Gus: 117 books
Timbuktu: A Ladybird Expert Book
The secrets of the fabled but lost African city
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Part of the ALL-NEW Ladybird Expert series.
Learn about Timbuktu, in this clear and authoritative introduction to the place considered to be one of the most important trading cities of the medieval world.
Written by curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford, this book delves...
Glorious Mud!
Ancient and Contemporary Earthen Design and Construction in North Africa, Western Europe, the Near East, and Southwest Asia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Invented about 13,000 years ago, mud architecture has since been one of the most common, economical, useful, and widespread forms of building. It has been--and is still being--used for grand palaces and temples as well as simple shops and homes. Research conducted over the last several decades has...
by Gus Leodas
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Madge's husband and daughter share secrets that exclude her. Exempt from the family mystery she is an outcast, ignored, and treated as nothing more than a household item, a part of the furniture, and a houseplant thirsty for water.Madge Kiley's daughter is on trial for killing her rapist...
by Gus Leodas
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
A Romance Mystery -Harry Stone begs his investigator friend Mitchell Pappas to help him solve a personal crisis because he does not want the police involved. Harry needs to protect his family dilemma from public exposure. Mitchell needs to help, but has no idea where to begin to find a solution to...
by Gus Leodas
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Book of the Year Awards Finalist -
Several determined and concerned women in influential positions at the United Nations unite to help solve hunger and poverty in their countries. What they encounter, what happens to each in the service of their country is almost unbelievable.
Features countries Argentina, Congo, Syria, USA, India, Thailand, and Algeria.
Bestseller
by Konstantinos "Gus"T. Deligiannidis, BA, MBA
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
The roots of this unique e-book goes back several years, ever since I first heard that unique statement from an Agriculture student, soon-to-be-specialist. That was back in the late 60’s. My friend Ted said: “If you eat dairy foods, you become immune to many diseases.” Come to find out about...
by Gus Lee
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
“What a knockout. An incredibly rich and new voice or American literature… China Boy grabs the reader’s heart and won’t let go… A wonder of a story.”—Amy Tan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club
Kai Ting is the only American-born son of an aristocratic Mandarin...
by Gus Snedeker
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
You may turn on the CD player or the radio when you want to hear music—but once, in the days before modern technology, music was enjoyed whenever groups of people got together. You probably know some folk songs, a song that was passed along from person to person. Learn about: • types of folk songs...
by Gus Lloyd
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
In this easy to read 48 page booklet you'll find one-minute explanations about what Catholics believe and why. Using faith reason and a healthy dose of Scripture this book helps to answer common objections to Catholic teaching from non-Catholics and Catholics alike.
The Disruptors Extended Ebook Edition
Social entrepreneurs reinventing business and society
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Can business change the world? Can the world change business? For a new breed of social entrepreneurs, striving to build and grow enterprises that fight social ills, foster opportunity, and help to improve society, the answer is not can, it’s must. Impassioned by purpose, driven by dreams, emboldened...
Philadelphia
Historic Exteriors and Interiors
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
Philadelphia: Historic Exteriors and Interiors is a celebration of the city's architectural legacy. Vintage postcards document both the interiors and exteriors of some of Philadelphia's oldest and most well-known structures, including grandiose department stores, elegant restaurants, and the original...
Car Rental
What Everyone Should Know About Airport Car Rental, Last Minute Car Rental, Car Rental Business, Car Rental Discounts, Car Rental Deals
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
With this easy to use manual, discover professional secrets to car rental, airport car rental, last minute car rental, car rental business, car rental discounts, car rental deals.
Where Were You?
America Remembers the JFK Assassination
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
November 22, 1963. A policeman’s wife was fetching their sick child from school. A young shoe store manager had no idea what lay in wait for him that day. A future president was tending to his farm. A future vice president was standing on the steps of his college library. A Georgetown student was...
Uncivil Liberties
Deconstructing Libertarianism
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Last year, Praxis Peace Institute responded to the libertarian conspiracy film Thrive with a pamphlet titled “Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism,” carefully and concisely laying out the problems inherent in libertarian philosophy and why it is so appealing to today’s society. Now,...