Mcconnell: 176 books
100 Voices
An Oral History of Ayn Rand
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
An extensive collection of never-before-published interviews reflecting on Ayn Rand's life and character.
Drawing on 100 never-before-published interviews, Scott McConnell presents a unique portrait of a larger-than-life literary giant and a fascinating individual, Ayn Rand. Focusing on the...
Software Estimation
Demystifying the Black Art
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2006
Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward—once you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed...
The Vegan Cookbook
100 Sensational Recipes to Inspire and Invigorate
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Adele McConnell brings a fresh, inspired look to plant-based food, showing just how satisfying, dynamic and undeniably delicious contemporary vegan cooking can be. The beautifully photographed recipes make the most of a wide variety of fresh ingredients, drawing inspiration from cuisines around the...
The Adventuress
Murder, Blackmail, and Confidence Games in the Gilded Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
The engaging tale of a nineteenth-century black widow
Intrigue, deception, bribery, poison, murder—all play a central role in the story of Minnie Walkup, a young woman from New Orleans who began her life of crime when she was only sixteen years old.
Born in 1869 to Elizabeth and James...
by Ryan McConnell
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Papyrologists and historians have taken a lively interest in the Apion family (fifth through seventh centuries), who rose from local prominence in rural Middle Egypt to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Eastern Roman Empire. The focus of most scholarly debate has been...
Silk Stockings and Socialism
Philadelphia's Radical Hosiery Workers from the Jazz Age to the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
The 1920s Jazz Age is remembered for flappers and speakeasies, not for the success of a declining labor movement. A more complex story was unfolding among the young women and men in the hosiery mills of Kensington, the working-class heart of Philadelphia. Their product was silk stockings, the iconic...
by Devan McConnell, Justin Roethlingshoefer
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science for Athletic Development, by Justin Roethlingshoefer and Devan McConnell, takes you inside the world of two strength and conditioning coaches and how they continue to develop a holistic approach to sport science to work with their players to help...
Build to Prosper
Secrets for Sustained Profitability
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Build to Prosper reveals the key business secrets to attaining sustainable pretax profits to invest in future innovation. In this guide, business owners will learn how to develop and implement an action plan that returns businesses to earning sustained pretax profits. Based on thirty-five years of experience...
Ehrenmord in Amerika
Hass und Begehren unter Männern
Language: German
Release Date: June 27, 2015
Eine Serie von Morden an schwulen Männern erschüttert die Vereinigten Staaten. David McConnell untersucht die Gründe für den Hass, der diese Verbrechen möglich macht. Er zeichnet intime Porträts der Täter, die ebenso schockieren wie faszinieren. Anhand bisher unbekannter Details und Fakten...
by Steve McConnell
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 1996
Corporate and commercial software-development teams all want solutions for one important problem—how to get their high-pressure development schedules under control. In RAPID DEVELOPMENT, author Steve McConnell addresses that concern head-on with overall strategies, specific best practices, and valuable...
Hell at the Gates:
The Inside Story of Ireland's Financial Downfall
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
On 28 November 2010, the Irish government infamously agreed to a bailout from the Troika to save Ireland’s failing economy. This decision had huge and long-lasting social implications for Ireland and her people, and led to the annihilation of Fianna Fáil and its allies in the 2011 general election....
I Own You
An Abused Girl, a Terrified Wife, a Woman Who Wanted Revenge
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Powerful and inspiring, I Own You is the shocking story of how one woman overcame her harrowing past to find happiness on her own terms.
To the outside world, Dawn McConnell was a successful businesswoman. No one knew that every waking minute of her day was controlled by her husband Stuart....
by Andrew McConnell Stott
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
The remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare’s Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time.
The remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare’s Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest...
A Living Tradition
On the Intersection of Liturgical History and Pastoral Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Maxwell Johnson has made multiple contributions to our understanding of liturgical history and liturgical theology. This volume honors his work by offering a set of important essays by respected scholars that bridge the distance between scholarship and praxis, to be accessible and relevant to both...