J Knight: 82 books

Book cover of Eloise in Hollywood
by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight, J. David Stem
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012

In 1957 on the set of Funny Face Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight first thought Eloise might go to Hollywood Now forty-nine years later she'll finally have her silver screen debut It's rawther extraordinary really with apes and biplanes and thrills and starring of course ELOISE Here's...
Book cover of The Philosophy of the Western
by Jennifer L. McMahon, B. Steve Csaki, Shai Biderman
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...
Book cover of Appalachian Health and Well-Being
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...
Book cover of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Contemporaries

Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Contemporaries

Literary and Intellectual Contexts

by Cynthia J. Davis, Gary Scharnhorst, Jennifer S. Tuttle
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011

Considers Gilman's place in American literary and social history by examining her relationships to other prominent intellectuals of her era. By placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and...
Book cover of Well... It's Your Cow

Well... It's Your Cow

An Anecdotal Anthology

by Sam Knight, Frances Pauli, R.J.J. Goude
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2018

In the throes of a convention full of geeks, Frog Jones told a story. That story is found in this book's foreword, but the key line from that story became the title of this anthology. The authors seized upon that line, much like an out-of-control bovine seizing its own halter, and stampeded into the...
Book cover of Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families

Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families

Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service

by Sayali S. Amarapurkar, Laura Bates, Libby Balter Blume
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
Book cover of Gender in a Transitional Era

Gender in a Transitional Era

Changes and Challenges

by Ashley K. Barrett, Ryan Castillo, Katherine J. Denker
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014

Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender...
Book cover of Uniform Fetish
by Doris O'Connor, Sandra Bunino, Susan Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015

Does the sight of a cop’s badge—or his handcuffs—make your pulse race? Do you drive by your local firehouse just to catch a glimpse of your favorite fireman? Ever peek in the cockpit just to check out the captain? If you agree the only thing sexier than a man in uniform is a man out of...
Book cover of Free Ride: An MC Romance Taster Anthology
by Alana Sapphire, Lila Rose, Winter Travers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017

15 biker bad boys15 MC Romance authors1 bookLike dirty-talking, alpha bikers who would do anything for their women?Check out this taster anthology, featuring the first chapters from 15 different MC Romance novels!
Book cover of The Strong Gray Line

The Strong Gray Line

War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004

by Jim Wilson, Charles Lewis, B. J. Kraemer
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...
Book cover of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman's Place in America
by Peter Betjemann, Sari Edelstein, Catherine J. Golden
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017

A compelling critical investigation into Gilman’s conception of setting and place Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman’s Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictions of space, confinement, and liberation establish both the difficulty and necessity of female empowerment....
Book cover of On Time and On Budget: Project Management Collection (4 Books)
by Harvard Business Review, Joe Knight, Roger Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015

The Harvard Business Review Project Management Collection is for anyone serious about project management. Project Management for Profit shows every company owner and project manager-at businesses large and small-how to run projects differently. Reinventing Project Management, based on an unprecedented...
Book cover of Cthulhu Passant
by Travis Heermann, Guy Anthony De Marco, Vivian Caethe
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014

The intricacies of chess meet the matchless Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Stories of doors, of passages, of patterns. Squares and threats, moves and counter-moves. Forbidden knowledge and cosmic horrors. ... Two young lovers and the hand that plays them ... A man trapped with an unwholesome companion uncovers...
Book cover of Toleration on Trial
by Nathan J. Brown, Richard H. Dees, John Ferejohn
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2008

Toleration on Trial offers the only multidisciplinary study available on the issue of toleration, bringing together political psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, Islamic scholars, and political theorists to examine the most pressing debates in the field. The volume addresses the toleration...
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