James Wright: 60 books
A Wild Perfection
The Selected Letters of James Wright
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
The life and work of a major American poet described in his own words.
"There is something about the very form and occasion of a letter--the possibility it offers, the chance to be as open and tentative and uncertain as one likes and also the chance to formulate certain ideas, very precisely--if...
Forever New
The Speeches of James Wright, President of Dartmouth College, 1998–2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Jim Wright is an unabashed optimist. Reading his speeches, it doesn’t take long to see that he believes in the fundamental values that shaped the American republic: opportunity and accessibility, individuality and a shared sense of community. He carried this idealism into his presidency of Dartmouth...
Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science
The Society Papers
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Sociology has tackled some of the most formidable problems that confront contemporary society: inequality, homelessness, violence, gender, and many more. Sociologists assert that hypotheses can be formulated and tested against empirical evidence, that faulty viewpoints can be uncovered and discarded,...
Enduring Vietnam
An American Generation and Its War
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the...
Those Who Have Borne the Battle
A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
At the heart of the story of America’s wars are our “citizen soldiers”—those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its...
Parks for Texas
Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came into being during the depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival records and examining...
by Aurelio De Rosa, Kyle Pennell, Nilson Jacques
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
There's no doubt that the JavaScript ecosystem changes fast. Not only are new tools and frameworks introduced and developed at a rapid rate, the language itself has undergone big changes with the introduction of ES2015 (aka ES6). Understandably, many articles have been written complaining about how...
Address Unknown
The Homeless in America
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Describes the nature of homelessness, its multiple causes, and its demographic, economic, sociological, and social policy antecedents. Finding the origins of the problem to be social and political rather than economic, Wright (human relations, Tulane) outlines remedies based on existing and modified
State of the Masses
Sources of Discontent, Change and Stability
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Is the consciousness of Americans in the midst of dramatic transformation? Or do people think and feel much the same as they have always thought and felt? Do most people enjoy their work, or hate it? Is the American family being replaced by new institutional forms, or is it much the same as it was...
by Aurelio De Rosa, Craig Buckler, Nilson Jacques
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
There's no doubt that the JavaScript ecosystem changes fast. Not only are new tools and frameworks introduced and developed at a rapid rate, the language itself has undergone big changes with the introduction of ES2015 (aka ES6) and further revisions. Understandably, many articles have been written...
by Dennis Norman, James Wright, The Portage Community Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2003
It has been over 40 years since the trinity of Crisman, McCool, and Garyton united to become Portage, Indiana. Located 50 miles from downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, Portage Township has emerged as a growing residential, commercial, and industrial center. Portage became a town in 1959...
Real Men DO Eat Quiche
A Hockey Heathen's Guide to a Great Post Skate Breakfast
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
This is the Hockey Heathen's guide to savory locker room treats. Most everyone has heard of and tasted a quiche at some point in there life. They are usually pretty basic. A pie crust, some eggs, a vegetable, maybe some cheese and a little bacon if your lucky. These are not like that. Imagine some of...
Poor and Homeless in the Sunshine State
Down and Out in Theme Park Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
A place like Orlando, Florida is not transformed from swampland to sprawling metropolis through Peter Pan-like flights of fancy, but through theme park expansions requiring developmental schemes that are tough minded and often worsen relationships between the wealthy and the poor. The homeless arrive...
The Key to (Almost) Everything
Sociology for All of Us
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
The Key to (Almost) Everything is an engaging, contemporary and concise approach to sociology written for adults, students and just about anybody who could profit from knowing about the discipline of sociology. It is expertly written by an author drawing on 40 years of teaching on the fundamental...