Alan: 6649 books
Parenting Your Asperger Child
Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism—but with the right guidance, these children can go on to live happy, fulfilling lives.
In Parenting Your Asperger Child, Dr. Alan Sohn's and Cathy Grayson's groundbreaking Cognitive Social Integration Therapy (CSIT) offers practical solutions that help...
by Alan Whiteside
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Yet the outlook today is a little...
by Lesley Campbell, Alan L. Rubin
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Learn to live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is Australia's fast-growing chronic disease, yet it can be prevented with the right diet and regular exercise. Whether you have already been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic and hoping to avoid full-blown...
The Civil War of 1812
American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In the early nineteenth century, Britons and Americans renewed their struggle over the legacy of the American Revolution, leading to a second confrontation that redefined North America. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor’s vivid narrative tells the riveting story of the soldiers, immigrants,...
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rockets
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space,...
Growth into Manhood
Resuming the Journey
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
A breakthrough plan for males to re-enter the world of men.
What happens when a boy grows physically into an adult male but misses some of the experiences and relationships that help form complete manhood? Alan Medinger writes for such men and for those who care about them.
Within the...
American Colonies
The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume 1)
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2002
A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American Revolutions
In the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history...
by Alan Weisman
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth
In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive infrastructure...
Weather Wise
Reading Weather Signs
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Weather Wise is a highly practical, lively and very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Suitable for sailors, walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, golfers and holidaymakers, it explains how forthcoming weather will affect them, as well as how to predict what...
The Battle for Augusta National
Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2008
The controversy began with a seemingly innocuous private letter, and spiraled into the biggest media event in golf history. The Augusta National membership dispute dominated headlines and watercooler conversation for nearly a year, propelled by twenty-first-century hot-button issues and a pair of...
As the Romans Do
The Delights, Dramas, And Daily Diversio
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
A celebration of the character and style of one of the world's most spectacular cities! This vibrant insider's view of the most mature city on earth is the perfect companion for anyone who loves anything Italian. In 1995, after a twenty-year love affair with Italy, Alan Epstein fulfilled his dream...
A Tale of Two Valleys
Wine, Wealth and the Battle for the Good Life in Napa and Sonoma
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2003
When acclaimed journalist Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to discover a raging controversy. A civil war was being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige and wealthy excess, and the neighboring...
Sports Talk
A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin' Genius, Hacksaw, and JT the Brick. They broadcast in drive time and downtime, from rush hour to the dead of night. And yet, millions of fans tune in around...
by Alan Dean Foster
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2003
Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster delivers a Pip and Flinx novel featuring a certain twenty-four-year-old with red hair, growing powers, and a loyal sidekick who just happens to be a flying mini-dragon. Flinx’s Folly follows Flinx on a thrilling quest to unravel the mysteries of his mind and...