Tim: 4567 books
The Pursuit of Glory
The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
**"History writing at its glorious best."--The New York Times
"A triumphant success. [Blanning] brings knowledge, expertise, sound judgment and a colorful narrative style."--The Economist
The New York Times bestselling volume in the Penguin History of Europe series**
Between the...
Enemies
A History of the FBI
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
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“Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is...
by Tim Madigan
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
The gruesome murder of a young woman named Brenda Salazar was only the first chapter in one of the most riveting crime stories in the history of Fort Worth, Texas. When it was all over, three young women were dead and a number of law officers were angry about the missed opportunities. The story came to a close in the killer's bedroom, where the detectives found a shop of horrors.
Connecting Church & Home
A Grace-Based Partnership
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
A child who sees grace lived out in front of him at home and at church is much more inclined toward staying committed to a relationship with God into adulthood. In Connecting Church & Home Tim Kimmel gives a vital message to church ministry leaders and parents equally, making this a must-read for all...
by Niccolo Machiavelli, Tim Parks
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2009
The Prince is the most controversial book about winning power - and holding on to it - ever written. Machiavelli's tough-minded, pragmatic argument that sometimes it is necessary to abandon ethics to succeed made his name notorious. Yet his book has been read by strategists, politicians and business...
Jesus: Why the World Is Still Fascinated by Him
Why the World Is Still Fascinated by Him
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Jesus. Love Him or hate Him, He's everywhere. On our t-shirts, bumper stickers, and even on the covers of leading news magazines, year after year. We see Him on the silver screen, in the headline crawl on the TV news, and on the homemade signs held up at ball games. Hotly debated, He remains the most...
by Tim LaHaye
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
The Biblical Foundation for the Best-selling Left Behind Series . . . In the twinkling of an eye, millions of people across the world vanish, resulting in highway catastrophes, plane crashes, utility breakdowns, and more. Chaos reigns. With the stage set, a dictator emerges who persecutes Christians...
Brooklyn Noir 3
Nothing But the Truth
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
The first nonfiction volume in the “superb series” —true crime stories from Bushwick to Borough Park to Brooklyn Heights (The Globe and Mail, Toronto).
The people who brought you the Brooklyn Noir crime-fiction collections return with another talented literary lineup—this time contributing...
The Sociology of Sports
An Introduction, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
In its second edition, this book takes a fresh approach to the study of sports, presenting key concepts such as socialization, economics, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, the media and the role of sports in society. The authors offer a critical examination but highlight also the many positive...
Collusion
How the Media Stole the 2012 Election---and How to Stop Them from Doing It in 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Never before has the so-called mainstream media shown such naked political bias as in the 2012 presidential election.
In 2012 Barack Obama was narrowly reelected, with naked support from a liberal media desperate to hide his failures, trumpet his accomplishments, and discredit his GOP rivals....
Is This a Great Game, or What?
From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
ESPN's Tim Kurkjian has spent over twenty-five years covering almost 3,000 Major League Baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers and executives.
In Is This a Great Game, or What?, Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge and deep love of the game,...
The Single Plane Golf Swing
Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
The mysterious and reclusive genius Moe Norman is acknowledged as the best ball-striker in the history of golf by many of the game’s greats. The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way reveals the secrets of the swing that enabled him to hit the ball solidly with unerring accuracy...
Lost in My Own Backyard
A Walk in Yellowstone National Park
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2004
“Let’s get lost together . . . ”
Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has been “puttering around in the park” for a quarter of a century,...
by Tim Parks
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year: A deliciously entertaining account of expatriate life in a small village just outside Verona, Italy.
Tim Parks is anything but a gentleman in Verona. So after ten years of living with his Italian wife, Rita, in a typical provincial Italian neighborhood,...