Nathan Miller: 16 books
Star-Spangled Men
America's Ten Worst Presidents
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Picking America's best presidents is easy. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt usually lead the list, But choosing the nation's worst presidents requires more thought. In Star-Spangled Men, respected presidential biographer Nathan Miller puts on display those leaders who...
New World Coming
The 1920s and the Making of Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
**"To an astonishing extent, the 1920s resemble our own era, at the turn of the twenty-first century; in many ways that decade was a precursor of modern excesses....Much of what we consider contemporary actually began in the Twenties."
-- from the Introduction**
The images of the 1920s...
Broadsides
The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Praise for BROADSIDES
"Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immortality upon him; envision with Mahan the storm-tossed and ever-watchful ships-of-the-line that kept England secure from invasion; wonder in...
A View from the Buggy
True and Inspiring Stories of the Amish Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Most of us want a simpler life, and there’s no better example of the simple life than found among the Amish. But what is it really like to be Amish?
In this delightful compilation of stories by more than 30 Amish men and women, you’ll get the inside story on the daily life of Amish families....
The U.S. Navy
A History, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
As readable as fiction, as timely as today's headlines, this authoritative, concise history of the U.S. Navy traces the development of American seapower from the raggle-taggle Continental Navy of 1775 to current efforts to deploy strategic and tactical naval innovations for the twenty-first century....
The Official Librarian
Bessy's Back!
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Beware of GIANT CATS!!!Did you ever have one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong?Well, if you have you can relate to Bessy Beebody.Her name might sound silly, but she takes her new job very seriously.After having a tough time getting to work and meeting a boss who reminds her of Santa,...
by Anne Hillborn, Justin Tosi, Brandon Warmke
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas
Issue #3: February 2019
Featuring Ideas by: Anne Hilborn, Justin Tosi, Brandon Warmke, Daegan Miller, Samuel Levin, Sam Dresser, Kyle Arnold, Marc Lewis, Shaun Shelly, Omnia El Shakry, Richard Stevens, Skye Cleary, Thony Christie, Nancy Kwak, Jason Stahl, Claire Fuller, Nathan Schneider, and Stuart Clark
Think in Public
A Public Books Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions...
Aging Heroes
Growing Old in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality....
by Melissa Comeau, Chris Furry, Jason Miller
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The Voices of War anthology is an annual publication compiled of authors looking to give something back to their communities. It’s a collection highlighting their stories, their words, and an exemplification of their honor to the men and women who’ve served and their families.
Beginning iOS Cloud and Database Development
Build Data-Driven Cloud Apps for iOS
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Beginning iOS Cloud and Database Development gets you started with building apps that use Apple's iCloud. You'll learn the techniques which will enable you to devise and create iOS apps that can interact with iCloud servers. From the basics up, you'll progressively learn how to configure your app...
Ecological Form
System and Aesthetics in the Age of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Links environmental thought with postcolonial studies for a new understanding of Britsh Empire and Victorian literature.
Evaluating and Treating Families
The McMaster Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
This comprehensive text is organized into two parts, the first of which presents an overview of the history, development, and theory of the model, and its specific applications to treatment, training, assessment, and research. Part II includes the instruments and assessment tools originally developed...
WikiLeaks
From Popular Culture to Political Economy
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
“Little did I know that I was getting involved with WikiLeaks at the time of the biggest leaks in human history.” — Birgitta JónsdóttirWithin a relatively short period of time, WikiLeaks became the best-known whistle-blowing organization in the world. Due in large part to the release of massive...
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