George Evans: 23 books
by George Brinley Evans
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Back from the Far East after years serving in Burma, a World War II veteran returns to his home in Banwen, Dulais Valley, South Wales, to find that the ex-servicemen are being treated as traitors—"Churchill's army"—by the ferociously Communist self-appointed commissars of the local colliery....
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
Captured by Pirates
22 Firsthand Accounts of Murder and Mayhem on the High Seas
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Pirates are primarily known for their swashbuckling attitudes, their freebooting lifestyle, their high-seas adventures and their stolen treasure, but their victims tend to be forgotten. These are the innocent and not-so-innocent voyagers who find themselves suddenly snatched up, brutalized, and franticly...
The Global Economic System
How Liquidity Shocks Affect Financial Institutions and Lead to Economic Crises, Portable Documents
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Written for financial professionals, the authors thoroughly explain the modern global credit system; the roles of banks, hedge funds, insurers, central banks, mortgage markets, and other participants; and the credit-related instruments they rely on. In particular, the authors illuminate the crucial...
by Jennifer L. McMahon, B. Steve Csaki, Shai Biderman
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western...
by Inji Wijegunaratne, George Fernandez, Peter Evans-Greenwood
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Enterprise Architecture (EA) has evolved to become a prominent presence in today’s information systems and technology landscape. The EA discipline is rich in frameworks, methodologies, and the like. However, the question of ‘value’ for business ;professionals remains largely unanswered that is,...
Connecting Teaching and Learning
History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.
Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...
Piety, Politics, and Pluralism
Religion, the Courts, and the 2000 Election
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2002
Piety, Politics, and Pluralism skillfully confronts the question: Is liberal democracy hostile to religion or is it compatible with the rights of believers? Prominent scholars analyze the controversy about religious freedom by examining two areas at the intersection of religion and politics in contemporary...
We Are All Connected
Historic & Inspirational Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
The Golden Connection: Three men bond while working on the G. G. Bridge. Jeffs Dream: A man goes west during the gold rush and a raven changes his life. Hannos Song: A boys love and an elephants courage overcome all obstacles. Nikos: A Greek family seeks refuge during the Greek-Turkish war in 1920....
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