Alexander Carson's Books

Ciaran Carson

Space, Place, Writing

By: Neal Alexander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform (www. oapen. org). Ciaran Carson is one of the most challenging and inventive of contemporary Irish writers, exhibiting verbal brilliance, formal complexity, and intellectual daring across a remarkably varied body of work. This study considers the full range of his oeuvre, in poetry, prose, and translations, and discusses the major themes to which he returns, including: memory and history, narrative, language and translation, mapping, violence, and power. It argues that the singularity of Carson's writing is to be found in his radical imaginative engagements with ideas of space and place. The city of Belfast, in particular, occupies a crucially important place in his texts, serving as an imaginative focal point around which his many other concerns are constellated. The city, in all its volatile mutability, is an abiding frame of reference and a reservoir of creative impetus for Carson's imagination. Accordingly, the book adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws upon geography, urbanism, and cultural theory as well as literary criticism. It provides both a stimulating and thorough introduction to Carson's work, and a flexible critical framework for exploring literary representations of space.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

184631478X

ISBN 13

9781846314780

Encyclopedia of Pollution, Revised Edition

By: Robert Blauvelt,Alexander Gates

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of Pollution, Revised Edition

By: Robert Blauvelt,Alexander Gates

Praise for the previous edition: "Editors' Choice Reference Source"—Booklist "Best Reference Source"—Library Journal "Runner-up, General Nonfiction category"—Green Book Festival "Top 40 Reference Titles"—Pennsylvania School Librarians Association "A worthwhile reference for high school students and the general public."—Library Journal "...interesting and helpful...will help readers gain an understanding of major concepts, terms, and events in modern pollution studies. Recommended."—Choice "Definitive yet accessible...notable for reliable information on a topic of interest to both undergraduate and lay audiences, merits high recommendation for high-school, public, and academic libraries."—Booklist, starred review "...fascinating..."—Library Journal "...an excellent addition for all academic libraries and large public libraries."—American Reference Books Annual "This accessible and attractive encyclopedia provides depth, variety and currency and would be valuable for most high school collections."—Pennsylvania School Librarians Association "...recommended...an excellent source of background reading."—Reference Reviews Newly updated, the Encyclopedia of Pollution, Revised Edition is a comprehensive reference designed to address all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment in a single source. Containing more than 300 entries and essays interspersed throughout, it uses the most current scientific data to explain the different types of pollutants including properties, production, uses, environmental release and fate, adverse health response to exposure, and environmental regulations on human exposure. It provides the scientific background on the water, soil, and air of environments where the pollutants are released. Coverage also includes pollution regulation, the function of federal regulatory agencies and environmental advocacy groups, and the technology and methods to reduce pollution and to remediate existing pollution problems. Numerous case studies explore the most infamous of pollution events such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Gulf War oil well fires, the Chernobyl disaster, Hurricane Katrina, the World Trade Center disaster, and the Love Canal in New York, among many others—including those that had great impact on legislation or that were used in popular media such as the films Erin Brockovich and A Civil Action. Biographies are provided of some of the leaders and pioneers of pollution study and activism. Other useful features include a detailed glossary, a timeline, and tables.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1038

Publisher

Infobase Holdings, Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438195990

ISBN 13

9781438195995

The Best People

Trump's Cabinet and the Siege on Washington

By: Alexander Nazaryan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Best People

Trump's Cabinet and the Siege on Washington

By: Alexander Nazaryan

An engrossing look at the Trump cabinet: the scandals, the incompetence, the assault on the federal government, the bungled attempts to impose order on an administration lost in a chaos of its own making. Donald Trump promised a return to national greatness, but each day of his presidency seems to bring a new crisis, a deepening sense of national unease. Why, and how, has he failed his supporters? And how has he, on occasion, bested his detractors? The Best People takes complete measure of the Trump administration, to grasp with clarity the president and his intentions, and how those intentions are being carried out-or subverted-by the people he has hired. Alexander Nazaryan argues that the "assault on the administrative state" promised by Steve Bannon in early 2017 never came. What the American people got instead was Wilbur Ross hauling his tennis pro to confirmation hearing preparations; Scott Pruitt running away from rattlesnakes; Reince Priebus enduring insults from junior White House staffers. And yet, bungling as Trump's cabinet members have been, they have managed to either damage or arrest many of the gears that make government run. They have given away public lands to oil companies and allowed corporate lobbyists to make decisions about what is best for the American people, and have done it all while flying on private jets and dining at the finest restaurants, at taxpayers' expense. Meticulously reported and enthrallingly told, The Best People takes readers inside the federal government under Trump's control, a government assailed by the very people charged to lead it, a government awash in confusion and corruption.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

271

Publisher

Hachette Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0316421421

ISBN 13

9780316421423

Polluted Earth

The Science of the Earth's Environment

By: Alexander Gates

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Polluted Earth

The Science of the Earth's Environment

By: Alexander Gates

POLLUTED EARTH A fresh and engaging introduction to the science behind pollution disasters for science and non-science majors Coming generations will have to reckon with a growing number of environmental challenges, whether caused by climate change, population growth or industrial production. Polluted Earth: The Science of the Earth’s Environment combines the best features of a textbook and a popular science book. It retains the organization needed for a course while adopting a highly illustrative style that is mirrored in a multitude of case studies: short, self-contained and well-illustrated stories of well-known pollution disasters that are highly engaging for both science and non-science majors, from the historic Black Sunday dust storm in the midwestern United States to the more recent Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. From the very start, it also introduces the concept of environmental justice that ties pollution to economic and social life, bringing its subject into the world of the reader in an unprecedented way. Polluted Earth readers will also find: Well-known case studies including the Great London smog, the Pacific Gas and Electric case (made famous by Erin Brockovitch), the Exxon Valdez, and more Detailed illustrations showing the spatial and temporal relations of various pollution sources Modern technological solutions already in use by environmental industries A comprehensive list of pollutants, their health & environmental impact and their regulated exposure limits With its fresh and engaging style, Polluted Earth is an ideal introduction to the concepts, tasks and challenges of environmental science for undergraduate students of all disciplines.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

404

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

111986254X

ISBN 13

9781119862543

Modern Irish Writers

A Bio-Critical Sourcebook

By: Alexander G. Gonzalez

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Modern Irish Writers

A Bio-Critical Sourcebook

By: Alexander G. Gonzalez

While the Irish Literary Revival began around 1885 and ended somewhere between 1925 and 1940, the Irish Renaissance has continued to the present day and shows no sign of abating. The period has produced some of the most important and influential figures in Irish literature, some of whom are counted among the world's greatest authors. The Revival saw a reestablishment of Ireland's literary connections with its Celtic heritage, and writers such as William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory drew heavily on the myths and legends of the past. James Joyce boldly reshaped the novel and wrote short fiction of enduring value. Contemporary Irish writers continue to be leading figures and include such authors as Brian Frigl, Seamus Heaney, and Eavan Boland. Included in this reference book are alphabetically arranged entries for more than 70 modern Irish writers, including Samuel Beckett, William Trevor, Patrick Kavanagh, Medbh McGuckian, Sean O'Casey, J. M. Synge, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill. Entries are written by expert contributors and reflect a broad range of perspectives. Each entry contains a brief biography that summarizes the author's career, a discussion of major works and themes, an overview of the author's critical reception, and a bibliography of primary and secondary works. An introductory essay reviews the large and growing body of scholarship on modern Irish literature, while an extensive bibliography concludes the volume.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

482

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1567507735

ISBN 13

9781567507737

Reclaiming Our Planet

How Environmental History Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

By: Alexander Gates

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reclaiming Our Planet

How Environmental History Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

By: Alexander Gates

Offers hope for beating climate change by highlighting moments in history in which humans have successfully reversed environmental damage. The popular media is full of doomsday scenarios regarding the environment and especially climate change. Perhaps these scare-tactics are necessary to call the public to action, however, they also have the unintended effect of convincing people that there is no hope for our planet. In Reclaiming Our Planet: How Environmental History Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Alexander Gates explores past environmental crises that humanity has faced and successfully addressed to encourage readers that slowing and preventing climate change is possible. From the elimination of toxins and pesticides, such as lead and DDT, to an increase in Bald Eagle populations, Gates demonstrates that concerted efforts from motivated activists and scientists can and do lead to victories. Set against the backdrop of these human victories over pollution, Reclaiming Our Planet also evaluates if our current approaches to are appropriate and highlights what more could be done. From solar panels and wind turbines to electric vehicles, Gates analyzes the advantages and drawbacks of such technologies along with possible new innovations in geothermal, algal fuels, and nuclear energy. Readers will be left optimistic that by learning from our history, the planet may still have a bright and healthy future ahead.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

229

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1538179687

ISBN 13

9781538179680

Office 2013 Bible

The Comprehensive Tutorial Resource

By: Lisa A. Bucki,John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Office 2013 Bible

The Comprehensive Tutorial Resource

By: Lisa A. Bucki,John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen

The best of the best from our Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint Bibles! Learn the sought-after features of the core applications from the Office 2013 suite. This Office 2013 Bible features the best-of-the-best content from the Excel 2013 Bible, by "Mr. Spreadsheet" John Walkenbach; the Word 2013 Bible, by Office expert Lisa A. Bucki; the PowerPoint 2013 Bible, by MOS Master Instructor and PowerPoint expert Faithe Wempen; and the Access 2013 Bible from Microsoft Certified Application Developer Michael Alexander and Office and Access expert Dick Kusleika. This major resource also covers Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, SkyDrive, and other important features in the Office 2013 suite. If you want to quickly and effectively use Office 2013, start in the experts' corner with this must-have book. Gives you the best-of-the-best content on Office 2013 from the leading experts, authors, and contributors to our Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access Bibles Includes content from John Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet"; Word and Office expert Lisa A. Bucki; MOS Master Instructor and PowerPoint expert Faithe Wempen; Microsoft Certified Application Developer Michael Alexander; and Office and Access expert Dick Kusleika Takes you beyond creating simple text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to help you use multiple Office applications at once to accomplish critical business tasks Also covers Publisher, OneNote, SkyDrive, the Cloud, and other key features and topics for Office 2013 Get the best of four Office 2013 books in one with this power-packed reference!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1514

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118766768

ISBN 13

9781118766767

Dukeminier & Krier's Property

Concise Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,James E. Krier,Gregory S. Alexander,Lior Jacob Strahilevitz,David N. Schleicher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dukeminier & Krier's Property

Concise Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,James E. Krier,Gregory S. Alexander,Lior Jacob Strahilevitz,David N. Schleicher

Cases, problems and materials on Property Law for law school students enrolled in first-year Property courses"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

780

Publisher

Aspen Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798889066187

Property

Concise Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,James E. Krier,Gregory S. Alexander,Michael S. Schill,Lior Jacob Strahilevitz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Property

Concise Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,James E. Krier,Gregory S. Alexander,Michael S. Schill,Lior Jacob Strahilevitz

A concise edition of the legendary casebook, Property: Concise Edition, Third Edition is perfectly suited for use in a four-credit course. Jesse Dukeminier’s trademark wit, passion, and human interest perspective has made Property, now in its Ninth Edition, one of the best—and best loved—casebooks of all time. A unique blend of authority and good humor, you’ll find a moveable feast of visual interest, compelling cases, and timely coverage of contemporary issues. The updated third edition includes extremely relevant updates featuring: New Cases: Supreme Court cases—U.S. Patent Office v. Booking.com: This is a major new trademark case; Murr v. Wisconsin: takings case Other new cases—Commonwealth v. Magadini (Mass. S. Jud. CT. trespass case, replaces State v. Shack); Mund v. English (easement by estoppel case, replacing Kienzle v. Myers); more Note cases: City of Boise (recent 9th Cir. decision regarding rights of homeless persons to housing); Cowpasture River Preservation (2020 U.S. S. Ct. decision re easement or fee in Atlantic Coast Pipeline controversy); Friends of Danny DeVito v. Wolf (2020 Pa. S. Ct. decision re takings attack on temporary COVID business moratorium) New Topics: COVID-19: implications of COVID for various aspects of Property law, e.g., moratoria on tenant evictions, mortgage foreclosure, takings law Property rights of those experiencing homelessness Legal matters regarding shared housing/Airbnb African-American “heirs’ property” and partition Revisions/Clarifications: Revised and clarified aspects of Chapter 10 (Servitudes) More on the Fair Housing Act Some new problems in Chapter 6 (Landlord/Tenant) New Photos and Graphics: Detailed graphics on redlining CasebookConnect features: ONLINE E-BOOK Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions from Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flash flashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1001

Publisher

Aspen Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1543826326

ISBN 13

9781543826326

The Strangers' House

Writing Northern Ireland

By: Alexander Poots

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Strangers' House

Writing Northern Ireland

By: Alexander Poots

A penetrating study and celebration of Northern Irish literature—telling the region’s story through the extraordinary novels and poetry produced by decades of conflict. Northern Ireland is one hundred years old. Northern Ireland does not exist. Both of these statements are true. It just depends who you ask. How do you write about a place like this? THE STRANGERS' HOUSE asks this question of the region’s greatest writers, living and dead. What have they made of Northern Ireland – and what has Northern Ireland made of them? Northern Ireland is roughly the same size as the State of Connecticut, yet has produced an extraordinary number of celebrated poets and novelists. Louis MacNeice, too clever to be happy, formed by his childhood on the shores of Belfast Lough; son of a Protestant clergyman “banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor”. C. S. Lewis, who discovered Narnia in the rolling drumlins and black rock of County Down. Anna Burns, chronicler of North Belfast and winner of the Booker Prize. And Seamus Heaney, the man of wry precision, the poet with the gift of surprise. As well as household names, Poots also examines writers who may be less familiar to an American readership. These include the dark and bawdy novels of Ian Cochrane, a half-blind writer obsessed with Columbo, and Forrest Reid, a man who saw Arcadia in the Irish countryside, and who was, perhaps, the North’s first queer author. Reading the work of these writers together produces a testament to over one hundred years of literary endeavor and human struggle. THE STRANGERS' HOUSE is the story of how men and women have written about a home divided, and used their work to move, in the words of Seamus Heaney, “like a double agent among the big concepts.”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

153

Publisher

Twelve

Published Date

ISBN 10

1538701588

ISBN 13

9781538701584

At the Twelfth Hour

Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler

By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler,Robert M. McIlvaine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

At the Twelfth Hour

Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler

By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler,Robert M. McIlvaine

Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued. Despite his popularity, there has never been a collection of his short stories until now. Many of these short stories are of historical and literary interest to a general and academic audience, particularly in Kentucky where many of his stories are set. The contents of At the Twelfth Hour reflect original research about Altsheler's fiction, as well as nine of his best stories.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

134

Publisher

University Press of America

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761838597

ISBN 13

9780761838593

Thoroughbreds

In Large Print

By: William Alexander Fraser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Thoroughbreds

In Large Print

By: William Alexander Fraser

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

470

Publisher

BoD – Books on Demand

Published Date

ISBN 10

3387325290

ISBN 13

9783387325294

Military Reconnaissance

The Eyes and Ears of the Army

By: Alexander Stilwell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Military Reconnaissance

The Eyes and Ears of the Army

By: Alexander Stilwell

This concise history chronicles the role of military recon, from the ancient warfare of Greeks and Romans to the operations of modern scout snipers. Since the earliest recorded military history, scouting and reconnaissance have been key tools for military commanders in order to make tactical decisions. As military strategy, weapons, and equipment developed over the centuries, methods of scouting and reconnaissance evolved as well but were never discarded. This short history paints a revealing picture of the art of military scouting and reconnaissance. From the secret sciritae of the Spartans and the scouts employed by Julius Caesar to the Middle Ages, Napoleonic Wars, and modern era of scout snipers and special forces units, this volume covers the evolution of recon operations across centuries of conflict.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

177

Publisher

Open Road Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1504063961

ISBN 13

9781504063968

Prevenient Grace

An Investigation into Arminianism - 2nd Revised Edition

By: J. Alexander Rutherford

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Prevenient Grace

An Investigation into Arminianism - 2nd Revised Edition

By: J. Alexander Rutherford

If a plant grows with shallow roots, the storms of a season will wither away and uproot it; like a house built on sand, a poor foundation will doom its fate. But this isn't a book on botany, nor on architecture; foundations, good roots, are essential to thought structures as well as material structures. In theology, a bad foundation will produce results as catastrophic as bad roots or shifting sand. How we think about God and His work in the world will profoundly affect how we live and work out our Christian faith. This book evolved from the conviction that a prominent theological system rests on a fragile foundation. It is written as a small contribution towards refounding our understanding of God's relationship with the world and our salvation on His Word. The theology in question is Arminianism; the foundation is prevenient grace. Deep within Evangelical Arminianism lies the essential doctrine that God has acted in the life of all human beings, giving them enabling grace enough to respond or reject His offer of salvation. The contention of this book is that this doctrine has no biblical grounds and is rationally unfounded and that Arminianism itself stands or falls on this doctrine.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

364

Publisher

Teleioteti

Published Date

ISBN 10

1989560024

ISBN 13

9781989560020

Book's by Alexander Carson

Ciaran Carson

Ciaran Carson

Encyclopedia of Pollution, Revised Edition

Encyclopedia of Pollution, Revised Edition

The Best People

The Best People

Polluted Earth

Polluted Earth

Modern Irish Writers

Modern Irish Writers

Reclaiming Our Planet

Reclaiming Our Planet

Office 2013 Bible

Office 2013 Bible

Dukeminier & Krier's Property

Dukeminier & Krier's Property

Property

Property

The Strangers' House

The Strangers' House

At the Twelfth Hour

At the Twelfth Hour

Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

Military Reconnaissance

Military Reconnaissance

Prevenient Grace

Prevenient Grace

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email