John K : 448 books

Book cover of Disraeli
by John K. Walton
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006

Disraeli is a key figure for students of nineteenth-century Britain. He is indelibly identified with the unmaking of Peel's version of the Conservative Party, and with the re-creation of a durable and outstandingly successful new party which retained the loyalty of the squires and the shires while...
Book cover of Herder

Herder

Aesthetics against Imperialism

by John K. Noyes
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015

Among his generation of intellectuals, the eighteenth-century German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is recognized both for his innovative philosophy of language and history and for his passionate criticism of racism, colonialism, and imperialism. A student of Immanuel Kant, Herder challenged...
Book cover of Literature and Cartography

Literature and Cartography

Theories, Histories, Genres

by Jean-Marc Besse, Bruno Bosteels, Patrick M. Bray
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017

The relationship of texts and maps, and the mappability of literature, examined from Homer to Houellebecq. Literary authors have frequently called on elements of cartography to ground fictional space, to visualize sites, and to help readers get their bearings in the imaginative world of the...
Book cover of Newfoundland Drugstores
by John K. Crellin
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013

Although primarily associated with filling doctors' prescriptions and selling medicines and other items for self-care, historically drugstores have also been operated as general stores, selling an intriguing range of toiletries, perfumery, confectionery, seeds for the garden, and household items....
Book cover of A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250–1820
by John K. Thornton
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012

A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250–1820 explores the idea that strong links exist in the histories of Africa, Europe and North and South America. John K. Thornton provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Atlantic Basin before 1830 by describing political, social and cultural...
Book cover of The Ultimate CCTV Buying Guide: How to Hire an Installer or Buy a System for Your Bar or Nightclub
by John K David
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2015

“If You Are Thinking About Hiring a CCTV Installer or Buying a System for Your Home, Then You Need to Buy My Ebook Report. GUARANTEED.” My name is JK and I have been involved in the CCTV business since July 2003. I began working for a small company in Mansfield, OH and I have installed...
Book cover of The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

Rush Limbaugh's Assault on Reason

by John K. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011

Rush Limbaugh is the most prominent figure in the conservative movement today. With almost 20 million listeners every week on more than six hundred stations, Limbaugh has a larger media platform than any other individual in the nation. And this is why he is so dangerous. Despite refusing to uphold...
Book cover of How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People

How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People

A Tactical Manual for Pragmatic Progressives

by John K. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000

If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith...
Book cover of Elementary Fluid Mechanics
by John K. Vennard
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

ELEMENTARY FLUID MECHANICS BY JOHN K. VENNARD Assistant Professor of Fluid Mechanics New York University. PREFACE: Fluid mechanics is the study under all possible conditions of rest and motion. Its approaches analytical, rational, and mathematical rather than empirical it concerns itself with those...
Book cover of Finding Our Way

Finding Our Way

Love and Law in The United Methodist Church

by Neil M. Alexander, Gregory V. Palmer, Rueben P. Job
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014

Questions and conflict about homosexual practice and the church abound. We encounter media reports of same-gender unions and clergy trials. This leads to talk in congregations and district preacher's meetings, in the hallways at district, conference and general church gatherings, and in the deliberations...
Book cover of Balance Art and Nature
by John K. Grande
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 1995

"Grande defines a future where small-scale societies exist in harmony with their individual bio-regions, and he finds art that articulates this vision. His writing is clear and blessedly free of postmodern jargon." - Public Art Review "Demonstrates that art criticism doesn't have to give readers a headache....
Book cover of A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine
by John K. Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015

What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki�s major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests,...
Book cover of Day in the Life of a Gypsy
by John K Berntson
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013

Short Story. Tip scratches a living as a gypsy cab driver, shuttling people between the hundreds of orbital habitats. There are not enough cabs as it is, but the medallion system makes it hard to stay in business. Maybe it is time for a little labor action?
Book cover of How to Revise a True War Story

How to Revise a True War Story

Tim O'Brien's Process of Textual Production

by John K. Young
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017

“You can tell a true war story if you just keep on telling it,” Tim O’Brien writes in The Things They Carried. Widely regarded as the most important novelist to come out of the American war in Viet Nam, O’Brien has kept on telling true war stories not only in narratives that cycle through...
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