James G : 517 books
A Different Face of War
Memories of a Medical Service Corps Officer in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
A Different Face of War is a riveting account of a Medical Service Corps officer’s activities during the early years of the Vietnam War. Assigned as the senior medical advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in I Corps, an area close to the DMZ, James G. Van Straten traveled extensively and...
Small Wild Cats
The Animal Answer Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Did you know that most wild cat species are small and that lions, tigers, and other large cats are the exception? That adult bobcats, clouded leopards, and other small wild cats are completely asocial? And that they fight only as a last resort? This entertaining and informative book reveals these...
The Fifth Estate
Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The Fifth Estate: Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance is a comprehensive look at think tanks and the important role they play in shaping public policy and public discourse in the United States. Author James G. McGann illustrates the lasting impact of think tanks in today’s civil society.
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Homeschooling
The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
In Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice, James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling’s history, its methods, and the fundamental questions at the root of the heated debate over whether and how the state should oversee and regulate it. The authors trace...
by James G. Watson
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Besides the groundbreaking novels and stories that brought him fame, William Faulkner throughout his life wrote letters—to his publisher, his lovers, his family, and his friends. In this first major study of epistolarity in Faulkner's work, James G. Watson examines Faulkner's personal correspondence...
by James G. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
The men and women that followed the sixth-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin middle ages. Their liturgical practice, and their acquired taste for learning, served as a model for the medieval...
War's Ends
Human Rights, International Order, and the Ethics of Peace
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Before military action, and even before mobilization, the decision on whether to go to war is debated by politicians, pundits, and the public. As they address the right or wrong of such action, it is also a time when, in the language of the just war tradition, the wise would deeply investigate their...
Imaging of the Spine E-Book
Expert Radiology Series
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
Imaging of the Spine—an exhaustive, full-color reference—combines the ease of use of an atlas with the comprehensive coverage of a definitive reference work. Renowned experts Drs. Thomas P. Naidich, Mauricio Castillo, Charles Raybaud, James G. Smirniotopoulos, Soonmee Cha, and Spyros Kollias cover...
by James G. Marks Jr., MD, Jeffrey J. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Intuitively organized by appearance rather than etiology, Lookingbill and Marks’ Principles of Dermatology, 6th Edition, by Drs. James G. Marks, Jr. and Jeffrey J. Miller, is a concise, abundantly illustrated everyday reference for dermatologic diagnosis and therapy. It offers expert guidance and...
The Gospel According to Saint Luke
from The Pepper Illuminated Bible
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Over the past two decades, James Pepper has made, by hand, an illuminated manuscript of the Bible. He used a combination of techniques that include pen and ink, pastels, collage, and more. In this particular selection from The Pepper Illuminated Bible, James was inspired to put aside the pages he had...
by James G. Frazer
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 21, 2016
Quando i wawanga che vivono alle pendici del monte Elgon, in Kenya, attribuiscono una malattia all’influsso maligno di uno spirito trapassato, esumano il cadavere, bruciano le ossa su un nido di formiche rosse, quindi raccolgono le ceneri in un cesto e le gettano nel fiume. Talvolta, anziché riesumare...
Fight Back
Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2007
G. Gordon Liddy has never shrunk from a fight, and in this book he offers individuals and businesses a clear-eyed, proactive, and deeply informed approach to combating criminal and terrorist threats.
Backed by advice from three seasoned professionals who offer military, medical, and personal...
Balancing Your Life
Executive Lessons for Work, Family and Self
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
The balance between work and family life is the single most commonly mentioned issue among senior executives worldwide. This book provides a framework for analyzing immediate and long-term balance. Using case studies of how twelve or more executives in various industries have handled the challenge,...
William Faulkner
Self-Presentation and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
In his life and writings, William Faulkner continually created and "performed" selves. Even in letters, he often played a part—gentleman dandy, soldier, farmer—while in his fictions these and other personae are counterpoised against one another to create a world of controlled chaos,...