Jeffrey: 3395 books
American Genesis
The Evolution Controversies from Scopes to Creation Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
The question of teaching evolution in the public schools is a continuing and frequently heated political issue in America. From Tennessee's Scopes Trial in 1925 to recent battles that have erupted in Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and countless other localities, the critics and supporters of evolution have...
John Rawls and the History of Political Thought
The Rousseauvian and Hegelian Heritage of Justice as Fairness
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
In this book, Jeffrey Bercuson presents the immense, and yet for the most part unrecognized, influences of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel on John Rawls, the most important political philosopher of the 20th century. While the well-documented influence of Immanuel Kant on Rawls...
by Adam Taylor, Justin Donhauser, Franklin Allaire
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
American auteur Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams's genius for creating densely plotted scripts has won him broad commercial and critical success in TV shows such as Felicity (1998--2002), Emmy-nominated Alias (2001--2006), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Lost (2004--2010), and the critically acclaimed...
Paris Under Water
How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of conditions that soon drowned Parisian streets, homes, businesses, and museums. The city seemed to have lost its...
by Jeffrey Robbins
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that "the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe," unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of...
Mecca of Revolution
Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Mecca of Revolution traces the ideological and methodological evolution of the Algerian Revolution, showing how an anticolonial nationalist struggle culminated in independent Algeria's ambitious agenda to reshape not only its own society, but international society too. In this work, Jeffrey James...
by Jeffrey Bedeaux
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Learn how to eat a simple diet that is healthy and easy to follow. A healthy diet doesn't have to be complex or difficult or expensive for you to see excellent results in a short period of time. Following the clearly defined principles in this book you can eat a diet that will help you achieve your...
by Jeffrey Bedeaux
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Steroids are not needed to build the body you desire! Working harder AND smarter in the gym is what you need. Learn how to get the most out of your workouts in the shortest amount of time. Push yourself harder than you thought you could and reap the benefits.In this book we'll cover:Learn...
Discipline and Indulgence
College Football, Media, and the American Way of Life during the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The early Cold War (1947–1964) was a time of optimism in America. Flushed with confidence by the Second World War, many heralded the American Century and saw postwar affluence as proof that capitalism would solve want and poverty. Yet this period also filled people with anxiety. Beyond the specter...
by J Jeffrey "Snailpace" Philbrick
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The Appalachian Trail is the most documented hiking trail on the face of the planet and there are mountainous stacks of information and guides to help anyone hike it. So, why add another guide to that stack?
First of all, Philbrick's Appalachian Trail Public Transportation Guide is the only...
Talkin' Tar Heel
How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Are you considered a "dingbatter," or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks?
Have you ever noticed a picture in your house hanging a little "sigogglin," or crooked?
Do you enjoy spending time with your "buddyrow," or close friend?
Drawing on over two decades...
by Jeffrey Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Join the Queen at a £170,000 dinner. Discover which guest once wanted to rent an elephant and which guests are no longer welcome. Meet the men who sneak ladies up to their rooms, and the lady who ditches her boyfriends at the front door. Take a ringside seat at the battle over £30,000 of truffles.There...
100 Marathons
Memories and Lessons from Races Run around the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
“I’d always been the kind of person who hated half steps; once I found a passion for something, I wanted to dive into the deep end of it.” Jeffrey has run over 150 marathons in six continents, completing more than 3,930 miles. This book tells the story of the one hundred races in his first eighteen...
Swygert
Growing up in the Middle of Nowhere in a Little Town Nobody Ever Heard Of
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Growing up in a tiny rural town may not be appealing to everyone, but in this collection of short stories, author Jeffrey Harold Utterback shows that he can at least laugh about it. Each chapter is a stand-alone tale that provides a whimsical look at what life was like for a small-town boy growing...