Mike Roberts: 18 books
Chasing Greatness
26.2 Ways Teaching Is Like Running a Marathon
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Whether you’re teaching a class or running a race, Chasing Greatness is your road to success
"Mike's analogy, comparing teaching to running a marathon, is spot on. Not only does teaching require great endurance, it is something, much like running a marathon, that you never quite master....
Cannibals in Love
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
A post-9/11 novel about the love, self-destruction, absurdity, and ambition that define the millennials
Soulful, gritty, and hilarious, Cannibals in Love is the debut novel from a bold new voice in fiction, and a manifesto for the generation that came of age at the dawn of the twenty-first...
by Bob Bennett, Mike Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Sparta was a small city which consistently punched above its weight in the affairs of classical Greece, happily meddling in the affairs of the other cities. For two centuries her warriors were acknowledged as second to none. Yet at only one period in its long history, in the late fourth and early...
Hannibal's Road
The Second Punic War in Italy 213-203 BC
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Many books have been written on the Second Punic War and Hannibal in particular but few give much space to his campaigns in the years from 213 – 203 BC’. Most studies concentrate on Hannibal’s series of stunning victories in the early stages of the war, culminating at Cannae in 216 BC, then...
by Mike Roberts, Bob Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
This book recounts and analyzes the complex series of conflicts between the Hellenistic Successor states in the generation before the Romans intervened in, and ultimately conquered, the region. This period is rarely treated in any depth, usually warranting little more than a summary as context for...
by Costa, Mike; Roberts, James; Ramondelli
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
CHAOS IS HERE! The long-awaited event that will have Transformers fans talking for years and have lasting repercussions on the lives of our heroes and villains! The Autobots land on Cybertron to discover Galvatron's plan is already in effect - but what is it he seeks in the heart of Cybertron? What could...
by Mike Roberts, Tim Bishop
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Smart, aggressive baserunning will change a game, a series, and even a season. It sets the philosophy and mind-set of the coaches, trainers, and players. It becomes instinctual and contagious. It translates to pressure and, most important, wins.
Baserunning is the most complete and authoritative...
Who Who?
Teaching Your Child How to See God and His Goodness in Nature
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Who? Who? was inspired as my wife and I sat at our breakfast table one morning. As we were watching the birds come to our bird feeder, I was reminded of a line in a song: His eye is on the sparrow. In just a few minutes, the rest of the ideas came to me. Some of them are based on other things God...
by John A.G. Roberts, Mike Farquharson-Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
In the context of their war experience in the First World War, the changes and developments of the Executive branch of the Royal Navy between the world wars are examined and how these made them fit for the test of the Second World War are critically assessed.
The War of Alexander's Successors
Volume 1: Commanders and Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010
When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied 'to the strongest'. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these Diadochi (Successors) were consummate professionals...
by Mike Farquharson-Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
For many years the naval warfare of World War I has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that war, the British Government had expected and intended its military contribution to the conflict to be largely naval. Britain was not simply defending an island; it was defending a far flung empire....
The Pedagogy of Pop
Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which...
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
A Multidisciplinary Guide to Improving Services and Support for Survivors of Rape and Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) is the most common type of sexual violence and a common component of domestic violence, yet most cases go unreported and service responses are often inadequate. This book brings together advice for all those professionals working with individuals who have experienced...
Penal Populism and Public Opinion
Lessons from Five Countries
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2002
Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time when public opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy and reforms. Despite the differences...
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