Robert Lyons: 6 books

Book cover of On Any Given Sunday

On Any Given Sunday

A Life of Bert Bell

by Robert Lyons
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009

Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. He was responsible for helping to transform the game from a circus sideshow into what has become the most popular spectator sport in America. In On Any Given Sunday, the...
Book cover of The Fractured Marketplace for Standardized Testing
by Walter M. Haney, George F. Madaus, Robert Lyons
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Standardized testing in the United States has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last twenty-five years. The market for tests has not only been expanding rapidly, but has also been changing sharply in structure into a fractured marketplace. Indeed, one of the main features of this book is that...
Book cover of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine
by Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Annie Reed, J Steven York
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude,...
Book cover of The People's Victory

The People's Victory

Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality

by Jamila Tharp, Brian Maschka, Will Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017

"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
Book cover of Peace versus Justice

Peace versus Justice

Negotiating Forward- and Backward-Looking Outcomes

by Patrick Audebert-Lasrochas, Juan Carlos M. Beltramino, Franz Cede
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2005

This book examines the costs and benefits of ending the fighting in a range of conflicts, and probes the reasons why negotiators provide, or fail to provide, resolutions that go beyond just 'stopping the shooting.' What is the desired and achievable mix between negotiation strategies that look backward...
Book cover of Biological Psychology
by Minna Lyons, Neil Harrison, Gayle Brewer
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014

This accessible introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of biological psychology, with focused coverage of the central concepts, research and debates in this key area. Biological Psychology outlines the importance and purpose of the biological approach and contextualises it with other...
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