Schmidt: 1956 books

When a female military officer is found murdered under an overpass in the city of Tampa, the police chief assigns the case to the best. Detective Lieutenant Dan Burns, a former air force commando and CIA officer, now heads the Special Investigative Unit for the Tampa Police. Dan and his unit detectives...

Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century. Butler won renown as a Marine battlefield hero, campaigning in most of America's foreign military expeditions from 1898 to the late 1920s. He became the leading national...

John Chubb shows how we can raise student achievement to levels comparable to those of the best nations in the world through a radically new strategy for raising teacher quality. He asserts that we must attract and retain much higher caliber individuals in teaching, which we can accomplish by reducing...

A Dynamic Account of Religion's Central Role in American History

Fighting America's hidden health threat.

An Easy-to-Use Guide to Help Readers Learn about Heaven Everyone wants to know what happens after they die. Many authors have tried to describe and explain the mysteries of heaven, but what does the Bible say about it? The 100 Best Bible Verses on Heaven goes straight to the source of all Truth...

A libretto of the beloved musical. “Richly illustrated, it is ideal for fans of the show, as well as admirers of musical theatre.” – Variety; “Anybody who has seen the show (who hasn't?) should read the book.” – Entertainment Today; “The perfect present for any Fantasticks fans.” –...

Are you dreaming of earning a good income? Want to be your own boss with suitable working hours? This book will help you achieve your dreams. A book to encourage and motivate you! Important steps, all the basics you need to know, great options/ideas, the ups and downs, things to look out for and many...

Read the life story and spiritual teachings of Dipa Ma, a major figure in contemporary Buddhism. She was the teacher of such well-respected western Buddhists as Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Alice Walker and Sylvia Boorstein, among others. An accomplished yogi, she was an inspired...

Yetişkinlerin ortalama dikkat süresi sekiz saniye, tam sekiz saniye! Çok sayıda dikkat dağıtıcı unsur arasında bilgilendirme ve ikna etme beceriksizliği ise 21. yüzyılın en büyük gizli maliyetlerinden birisi. Sunumda Avantaj bu maliyeti ortadan kaldırarak, kendinizle ve dinleyicilerinizle...

Such is the powerful simplicity of Buddhist teachings that a one-or-two-line quotation from a seminal Buddhist text can resonate throughout our days and nights. The infinite wisdom of this religion has touched people from all walks of life from all over the world. For readers interested in...

Beginning in 1760, this comprehensive history charts the growth and development of the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren church family up and through the year 2000.  Extraordinarily well-documented study with elaborate notes that will guide the reader to recent and standard literature...

Foreign Intervention in Africa chronicles the foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, during the periods of decolonisation and the Cold War, as well as during the periods of state collapse and the 'global war on terror'. In the first two periods, the most significant...

The Chicano Worker is an incisive analysis of the labor-market experiences of Mexican American workers in the late twentieth century. The authors—each established in the fields of labor economics and research on Chicano workers—describe the major employment patterns of the Chicano labor force and...