J Williams: 298 books

In 1985, at age 21, Cleveland, Ohio native James J. Williams relocated to the Nation’s Capital in pursuit of success & freedom, but most importantly – fulfillment! His only possessions were a suitcase, a 1979 Chevette, gas money and a dream! Ultimately this treasure hunt would take him more...

The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg Vol. II J. Williams Ab Ithel (editor) "The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg is a collection of writings, largely forged, about ancient Welsh Bardic and Druidic beliefs. Although the author of this work is cited as J. Williams Ab Ithel, he was actually the editor, who...

The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg Vol. I by J. Williams Ab Ithel This is the master page for the two volumes of the Barddas of Iolo Morganwg located at this site. "The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg is a collection of writings, largely forged, about ancient Welsh Bardic and Druidic beliefs....

Our story opens in Afghanistan in 2002 and Special Forces operative Jake Walker is trapped on the side of a mountain. His team have been ambushed; they are carrying casualties and are sheltering from a growing number of Taliban fighters and a hidden machine gun. What happens next is an act of bravery...

In this in-depth and detailed history, Timothy J. Williams reveals that antebellum southern higher education did more than train future secessionists and proslavery ideologues. It also fostered a growing world of intellectualism flexible enough to marry the era's middle-class value system to the honor-bound...

The gripping story of a dramatic eighteenth-century voyage of discovery from Naomi J. Williams In her wildly inventive debut novel, Naomi J. Williams reimagines the historical La Pérouse expedition, a voyage of exploration that left Brest in 1785 with two frigates, two hundred men, and overblown...

Over the past decade, Jeffrey J. Williams has been one of the most perceptive observers of contemporary literary and cultural studies. He has also been a shrewd analyst of the state of American higher education. How to Be an Intellectual brings together noted and new essays and exemplifies Williams’s...

James Jones played many roles, including short story writer, social critic, and war novelist. His most famous work, From Here to Eternity (1951), spent 20 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller’s list, won the National Book Award, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, and was named one...

In these five eloquent and passionate pieces (which she gave as the prestigious Reith Lectures for the BBC) Patricia J. Williams asks how we might achieve a world where "color doesn't matter"--where whiteness is not equated with normalcy and blackness with exoticism and danger. Drawing on...

THE BEATLES JUDY GARLAND JEAN SHRIMPTON DUDLEY MOORE JOHNNY O'KEEFE SPIKE MILLIGAN Just some of the many celebrities John Williams met and worked with over an extraordinary career Filled with humour, honesty and interesting tales, A Fortunate Life, provides a revealing look at Australia...

In this short story, Adam J. Williams parallels his life with that of his father's at various points in their lives.

The Emancipation Proclamation is the most important document of arguably the greatest president in U.S. history. Now, Edna Greene Medford, Frank J. Williams, and Harold Holzer -- eminent experts in their fields -- remember, analyze, and interpret the Emancipation Proclamation in three distinct respects:...

A young American doctor is taking a well earned holiday from her charity work in the tourist town of Portoroz in Slovenia. Feeling happy and safe in a local bar, she makes the fatal decision to talk with an attractive and charming man. But, before she realizes her mistake, he drugs her drink, takes...

When Mason thinks back to the day that he got locked up 2 years ago, there is a story to tell about the residents of Sparkville on that same day. Maxine finds out about a secret that her husband Hakeem is keeping. Raedan finds herself in a financial hardship. Meagan is fighting for her life as her...