Joseph J: 463 books
Free Speech On Trial
Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them.
At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and...
The Spellslinger Chronicles
Legends of the Wild Weird West
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
No one should ever come between a man's family and his guns.
Not if they want to live.
Not even a demon prince, a sorcerer supreme, or a ruthless dragon.
Or a demonic horde.
Especially when those guns belong to a spellslinger.
Koren D'uene's enemies have a death wish, for he is a j**a'lel, a gun knight,...
An Intercultural Life
Robert Vachon: a Spiritual Journey Engaging Religions and Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2007
Robert Vachons journey expresses an inclusive approach to life, never succumbing to absolutes regarding God, truth, civilization and technology. Nourished within the Roman Catholic philosophical and theological milieu of the Americas and Europe, immersed in the ashrams of India, he articulated a vision...
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
In this landmark work of history and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph J. Ellisexplores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals—Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison—confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our...
First Family
Abigail and John Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America’s preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the American Revolution and the republic’s tenuous early years.
John and Abigail Adams left an indelible...
His Excellency
George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2004
National Bestseller
To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the exacting scholarship, shrewd analysis, and lyric prose that have made him one of the premier historians of the Revolutionary era. Training his lens on a figure who sometimes seems as remote as...
by Joseph J. Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1998
Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate...
by Joseph J. Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Joseph J. Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation’s founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and...
You Can't Predict a Hero
From War to Wall Street, Leading in Times of Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
The unique story of Wall Street legend Joe Grano—six defining moments in courage, leadership, and determination that will inspire readers of every age, and at every stage in life
From Vietnam to 9/11, from the market crash of '87 to today's financial crisis, Wall Street legend Joe Grano has...
X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor
Race and Gender in the Comic Books
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
First appearing in 1963, The Uncanny X-Men had a rough start, lasting until 1970 when the comic book was canceled due to low sales. Following a relaunch in 1975, however, it found new popularity thanks to intricate scripting by Chris Claremont and the artwork of John Byrne. Within a few years, The...
by Joseph J Wilson Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
This is a history of 46th Special Forces Company (Airborne) that operated in the Kingdom of Thailand during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1974. Many diversified missions have been levied upon the Green Berets, with the emphasis placed on counterinsurgency training. Initially, Green Berets were tasked...
The Quartet
Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
From Pulitzer Prize–winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.
We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln’s...
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Dissent through American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...
Foucault's Philosophy of Art
A Genealogy of Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Foucault's Philosophy of Art: A Genealogy of Modernity tells the story of how art shed the tasks with which it had traditionally been charged in order to become modern. Joseph J. Tanke offers the first complete examination of Michel Foucault's reflections on visual art, tracing his thought as it engages...