John K : 448 books
Health Care
A Postcard History of Twentieth-Century Attitudes and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Ever since their early twentieth-century “Golden Age,” postcards on both sides of the Atlantic have recorded popular culture. Through humour, views of urban and rural places, photographs of individuals, fantasy, advertising, and succinct messages, they have documented art and entertainment, social...
Five and Ten
The Fabulous Life of F. W. Woolworth
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
This book, first published in 1940, is the unmissable biography of Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919), the American entrepreneur behind the F. W. Woolworth Company and the operator of variety stores known as “Five-and-Dimes”. He was also the first to use self-service display cases, so customers...
Dividend Investing for Beginners Learn the Basics to Generate Dividend Income from stock market
Stock Market for Beginners, #1
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
A basic manual that explains dividend stocks for the novice investor in clear, non-technical language. The author explains how to start investing for income in simple steps, and lays out the “why” as well as the “how” without getting bogged down in unnecessary details or using obscure jargon....
How To Be A Powerful Public Speaker
A Collection Of Tips For Public Speaking Including Basic Public Speaking Techniques To Help You Overcome The Fear Of Public Speaking So You Can Make Effective Presentations And Be More Believable And Convincing In Front Of A Crowd Of People
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Giving a speech in front of a large gathering of people is not everyone’s favorite thing to do. Nonetheless, in one way or another, we all go through some form of public speaking whether to a small or large extent depending on our line of work or business. A simple brainstorming session with 3...
President Trump Unveiled
Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
The unthinkable has happened, and the Orange One is leader of the Free World.A hard job is made harder by a steady stream of self-contradictions. Sad! But if Donald gets confused about just who he is, he could do worse than to pick up a copy of President Trump Unveiled for a handy reference...
by Colonel John K. Ellsworth
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This SRP examines Operation ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968) bombing campaign in the context of military Principles of War and their applications. It analyzes accomplishment of strategic objectives and future implications for applications of airpower doctrine. It reviews the pre-Vietnam strategic situation,...
Publishing Blackness
Textual Constructions of Race Since 1850
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
From the white editorial authentication of slave narratives, to the cultural hybridity of the Harlem Renaissance, to the overtly independent publications of the Black Arts Movement, to the commercial power of Oprah's Book Club, African American textuality has been uniquely shaped by the contests for...
Samuel Adams
The Life of an American Revolutionary
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Samuel Adams: The Life of an American Revolutionary vividly tells the story of a titan of America's greatest generation. Friend and foe alike considered Adams one of the greatest members of the generation that achieved American independence and crafted constitutions that made the ideal of republican...
From Nighthawk to Spitfire
The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
R. J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught; surprisingly, almost all his other aircraft 24 aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. How a lad from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works, came to be responsible for the Spitfire is a great tale in itself. This detailed book tells us how...
by John K. Mahon
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands....
Slovenia
Evolving Loyalties
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
A clear and concise introduction to contemporary Slovenia. It examines the country's rapid transition from a collection of provinces in the southern part of the Habsburg Empire, to a republic within Yugoslavia, to an independent state and analyzes the major political and economic developments since 1991. The perfect introduction to one of Europe's most fascinating nations.
by John K. Jeglum, Håkan Rydin
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, documenting the latest advances in areas such as microbial processes and relations between biological processes...
Writing and Personality
Finding Your Voice, Your Style, Your Way
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
'We cannot separate the writer from the writing. Nor should we try. Both our writing process and our writing products need to carry our unique signature, a bit of our personality.' - From Writing and Personality How you write - what works for you and what makes sense to you - depends on who you are,...
Reproductive Technologies
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003
Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...