John Turner: 66 books
Theatre Symposium, Vol. 22
Broadway and Beyond: Commercial Theatre Considered
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2014
That theatre is a business remains a truth often ignored by theatre insiders and consumers of the performing arts alike. The essays in Theatre Symposium, Volume 22 explore theatre as a commercial enterprise both historically and as a continuing part of the creation, production, and presentation of...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Periscope Patrol
The Saga of the Malta Force Submarines
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2008
The Malta Force submarines had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert War depended on this.
Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port....
Destination Berchtesgaden
The US Seventh Army during World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Of the US Armies fighting in Europe at the end of World War II, General Patch's Seventh Army has received the least attention from historians. Although over-shadowed by the performance of General Patton and the actions of his US Third Army (breaking out of the Normandy bridgehead, liberating Paris...
The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible
A Weekly Devotional
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
Classic Weekly Devotional through Some of the Bible's Most Fascinating Stories
How well do everyday Christians know the stories that have shaped their faith? More than just a collection of significant and entertaining stories, The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible impresses upon readers the...
Engaging Agnes Heller
A Critical Companion
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
This collection of essays examines the life and thought of Agnes Heller, who rose to international acclaim as a Marxist dissident in Eastern Europe, then went on to develop one of the most comprehensive oeuvres in contemporary philosophy, putting forward a distinctive ethical theory and analyses of...
The Mormon Jesus
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
For two centuries, Jesus has connected the Latter-day Saints to broader currents of Christianity, even while particular Mormon beliefs have been points of differentiation. From the author of the definitive life of Brigham Young comes a biography of the Mormon Jesus that enriches our understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Prince and the Pauper
Mandarin Companion Graded Readers: Level 1, Simplified Chinese Edition
Language: Chinese
Release Date: March 31, 2017
During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the...
The Prince and the Pauper
Mandarin Companion Graded Readers: Level 1, Traditional Chinese Edition
Language: Chinese
Release Date: March 31, 2017
**Traditional Chinese Edition**
During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is while...
Theatre Symposium, Vol. 9
Theatre and Politics in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
This collection of essays explores how drama can teach political principles and entertain at the same time.
Political commentary is possible through "variety" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled from the April 2000 Theatre Symposium held on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville,...
Encounter with God
January–March 2019
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You’ll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you’ll discover that its...
Myths of Oz
Reading Australian Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack. The authors argue that the 'knocker's' view started from an elitist viewpoint, yearning for Australia to...
Australian Television
Programs, pleasures and politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1989
Media, communications and cultural studies form a rapidly growing part of secondary and tertiary education in Australia, yet there have been few books dealing specifically with Australian television. This is the first wide ranging study of television in Australia, and includes a coverage of the cultural...
by John Frayn Turner
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
The Battle of Britain was one of the crucial conflicts in the history of civilisation. It started officially on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. Hitler’s plans for the invasion of England were thwarted by two types of fighter aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, and a relative handful...