Tom James: 76 books
by Julia Rios, José Pablo Iriarte, Julie M. Rodriguez
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Representation Matters.
Fantastic Stories prides itself on being open to underrepresented voices. Science fiction and fantasy should encompass the totality of the human experience, in all of its diversity and complexity. Fantastic Stories is determined to explore a more inclusive, realistic vision...
by James Jennewein, Tom S. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
Can life get any worse for Dane the Defiant?
The same villagers who once praised him for his courage in defeating Thidrek the Terrifying now blame him for everything that has gone wrong since then: The torrential downpours. The dwindling food supplies. Even the rampant outbreaks of armpit lice....
by James Jennewein, Tom S. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
How can Dane defeat an enemy that's already dead?
Dane the Defiant is determined to free his beloved Astrid from her Valkyrie servitude. And he learns of a way—a dark and dangerous way. He must hunt and kill a savage foe: none other than his former nemesis, Thidrek the Terrifying, who has...
The Newcomer
Twelve Sci-fi Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.
There's even an alien puppy.
by James Cook, Tom Griffith
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great...
Through a Catholic Lens
Religious Perspectives of 19 Film Directors from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
Movies are often examined for subtext and dramatizations of social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Studies of well-known Catholic directors, such as Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, have made the search for Catholic themes a reputable field of examination. Through a Catholic...
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Enola Gay Aird
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...
The Myths of Standardized Tests
Why They Don't Tell You What You Think They Do
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Pundits, politicians, and business leaders continually make claims for what standardized tests can do, and those claims go largely unchallenged because they are in line with popular assumptions about what these tests can do, what the scores mean, and the psychology of human motivation. But what most...
Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies
Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Confronting Urban Legacy
Rediscovering Hartford and New England's Forgotten Cities
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
In a field over-saturated with research on global cities and megacities, this is the first academic book to analyze specifically small cities and regions in New England. Focusing on the dynamic urban/global legacy of Hartford, Connecticut, the volume is bolstered by comparative chapters on Portland,...
Deconstructing the High Line
Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The High Line, an innovative promenade created on a disused elevated railway in Manhattan, is one of the world’s most iconic new urban landmarks. Since the opening of its first section in 2009, this unique greenway has exceeded all expectations in terms of attracting visitors, investment, and property...
Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Nuclear power is receiving renewed interest because of its low greenhouse gas emissions. However, if nuclear power is to be sustainable option for the United States, methods for managing spent fuel that meet stringent safety and environmental standards must be implemented. This report examines technical...
by James Higham, Tom Hinch
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Sport and Tourism: Globalization, Mobility and Identitymarks a new era in sport tourism texts. Written by global experts whose previous collaborations have been integral to the development of the field, the book applies key social science concepts and issues relevant to the academic study of sport...
Inside Kinship Care
Understanding Family Dynamics and Providing Effective Support
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Kinship care – the care of children by grandparents, other relatives or friends – is a major part of foster care, yet there are distinct issues that arise in care involving family rather than 'stranger' foster carers.
This book takes an in-depth look at what goes on 'inside' kinship care....