Rick: 2549 books
by Rick Altman
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
Narrative is a powerful element of human culture, storing and sharing the cherished parts of our personal memories and giving structure to our laws, entertainment, and history. We experience narrative in words, pictures, and film, yet regardless of how the tale is told, story remains independent from...
The Diviners
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
During one month in the autumn of election year 2000, scores of movie-business strivers are focused on one goal: getting a piece of an elusive, but surely huge, television saga, the one that opens with Huns sweeping through Mongolia and closes with a Mormon diviner in the Las Vegas desert; the sure-to-please-everyone...
A Century of Restaurants
Stories and Recipes from 100 of America's Most Historic and Successful Restaurants
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Come along on a pilgrimage to some of the oldest and most historic restaurants in America in A Century of Restaurants. Each is special not only because of its longevity but also for its historic significance, interesting stories, and, of course, its wonderful food. The oldest Japanese restaurant in...
Understanding Nature Vol. 1
Understanding Nature, #1
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2019
If you love nature and being outdoors - hiking, smelling the fresh air, and feeling the warm sun on your skin - you will love this book! This little book is filled with activities to increase your enjoyment and understanding of the natural world. Not only will you understand nature at a deeper level,...
by Rick Salutin
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2012
“Rick Salutin is one of Canada’s great thinkers. He understands the importance of culture, of true democracy, and, maybe even more importantly, he understands that conversations about our public institutions are never simple. In this book, Salutin demonstrates that the conversation about public...
The Wild Garden
Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
First published in 1870, The Wild Garden challenged the prevailing garden style of the day and advocated a naturalistic style, in which hardy plants, both native and exotic, are arranged in groupings that mimic wild landscapes. Thanks to Robinson’s passionate advocacy, the naturalistic style triumphed,...
The Wild Marsh
Four Seasons at Home in Montana
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
An account of one year in the Yaak Valley wilderness range, by the acclaimed naturalist and memoirist.
Beginning with his family settling in for the long northwestern Montana winter, and capturing all the subtle harbingers of change that mark each passing month—the initial cruel teasing of...
Mistakes Authors Make
Essential Steps for Achieving Success as an Author
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The publishing landscape can be a tricky one to navigate. There are so many aspects to authoring and publishing a book that it’s easy for you to make critical mistakes that can you off course and significantly decrease your chances for success.
How many of the 50 biggest mistakes authors...
Zwei Mark für ein Lächeln
und andere wahre Geschichten aus der guten alten Zeit.
Language: German
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Margarete Rick-Neuendorff hat Kurzgeschichten gesammelt, die heiter und mit viel Charme von der guten alten Zeit erzählen. Es sind Geschichten über Freundlichkeit, Liebe und Hilfsbereitschaft, in denen Gottes Eingreifen erlebbar wird. Ihre Momentaufnahmen laden ein, sich selbst zu erinnern, wie...
31 Surprising Reasons to Believe in God
How Superheroes, Art, Environmentalism, and Science Point Toward Faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
"In the style of C.S. Lewis, Rick has given us a gift by pointing out the evidence for God's existence that can be found all around us if we know where to look."
Dr. Mark W. Baker
Could Our Lives Be Surrounded by
Surprising Clues to God's Existence?
We've all had doubts about...
by Rick Hautala
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Available for the first time, The Horror... The Horror provides a look into the life and mind of author Rick Hautala. From his days as a child in Massachusetts, to his days in college at the University of Maine in Orono, to the early days of his writing career along with Stephen King's involvement, and ultimately to where his life and career stood in 2009, his autobiography is a compelling read.
by Rick Hilles
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
The name of the title poem—“Brother Salvage: a genizah,” provides a skeleton key to unlock the powerful forces that bind Rick Hilles’s collection. A genizah is a depository, or hiding place, for sacred texts. It performs a double function: to keep hallowed objects safe and to prevent more...
Measuring the Mosaic
An Intellectual Biography of John Porter
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2010
Measuring the Mosaic is a comprehensive intellectual biography of John Porter (1921-1979), author of The Vertical Mosaic (1965), preeminent Canadian sociologist of his time, and one of Canada's most celebrated scholars. In the first biography of this important figure, Rick Helmes-Hayes provides a...
Just How Stupid Are We?
Facing the Truth About the American Voter
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Fifty percent of Americans can name four characters from The Simpsons,” but only two out of five can name all three branches of the federal government. No more than one in seven can find Iraq on a map. Just how stupid are we? Pretty stupid.
In Just How Stupid Are We?, best-selling author...