D J Mitchell: 15 books
by D.J. Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2011
In this full-length sequel to the novella "This Thing of Darkness," Sam Winslow has given up peace work in favor of a less dangerous life. Yet despite his promise to his wife that he would never leave home again, an urgent plea from a war-torn nation brings him back for one more adventure:...
by D.J. Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
After an unexpected tragedy, Sam Winslow finds himself questioning his purpose in life. He leaves his accounting job in Los Angeles to work for peace in Sri Lanka. His quest to understand the war leads him to the jungles of Sri Lanka's no man's land. Teamed with his whimsical yet cynical...
Reinventing the Automobile
Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
How to leave behind our unwieldy, gas-guzzling, carbon dioxide–emitting vehicles for cars that are green, smart, connected, and fun.
This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a...
Encounters Old and New in World History
Essays Inspired by Jerry H. Bentley
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
This collection of essays asserts the specific value of world history research and teaching, showing how the field contributes to the larger historical profession and offering concrete suggestions to develop more interaction between the academy and the public. The twelve contributors, each with their...
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Contents
THE PROPHETIC PICTURES
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
By Washington Irving
THE GOLD-BUG
By Edgar Allan Poe
CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER (From "The Oak Openings")
By J. Fenimore Cooper
UNCLE JIM...
Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...
by J. L. Sapphire, Adrienne Thompson, Penelope Christian
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Love is a powerful drug…whether it’s the love of family, friends, or that special someone who takes your breath away…chances are, you know the feeling. But what happens when it all goes wrong? Do you break up, then make up? Or do you just walk away? In The Ex Chronicles, twenty talented writers...
by Jorge Atiles, Mira Ahn, Akin S. Akinyemi
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
This foundational text for understanding housing, housing design, homeownership, housing policy, special topics in housing, and housing in a global context has been comprehensively revised to reflect the changed housing situation in the United States during and after the Great Recession and its subsequent...
Southern Journeys
Tourism, History, and Culture in the Modern South
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics.
Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows...
Working through Whiteness
Examining White Racial Identity and Profession with Pre-service Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
This book critically examines nine pre-service teacher candidates and the author’s experience to explore the ways in which white educators manifest understandings of white racial identity and professional choice through oral narratives. Ultimately the text proposes a new, non-developmental model...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
by Hanisha Besant, Joan Conners, Robert E. Denton Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
This edited collection explores a wide range of communication elements and themes, representing a variety of topics and methodologies. It focuses broadly on the role and function of communication within the context of the 2016 United States presidential election, with chapters devoted to topics including...
Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland
The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its influence. Using interview data with ex-combatants, this book explores religious influences upon violence and peace, and develops a model for evaluating the role of religion in transitional justice.
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