Steven Smith: 104 books
Politics Over Process
Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Although the U.S. Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate pass legislation in identical form before it can be sent to the president for final approval, the process of resolving differences between the chambers has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. Hong...
Rethinking Housing Bubbles
The Role of Household and Bank Balance Sheets in Modeling Economic Cycles
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
In this highly original piece of work, Steven D. Gjerstad and Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith analyze the role of housing and its associated mortgage financing as a key element of economic cycles. The authors combine data from both laboratory and real markets to provide insight into the bubble propensity...
by Steven A. Finkler, Daniel L. Smith, Dr. Thad D. Calabrese
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Reflecting recent changes in accounting standards, this Sixth Edition of Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations, by Steven A. Finkler, Daniel L. Smith, and Thad D. Calabrese, provides a comprehensive yet practical introduction to the financial decision-making and...
by Gail Z. Martin, Jody Lynn Nye, Alex Shvartsman
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. - English proverb
Cat stories set in ancient Egypt, pre-history Mexico, Victorian England, space stations, grim magical worlds, during the zombie apocalypse, and a typical neighborhood give a glimpse into the mysterious lives of felines. And each cat,...
You Really Liked That?
Stories from Pulphouse Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
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...
by Fiction River, Allyson Longueira, Dean Wesley Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
The latest volume of Fiction River Presents makes the heart race. From one woman’s desperate attempts to escape her kidnappers to another woman’s attempts to escape a doomed space station, this volume takes off at a pulse-pounding pace and refuses to let go until the very end. Including a short...
Re-Terrify
Horrifying Stories of Monsters and More
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2018
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away... - John le Carre
Vengeful undead. Demons. Hungry rats. These creatures and more haunt city streets, unlit hallways, deep space, and the corners of your imagination in Re-Terrify.
Send shivers down your spine with 18 horrifying tales from...
by David L. Clements, James L. Cambias, Paul Di Filippo
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
We're part of the cover-up!Did you know that there is a secret government agency dedicated to creating conspiracy theories? It's true! It's on Facebook!But it's not in this book. Our conspiracy theories are all fiction. At least, that's what we want you to think! Certainly,...
Waiting
An Anthology of Essays
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
The verb esperar means to wait. It also means to hope.—“The Past Was a Small Notebook, Much Scribbled-Upon”, Cora Siré Waiting, that most human of experiences, saturates all of our lives. We spend part of each day waiting—for birth, death, appointments, acceptance, forgiveness, redemption....
Modernity and Its Discontents
Making and Unmaking the Bourgeois from Machiavelli to Bellow
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Steven B. Smith examines the concept of modernity, not as the end product of historical developments but as a state of mind. He explores modernism as a source of both pride and anxiety, suggesting that its most distinctive characteristics are the self-criticisms and doubts that accompany social and political...
Re-Launch
science fiction stories of new beginnings
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2018
Beginnings are always messy. ~ John Galsworthy
Spacecrafts hurtling toward alien worlds. Second chances for civilizations. First contact. Rebirth. Non-humans looking for a new life. Opportunities for fresh starts and do-overs far from Earth. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Launch.
Send...
by Fiction River, Dayle A. Dermatis, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
Editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch reaches for the stars with this latest volume of Fiction River Presents. With stories that take the reader from pulse-pounding terror and utter darkness to sheer joy and wish fulfillment, this volume runs the gamut of the space opera genre. So, get ready for a wonderful...
by Mark Wiley, Steven Dowd, Majia Soderholm
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
There has been a lack of reliable academic studies regarding Filipino martial arts (FMA) that have uniquely developed in the Philippine archipelago. This anthology assembles pioneering scholarly materials valuable for any interested in the Filipino combatives, as well as...
Greek Epigram and Byzantine Culture
Gender, Desire, and Denial in the Age of Justinian
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Sexy, scintillating, and sometimes scandalous, Greek epigrams from the age of the Emperor Justinian commemorate the survival of the sensual in a world transformed by Christianity. Around 567 CE, the poet and historian Agathias of Myrina published his Cycle, an anthology of epigrams by contemporary...