Gill: 949 books
A Civil General
A Novel based on the actual life and career of General George Henry Thomas, an American Civil War hero
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2014
George Henry Thomas was once considered the most successful general in the Civil War. Now, however, he has been nearly forgotten by historians. Born and raised in Virginia, Thomas graduated from West Point and without hesitation fought for the North, only to be disowned by his Southern family and...
by Juanita Gill-Schoen
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
This is a story about my husband and I and our travels on the road in an eighteen wheeler and the places we have seen.
Don't Sell Yourself Short!
Be All That You Can Be!
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2009
There is an unprecedented surge in Global Competition for a vital resource no, its not oil, its talent. For every organization [and for you] to succeed, you must expedite a People Strategy that will enable you to: Assess your plusses and minuses, Find opportunities for Growth and Betterment Learn...
A Man Apart
The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774 - 1781
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
The American Revolution radically changed the lives of many, some of them friends of the Revolution, some not, and some who wished to have no part of it for either side. Rarely did one of these reluctant witnesses leave a narrative journal. Nicholas Cresswell, a young English gentry farmer, was one....
Alexander Wilson
Enlightened Naturalist
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
When talking about the Enlightenment, ornithology is seldom the first topic of conversation. Still, Enlightenment and ornithology converge in one important respect, that of abundance. In our time, new-wave ornithologists have renewed their faith in eighteenth-century expectations for the discovery...
Growing up Rich
In South Georgia
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Growing up as a child of a sharecropper family in South Georgia paints an image of hard times but my memories are just the opposite. We ate three good meals every day and slept in a comfortable bed at night. My parents loved me and taught me a code of conduct that I still strive to live by. I was...
by Gill Davies
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2004
Since its first publication, this essential guide to book commissioning has established itself as the one and only 'must-read' for any successful editor, and the core training text used both within publishing houses and on publishing courses worldwide.
In this new edition, Davies concentrates on the...
by Adam Gill
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Chapter 7 from "Life Bites" - this chapter dispenses (good and bad!) advice for those willing to accept it...
G-Thoughts (Vol. 1)
No Sunrise Without Sunset
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
With the power of your thoughts, you can set anything right. If you improve the quality of your thoughts, the happiness you feel will be super. "No sunrise without Sunset" is a book of 500 inspirational thoughts which if applied in your day to day life, can improve the quality of your life....
by Gill Kingsland
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Pebbles in My Pocket is a collection of observations, passing thoughts, and snippets of verse and prose - both serious and silly, deep and fleeting - reflecting the author’s journey through the practice of discovering mindfulness.
What is mindfulness? In this sense it is taking a moment...
Readings in Caribbean History and Culture
Breaking Ground
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
This collection of eleven essays is designed to highlight some important new voices who have been doing research on the general subject areas of the history and culture of the Caribbean. The essays in this volume also address a number of themes which are critical to developing an understanding of...
Consuming Geographies
We Are Where We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Food occupies a seemingly mundane position in all our lives, yet the ways we think about shopping, cooking and eating are actually intensely reflexive. The daily pick and mix of our eating habits is one way we experience spatial scale. From the relationship of our food intake to our body-shape, to...
Free Speech On Trial
Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them.
At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and...
by Brian Gill
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is rich in stories...