Roberta: 744 books
Why Do We do That?
Commentary on Lawyers and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
During her years of practicing law, writer and lawyer Roberta M. Gubbins observed her fellow lawyers at work, at home and out in the world. She recorded her observations in the form of essays, describing the legal world with humor, passion and clarity. The result is an entertaining, informative and engaging...
Reaching for God
The Benedictine Oblate Way of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Reaching for God is a compendium of Benedictine life and prayer for oblates. It brings together in one volume the essence of Benedictine spirituality-its history, its relevance through the ages and in the present, and a summary of the most fundamental gifts and values it offers for living a meaningful...
Innovation Generation
How to Produce Creative and Useful Scientific Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Whether you are a student or an established scientist, researcher, or engineer, you can learn to be more innovative. In Innovation Generation, internationally renowned physician and scientist Roberta Ness provides all the tools you need to cast aside your habitual ways of navigating the every-day...
by Roberta Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2015: “A riveting account of a watershed moment in our history.”—President Bill Clinton
Renowned litigator Roberta Kaplan knew from the beginning that it was the perfect case to bring down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Edie Windsor and...
Weaving a Malawi Sunrise
A Woman, A School, A People
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” —Malawian saying The women of Malawi, like many other women in developing countries, struggle to find their way out of poverty and build a better life for themselves and their families. Weaving a Malawi Sunrise tells the story of Memory Chazeza’s...
by Roberta Frank, Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf...
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SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS
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Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable—reflecting a feudal world...
Black Baseball, Black Business
Race Enterprise and the Fate of the Segregated Dollar
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Winner of the 2014 Robert W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Negro League Research from the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, sponsored by Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research
Roberta J. Newman and Joel Nathan Rosen have written an authoritative social...
by Roberta LeRoss
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2015
BOBBY and ABBY are cousins who live in a northern British Columbia town. The story is set in the fifties, and descriptions of homes and lifestyle are an integral part of the novel. Bobby is at Abby's house in her upstairs room and they talk about Bobby's job and Abby's boyfriend in...
The Battle for Gotham
New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
In the 1970s, New York City hit rock bottom. Crime was at its highest, the middle class exodus was in high gear, and bankruptcy loomed. Many people credit New York's master builder” Robert Moses with turning Gotham around, despite his brutal, undemocratic. and demolition-heavy ways.
Urban...
The SuperStress Solution
4-week Diet and Lifestyle Program
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2010
We live on little sleep and exercise but a lot of work. We eat junk and processed foods on the run and fuel up with caffeine and sugar. We are chronically overcommitted, subjected to a 24/7 news cycle, and can’t take our eyes off our computers and PDAs. Is it any wonder that anxious is the new normal?
Our...
The Creativity Crisis
Reinventing Science to Unleash Possibility
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Every day we hear about some fascinating new discovery. Yet anemic progress toward addressing the greatest risks to humankind -- clean energy, emerging infections, and cancer -- warns us that science may not be meeting its potential. Indeed, there is evidence that advances are slowing. Science is...
The Magnetic Leader
How Irresistible Leaders Attract Employees, Customers, and Profits
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Employees don’t work for companies; they work for people. The more irresistible you are as a leader, the more pull you have for employees to want to stay and for your customers to remain loyal. In The Magnetic Leader, Roberta Matuson asks us to consider that the quality of a company’s leadership...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis, 2nd Edition
Mesmerizing Facts About Using Hypnosis for Mind and Body Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2004
"Want to kick a habit or a field goal? The secrets in this book will improve your game and your life." - Bob Reese, Peak Performance Specialist
From treating cigarette addictions to losing weight, from setting career goals to getting a good night's sleep, this updated second edition...
by Roberta Kells Dorr
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
In Queen of Sheba, Roberta Kells Dorr has woven historical and archaeological research with age-old legend to create a riveting tale of ancient plots and passions.
This stirring and epic account of a pagan queen's search for truth and love paints a captivating portrait of a woman struggling...