Rebecca: 4598 books
River of Shadows
Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2004
**Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and the Mark Lynton History Prize
Through the story of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the author of Men Explain Things to Me explores what it was about California in the late 19th-century that enabled it to become...
Making Masterpiece
25 Years Behind the Scenes at Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Upstairs Downstairs, and Other Great Shows
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
The Emmy Award-winning producer of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! reveals the secrets to Downton Abbey, Sherlock, and its other hit programs
For more than twenty-five years and counting, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, the longest running weekly prime...
by Rebecca Solnit
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
A stimulating exploration of wandering, being lost, and the uses of the unknown from the author of Men Explain Things To Me
Written as a series of autobiographical essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost draws on emblematic moments and relationships in Rebecca Solnit's life to explore issues...
The Futurist
The Life and Films of James Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With the release of Avatar in December 2009, James Cameron cements his reputation as king of sci-fi and blockbuster filmmaking. It’s a distinction he’s long been building, through a directing career that includes such cinematic landmarks as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the highest grossing...
Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Adventures in the Ordinary
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
'Hilarious' The Times
'I was completely captivated' David Sedaris
People are odd. Even the most predictable of us sometimes defy expectations. Add to that the tricks that life plays on us and the world suddenly seems full of impossible things.
As an award-winning actor and writer, Rebecca...
by Rebecca Solnit
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
From the author of Men Explain Things to Me, a personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy – a fitting companion to Solnit’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
In this exquisitely written book by the author of A Paradise...
Family Memories
An Autobiographical Journey
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Published posthumously, this wise and entertaining family history and memoir offers keen insight into the origins of Rebecca West and her work
Working on Family Memories for over twenty years, West set out to narrate the story of her mother’s, father’s and husband’s unique and talented...
The Tribal Knot
A Memoir of Family, Community, and a Century of Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Are we responsible for, and to, those forces that have formed us—our families, friends, and communities? Where do we leave off and others begin? In The Tribal Knot, Rebecca McClanahan looks for answers in the history of her family. Poring over letters, artifacts, and documents that span more than...
Betraying Spinoza
The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
In 1656, Amsterdam’s Jewish community excommunicated Baruch Spinoza, and, at the age of twenty–three, he became the most famous heretic in Judaism. He was already germinating a secularist challenge to religion that would be as radical as it was original....
24 Days
How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
This is the story of Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller, the two reporters who led the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Enron and uncovered the unorthodox partnerships at the heart of the scandal through skill, luck, and relentless determination.
It all started in August 2001when Emshwiller...
Preparing the Perfect CV
How to Make a Great Impression and Get the Job You Want
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Every job hunter needs an impressive CV that describes their educational and professional history. A well-prepared and individually tailored CV is invaluable and can greatly improve your chances of getting the job you want.
Preparing The Perfect CV provides sample CVs for job seekers of different...
The HR Answer Book
An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
The HR Answer Book is an easy-to-use problem solver for managers and human resources professionals struggling to adapt to new workplace challenges. Authors Shawn Smith and Rebecca Mazin address more than 200 of the most common employer questions relating to job functions such as recruitment and hiring,...
The New Livestock Farmer
The Business of Raising and Selling Ethical Meat
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Including information on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, and exotics like bison, rabbits, elk, and deer
How can anyone from a backyard hobbyist to a large-scale rancher go about raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to consumers, restaurants, and butcher shops? With...
by Rebecca
Language: French
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Language: French
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Toujours plus choc, toujours plus excitante : la saga " Hot Moms " n'a pas fini de vous étonner !
Rebecca remet le couvert avec de nouvelles aventures des " Hot Moms ", ces mères au foyer américaines aux mœurs bien plus légères qu'il n'y paraît... Ce volume pénètre sans...