Michael Thomas: 553 books
by Michael G. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2010
It was a routine mission for the men of 3rd Battalion. After losing contact with an Afghan Army compound in Nawzad thing take a turn for the worst. The marines were sent in to find out what happened and to ensure the town resisted any attempts by the Taliban to establish a foothold. This time it was...
The Ring and the Cross
Christianity and the Lord of the Rings
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
The conversation, sometimes heated, about the influence of Christianity on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has a long history. What has been lacking is a forum for a civilized discussion about the topic, as well as a chronological overview of the major arguments and themes that have engaged scholars...
by Shannon L. Mariotti, Kennan Ferguson, George Shulman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Herman Melville is widely considered to be one of America's greatest authors, and countless literary theorists and critics have studied his life and work. However, political theorists have tended to avoid Melville, turning rather to such contemporaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau...
Editing Lives
Essays in Contemporary Textual and Biographical Studies in Honor of O M Brack, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
Central to all post-Renaissance scholarship, textual studies continues to evolve, both in its techniques and methods as well as in the illumination it affords all other areas of modern knowledge. The life of our fellow human beings, and how we know and tell lives, is one such area of modern knowledge...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
by Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., Dr. Michael Brett-Surman
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Jurassic World is the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. T. rex’s, velociraptors, triceratops—as well as some all-new dinosaurs—will roar across the screen in this epic action-adventure directed by Colin Trevorrow starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard,...
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
by Michael Legutke, Howard Thomas, Christopher N. Candlin
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Process and Experience in the Language Classroom argues the case for communicative language teaching as an experiential and task driven learning process.
The authors raise important questions regarding the theoretical discussion of communicative competence and current classroom practice. They...
American Catholics and Civic Engagement
A Distinctive Voice
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2003
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding...
by Szczepan Praskiewicz, OCD, Thomas Coonan
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2016
Biography and anthology of the Polish engineer and freedom fighter, exiled to Siberia, who became the restorer of Carmel in Poland and the first Carmelite friar canonized since John of the Cross. Includes 12 photos.
More Information Little known outside his native...
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2019
The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "Now What?" by Joan C. Williams and Suzanne Lebsock) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
The definitive management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review.
Includes the definitive ideas of the year, all in one place, selected by HBR's editors.
Gives readers the opportunity to catch up on a year's worth of recent ideas from HBR quickly--or collect articles over time.
Includes...
by Thomas McCarty, Lorraine Daniels, Michael Bremer
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Here is a sample chapter from Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, which offers the best and the latest information to assist you in solving some of the most complex problems imaginable. In this book written by the instructors of the world renowned Motorola University, you'll find valuable advice on how to...
by Thomas McCarty, Lorraine Daniels, Michael Bremer
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Here is a sample chapter from Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, which offers the best and the latest information to assist you in solving some of the most complex problems imaginable. In this book written by the instructors of the world renowned Motorola University, you'll find valuable advice on how to...
by Thomas McCarty, Lorraine Daniels, Michael Bremer
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Here is a sample chapter from Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, which offers the best and the latest information to assist you in solving some of the most complex problems imaginable. In this book written by the instructors of the world renowned Motorola University, you'll find valuable advice on how to...