Michael Benson: 46 books

Book cover of College for the Commonwealth

College for the Commonwealth

A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy

by Michael T. Benson, Hal R. Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018

In the past decade, states across the nation have cut higher education spending per student by more than 15 percent. Kentucky has experienced some of the largest cuts in the country, leading many to claim that higher education is in a state of crisis. In spite of this turmoil, however, Kentucky's...
Book cover of Openers
by Michael E. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011

Sergeant Frank Petrovic is a skilled investigator with nearly thirty years experience. Sergeant Maria de Leon is the only detective in the Homicide Unit that does not have a partner. When Frank, a few months before his mandatory retirement age, teams up with Maria, exciting and unexpected things begin...
Book cover of Epiphanies
by Michael E. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011

When Rob Stuart's wife Jo dies from cancer he is left broken and disconsolate. Nothing, it seems, can jar him from his grief. Nothing, that is, but the sound of Jo's voice which he hears as he follows a complex set of instructions she left for him in regard to the spreading of her ashes. Is it really her, or is it only a figment of his imagination?
Book cover of The Life and Times of Young Sonny Tompkins
by Michael E. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011

When young Sonny Tompkins is sent to Utah to live with his Uncle Buck while his Dad serves a two year sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, he leaves his boyhood behind and embarks upon a series of adventures that will make him older than his years. The time is 1937 and work is nonexistent for...
Book cover of The Saga of Sonny Tompkins
by Michael E. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011

A compilation of The Life and Times of Young Sonny Tompkins, Parts 1 and 2. Young Sonny Tompkins left his boyhood behind at age 12. He became a skilled marksman and hunter and learned the Arapaho secrets of taming horses. In 1943, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the United States Army. Follow...
Book cover of White-Collar Crime

White-Collar Crime

An Opportunity Perspective

by Michael L. Benson, Sally S. Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017

White-Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective analyzes white-collar crime within a coherent theoretical framework. Using the opportunity perspective, which assumes that all crimes depend on offenders recognizing an opportunity to commit an offense, the authors uncover the processes and situational...
Book cover of Israel and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman
by John Judis, Alan L. Berger, Bruce S. Warshal
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

When he assumed the presidency in April 1945, Harry S. Truman inherited various international sources of turmoil, including the ambiguity of American policy toward political Zionism. Three years later, President Truman recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, just 11 minutes after the announcement...
Book cover of Lonely Planet USA's Best Trips
by Lonely Planet, Simon Richmond, Kate Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips. Featuring 51 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can cruise the cliffs along...
Book cover of Keywords for Southern Studies
by Erich Nunn, Keith Cartwright, Thomas Haddox
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Northern California
by Lonely Planet, Helena Smith, Brett Atkinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet ***Northern California***is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike subalpine valleys in Yosemite National Park, take in views of the iconic...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Discover California
by Lonely Planet, Nate Cavalieri, Brett Atkinson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover California is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hug a tree in ancient redwood forests, uncover hidden beaches while cruising the...
Book cover of Heart of Creation

Heart of Creation

The Mesoamerican World and the Legacy of Linda Schele

by Andrea Stone, Marc Zender, Barbara MacLeod
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015

This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers. The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or...
Book cover of Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria
by Funso Adesola, I. D. David, A. O. Ologunde
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013

Globally, women are oppressed and this book introduces the perspective of African women and especially that of Nigerian women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, and since...
Book cover of The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China

The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China

Management Change, Enterprise Performance and Daily Life

by Ying Zhu, Michael Webber, John Benson
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010

During the past 30 years, China has undergone extensive economic reform, replacing the government’s administration of enterprises with increasing levels of market-oriented enterprise autonomy. At the heart of the reform are changes in the employment relationship, where state control has been superceded...
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