Steven J : 501 books

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...

Fans of the Night Sweeper series by J. Steven Butler will be enthralled with Contact.  A companion short story to the series, Contact offers a look at the fateful meeting between Alex "Cray" Sorrensen and Cedric Archer that led to their doomed working relationship.  If you're new...

From Icarus to Da Vinci to tomorrow's astronauts, humans have dreamt of flight. Feathered wings. Mechanical wings. Leathery wings. Steel wings. Stories of winged creatures set in graveyards and churches, bustling cities, fantastical worlds, alternate histories, and outer space reveal the shifting...

Experienced economics editors discuss navigating the world of scholarly journals, with details on submission, reviews, acceptance, rejection, and editorial policy. Editors of academic journals are often the top scholars in their fields. They are charged with managing the flow of hundreds of...

Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Novella: New Beaches by Daniel Hatch: Power, corruption, and danger rise with the...

Get comprehensive, practical coverage of both surgical and non-surgical treatment approaches from the world’s most trusted authorities in spine surgery and care. Rothman-Simeone and Herkowitz’s The Spine, 7th Edition, edited by Drs. Steven R. Garfin, Frank J. Eismont, Gordon R. Bell, Jeffrey S....

Life is full of decision points—those key moments when what we decide can change everything for better or for worse. These 20 tales describe such instances in young people’s lives, ranging from tragic to triumphant, from horror to fantasy to science fiction. Written by authors new and old, those...

The readers, the fans, the reviewers all weighed in over the first year of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. Five issues, almost 100 stories. They raved about some stories, liked others, and found some eye-opening, shall we say? And editor Dean Wesley Smith kept track. So now, as promised...

Krampus is the cloven-hoofed, curly-horned, and long-tongued dark companion of St. Nick. Sometimes a hero, sometimes a villain, within these pages, he’s always more than just a sidekick. You’ll meet manifestations of Santa’s dark servant as he goes toe-to-toe with a bratty Cinderella, a guitar-slinging...

Examining the role of implicit, unconscious thinking on reasoning, decision making, problem solving, creativity, and its neurocognitive basis, for a genuinely psychological conception of rationality. This volume contributes to a current debate within the psychology of thought that has wide...

在複雜X模糊X不確定的環境，反應落後的註定被淘汰。 培養能敏銳調適的長期思維能力，預見變化的落點， 即時調整策略腳本，才是生存與勝出的關鍵！ 看特斯拉、Netflix、全食超市、塑身衣Spanx如何洞察趨勢，在變動中脫穎而出。 《哈佛商業評論》與《MIT史隆管理評論》一致推薦 　　你是否計劃周詳、緊盯營運指標，但是主管還是不滿意？ 　　為什麼團隊的效率發揮到極致，還是績效平平，朝不保夕？ **　　策略型領導IN，營運型領導OUT！** 　　世界變了，現今的環境充滿變動與不確定，既複雜又模糊，各行各業都航行在未知的水域。過往熟悉的架構過時了，只會緊盯既定指標的營運型領導人，已經無法因應挑戰。 **　　能夠在變動中生存、甚至竄起，要靠策略型領導力！** 　　本書作者史蒂芬．克魯普（Steven...

Essays discuss the terminology, etymology, and history of key terms, offering a foundation for critical historical studies of games. Even as the field of game studies has flourished, critical historical studies of games have lagged behind other areas of research. Histories have generally been...

Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated, McKee’s Pathology of the Skin, 5th Edition, is your reference of choice for up-to-date, authoritative information on dermatopathology. You’ll find clinical guidance from internationally renowned experts along with details on etiology, pathogenesis, histopathology,...