booklist
"This tribute is a wonderfully rich volume on [the canoe's] history in North America ... Adeptly…
John Wang
In his groundbreaking leadership book, John Wang, a top empowerment coach to Asian American professionals across Fortune 500 companies, offers research-backed guidance for Asian Americans to embody their most confident…
John Protevi
A wide-ranging examination of the roots-and possible future-of violence in human societies
Is aggression inevitable among humans? In Regimes of Violence, John Protevi explores how human violence originates and exists…
John Tolan
A concise new narrative history of Islam that draws on the transformative insights of recent research to emphasize the diversity and dynamism of the tradition
Today's Muslim world is in…
Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vilified as a heretic, an impostor, and a pagan idol. But these…
John Parker
An in-depth look at how mortuary cultures and issues of death and the dead in Africa have developed over four centuries.
In My Time of Dying is the first detailed…
John Milnor
Important lectures on differential topology by acclaimed mathematician John Milnor
These are notes from lectures that John Milnor delivered as a seminar on differential topology in 1963 at Princeton University…
John Goodman
Any organization can win more customers and increase sales if they would only learn to be more strategic with their customer service. This book draws on over 30 years of…
John Walton
An in-depth study of private detective fiction within the context of popular culture.
"I'm in a business where people come to me with troubles. Big troubles, little troubles, but always…
