Jon: 3174 books
by Jon Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2011
The rolling hills of southern Jackson County still shelter the white and green farmhouse Harry S. Truman occupied in the days before his journey to the Presidency. After the death of his father, the duties of the six hundred acre farm fell to twenty-two year-old Harry, who shouldered them from 1906 to...
The Lost Region
Toward a Revival of Midwestern History
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
The American Midwest is an orphan among regions. In comparison to the South, the far West, and New England, its history has been sadly neglected. To spark more attention to their region, midwestern historians will need to explain the Midwest’s crucial roles in the development of the entire country:...
by Jon Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Skyler Millhouse has a routine. Walk to the Java Joint and work on his laptop. Today would be different.
A stranger appears to be following him. Or is he? What could he want from Skyler? He’s just a journalist.
When the knife comes at his throat he fears the worst. Is this his ultimate...
by Jon Konrath
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
By 2007, after the nuclear war with the Soviet Union, Japanese mega-corporations run America. In this dark never-future of hovercars, 'droids, and Mars colonies, the oppressive corporations rule the overworked occupants of the mega-cities with an iron fist. And a mysterious disease called IDES...
Youth Work Process, Product and Practice
Creating an authentic curriculum in work with young people
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Youth Work Process and Practice provides an overview of the central concerns in youth work today, exploring what youth work actually consists in and developing an authentic theoretical framework for practice.
This accessible textbook places the role of the curriculum and idea of practice as...
by Jon Andersen
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
Who cares about the Palestinian Arabs? The past century in Palestinian Arab history has certainly not been a walk in the park. This book will examine how the Palestinian Arabs have been influenced by the events of the past 130 years.What did the massive Jewish immigration of the 1880s mean...
Tactics Made Simple
Sailboat racing tactics explained simply
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion, Paul Goodison, explains why this book is important if you want to win races. He says: “To win sailboat races you need to sail the boat fast. This comes down to hours on the water training and tuning – there are few shortcuts to hours of practising...
Training to Win
Training exercises for solo boats, groups and those with a coach
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett works with sailors and coaches around the world and is frequently asked things like: ‘What is a good exercise to improve this?’ ‘Why do we do this exercise?’ ‘How do we make the exercise more / less difficult?’ This book is the answer to those frequently...
by Jon Peasey
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
The 1960's was a decade of change not only in Australia but worldwide. The race began to put men on the Moon. The 'Cold War' was in full swing between the Western powers and the Soviet Union. Australia committed troops to the war in Vietnam causing anti-conscription and anti-Vietnam war demonstrations....
by Jon Ronson
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Twitter e Facebook hanno un lato oscuro: spesso alimentano i peggiori istinti moralizzatori delle persone, dando vita a una versione moderna e violentissima della gogna pubblica. Il bersaglio può essere chiunque, il perfetto sconosciuto come il personaggio famoso: Justine Sacco, che per un tweet...
Crevasse Roulette
The First Trans-Antarctic Crossing 1957-58
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The British Commonwealth-sponsored Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) of 195758, under the leadership of Dr Vivian Fuchs, completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. A pioneering and hazardous journey, and not without controversial elements, it also included scientists participating...
by Jon Thorpe
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
As a man's marriage begins to crumble he becomes increasingly obsessed with the passage of the Sister City Initiative.
Perform or Else
From Discipline to Performance
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
'Performance' has become one of the key terms for the new century. But what do we mean by 'performance'? In today's world it can refer to experimental art; productivity in the workplace; and the functionality of technological systems. Do these disparate fields bear any relation to each other?
In Perform...
American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly
The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
The breathtaking number of mergers and joint ventures among agribusiness firms has left independent American farmers facing the power of an increasingly concentrated buying sector. The origin of farmers’ concern with such economic concentration dates back to protests against meatpackers and railroads...