J David Smith: 76 books

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Science Fiction Summer Shorts

(Ten Book Box Set)

by David Sloma, Rebecca M. Senese, Michael Jasper
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016

Science fiction stories come in all sizes. In fact, some of the greatest SF stories have been shorts.  This box set contains 10 great science fiction short stories and short story collections. Table of Contents 1. "All the New Tomorrows" by Rebecca M. Senese 2. "Drinker" by Michael...
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Mayas in Postwar Guatemala

Harvest of Violence Revisited

by David Stoll, Brenda Rosenbaum, Timothy J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009

Like the original Harvest of Violence, published in 1988, this volume reveals how the contemporary Mayas contend with crime, political violence, internal community power struggles, and the broader impact of transnational economic and political policies in Guatemala. However, this work, informed by...
Book cover of The Classic Fantasy Collection
by Kenneth Grahame, George Macdonald, Ernest Bramah Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019

The Classic Fantasy Collection brings together 20 of the greatest fantasy novels ever written.  Featuring:  Phantastes, by George MacDonald The Water-Babies, by Charles Kingsley Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll Lilith, by George...
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Unfettered III

New Tales By Masters of Fantasy

by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019

From the editor of the award-winning anthology Unfettered comes the newest installment in the science fiction and fantasy series, Unfettered III. Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to...
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Free Speech On Trial

Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions

by Richard A. Parker, Susan J. Balter-Reitz, Mary Elizabeth Bezanson
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...
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DIY Citizenship

Critical Making and Social Media

by Steve Mann, Kate Milberry, Henry Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014

How social media and DIY communities have enabled new forms of political participation that emphasize doing and making rather than passive consumption. Today, DIY—do-it-yourself—describes more than self-taught carpentry. Social media enables DIY citizens to organize and protest in new ways...
Book cover of The Manager’s Guide to Terrorism, Risk, and Insurance
by David J. Smith, MSM, CPCU
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016

As a manager, you’re aware of terrorist acts, are considering the risks, but sense that you need more background. How might terrorism occur? How is it part of risk and threat planning? What insurance strategies might protect your company from financial loss? In a few short chapters, The Manager’s...
Book cover of Fiction River Presents: The Unexpected
by Fiction River, Allyson Longueira, Steve Perry
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016

Expect the unexpected in this latest volume of Fiction River Presents. Be it a twist you won’t see coming, an unusual character voice, or a surprising elicitation of emotion, these wonderful stories will catch you off guard and keep you hooked. From some unique retellings of classic tales to some...
Book cover of Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1
by Robert E. Howard, Philip K. Dick, James Blish
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014

The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish;...
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Ghosts Phantoms Wraiths

12 Ghost Tales And Those They Haunt

by Kevin J. Anderson, Steve Vernon, Deb Logan
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017

12 Ghostly Tales and Those They Haunt Working Stiff By Kevin J. Anderson Revenant By Steve Vernon More Ghosts and Ghoulies By Deb Logan Unlocking Her Heart By Karen L. Abrahamson The Popcorn Thief By Leah Cutter The Soul Thief By Leah Cutter The Haunting of Melsbury Manor By Rebecca M. Senese...
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Trouble Comes Calling

A Thrilling Box Set

by J. Daniel Sawyer, Harvey Stanbrough, Dean Wesley Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017

Detectives and criminals never have it easy. Some cases are a walk in the park, but most nights keep them up as they try to solve the biggest case in their career. Grab this bundle and read those thrilling stories from the most veteran detective to the down-on-his/her-luck criminal. Table...
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The Great War in the Heart of Dixie

Alabama During World War I

by Martin T. Olliff, Martin T. Olliff, Michael V. R. Thomason
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015

There has been much scholarship on how the U.S. as a nation reacted to World War I, but few have explored how Alabama responded. Did the state follow the federal government’s lead in organizing its resources or did Alabamians devise their own solutions to unique problems they faced? How did the...
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Technology in America

A History of Individuals and Ideas

by Merritt Roe Smith, Brooke Hindle, Hugo A. Meier
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Book cover of Anthropology and the Politics of Representation
by Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz, Beth A. Conklin, Les W. Field
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013

Anthropology and the Politics of Representation examines the inherently problematic nature of representation and description of living people, specifically in ethnography and more generally in anthropological work as a whole.   In Anthropology and the Politics of Representation volume...
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