Bates: 592 books

We fear that the growing threat of violent attack has upset the balance between existential concepts of political power, which emphasize security, and traditional notions of constitutional limits meant to protect civil liberties. We worry that constitutional states cannot, during a time of war, terror,...

William Horatio Bates (1860-1931) first published his treatise, The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses (title page), also known as Perfect Sight Without Glasses (cover), in 1920. In 1943, Dr. Bates's wife Emily Bates had an abridged version of the book published under the...

Le Dr BATES, ophtalmologiste américain, est l'inventeur du seul autotraitement de la vue sans lunettes, dont ont déjà bénéficié des millions d'adultes et d'enfants. Il affirme : « Avec les réflexes de la vue normale, vos problèmes de vue disparaîtront. J'ai mis au point l'unique méthode...

In dieser erstmals in Deutsch erscheinenden Reportage von 1936 erzählt der englische Schriftsteller und Augenzeuge Ralph Bates von dem Aufstand der Anarchisten in Barcelona gegen den Putsch der Generäle und die Macht der Kirche. Bates lebte seit den 1920er Jahren in Spanien und hatte gerade seinen...

Make the big banks work for you, not against you! You work hard. You sacrifice to save. You risk your money in the market over your working lifetime and you trust your bank to treat you fairly. But your bank strips away half of your lifetime investment returns in fees. Without realizing it,...

The book that cracks the code on executive presence: what it is, why it matters, and how you can achieve it. You know it when you see it. That rare combination of qualities that makes a truly great leader. Until now, executive presence has been hard to define and even harder to develop. But...

Reassessing the developing world through the lens of Europe's past Today’s developing nations emerged from the rubble of the Second World War. Only a handful of these countries have subsequently attained a level of prosperity and security comparable to that of the advanced industrial world....

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following titles: 1) The Distribution of Wealth 2) Essentials of Economic Theory 3) The Problem of Monopoly 4) Real Issues Concerning Interest 5) Social Justice without Socialism...

The Black Boxer Tales, first published in 1932, H. E. Bates's third collection displays a growing emphasis on plot and characterisation, while amply displaying his established skill at creating plotless atmospheric pieces. Several stories explore a sense of a new and changing world of carnivals,...

H.E. Bates's fifth collection is a sparkling body of work full of stories of childhood. Geoffrey West observed the collection overall as "bright with life, with individuals alive and interacting, and with the sweeping beauties of broad country backgrounds." Often cited as one of Bates's...

Callie Bates’s debut novel, The Waking Land, announced the arrival of a brilliant new talent in epic fantasy. Now, with The Memory of Fire, Bates expertly deepens her tale, spinning glittering threads of magic and intrigue into a vibrant tapestry of adventure, betrayal, mystery, and romance. Thanks...

First published in 1968, The Four Beauties is Bates's last collection of novellas offering a mixture of comedy, adventure, a semi-autobiographical piece and an exploration of a dark love triangle. 'The Simple Life' is set at a country cottage offering the joys of a humble existence, and focuses...

Something Short and Sweet, H. E. Bates's sixth collection first published in 1937, demonstrates his mastery of character and form. Richard Church, writing in John O'London's Weekly, stated that this collection confirmed his belief that Bates "is an immortal...Here is a creative artist whose technique...

When author David J. Bates left the active duty military at age twenty-two in 1998, he had no idea what he was going to do with the rest of his life. A fortuitous meeting on the interstate led him to Dallas, Texas, where he was tasked to establish a Leadership Cadet Corps at the middle-school level...