William J Thompson: 15 books

Book cover of Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island
by William J. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

The honor of the discovery of Easter Island is contested by several of the earlier voyagers in the Pacific. Spanish writers claim that the island was sighted by Mendana in 1566, but the account is by no means authenticated, and the records preserved are not sufficiently accurate to determine the exact...
Book cover of Conquer - The Story of Ninth Army, 1944-1945
by Colonel Theodore W. Parker Jr., Colonel William J. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016

Conquer: The Story of Ninth Army recounts in great and glorious detail the U.S. Ninth army as it campaigned against Nazi Germany in Europe during World War II. The Ninth Army reached France in September 1944 in time to play a leading role in the reduction of Brest and Brittany; further battles awaited...
Book cover of Foundations in Music Psychology

Foundations in Music Psychology

Theory and Research

by Andrew J Oxenham, Henkjan Honing, Fleur Bouwer
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019

A state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music psychology, written by leaders in the field. This authoritative, landmark volume offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research in music perception and cognition. Eminent scholars from...
Book cover of Understanding Inequality

Understanding Inequality

The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

by Barbara A. Arrighi, Judi Addelston, Derrick Bell
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Book cover of World-Systems Theory in Practice

World-Systems Theory in Practice

Leadership, Production, and Exchange

by Rani T. Alexander, Gary M. Feinman, Andre Gunder Frank
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 1998

In the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and analysis to show that many historic and prehistoric...
Book cover of Fantastic Stories Presents the Worlds of If Super Pack #2
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., R. A. Lafferty
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016

Worlds of If' was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. 'Worlds of If' discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the second in our 'Worlds of If' series, with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. '2BR02B'...
Book cover of Zones of Control

Zones of Control

Perspectives on Wargaming

by Jon Peterson, John Curry, Tetsuya Nakamura
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

Examinations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game...
Book cover of From Memory to Memorial

From Memory to Memorial

Shanksville, America, and Flight 93

by J. William Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017

On September 11, 2001, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, became a center of national attention when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a former strip mine in sleepy Somerset County, killing all forty passengers and crew aboard. This is the story of the memorialization that followed, from immediate, unofficial...
Book cover of African American Identity

African American Identity

Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience

by Frank C. Worrell, Richard D. Harvey, Jelani Mandara
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012

Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail’s African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience is a collection which makes use of multiple perspectives across the social sciences to address complex issues of race and identity. The contributors tackle questions about what...
Book cover of Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia
by Dr. Ian G. Baird, Corey L. Bell, Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...
Book cover of Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, #5

by Mike Baretta, J.L. Bell, Siobhan Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018

What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse? If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men! Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure...
Book cover of Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings

by Derek H. Davis, M. Andrew Holowchak, Richard E. Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013

Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson’s writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson’s thinking—especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only...
Book cover of Sustainable Landscape Construction

Sustainable Landscape Construction

A Guide to Green Building Outdoors, Second Edition

by J. William Thompson, Kim Sorvig
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012

Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sustainable Landscape Construction took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to construct outdoor environments based on principles of sustainability. This enormously influential book helped to spur a movemthat has taken root...
Book cover of Educating through Popular Culture

Educating through Popular Culture

You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics

by Maha Al-Saati, Pearl Chaozon Bauer, Emily L. Brandon
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

This edited volume serves as a place for teachers and scholars to begin seeking ways in which popular culture has been effectively tapped for research and teaching purposes around the country. The contents of the book came together in a way that allowed for a detailed examination of teaching with...
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