Scott W : 258 books

Book cover of A Short Autobiography
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, James L. W. West III
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011

A self-portrait of a great writer. A Short Autobiography charts Fitzgerald's progression from exuberant and cocky with "What I think and Feel at 25", to mature and reflective with "One Hundred False Starts" and "The Death of My Father." Compiled and edited by Professor James West, this revealing collection of personal essays and articles reveals the beloved author in his own words.
Book cover of The Foundations of Japan: Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge of The Japanese People
by J. W. Robertson Scott
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

The hope with which these pages are written is that their readers may be enabled to see a little deeper into that problem of the relation of the West with Asia which the historian of the future will unquestionably regard as the greatest of our time. I lived for four and a half years in Japan. This book...
Book cover of Kitty Literature

Kitty Literature

An Illustrated Collection for Cat Lovers

by John Richard Stephens, Beatrix Potter, The Brothers Grimm
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013

People have been fascinated by cats for centuries. From the ancient Egyptians, all the way down to today's cat lovers throughout the world, cats have held a special place in people's lives. Cats are unique creatures. It shouldn't be surprising that they have captured the imaginations of many of the...
Book cover of The Civil War in Georgia

The Civil War in Georgia

A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion

by Albert Churella, Barton A. Myers, Brad Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Book cover of Augusta Treverorum: Rome in Germany
by W B Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011

Augusta Treverorum is a late 19th century description of the ancient northern capital of the Roman Empire. Many of the Roman Artifacts in Trier or Treves or Augusta Treverorum are discussed.
Book cover of The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 6 (30 short stories)
by E. F. Benson, W. F. Harvey, Bram Stoker
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2018

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal...
Book cover of China: Its History and Culture
by W. Scott Morton, Charlton M. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2004

“A wonderful job! So lucid, beautfully written, with great range and insight. This will set a new standard for short general histories of China.” —Michael Gasster, professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University Newly updated and revised, China: Its History and Culture, Fourth...
Book cover of Policing Immigrants

Policing Immigrants

Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines

by Doris Marie Provine, Monica W. Varsanyi, Paul G. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016

The United States deported nearly two million illegal immigrants during the first five years of the Obama presidency—more than during any previous administration. President Obama stands accused by activists of being “deporter in chief.” Yet despite efforts to rebuild what many see as a broken...
Book cover of Understanding Flight, Second Edition
by David W. Anderson, Scott Eberhardt
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009

Discover how planes get--and stay--airborne Now you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms,...
Book cover of Water in Kentucky

Water in Kentucky

Natural History, Communities, and Conservation

by Tricia Coakley, Jeffrey W. Stringer, Emma Whitt
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017

Home to sprawling Appalachian forests, rolling prairies, and the longest cave system in the world, Kentucky is among the most ecologically diverse states in the nation. Lakes, rivers, and springs have shaped and nourished life in the Commonwealth for centuries, and water has played a pivotal role...
Book cover of The Woodland Southeast
by Patty Jo Watson, Janet Rafferty, Joseph M. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States. The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...
Book cover of Satan in America

Satan in America

The Devil We Know

by W. Scott Poole
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009

Satan in America tells the story of America's complicated relationship with the devil. "New light" evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil...
Book cover of Approaches to Teaching Behn's Oroonoko
by Sharon Alker, Emily Hodgson Anderson, Srinivas Aravamudan
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014

Once merely a footnote in Restoration and eighteenth-century studies and rarely taught, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688), by Aphra Behn, is now essential reading for scholars and a classroom favorite. It appears in general surveys and in courses on early modern British writers, postcolonial literature,...
Book cover of Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds

Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds

The Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators, Part I

by Gadi Alexander, Kevin Cloninger, Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010

Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a plethora of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides viable educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes...
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