Andrea: 5080 books
Angel of Death Row
My Life As A Death Penalty Defense Lawyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Nineteen times, death penalty defense lawyer Andrea D. Lyon has represented a client found guilty of capital murder. Nineteen times, she has argued for that individual’s life to be spared. Nineteen times, she has succeeded.
Dubbed the "Angel of Death Row" by the Chicago Tribune,...
On Edge
A Journey Through Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.
A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing...
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
Conquest
Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American studies scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence—perpetrated by the state and by society at large—and documents their impact on Native women. Beginning with the impact of the abuses inflicted...
by Andrea B. Rugh
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
The Greater Middle East poses major challenges for the United States. Yet despite decades of intense involvement in Middle Eastern affairs, most Americans still know little about the cultures of the region. Simple Gestures describes one American's efforts over forty years to better understand the society...
by Rose D'Andrea
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Have you ever fallen into the toilet because someone left the seat up? Have you ever run out of toilet paper and not been able to find the spare? Do you like taking long, warm baths? Have you ever talked to your rubber ducky? If so, then this book of poetry is for you. My Ignored Hamper and Other...
The Age of Anxiety
A History of America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year: more than double the number thought to have such a disorder in 2001....
by Andrea Camilleri
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 28, 2011
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 28, 2011
«Questo libro racconta un fatto storico, ma soprattutto punta l’indice su un fenomeno assai diffuso oggi nel nostro paese: il rifiuto della conoscenza della verità» (ANDREA CAMILLERI). La storia di uno scandalo nella Sicilia di inizio Novecento e dell’avvocato Matteo Teresi che lo denunzia finendo per patirne da solo le conseguenze.
by Andrea Vitali
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 30, 2014
«Secondo me, Vitali sorpassa con la sua levità Guareschi.»
«Il suo è puro gioco narrativo con momenti di alto virtuosismo.»
Antonio D'Orrico, «La lettura – Corriere della Sera»
«Un grande narratore che, come Piero Chiara e Mario Soldati, sa raccontare la profondità della superficie.»
Bruno...
Come la penso
Alcune cose che ho dentro la testa
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Un’autobiografia in forma di saggi e di racconti. Per la prima volta ecco il laboratorio creativo di Andrea Camilleri (con una parte dedicata a Montalbano e alla sua Vigata) attraverso un percorso ricco di personaggi, luoghi, piccoli e grandi eventi, e con incursioni nella letteratura, nella filosofia,...
by Andrea Camilleri
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Da qualche tempo, Andrea Camilleri lancia dei personalissimi “segnali di fumo”. Sono foglietti di poche righe cui lo scrittore affida, in totale libertà, quello che gli suggerisce l’estro del momento. Ma che cosa “segnala” Camilleri? Intanto, molta partecipazione per le nostre vicende politiche:...
by Andrea Caby, Filip Caby
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
A trove of ready-to-use, solution-focused therapy techniques for work with children, adults, and families.
A trove of ready-to-use, solution-focused therapy techniques for work with children, adults, and families on commonly encountered problems, *The Therapist’s Treasure Chest *is an easy-to-navigate...
Under Siege!
Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Meet Lucy McRae and two other young people, Willie Lord and Frederick Grant, all survivors of the Civil War's Battle for Vicksburg. In 1863, Union troops intend to silence the cannons guarding the Mississippi River at Vicksburg – even if they have to take the city by siege. To hasten surrender,...
The Voice That Calls You Home
Inspiration for Life's Journeys
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
A positive, affirming collection of essays that teaches how to understand and accept life's darkest hours -- The Voice That Calls You Home will improve the way readers live each and every day.
As a hospice chaplain, cancer survivor, and a chaplain at Ground Zero following September 11, Andrea...