Susan David: 132 books
Tohopeka
Rethinking the Creek War and the War of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Tohopeka contains a variety of perspectives and uses a wide array of evidence and approaches, from scrutiny of cultural and religious practices to literary and linguistic analysis, to illuminate this troubled period.
Almost two hundred years ago, the territory that would become Alabama...
Death and Dying
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2004
Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...
Marketing 101
How Smart Schools Get and Keep Community Support
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Marketing 101: How Smart Schools Get and Keep Community Support is a compact, practical handbook created to guide educators in the application of marketing strategies that get results. For many years, marketing has been implemented in school settings with a fragmented, piecemeal approach_only to have...
Workforce of One
Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Companies have excelled by treating customers as "markets of one"-offering them personalized buying experiences. But in managing talent, most firms still use one-size-fits-all HR practices. With today's diverse workforces, this approach is preventing organizations from attracting, retaining,...
Fukushima
The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
A gripping, suspenseful page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews) with a fast-paced, detailed narrative that moves like a thriller” (International Business Times), Fukushima teams two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists, David Lochbaum and Edwin Lyman, with award-winning journalist...
by Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith R. A. DeCandido
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2002
Created by the incalculably ancient Iconians, whose transcendent technology is quantum levels beyond that of the Federation and its allies, the Gateways offer instantaneous transport across unimaginable distances. Throughout the known galaxy, from Deep Space Nine™ to the New Frontier, from the Delta...
by Joshua Palmatier, S.C. Butler, Seanan McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Everyone has their eyes set on the black depths of space … but what about the deep abysses of the ocean? What dark monsters swim unseen beneath the waves? What ancient wonders lie hidden, waiting to be discovered? What sirens call, either here on Earth or in the icy waters of a...
by Joshua Palmatier, Patricia Bray, Seanan McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Werewolves rule the night in urban fantasy, but everyone knows there are other were-creatures out there just as dangerous and deadly, if not as common, each with their own issues as they struggle to fit into—or prey upon—society. What about the were-goats? The were-crows and were-wasps?...
Science Fiction Summer Shorts
(Ten Book Box Set)
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Science fiction stories come in all sizes. In fact, some of the greatest SF stories have been shorts.
This box set contains 10 great science fiction short stories and short story collections.
Table of Contents 1. "All the New Tomorrows" by Rebecca M. Senese 2. "Drinker" by Michael...
by Philippe De Vosjoli, Susan Donoghue, Roger Klingenberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
It’s hard to resist a friendly dinosaur, and the green iguana’s enormous popularity rests on that amusing truism. This large lizard presents few difficulties and for keepers and can live for a couple of decades. One of the authors’ purposes of The Green Iguana Manual is to promote responsible...
Coming to Pass
Florida's Coastal Islands in a Gulf of Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Coming to Pass tells the story of a little-developed necklace of northern Gulf Coast islands. Both a field guide to a beloved and impermanent Florida landscape and a call for its protection, Susan Cerulean’s memoir chronicles the uniquely beautiful coast as it once was, as it is now, and as it may...
Armies of Peace
Canada and the UNRRA Years
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was the first international organization to be established after the Second World War, and Canada played a key role in its formation. Formal studies of UNRRA, however, have tended to focus on inter-governmental political and economic...
Gender, Culture and Politics in England, 1560-1640
Turning the World Upside Down
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Gender, Culture and Politics in England, 1560-1640integrates social history, politics and literary culture as part of a ground-breaking study that provides revealing insights into early modern English society.
Susan D. Amussen and David E. Underdown examine political scandals and familiar characters-including...
E.T. Culture
Anthropology in Outerspaces
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2006
Anthropologists have long sought to engage and describe foreign or “alien” societies, yet few have considered the fluid communities centered around a shared belief in alien beings and UFO sightings and their effect on popular and expressive culture. Opening up a new frontier for anthropological...