Robert L : 1109 books

Written in a lighthearted and humorous style, this comprehensive guide is ideal for the general reader with little math experience who wants to understand the concepts underlying everyday financial decisions. Organized for easy reference, this book provides the necessary tools to make informed decisions...

“In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind—and this is one of them.”—Arthur C. Clarke In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms—the cheela—living on Dragon’s Egg, a neutron star...

Foundations of Psychological Testing: A Practical Approach by Leslie A. Miller and Robert L. Lovler presents a clear introduction to the basics of psychological testing as well as psychometrics and statistics. Aligned with the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, this practical...

The Student Study Guide for Foundations of Psychological Testing has 15 chapters corresponding to those in the main textbook and follows a consistent structure for quick and easy access to key information. To help students understand and apply material related to psychological testing, authors Thomas...

As a high school dropout who wanted to better his life by joining the army, Robert L. Rice got a rude awakening when he was shipped off to Vietnam, a place and war he admits he knew little about before arriving there. He was wounded in combat and nearly died but was encouraged by an angel he saw on...

The more she aged, the darker Abigail Tucker’s solitary world had to be. Electric lights cost money. The cost of those twisty bulbs meant that, when the cheap but no longer made bulbs died, another lamp became only a decoration that needed dusted like her many knick-knacks spread on shelves and...

Stephen Hawking roamed the classroom in his powered wheelchair, undeterred by the narrow space between the rows. He simply passed through the desks and his students like every hologram instructor did. “The Higgs boson, though isolated, has never been observed directly,” his voice buzzed. “The...

The year is 1920. Cantankerous gold miner Jonus Jones puts a gun to his head and says, "Think I'll blow my brains out." Jonus' distress interests many town notables, including the proprietor of an unusual "coffee house," an ungracefully-aged prostitute, a crazy man who imagines...

CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES BY 20 VENDORS OF VILLAINY Mystery Writers of America is pleased to present this sinister volume of larceny, deception, and murder, brought to you by the very finest purveyors of perfidy. Donald E. Westlake tells a tale of a cheating wife who tries to turn the...

Renee was reminded of that moment, eight years before, when her life froze and lost all hope of ever having any meaning, when she had been sitting alone on the school bus (nobody ever took the seat next to her) and gazing through the window. She’d been seventeen, thinking about the senior prom she...

“O, Jesus, sweet Jesus, thank-you,” his mother’s trembling voice was what Jared heard and her distraught tear-streaked face was what he saw when he dared to open his eyes again.A few feet away, his father stood, arms folded and expression wary. “How can he be alive? His brain’s almost all...

This is the second book of a series. It documents the early days of Archer Meade's rise to the rank of Homicide Detective and his partnership with Rusty McGowan. Together they seek the perpetrator of a vicious and hideous crime. Throughout the quest Archer experiences the spiritual guidance of his...

Robert L. Belknap's theory of plot illustrates the active and passive roles literature plays in creating its own dynamic reading experience. Literary narrative enchants us through its development of plot, but plot tells its own story about the making of narrative, revealing through its structures,...

The story titles are:Far from home - the story is told through the eyes of a 10 year old boy aboard one of the ships of the First Fleet to Australia in 1788The Nightmare Tree - A ghost story about two young boys who investigate a mystery regarding an oak in woods near their home which...