John Burke: 52 books

Book cover of Makerspaces

Makerspaces

A Practical Guide for Librarians

by John J. Burke
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014

A “makerspace” is an area in a library where users can use tools and equipment to design, build, and create all sorts of different things. It may be a dedicated room or a multipurpose space in which a collection of raw materials and resources can be utilized as desired. Projects range from prototyping...
Book cover of Building Successful Online Communities

Building Successful Online Communities

Evidence-Based Social Design

by Robert E. Kraut, Paul Resnick, Sara Kiesler
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012

How insights from the social sciences, including social psychology and economics, can improve the design of online communities. Online communities are among the most popular destinations on the Internet, but not all online communities are equally successful. For every flourishing Facebook,...
Book cover of The Fairy Tale Whisperer
by Zimbell House Publishing, Allison Hadley, Cheresse Burke
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015

The Fairy Tale Whisperer showcases twelve emerging authors with their take on some of our favorite fables:  Aladdin Alice in Wonderland Beauty & the Beast Cinderella Little Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty Snow White The Frog Prince Be forewarned, these are not the stories we grew up on!
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Pete Culler on Wooden Boats

The Master Craftsman's Collected Teachings on Boat Design, Building, Repair, and Use

by John G. Burke
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2007

The insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D.“Pete” Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his...
Book cover of Beautiful Mercy

Beautiful Mercy

Experiencing God’s Unconditional Love So We Can Share It With Others

by Pope Francis, Matthew Kelly, Donald Wuerl
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015

Giving and receiving mercy is central to living a life of passion and is central to living the life God calls us to. We all need mercy at different times in our lives, and we all have an obligation to give mercy to others at different times in our lives. If you think about it, God’s mercy is overwhelmingly...
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Southern Women Playwrights

New Essays in History and Criticism

by Theresa R. Mooney, John W. Lowe, Betty E. McKinnie
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010

This timely collection addresses the neglected state of scholarship on southern women dramatists by bringing together the latest criticism on some of the most important playwrights of the 20th century. Coeditors Robert McDonald and Linda Rohrer Paige attribute the neglect of southern women...
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by Lizzie Burke, Rich Heidecke, John Ray
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012

A Chicago Cop Thriller Jack Ratz is the proprietor of a cop bar in the 12th District on the west side of Chicago, Where anything goes. Jack hires a new pizza delivery boy, Timmy Miller. Miller abuses his affiliation the cop Bar. He drives his used red Corvette recklessly down the streets of Chicago....
Book cover of Makerspaces

Makerspaces

A Practical Guide for Librarians

by John J. Burke, Ellyssa Kroski
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018

Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition is an A–Z guidebook jam-packed with resources, advice, and information to help you develop and fund your own makerspace from the ground up. Learn what other libraries are making, building, and doing in their makerspaces and how you can,...
Book cover of Mary, Help Of Christians
by Bonaventure Hammer, John J. Burke
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013

The contents of this book is based on the Catholic doctrine of the veneration and invocation of the saints, and of the efficacy of the prayer of intercession. The legends of the individual "Holy Helpers" were compiled from authors whose writings have the approval of the Church. It offers...
Book cover of People and Change in Indigenous Australia
by Diane Austin-Broos, Francesca Merlan, visiting fellow Paul Burke
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017

People and Change in Indigenous Australia arose from a conviction that more needs to be done in anthropology to give a fuller sense of the changing lives and circumstances of Australian indigenous communities and people. Much anthropological and public discussion remains embedded in traditionalizing...
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