Mark Rosen: 16 books
Mark Rosen's Book of Minnesota Sports Lists
A Compilation of Bests, Worsts, and Head-Scratchers from the Worlds of Baseball, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Fishing, Curling, and More
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Beloved sportscaster Mark Rosen presents a handpicked collection of fascinating sports memories from a range of athletes, journalists, and other prominent Minnesota voices.
The Minnesota sports universe is filled with star players, memorable moments (good and bad), and controversial decisions...
Best Seat in the House
Mark Rosen's Sports Moments and Minnesota Memories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Mark Rosen was hired by WCCO television at the age of 17 and has been a part of the ’CCO team for more than four decades. During that time he has become one of the most popular and respected sports media celebrities in the Twin Cities, state, and region—a true icon on the Minnesota sports scene....
Easy Prey Investors
Why Broken Safety Nets Threaten Your Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Over the past twenty-five years, a series of actions, omissions, and failures by Canada’s lawmakers and the purported gatekeepers of investors' rights have left Canadians' investments, pensions, and retirement savings at greater risk. Bodies such as provincial securities commissions have abandoned...
Thank You for Being Such a Pain
Spiritual Guidance for Dealing with Difficult People
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
With wisdom and humor, Thank You for Being Such a Pain offers gentle and compassionate guidance for understanding and healing relationships with difficult people. By embracing four fundamental premises and putting into practice the author's many helpful and practical suggestions, you'll acquire the...
The Mapping of Power in Renaissance Italy
Painted Cartographic Cycles in Social and Intellectual Context
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
How did maps of the distant reaches of the world communicate to the public in an era when exploration of those territories was still ongoing and knowledge about them remained incomplete? And why did Renaissance rulers frequently commission large-scale painted maps of those territories when they knew...
Rites of Realism
Essays on Corporeal Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2003
Rites of Realism shifts the discussion of cinematic realism away from the usual focus on verisimilitude and faithfulness of record toward a notion of "performative realism," a realism that does not simply represent a given reality but enacts actual social tensions. These essays by a range...
Tough Crimes
True Cases by Top Criminal Lawyers
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...
Mission, Meaning, and Money:
How the Joint Distribution Committee Became a Fundraising Innovator
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
BEHIND THE SCENES AT AMERICAS LARGEST JEWISH CHARITY
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, affectionately referred to as the Joint, is considered to be one of the most effective and professionally-run Jewish nonprofit organizations in the United States. To support and expand its...
Beyond Bibliometrics
Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available...
by Mark Haddon, Michael Rosen, Zadie Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, dreams.
Why should you stop what you're doing and...
by Marlon Anatol, Emily D. Bello-Pardo, Adriana Beltrán
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
The Americas face many security challenges, including drug trafficking, organized crime, guerrilla movements, terrorism, and environmental challenges. Experts have long debated whether some countries in the region can be classified as failed states. While various states in the Americas have been labeled...
Construction Specifications Writing
Principles and Procedures
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Updated edition of the comprehensive rulebook to the specifier's craft
With this latest update, Construction Specifications Writing, Sixth Edition continues to claim distinction as the foremost text on construction specifications. This mainstay in the field offers comprehensive, practical,...
Cooperation and Drug Policies in the Americas
Trends in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
This volume examines drug policies and the role of cooperation in the Americas. Many current and former politicians have discussed the failures of the war on drugs and the need for alternative approaches. Uruguay as well as Colorado and Washington have legalized marijuana. The Organization of American...
The Criminalization of States
The Relationship between States and Organized Crime
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalization of the state. The volume also explores the nature of organized crime in countries throughout the Americas from Central America to the Southern Cone.
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