Thompson: 3849 books
Ideology and Modern Culture
Critical Social Theory in the Era of Mass Communication
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern Societies.
Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim, to Horkheimer,...
by Jim Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
In the rural town of Verdon, Nebraska, in the early days of the 20th century, you can't go ten feet without running into one of the Fargos. So, Grant Fargo argues to his grandfather Lincoln, it's perfectly all right that he's desperately in love with his first cousin, Bella-she's the only source of...
The Cost of These Dreams
Sports Stories and Other Serious Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
**The instant New York Times bestseller!
From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.**
"Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering,...
by Mark L. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
For the first time, a historian and seasoned mariner looks beyond the specific circumstances of individual shipwrecks in an effort to reach a clearer understanding of the economic, political, and psychological factors that have influenced the 25,000 wrecks on the Great Lakes over the past 300 years....
by Mark L. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
This book is an account of the ships that have borne the name "Queen of the Lakes," an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the longest on the Great Lakes. In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, Mark L....
Lessons Not Learned
The U.S. Navy's Status Quo Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
Despite its reputation as the most impressive naval force in the world, the U.S. Navy is in trouble, according to the author of this book, and systemic weaknesses could be its undoing. Here, military sociologist Roger Thompson provides a compelling, often scathing, assessment of the U.S. Navy and its...
The Professional Social Worker
Meeting the Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author Neil Thompson turns his attention to the question of, 'What does it mean to be truly professional in the field of social work?' Notions of professionalism in social work have changed over time. Early traditional ideas showed themselves to be elitist and...
Working in the Shadows
A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants, who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. He stooped over lettuce fields in Arizona, and worked the graveyard shift at a chicken...
Iced Tea
50 Recipes for Refreshing Tisanes, Infusions, Coolers, and Spiked Teas
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2002
Since its introduction at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, iced tea has been a favorite American beverage showing up at every family gathering, backyard barbecue, 4th of July picnic, and on every restaurant menu. In fact, each day, 120 million Americans reach for a frosty glass of iced tea. Fred...
Breaking News
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Until his retirement at the end of 2016, Jeremy Thompson was one of the longest-serving journalists and news anchors in the UK.
During a forty-year career in television news, Thompson gained a reputation as the consummate broadcaster, latterly as the anchor of Sky News’ early evening programme,...
by Mike Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2009
A new style of leader is emerging from the world’s most successful organizations. These dynamic men and women are driven by possibilities and absolutely committed to mutual values. Excited, creative, and alert, they are the new change makers.
Imagine: an army of these outstanding leaders...
Clinton, Louisiana
Society, Politics, and Race Relations in a Nineteenth-Century Southern Small Town
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Examining the town's history from 1826 to 1877, Thompson showcases Clinton as a window through which one can view the importance of small towns in the nineteenth-century South. "With its white columned homes and archetypal courthouse square Clinton, Louisiana, exudes the romantic aura of a 'civilization...
by Mr Paul R Thompson, Paul Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Everyone who lived during the reign of Edward VII was an Edwardian, not merely the rich, the literary or the scandalous. In this classic work, Paul Thompson records the life stories of some five hundred Edwardians born between 1872 and 1906 in a pioneering use of oral history, which captures a unique...
by Vince Thompson, David I. Russo, Rusty Rueff
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
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