Hamilton: 2081 books

At the beginning of the Civil War, New Brunswick was positioned at the transportation and manufacturing hub of New Jersey. Many of the city's young men exchanged manufacturing equipment for rifles, and those whom they left behind witnessed the war through letters from their sons, brothers and husbands....

Memoirs of Count Grammont by Anthony Hamilton.

Have you ever wanted to know… • Which junction to take for Gibraltar? • How to save £35,040 a year on Dartford Crossing tolls? • How many assassins were buried within the concrete of the M25? (at least one) • Why it’s important that North Ockendon declares...

« Peter F. Hamilton possède l’une des imaginations les plus puissantes de la SF d’aujourd’hui. » Ken Follett, auteur des Piliers de la terre Pourquoi une espèce extraterrestre supposée non intelligente s’est-elle attaquée aux colons humains sur Menard, l’un des mondes accueillant...

Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading and writing in people’s everyday lives. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Lancaster, England, the authors analyse how they use literacy in their day-to-day lives. It follows four people in detail...

In Fly Fishing the Yucatan, Rod Hamilton offers nitty gritty specifics for the angler, including details such as exactly what rods, lines, reels and flies are must-haves, a battle plan for walking a flat and a course in presenting to and successfully plucking out fish in the most complex situations....

Is there a voice inside of you that’s urging you to make changes and seek a richer, more fulfilling life? Do you feel like you’ve been searching for something more meaningful, even if you don’t know exactly what it is? Have no fear—Percolate will show you how to let your best self filter through...

This creative nonfiction biography of the celebrated Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae begins in 1854 when, on a mapping expedition to the Boothia Peninsula, Rae discovers the missing link in the Northwest Passage. On the same trip, a chance encounter with an Inuit hunter leads him to uncover the tragic...

Critically acclaimed author Denise Hamilton weaves an engrossing story of teenage friendship and adult betrayal**,** featuring a high**-powered crisis consultant who gets swept up in murder and scandal involving a wealthy political family.** Maggie Silver is solidly middle class, with a mortgage...

'Right on target, and badly needed' - Noam Chomsky 'Every now and then a book that is perfect in timing and tone hits my desk. Growth Fetish is that book. It is powerful and potentially transformative.' - Rev. Tim Costello 'This book reveals the undelivered reality of economic growth...

Interest and research on regionalism has soared in the last decade. Local governments in metropolitan areas and civic organizations are increasingly engaged in cooperative and collaborative public policy efforts to solve problems that stretch across urban centers and their surrounding suburbs. Yet...

Deep River uncovers the layers of history—both personal and regional—that have accumulated on a river-bottom farm in west-central Missouri. This land was part of a late frontier, passed over, then developed through the middle of the last century as the author's father and uncle cleared a portion...

The harder you fight, the harder you fall when Opposites Attract... Lingerie for Felons – Ros Baxter If there's one universal truth, it's this: You're always wearing your worst underwear when you land in trouble. She is determined to make a difference in the world; he is all about...

This short book presents a variety of thought experiments designed to expose people to some rational ways of thinking about their god or gods. An attempt to distinguish a visit from god from a visit by space aliens is just a light-hearted introduction to more serious material. The underlying theme is that whatever way you have of knowing about god is evidence, and can be explored as such.