Brad Stephens's Books

Murder & Mayhem in Prescott

By: Drew Desmond,Brad G. Courtney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Despite its early law enforcement presence, Prescott's place in the violent history of Yavapai County is written in blood. The jealousy, greed and pure meanness of some of its citizens produced shocking trails of destruction and death. The Keystone Saloon couldn't keep a proprietor--a series of owners was found dead with gunshot wounds. A driver-for-hire was brutally assaulted and his car stolen in Prescott's first homicidal carjacking. Two nurses conspired to poison a rich patient in their care. From the shootout that began Virgil Earp's career to knifings and dynamite attacks, Prescott history blogger Drew Desmond and Whiskey Row historian and author Bradley G. Courtney tell rarely heard stories that once rocked the town.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

112

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439671230

ISBN 13

9781439671238

Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment

By: Brad Snyder

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment

By: Brad Snyder

The definitive biography of Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court justice and champion of twentieth-century American liberal democracy. The conventional wisdom about Felix Frankfurter—Harvard law professor and Supreme Court justice—is that he struggled to fill the seat once held by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Scholars have portrayed Frankfurter as a judicial failure, a liberal lawyer turned conservative justice, and the Warren Court’s principal villain. And yet none of these characterizations rings true. A pro-government, pro-civil rights liberal who rejected shifting political labels, Frankfurter advocated for judicial restraint—he believed that people should seek change not from the courts but through the democratic political process. Indeed, he knew American presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson, advised Franklin Roosevelt, and inspired his students and law clerks to enter government service. Organized around presidential administrations and major political and world events, this definitive biography chronicles Frankfurter’s impact on American life. As a young government lawyer, he befriended Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, and Holmes. As a Harvard law professor, he earned fame as a civil libertarian, Zionist, and New Deal power broker. As a justice, he hired the first African American law clerk and helped the Court achieve unanimity in outlawing racially segregated schools in Brown v. Board of Education. In this sweeping narrative, Brad Snyder offers a full and fascinating portrait of the remarkable life and legacy of a long misunderstood American figure. This is the biography of an Austrian Jewish immigrant who arrived in the United States at age eleven speaking not a word of English, who by age twenty-six befriended former president Theodore Roosevelt, and who by age fifty was one of Franklin Roosevelt’s most trusted advisers. It is the story of a man devoted to democratic ideals, a natural orator and often overbearing justice, whose passion allowed him to amass highly influential friends and helped create the liberal establishment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

735

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

1324004886

ISBN 13

9781324004882

Management Gurus and Management Fashions

By: Brad Jackson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Management Gurus and Management Fashions

By: Brad Jackson

Since the 1980s, popular management thinkers,gurus have promoted a number of performance improvement programs and management fashions which have greatly influenced both the everyday conduct of organizational life and the preoccupations of academic researchers. This book provides a rhetorical critique of the management guru and management fashio

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

230

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134534833

ISBN 13

9781134534838

Tremor

By: Brad Birch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tremor

By: Brad Birch

This is the person I am now. It's the person I want to be, should have been for a long time. We got dark, Sophie. Things got dark, and I...I'm better now. I'm in a better place... Once our lives are touched by tragedy, can we ever truly move on? Sophie and Tom's relationship fell apart in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Four years on, as they come face to face once again, the aftershocks of that fateful day can still be felt. Tremor is a play about now. It's about how we choose to see things and live our lives in a world riven with tension, anxiety and division. This thrilling new play by Brad Birch, recipient of the Harold Pinter Commission, offers a taut, intense and thrilling two-hander.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

135008784X

ISBN 13

9781350087842

National Theatre Connections 2018

The Blue Electric Wind; The Changing Room; The Free9; The Ceasefire Babies; These Bridges; When They Go Low; Want; The Sweetness of a Sting; Dungeness

By: Brad Birch,Chinonyerem Odimba,Alice Birch,Chris Bush,In-Sook Chappell,Fiona Doyle,Phoebe Éclair Powell,Natalie Mitchell,Barney Norris

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

National Theatre Connections 2018

The Blue Electric Wind; The Changing Room; The Free9; The Ceasefire Babies; These Bridges; When They Go Low; Want; The Sweetness of a Sting; Dungeness

By: Brad Birch,Chinonyerem Odimba,Alice Birch,Chris Bush,In-Sook Chappell,Fiona Doyle,Phoebe Éclair Powell,Natalie Mitchell,Barney Norris

Theatre has a funny way of getting to the heart of who we are now and – particularly in the case of Connections – who we are going to be. Drawing together the work of nine leading playwrights, National Theatre Connections 2018 features work by some of the most exciting contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the plays offer young performers an engaging selection of material to perform, read or study. From friends building bridges and siblings breaking down walls; girls making their voice heard and boys searching for home; and not forgetting a band of unlikely action heroes taking control of the weather. The anthology contains nine play scripts along with imaginative production notes and exercises, as well as a short introduction to the writing process for the tenth Connections play [ BLANK ] by Alice Birch. National Theatre Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production - from costume and set design to stage management and marketing campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays and regularly works with 500 theatre companies and 10,000 young people each year.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

658

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350066265

ISBN 13

9781350066267

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation

By: Brad Ricca

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation

By: Brad Ricca

Presents the true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

449

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250072247

ISBN 13

9781250072245

The Most Hated Man in Kentucky

The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge

By: Brad Asher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Most Hated Man in Kentucky

The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge

By: Brad Asher

For the last third of the nineteenth century, Union General Stephen Gano Burbridge enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being the most hated man in Kentucky. From mid-1864, just months into his reign as the military commander of the state, until his death in December 1894, the mere mention of his name triggered a firestorm of curses from editorialists and politicians. By the end of Burbridge's tenure, Governor Thomas E. Bramlette concluded that he was an "imbecile commander" whose actions represented nothing but the "blundering of a weak intellect and an overwhelming vanity." In this revealing biography, Brad Asher explores how Burbridge earned his infamous reputation and adds an important new layer to the ongoing reexamination of Kentucky during and after the Civil War. Asher illuminates how Burbridge—as both a Kentuckian and the local architect of the destruction of slavery—became the scapegoat for white Kentuckians, including many in the Unionist political elite, who were unshakably opposed to emancipation. Beyond successfully recalibrating history's understanding of Burbridge, Asher's biography adds administrative and military context to the state's reaction to emancipation and sheds new light on its postwar pro-Confederacy shift.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813181380

ISBN 13

9780813181387

My iPhone (covers 3G, 3Gs and 4 running iOS4)

By: Brad Miser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

My iPhone (covers 3G, 3Gs and 4 running iOS4)

By: Brad Miser

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include how to: Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, other iPhones, iPods, and iPads Manage your apps with the iPhone’s new multitasking capabilities Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts and calendars Communicate via FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one inbox Listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and watch video–including movies and TV shows Capture photos and HD video Use your photos in slideshows, for wallpaper, and your contacts or share them via email, MobileMe, and texts Find, download, install, and use iPhone apps, including the amazing iBooks to read ebooks BONUS MATERIAL: Find additional tasks and other helpful information on this book’s website at quepublishing.com/title/9780789747143 CATEGORY: Apple Digital Media COVERS: Apple iPhone USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

936

Publisher

Pearson Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

0132566559

ISBN 13

9780132566551

Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission

By: Brad Vaughn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission

By: Brad Vaughn

According to Brad Vaughn, some traditional East Asian cultural values are closer to those of the first-century biblical world than common Western cultural values. In this work Vaughn demonstrates how paying attention to East Asian culture provides a helpful lens for interpreting Paul's most complex letter, and we see how honor and shame shape so much of Paul's message and mission.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

252

Publisher

InterVarsity Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0830873619

ISBN 13

9780830873616

3D Team Leadership

A New Approach for Complex Teams

By: Bradley L Kirkman,T. Brad Harris

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

3D Team Leadership

A New Approach for Complex Teams

By: Bradley L Kirkman,T. Brad Harris

“Given the reality of today’s teams―global, remote, often 24/7―it is time for a fresh look at the topic. . . . [A] must-read.”―Jon Pershke, VP, Strategy, Transformation, & Customer Solutions, Lenovo Many organizations believe that high-functioning teams hold the key to breakthrough thinking, superior customer service, and high-quality products. But, all too often, leaders and managers fail to support teams so that they can deliver on their promises. For instance, many leaders ask for teamwork, but only reward and evaluate individual performance; focus on the group at the expense of individual members; or leave team members to sort out their differences, leading to the formation of unhealthy cliques. In 3D Team Leadership, Bradley L. Kirkman and T. Brad Harris present a dynamic new model for maximizing team performance. Previous books have treated teams as groups of people working interdependently, an approach that overlooks two crucial components: the individuals who make up the team and the subgroups that form within and between teams. To create a fuller portrait of team behavior, Kirkman and Harris propose an innovative “3D” framework that takes into account all three factors. Drawing on their own research, best-in-class studies, and extensive consulting, they show leaders how to properly diagnose the state of their teams, hone in on the element that needs attention, and seamlessly shift focus among the three components of teamwork as time goes on. Delivering practical guidance rooted in scholarship, 3D Team Leadership is a thoughtful and straightforward guide for the complex challenge of teaming today. “This handbook from two experts makes the latest evidence on team leadership accessible to anyone looking for insight in a messy and complex world.” ―Adam Grant, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Think Again

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

482

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1503603237

ISBN 13

9781503603233

Kuhn's Intellectual Path

Charting The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

By: K. Brad Wray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kuhn's Intellectual Path

Charting The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

By: K. Brad Wray

Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions offers an insightful and engaging theory of science that speaks to scholars across many disciplines. Though initially widely misunderstood, it had a profound impact on the way intellectuals and educated laypeople thought about science. K. Brad Wray traces the influences on Kuhn as he wrote Structure, including his 'Aristotle epiphany', his interactions, and his studies of the history of chemistry. Wray then considers the impact of Structure on the social sciences, on the history of science, and on the philosophy of science, where the problem of theory change has set the terms of contemporary realism/anti-realism debates. He examines Kuhn's frustrations with the Strong Programme sociologists' appropriations of his views, and debunks several popular claims about what influenced Kuhn as he wrote Structure. His book is a rich and comprehensive assessment of one of the most influential works in the modern sciences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

247

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1009079166

ISBN 13

9781009079167

Missouri

The Heart of the Nation

By: William E. Parrish,Lawrence O. Christensen,Brad D. Lookingbill

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Missouri

The Heart of the Nation

By: William E. Parrish,Lawrence O. Christensen,Brad D. Lookingbill

Comprehensively captures the robust history of the state of Missouri, from the pre-Columbian period to the present Combining a chronological overview with topical development, this book by a team of esteemed historians presents the rich and varied history of Missouri, a state that has played a pivotal role in the history of the nation. In a clear, engaging style that all students of Missouri history are certain to enjoy, the authors of Missouri: The Heart of the Nation explore such topics as Missouri’s indigenous population, French and Spanish colonialism, territorial growth, statehood, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, railroads, modernization, two world wars, constitutional change, Civil Rights, political realignments, and the difficult choices that Missourians face in the 21st century. Featuring chapter revisions as well as new maps, photographs, reading lists, a preface, and index, this latest edition of this beloved survey textbook will continue to engage all those celebrating Missouri’s bicentennial. A companion website features a student study guide. Published to commemorate the bicentennial of Missouri statehood in 2021 Features fully updated chapters that bring the historical narrative up to the present Presents numerous images and maps that enrich the coverage of key events Provides suggestions for further reading Missouri: The Heart of the Nation is an excellent book for colleges and universities offering survey courses on state history or state government. It also will appeal to all lovers of American history and to those who call Missouri home.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

437

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1119165903

ISBN 13

9781119165903

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed

By: Brad Meltzer,Josh Mensch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed

By: Brad Meltzer,Josh Mensch

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The Lincoln Conspiracy. Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The conspirators were part of a white supremacist secret society that didn’t want an abolitionist in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the President-elect in Baltimore as Lincoln’s inauguration train passed through, en route to the nation's capital. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including Kate Warne, one of the first female private detectives in America. Had the assassination succeeded, there would have been no Lincoln Presidency and the course of the Civil War and American history would have forever been altered.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

448

Publisher

Flatiron Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250317487

ISBN 13

9781250317483

On Track Parenting

The Missing Manual That Should Have Come With Your Child

By: Brad Everton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

On Track Parenting

The Missing Manual That Should Have Come With Your Child

By: Brad Everton

At last! The new parents' manual to successfully raising happy, healthy and confident kids! On Track Parenting is the ultimate book for any parent who wants to be sure their kids have the skills to navigate today's fast-paced world with confidence and ease. You have in your hands a new collection of the best-of-the-best tools, tips and strategies gathered over 25 years from expert psychologist, speaker and international author Brad Everton, laid out in simple ideas you can use right away. You'll learn: - The secret to maintaining open communication which resolves conflict with your kids - How to keep your self-control in trying circumstances using the super-effective "flip-switch" - 3 bad listening habits you must eliminate from your daily life to improve the connection with your kids - How to recover quickly when you hit rock bottom so you can bounce back with energy and vitality - The simple model to teach your kids so they can solve problems on their own leading to better self-confidence - 5 rules to form the basis of rock-solid family harmony - The most powerful way to boost self-esteem in your kids (it's not as hard as you think) ...and much, much more. Take this book and implement just one strategy a month for fast and life-changing results. You will see raising happy, healthy and confident kids is possible when you know how. The first step towards the family you've always wanted starts today!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

211

Publisher

Global Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

1925283356

ISBN 13

9781925283358

Finding Gallipoli

Battlefield Remembrance and the Movement of Australian and Turkish History

By: Brad West

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Finding Gallipoli

Battlefield Remembrance and the Movement of Australian and Turkish History

By: Brad West

This book is about how Australian and Turkish historical understanding of the First World War Gallipoli Campaign has been shaped by travel to the battlefield for the purposes of commemoration. Utilizing a cultural historical method, the study begins with examining how cultural conceptions of travel influenced the experience of those fighting in the 1915 Battle, and ends with the way that new global insecurities and the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan in 2021 is reflecting and influencing Australia and Turkey’s social memory of their military past. This wide historical lens and the author’s original fieldwork and analysis of documents allows for an in-depth exploration of the ways in which cultural patterns of social memory develop over time and mapping of how specific cultural representations in the past are reclaimed. The book argues that travel is a key factor influencing social change by providing distinctive ritual experiences that afford unique, discursive opportunities and empowering particular carriers and custodians of social memory.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030988791

ISBN 13

9783030988791

Broadcast Hysteria

Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News

By: A. Brad Schwartz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Broadcast Hysteria

Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News

By: A. Brad Schwartz

In Broadcast Hysteria, A. Brad Schwartz examines the history behind the infamous radio play. Did it really spawn a wave of mass hysteria? Schwartz is the first to examine the hundreds of letters sent directly to Welles after the broadcast. He draws upon them, and hundreds more sent to the FCC, to recapture the roiling emotions of a bygone era, and his findings challenge conventional wisdom. Relatively few listeners believed an actual attack was under way. But even so, Schwartz shows that Welles's broadcast prompted a different kind of "mass panic" as Americans debated the bewitching power of the radio and the country's vulnerability in a time of crisis. Schwartz's original research, gifted storytelling, and thoughtful analysis make Broadcast Hysteria a groundbreaking work of media history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

351

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0809031612

ISBN 13

9780809031610

Aesthetic Vision and German Romanticism

Writing Images

By: Brad Prager

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Aesthetic Vision and German Romanticism

Writing Images

By: Brad Prager

Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience and the interplay of text and image in Romantic epistemology. The work of the groundbreaking writers and artists of German Romanticism -- including the writers Tieck, Brentano, and Eichendorff and the artists Caspar David Friedrich and Philipp Otto Runge -- followed from the philosophical arguments of the German Idealists, who placed emphasis on exploring the subjective space of the imagination. The Romantic perspective was a form of engagement with Idealist discourses, especially Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Fichte's Science of Knowledge. Through an aggressive, speculative reading of Kant, the Romantics abandoned the binary distinction between the palpable outer world and the ungraspable space of the mind's eye and were therefore compelled to develop new terms for understanding the distinction between "internal" and "external." In this light, Brad Prager urges a reassessment of some of Romanticism's major oppositional tropes, contending that binaries such as "self and other," "symbol and allegory," and "light and dark," should be understood as alternatives to Lessing's distinction between interior and exterior worlds. Prager thus crosses the boundaries between philosophy, literature, and art history to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience, examining the interplay of text and image in the formulation of Romantic epistemology. Brad Prager is Associate Professor of Germanat the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

Camden House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1571133410

ISBN 13

9781571133410

War Memory and Commemoration

By: Brad West

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

War Memory and Commemoration

By: Brad West

In a period characterised by an unprecedented cultural engagement with the past, individuals, groups and nations are debating and experimenting with commemoration in order to find culturally relevant ways of remembering warfare, genocide and terrorism. This book examines such remembrances and the political consequences of these rites. In particular, the volume focuses on the ways in which recent social and technological forces, including digital archiving, transnational flows of historical knowledge, shifts in academic practice, changes in commemorative forms and consumerist engagements with history affect the shaping of new collective memories and our understanding of the social world. Presenting studies of commemorative practices from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East, War Memory and Commemoration illustrates the power of new commemorative forms to shape the world, and highlights the ways in which social actors use them in promoting a range of understandings of the past. The volume will appeal to scholars of sociology, history, cultural studies and journalism with an interest in commemoration, heritage and/or collective memory.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

214

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317163931

ISBN 13

9781317163930

Visual Basic Design Patterns

By: Mark Grand,Brad Merrill

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Visual Basic Design Patterns

By: Mark Grand,Brad Merrill

Design Patterns are a type of pattern used in the initial design phase of an object-oriented development project Documents 46 Visual Basic .NET design patterns, including 20 that have never before been published Features case studies that demonstrate how to use design patterns effectively in the real world-and even explains where not to use design patterns Companion Web site includes all code and UML models from the book as well as links to appropriate software downloads

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

594

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0471749079

ISBN 13

9780471749073

Multimedia and Imaging Databases

By: Setrag Khoshafian,Brad Baker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Multimedia and Imaging Databases

By: Setrag Khoshafian,Brad Baker

Affordable and mainstream manipulation of multimedia data types will lead to tremendous growth in imaging and multimedia data in general computing environments. Multimedia and imaging applications can now provide benefits to common business applications by integrating voice, sound, images, animation and digitized video. Ultimately, it will be possible to convert all information that is currently stored on paper, video and film into a digitized environment. This will allow users to organize, search and route multimedia objects over local and wide area networks in real time. The authors' introductory level presentation of this new class of data types supplies the database technology required for effective manipulation and storage. Multimedia and database experts, Khoshafian and Baker aptly illustrate the ability of multimedia database systems to concurrently share, access, and query large collections of multimedia information. They introduce the elemental concepts of object and relational databases and then apply them to multimedia and imaging databases. Fundamental database topics discussed include querying, transaction support, recovery, security, and storage. This book provides information essential to the incorporation of multimedia databases that will improve the quantity and quality of information manipulated by computer users in many areas including medicine, computer aided design, and information retrieval systems.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

632

Publisher

Morgan Kaufmann

Published Date

ISBN 10

1558603123

ISBN 13

9781558603127

Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors

International Perspectives on Library Management

By: Patrick Lo,Dickson Chiu,Allan Cho,Brad Allard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors

International Perspectives on Library Management

By: Patrick Lo,Dickson Chiu,Allan Cho,Brad Allard

Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management presents a series of conversations with the directors of major academic and research libraries. The book offers insight, analysis, and personal anecdote from leaders in the library field, giving a unique perspective on how the modern library operates. Readers will learn about the most up-to-date trends and practices in the LIS profession from the directors of 24 internationally acclaimed academic and research libraries in Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, and the UK and USA. This is the first book focusing on leaders and managers of library institutions to offer a global outlook. Facing the need to respond to the expectations of changing populations that librarians strive to serve, this book aims to develop a new understanding of the core values of academic and research libraries, and asks how librarians can innovate, adapt, and flourish in a rapidly shifting professional landscape. - Presents conversations with library leaders from 24 major institutions - Offers a global perspective on the operation and management of libraries - Discusses the director's impact on institutional structures and future landscapes - Gives insights based on first-hand experience

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

Chandos Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0081027478

ISBN 13

9780081027479

Intellectual Property Law

By: Lionel Bently,Brad Sherman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Intellectual Property Law

By: Lionel Bently,Brad Sherman

Intellectual Property Law' is the definitive textbook on this subject. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1441

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199645558

ISBN 13

9780199645558

Pathway to Profits

Forged by Fitness

By: Jason Urbanowicz,Brad Sheppard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pathway to Profits

Forged by Fitness

By: Jason Urbanowicz,Brad Sheppard

What it takes to find financial freedom as a personal trainer. If you have ever dreamed of having a successful personal training business, then Pathway to Profits will show you how to achieve an extraordinary business that will give you the lifestyle that you not only desire but also deserve. International authors, entrepreneurs and fitness experts Jason Urbanowicz and Bradley Sheppard share their secrets on what it takes to be the best in an easy to read, step-by-step guide, on developing a profitable personal training company. You'll learn: - To overcome self-sabotaging beliefs that can roadblock your success - The mindset of getting paid a multi six-figure income as a personal trainer, doing what you love - How to consistently attract a hungry swarm of clients to your PT business - How to take the sales out of selling and convert 9/10 leads into long-term cash flow - How to build a team of personal trainers, enabling you to work less hours and earn passive income! "This is the most powerful, persuasive and practical book on creating a successful personal training business that you will ever need. It is a must-read for any personal trainer that wants to turn their passion into a successful business." - Brad Sugars, CEO ActionCOACH, the world's largest business coaching franchise with over 1000 coaches in 26 countries and author of 14 books. Turn your passion into profits.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Global Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

1925370275

ISBN 13

9781925370270

Latin America and the Caribbean

An Environment and Development Approach

By: Brad D. Jokisch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Latin America and the Caribbean

An Environment and Development Approach

By: Brad D. Jokisch

Through the twin themes of the environment and development, Brad D. Jokisch introduces students to the regions of Latin American and the Caribbean through a concise, comprehensive, and cohesive overview. Designed for courses in either geography or Latin American Studies, this text covers the physical geography, environmental hazards, and a concise history of the region, along with treatment of economic issues—including China’s role—urbanization, population trends, and international migration. Regional chapters on Brazil, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the Andes, and the Southern Cone ensure that students understand the distinct areas of Latin America as well as the region as a whole. Key features include: Extensive maps, figures, and tables to help students visualize the material Chapter opening learning objectives and key terms lists to help organize important concepts End-of-chapter conclusions and summary points and a glossary to aid in studying Excellent treatment of current research from geography and across the social sciences to reinforce the state of the field A key case study chapter on Amazonian deforestation and development In-depth analysis of the commodity boom, the Pink Tide, the rise of China, certification programs, and the illicit drug trade

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

458

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1538152797

ISBN 13

9781538152799

Rough Justice

By: Brad Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rough Justice

By: Brad Smith

“A slow-burning tale of vigilante justice”—first in a the series from the award-winning author of the Virgil Cain mysteries and Cactus Jack (Kirkus Reviews). Carl Burns returns to his hometown to uncover a viper’s nest of corruption and dark secrets in this tense and twisting novel of suspense . . . After ten years’ absence and a spell in prison, Carl Burns has returned to his hometown of Rose City to offer support to his estranged daughter Kate, currently one of four witnesses testifying against former Mayor Joseph Sanderson III, who stands accused of multiple counts of underage rape. Carl is determined to get justice for Kate, whatever it takes. But with his former sister-in-law Frances his only ally, he finds himself incurring the wrath of powerful enemies as he attempts to uncover the shocking truth beneath the layers of corruption and lies which engulf the town. Praise for Brad Smith “Brad Smith has got the goods—he’s funny, poignant, evocative, and he tells a blistering tale. A writer to watch, a comet on the horizon.”—Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author “Rivals Elmore Leonard at his best.”—Publishers Weekly “Country noir doesn’t get much better.”—Library Journal “Nobody does stand-up guys better than Smith.”—Booklist

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

267

Publisher

Severn House Publishers Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1780107234

ISBN 13

9781780107233

Resisting Independence

Popular Loyalism in the Revolutionary British Atlantic

By: Brad A. Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Resisting Independence

Popular Loyalism in the Revolutionary British Atlantic

By: Brad A. Jones

In Resisting Independence, Brad A. Jones maps the loyal British Atlantic's reaction to the American Revolution. Through close study of four important British Atlantic port cities—New York City; Kingston, Jamaica; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Glasgow, Scotland—Jones argues that the revolution helped trigger a new understanding of loyalty to the Crown and empire. This compelling account reimagines Loyalism as a shared transatlantic ideology, no less committed to ideas of liberty and freedom than the American cause and not limited to the inhabitants of the thirteen American colonies. Jones reminds readers that the American Revolution was as much a story of loyalty as it was of rebellion. Loyal Britons faced a daunting task—to refute an American Patriot cause that sought to dismantle their nation's claim to a free and prosperous Protestant empire. For the inhabitants of these four cities, rejecting American independence thus required a rethinking of the beliefs and ideals that framed their loyalty to the Crown and previously drew together Britain's vast Atlantic empire. Resisting Independence describes the formation and spread of this new transatlantic ideology of Loyalism. Loyal subjects in North America and across the Atlantic viewed the American Revolution as a dangerous and violent social rebellion and emerged from twenty years of conflict more devoted to a balanced, representative British monarchy and, crucially, more determined to defend their rights as British subjects. In the closing years of the eighteenth century, as their former countrymen struggled to build a new nation, these loyal Britons remained convinced of the strength and resilience of their nation and empire and their place within it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

325

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501754025

ISBN 13

9781501754029

A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership

By: Brad Jackson,Ken Parry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership

By: Brad Jackson,Ken Parry

The first edition of this popular and acclaimed book quickly became a favourite among students for the engaging way in which it guided them through the cacophony of competing perspectives and models of leadership. This new edition includes an expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity and leadership and the arts set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In teaching you how to critically appraise and work with leadership theories rather than faithfully accept them, this book will not merely make you a better student of leadership; it could make you a better leader too.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

209

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1849207399

ISBN 13

9781849207393

Leisure, Citizenship and Working-class Men in Britain, 1850-1945

By: Brad Beaven

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Leisure, Citizenship and Working-class Men in Britain, 1850-1945

By: Brad Beaven

From the bawdy audience of a Victorian Penny Gaff to the excitable crowd of an early twentieth century football match, working-class male leisure proved to be a contentious issue for contemporary observers. For middle-class social reformers from across the political spectrum, the spectacle of popular leisure offered a view of working-class habits, and a means by which lifestyles and behaviour could be assessed. For the mid-Victorians, gingerly stepping into a new mass democratic age, the desire to create a bond between the recently enfranchised male worker and the nation was more important than ever. This trend continued as those in governance perceived that 'good' leisure and citizenship could fend off challenges to social stability such as imperial decline, the mass degenerate city, hooliganism, civic and voter apathy and fascism. Thus, between 1850 and 1945 the issue of male leisure became enmeshed with changing contemporary debates on the encroaching mass society and its implications for good citizenry. Working-class culture has often been depicted as an atomised and fragmented entity lacking any significant cultural contestation. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary source material, this book powerfully challenges these recent assumptions and places social class centre stage once more. Arguing that there was a remarkable continuity in male working-class culture between 1850 and 1945, Beaven contends that despite changing socio-economic contexts, male working-class culture continued to draw from a tradition of active participation and cultural contestation that was both class and gender exclusive. This lively and readable book draws from fascinating accounts from those who participated in and observed contemporary popular leisure making it of importance to students and teachers of social history, popular culture, urban history, historical geography, historical sociology and cultural studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0719060273

ISBN 13

9780719060274

The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law

By: Brad Sherman,Lionel Bently

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law

By: Brad Sherman,Lionel Bently

One of the common themes in recent public debate has been the law's inability to accommodate the new ways of creating, distributing and replicating intellectual products. In this book the authors argue that in order to understand many of the problems currently confronting the law, it is necessary to understand its past. This is its first detailed historical account. In this book the authors explore two related themes. First, they explain why intellectual property law came to take its now familiar shape with sub-categories of patents, copyright, designs and trade marks. Secondly, the authors set out to explain how it is that the law grants property status to intangibles. In doing so they explore the rise and fall of creativity as an organising concept in intellectual property law, the mimetic nature of intellectual property law and the important role that the registration process plays in shaping intangible property.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

264

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521563631

ISBN 13

9780521563635

The Great Creation Debate

By: Brad Freckleton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Great Creation Debate

By: Brad Freckleton

Why isn't the evolution of flight shown in the fossil record? Bugs, birds, bats and dinosaurs flew and are shown fully formed in the fossil record, but there are no animals with halfway wings in the fossil record leading from ground based animals to flying animals. What is desperately wrong with the Grand Canyon if evolution is true? Where are the massive signs of erosion between the sedimentary layers of the Grand Canyon if they were laid down a "million years" at a time? Why does massive erosion only show up at the top? Animals with well-developed eyes show up suddenly in the fossil record as do flying animals. It's the norm for plants and animals to show up in the fossil record with the same separations as we see in different types of living animals and plants today. The "second law of thermodynamics" is a law of science that says everything left to its own will wear out, run down. It is a fundamental law of science. So how did evolution accidentally go up? How could a DNA molecule fumble together? The cell needs DNA; DNA needs the cell ñ which came first? 'Beneficial' mutations also weaken in other areas, and don't write evolutionary advancing DNA code. Spiral galaxies (which have the shape of a star fish that is spinning quickly) throughout our universe, like our Milky Way galaxy, are supposed to be over 10 billion years old. If they were over a billion years old they would lose their spiral arm shape. The arms of our galaxy, the Milky Way, only show a maximum age of 0.3 billion years. People want to know why they're here now and where they're going to go. They want surety of truth also. Read this book and see how well evolution holds up in all the sciences. Read this book and see if life can have meaning, direction and hope ñ with surety. For those who claim to be open minded, put on your seatbelts and keep your arms inside as you ride the roller coaster of your own value systems!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

182

Publisher

Xulon Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1619968223

ISBN 13

9781619968226

Birch Plays: 1

Where the Shot Rabbits Lay; Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall; The Brink; Black Mountain

By: Brad Birch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Birch Plays: 1

Where the Shot Rabbits Lay; Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall; The Brink; Black Mountain

By: Brad Birch

Birch Plays: 1 celebrates the work of Welsh writer Brad Birch. Winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court Theatre Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is currently on attachment at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His work has been produced by the Royal Court, Sherman Cymru, Theatre503 and the National Youth Theatre as well as around the world in Russia, the USA, Italy, Germany and Spain. Bringing together plays from throughout his career to date this remarkable collection includes a selection of previously published and unpublished works along with an introduction by the author. Where the Shot Rabbits Lay (Royal Court, 2012) - "There are some lovely grace notes in Brad Birch's intimate father-son tale" (Time Out London) Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall (Soho Theatre, 2013) - "a lovely play of sharp edges, falsehoods and unsaid thoughts, twinning great humour and strong emotion throughout" (WhatsOnStage) The Brink (Orange Tree, 2016) - "short, sharp, shockingly entertaining" (The Guardian) Black Mountain (Paines Plough Roundabout, Edinburgh, 2017) - "This is a real rarity: a psychological thriller that feels psychologically accurate – and it actually thrills too." (Scotsman)

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

255

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350075345

ISBN 13

9781350075344

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - E-Book

By: Brad W. Neville,Douglas D. Damm,Carl M. Allen,Angela C. Chi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - E-Book

By: Brad W. Neville,Douglas D. Damm,Carl M. Allen,Angela C. Chi

- NEW! An ebook version is included with print purchase. The ebook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, it includes prescriptions for oral diseases, differential diagnosis of clinical cases, and practice questions. - Updated content on the latest breakthroughs in oral squamous cell carcinoma treatment, HPV, and molecular pathology addresses some of today's leading topics in oral pathology research.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1032

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

032378982X

ISBN 13

9780323789820

A Shared Future

Faith-Based Organizing for Racial Equity and Ethical Democracy

By: Richard L. Wood,Brad R. Fulton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Shared Future

Faith-Based Organizing for Racial Equity and Ethical Democracy

By: Richard L. Wood,Brad R. Fulton

At a time when participation in democratic governance exhibits a decrease among the less well-off and an increase of power among the elite, one big question concerns how to reverse this trend. Wood and Fulton have devoted this book to finding ways to build democratic participation by low-income and working families, and to create cross-racial alliances. Here s where faith-based organizations enter the picture. These organizations have been significant players in shaping health-care reform, financial reform, and immigration reform at higher levels of government, aimed at benefitting working families. It is a movement which directly addresses economic inequality, policy paralysis, and racial injustice in the United States. Faith-based organizing, the authors show, offers important lessons for an American public struggling to combine universalist democratic ideals with an increasingly multicultural reality in what will soon be a thoroughly multicultural society, as new immigrant arrivals and demographic diffusion spread diversity into settings that were once bastions of white subculture. Models for community organizing have been supplied over time by Saul Alinsky, Cesar Chavez, and Martin Luther King, Jr. "A Shared Future" has a distinctly empirical focus on one of the most important sponsoring networks for faith-based organizations: PICO (Pacific Institute for Community Organizations), which shifted neighborhood-based organizations to congregation-based organizations. They achieved a high profile during the formation of health care policy that found its way into Obamacare legislation, and have also been an important agent for addressing racial equity. Wood and Fulton here address a new generation of faith-based community organizers, seeking to ground the movement in what they call ethical democracy, and fleshing out an approach to addressing economic inequality and political paralysis.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

263

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

022630602X

ISBN 13

9780226306025

The Zombie Book

The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead

By: Nick Redfern,Brad Steiger

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Zombie Book

The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead

By: Nick Redfern,Brad Steiger

Two experts on the unexplained and paranormal team up to bring you the definitive guide to zombies! The apocalypse of the rapacious, infectious living dead is more probable than ever—at least, if movies, books, and television are to be believed. But long before exotic viruses, biological warfare, and sinister military experiments brought the dead back to life in our cinemas and on our television screens, there were the dark spells and incantations of the ancient Egyptians, the Sumerians, and the Babylonians. Blending the historical with the modern, the biographical with the literary, the plants and animals with bacteria and viruses, the mythological with the horrifying true tales, The Zombie Book: The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead is a comprehensive resource for understanding, combating, and avoiding all things zombie. More than 250 entries cover everything about the ignominious role in folklore and mythology to today's pop culture, including … Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Mad Cow Disease The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 The Centers for Disease Control and FEMA’s Zombie Preparedness plans The MacArthur Causeway Face-eating Zombie Nazi Experiments to Resurrect the Dead Night of the Living Dead and much, much more. Blending historical review and a lot of pop-culture fun with chilling tales of ravenous end-of-times horrors, The Zombie Book is perfect for browsing or for a thorough reading by fans of the macabre. An extensive bibliography and index make this the perfect start to anyone’s quest for preparing for a zombie cataclysm.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

385

Publisher

Visible Ink Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1578595304

ISBN 13

9781578595303

Copyright and the Challenge of the New

By: Brad Sherman,Leanne Wiseman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Copyright and the Challenge of the New

By: Brad Sherman,Leanne Wiseman

Copyright is not, as is often thought, something that is periodically ‘extended’ to cover a new field or medium; rather, copyright redefines itself whenever its efficacy is challenged. While many factors have contributed to this process, the most consistent has been the challenges created by new technologies. The contributing authors build upon this insight to show that copyright law is, and has always been, a creature of technology. Each chapter focuses on a specific technology or group of technologies – photography, telegraphy, the phonogram, radio, film, the photocopier, the tape player, television, and computer programs – emphasizing the changes that each technology instigated and the challenges and opportunities it created. Perhaps the most profound insight of this extraordinary book is the authors’ claim – ably supported in a series of intriguing chapters – that the way the law responds and reacts to new technologies is always mediated by the political, social, economic, and cultural environment in which the interaction occurs. For example, these chapters describe and explain how: statutory schemes of remuneration arose from failures to effectively police new forms of piracy; persistent litigation and lobbying by copyright owners forces legislatures and courts to devise new laws; content (e.g., sporting events) generates new rules of access to broadcasts; and ‘fair copying’ (e.g., by libraries) is the necessary exception that proves the rule. As well as providing insight into the ways that copyright law interacted with old technologies when they were new, the book also offers important insights into problems and issues currently confronting copyright law and policy such as the appropriate scope of copyright and the relation between copyright and the public interest. With the broad perspectives opened by these essays, academics, practitioners and policymakers in the field will find themselves well equipped to deal with the problems that will inevitably be created by technologies in the future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

458

Publisher

Kluwer Law International B.V.

Published Date

ISBN 10

9041142118

ISBN 13

9789041142115

Negotiation

Creating Agreements in Business and Life

By: Brad Winn,Marc Sokol

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Negotiation

Creating Agreements in Business and Life

By: Brad Winn,Marc Sokol

Negotiation is much more than making a deal; it′s a life skill. Negotiation: Creating Agreements in Business and Life explores the theory and practice of negotiation while unpacking how to develop the head, heart, hand, and stomach of a successful negotiator. Authors Brad Winn and Marc Sokol frame negotiation as a dynamic, creative process that can produce lasting positive results for all parties involved. Practical applications, role-play exercises, and cases provide students with ample opportunities to sharpen their negotiation skills to become confident, capable negotiators in the workplace and in everyday life. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

610

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1071834517

ISBN 13

9781071834510

The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

By: Brad Roberts

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

By: Brad Roberts

“An excellent contribution to the debate on the future role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in American foreign policy.” ―Contemporary Security Policy This book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many grounds—including historical, political, and moral. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy and posture. Drawing on the author’s experience in the making and implementation of U.S. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real-world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm further would be harmful to its interests and those of its allies. The book ultimately argues in favor of patience and persistence in the implementation of a balanced approach to nuclear strategy that encompasses political efforts to reduce nuclear dangers along with military efforts to deter them. “Well-researched and carefully argued.” ―Foreign Affairs

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

351

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0804797153

ISBN 13

9780804797153

The House of Truth

A Washington Political Salon and the Foundations of American Liberalism

By: Brad Snyder

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The House of Truth

A Washington Political Salon and the Foundations of American Liberalism

By: Brad Snyder

In 1912, a group of ambitious young men, including future Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter and future journalistic giant Walter Lippmann, became disillusioned by the sluggish progress of change in the Taft Administration. The individuals started to band together informally, joined initially by their enthusiasm for Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose campaign. They self-mockingly called the 19th Street row house in which they congregated the "House of Truth," playing off the lively dinner discussions with frequent guest (and neighbor) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. about life's verities. Lippmann and Frankfurter were house-mates, and their frequent guests included not merely Holmes but Louis Brandeis, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Croly - founder of the New Republic - and the sculptor (and sometime Klansman) Gutzon Borglum, later the creator of the Mount Rushmore monument. Weaving together the stories and trajectories of these varied, fascinating, combative, and sometimes contradictory figures, Brad Snyder shows how their thinking about government and policy shifted from a firm belief in progressivism - the belief that the government should protect its workers and regulate monopolies - into what we call liberalism - the belief that government can improve citizens' lives without abridging their civil liberties and, eventually, civil rights. Holmes replaced Roosevelt in their affections and aspirations. His famous dissents from 1919 onward showed how the Due Process clause could protect not just business but equality under the law, revealing how a generally conservative and reactionary Supreme Court might embrace, even initiate, political and social reform. Across the years, from 1912 until the start of the New Deal in 1933, the remarkable group of individuals associated with the House of Truth debated the future of America. They fought over Sacco and Vanzetti's innocence; the dangers of Communism; the role the United States should play the world after World War One; and thought dynamically about things like about minimum wage, child-welfare laws, banking insurance, and Social Security, notions they not only envisioned but worked to enact. American liberalism has no single source, but one was without question a row house in Dupont Circle and the lives that intertwined there at a crucial moment in the country's history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

825

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190262001

ISBN 13

9780190262006

Flannery

A Life of Flannery O'Connor

By: Brad Gooch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Flannery

A Life of Flannery O'Connor

By: Brad Gooch

The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Blood, in 1952. Her fierce, sometimes comic novels and stories reflected the darkly funny, vibrant, and theologically sophisticated woman who wrote them. Brad Gooch brings to life O'Connor's significant friendships -- with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Hardwick, Walker Percy, and James Dickey among others -- and her deeply felt convictions, as expressed in her communications with Thomas Merton, Elizabeth Bishop, and Betty Hester. Hester was famously known as "A" in O'Connor's collected letters, The Habit of Being, and a large cache of correspondence to her from O'Connor was made available to scholars, including Brad Gooch, in 2006. O'Connor's capacity to live fully -- despite the chronic disease that eventually confined her to her mother's farm in Georgia -- is illuminated in this engaging and authoritative biography. Praise for Flannery: "Flannery O'Connor, one of the best American writers of short fiction, has found her ideal biographer in Brad Gooch. With elegance and fairness, Gooch deals with the sensitive areas of race and religion in O'Connor's life. He also takes us back to those heady days after the war when O'Connor studied creative writing at Iowa. There is much that is new in this book, but, more important, everything is presented in a strong, clear light."-Edmund White "This splendid biography gives us no saint or martyr but the story of a gifted and complicated woman, bent on making the best of the difficult hand fate has dealt her, whether it is with grit and humor or with an abiding desire to make palpable to readers the terrible mystery of God's grace."-Frances Kiernan, author of Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy "A good biographer is hard to find. Brad Gooch is not merely good-he is extraordinary. Blessed with the eye and ear of a novelist, he has composed the life that admirers of the fierce and hilarious Georgia genius have long been hoping for."-Joel Conarroe, President Emeritus, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Little, Brown

Published Date

ISBN 10

0316040657

ISBN 13

9780316040655

Book's by Brad Stephens

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email