Harris J: 152 books

Book cover of Transforming America

Transforming America

Barack Obama in the White House

by Steven E. Schier, John J. Coleman, James L. Guth
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011

The presidency of Barack Obama seeks major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy....
Book cover of Slavery and Freedom in Savannah
by Daina Ramey Berry, Jonathan M. Bryant, Bobby J. Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life...
Book cover of Vietnam's High Ground

Vietnam's High Ground

Armed Struggle for the Central Highlands, 1954-1965

by J. P. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016

During its struggle for survival from 1954 to 1975, the region known as the Central Highlands was the strategically vital high ground for the South Vietnamese state. Successive South Vietnamese governments, their American allies, and their Communist enemies all realized early on the fundamental importance...
Book cover of How to Survive Losing Vision

How to Survive Losing Vision

Managing and Overcoming Progressive Blindness Because of Retinal Disease

by Helen J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011

This is the story of one womans courageous struggle against the relentless encroachment of darkness. Helen Harris, after a childhood marked by unplanned clumsiness, skinned knees, and being known as the class klutz, discovered she was a victim of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease causing progressive...
Book cover of Keeping Faith in Fundraising
by Peter Harris, Rod J.K. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016

Fundraising has always been an essential element of the Christian life: churches, schools, and many other organizations rely on it to function. But it is a risky enterprise, fraught with questions and challenges. How can Christians raise funds with integrity? In this book Peter Harris and Rod...
Book cover of Brothers Bear’s Big House
by J.C. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015

Joel Chandler Harris was an American writer, journalist and folklorist. One of the most popular books by Harris is Uncle Remus. He wrote 7 Uncle Remus books containing 168 African American folktales. This is an amusing story of the Bear, who had the biggest house among all creatures. He lived there...
Book cover of Brer Rabbit’s Frolic
by J.C. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015

Joel Chandler Harris was an American writer, journalist and folklorist. One of the most popular books by Harris is Uncle Remus. He wrote 7 Uncle Remus books containing 168 African American folktales. This is a story of a witty Rabbit. Once he was chased by dogs and as he was clever he told all the...
Book cover of At The Helm: Volume 2: A Sci-Fi Bridge Anthology
by Rhett C. Bruno, Steve Beaulieu, Jason Anspach
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017

Interstellar journeys. Epic battles. Artificial Intelligence's longing for meaning. Life as we know it, ending...  Sci-Fi Bridge is thrilled to present its second collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories span the near and far future. They transport you...
Book cover of Prince Across the Water
by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015

A Highland lad comes of age at the brutal battle of Culloden in 18th-century Scotland In the year 1745, the cry goes out across the Scottish Highlands for every able-bodied Scotsman to take up arms in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Stalwart and brave but prone to sudden seizures, young Duncan...
Book cover of The Rogues
by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015

A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish “Robin Hood” to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy’s village Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have garnered resounding critical acclaim for their thrilling historical novels that bring Scotland’s colorful...
Book cover of International Short Stories
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe
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...
Book cover of Odysseus in the Serpent Maze
by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013

Before he became the hero of the Trojan War, young Odysseus battled monsters and magic Young Prince Odysseus longs to be a hero. But when he and his travelling companions are captured on their way home to Ithaca, Odysseus learns that being a hero isn’t always easy. Now Odysseus must fight...
Book cover of Jason and the Gorgon's Blood
by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013

Before he led the Argonauts on the quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason saved an ancient city . . . Jason is an orphan training to be a warrior under the instruction of the centaur Chiron. But when wild centaurs steal Chiron’s most precious possessions—two jars of Gorgon’s blood, one with...
Book cover of Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast
by Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013

Before Atalanta became a Greek legend, she encountered a beast . . . Abandoned by her parents and raised by bears until the age of four, Atalanta has led a life of adventure. After her adoptive father is slain by a ferocious beast, the twelve-year-old Atalanta sets off on a journey of revenge,...
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