Douglas Scott's Books

Southern Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War

Eighteen Commanders Instrumental in American Victory

By: Douglas M. Branson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Southern Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War

Eighteen Commanders Instrumental in American Victory

By: Douglas M. Branson

The stories of Southern brigadier generals during the Revolutionary War remain largely forgotten or untold, but their experiences were unique. During the war, 13 of the 58 brigadier generals (the lowest-ranking generals) who served under George Washington died because of combat wounds or under British captivity. Seven of those 13 hailed from the southernmost and (excepting Virginia) less populated colonies. Proportionally, they were more likely to become casualties or prisoners than were their Northern counterparts, and they were far more likely than were the more senior major generals (only one of whom died during the war, out of 28 total officers). This book profiles the 18 Southern brigadier generals and their service during the American Revolution. It makes the case that Washington and his brigadier generals, especially the Southern brigadiers, won the war in spite of the major generals, many of whom exhibited cowardice, alcoholism, insubordination, womanizing, or ineffective leadership; more than half of the major generals were effectively cashiered or voluntarily left military service long before Yorktown and the war's conclusion. The author demonstrates that, as much as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and other politicians, the war's brigadier generals should be viewed as founding fathers, too.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476692920

ISBN 13

9781476692920

Genesis Protocol

Dawn of a New Era

By: Douglas D. Beatenhead

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Genesis Protocol

Dawn of a New Era

By: Douglas D. Beatenhead

This book is for Adult Readers. Its a Science Fiction Thriller. Its a story about cloning. The main character is Mr. Sandman and he has a propensity for being very evil. He was cloned from an old gunfighter, and he seems to continue that trait. Theres one thing he doesnt understandhis terrible and fantastic night-terrors. Raised by the military, and a bad childhood, he soon learns well in defending himself; and has the eyes of an eagle when shooting guns. After his 18th birthday, they let him go on his own. He strives to keep himself alive. One day, he meets a young lady, and for the first time in his life, he feels love, and feels love back. One night, he seeks out a man to find what hes all about. Little does he knowthis man is going to change his life for the better. Could something like this really happen? Or could it be happening now?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

316

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1475929587

ISBN 13

9781475929584

Early Church Understandings of Jesus as the Female Divine

The Scandal of the Scandal of Particularity

By: Sally Douglas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Early Church Understandings of Jesus as the Female Divine

The Scandal of the Scandal of Particularity

By: Sally Douglas

Central to debates about Jesus is the issue of whether he uniquely embodies the divine. While this discussion continues unabated, both those who affirm and those who dismiss, Jesus' divinity regularly eclipse the reality that in many of the earliest strands of the Christian tradition when Jesus' divinity is proclaimed, Jesus is imaged as the female divine. Sally Douglas investigates these early texts, excavates the motivations for imaging Jesus as Woman Wisdom and the complex reasons that this began to be suppressed in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The work concludes with an exploration of the powerful implications of engaging with the ancient proclamation of Jesus-Woman Wisdom in contemporary context.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0567668339

ISBN 13

9780567668332

Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Law

By: Heather Douglas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Law

By: Heather Douglas

This book explores how women from diverse backgrounds interact with the law in response to intimate partner violence, over time. Every year, millions of women globally turn to law to help them live lives free and safe from violence. Women engage with child protection services and police. They apply for civil protection orders and family court orders to help them manage their children's contact with a violent father, and take special visa pathways to avoid deportation following separation from an abuser. Women are often compelled to interact with law, through their abuser's myriad legal applications against them. While separation may seem like a solution, it often accelerates legal engagement providing new opportunities for continued abuse. Countless women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence are enmeshed in overlapping, complex and often inconsistent legal processes. They have both fleeting and longer-term connections with legal system actors. Their stories demonstrate how abusers harness multiple aspects of the legal process, and its actors, to continue their abuse. They highlight the regular failure of legal processes and actors to comprehend the significance of non-physical abuse. Women show how legal system actors' common expectation that separation is a single event, rather than a process, has implications for their connections with law and the outcomes they achieve. From time to time, the women in this study attained the safety and closure they sought from law, sometimes in circular and unexpected ways, but their narratives demonstrate the level of endurance, tenacity and time this often required"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

313

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190071788

ISBN 13

9780190071783

Cases, Problems, and Materials on Contracts

By: Douglas J. Whaley,David Horton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cases, Problems, and Materials on Contracts

By: Douglas J. Whaley,David Horton

Contracts casebook for law students"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

832

Publisher

Aspen Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1543838979

ISBN 13

9781543838978

A Life of Alexander Campbell

By: Douglas A. Foster

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Life of Alexander Campbell

By: Douglas A. Foster

The first critical biography of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Stone-Campbell Movement A Life of Alexander Campbell examines the core identity of a gifted and determined reformer to whom millions of Christians around the globe today owe much of their identity—whether they know it or not. Douglas Foster assesses principal parts of Campbell’s life and thought to discover his significance for American Christianity and the worldwide movement that emerged from his work. He examines Campbell’s formation in Ireland, his creation and execution of a reform of Christianity beginning in America, and his despair at the destruction of his vision by the American Civil War. A Life of Alexander Campbell shows why this important but sometimes misunderstood and neglected figure belongs at the heart of the American religious story.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

459

Publisher

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1467458341

ISBN 13

9781467458344

Lee

By: Douglas Southall Freeman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lee

By: Douglas Southall Freeman

Douglas Southall Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Robert E. Lee was greeted with critical acclaim when it was first published in 1935. This reissue chronicles all the major aspects and highlights of the general’s military career, from his stunning accomplishments in the Mexican War to the humbling surrender at Appomattox. More than just a military leader, Lee embodied all the conflicts of his time. The son of a Revolutionary War hero and related by marriage to George Washington, he was the product of young America’s elite. When Abraham Lincoln offered him command of the United States Army, however, he choose to lead the confederate ranks, convinced that his first loyalty lay with his native Virginia. Although a member of the planter class, he felt that slavery was “a moral and political evil.” Aloof and somber, he nevertheless continually inspired his men by his deep concern for their personal welfare. Freeman’s biography is the full portrait of a great American—a distinguished, scholarly, yet eminently readable classic that has linked Freeman to Lee as irrevocably as Boswell to Dr. Johnson.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

784

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439107491

ISBN 13

9781439107492

42

The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams

By: Douglas Adams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

42

The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams

By: Douglas Adams

When Douglas Adams died in 2001, he left behind 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches and even poems. In 42, compiled by Douglas’s long-time collaborator Kevin Jon Davies, hundreds of these personal artefacts appear in print for the very first time. Douglas was as much a thinker as he was a writer, and his artefacts reveal how his deep fascination with technology led to ideas which were far ahead of their time: a convention speech envisioning the modern smartphone, with all the information in the world living at our fingertips; sheets of notes predicting the advent of electronic books; journal entries from his forays into home computing – it is a matter of legend that Douglas bought the very first Mac in the UK; musings on how the internet would disrupt the CD-Rom industry, among others. 42 also features archival material charting Douglas’s school days through Cambridge, Footlights, collaborations with Graham Chapman, and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who, Hitchhiker’s and Dirk Gently. Alongside details of his most celebrated works are projects that never came to fruition, including the pilot for radio programme They’ll Never Play That on the Radio and a space-inspired theme park ride. Douglas’s personal papers prove that the greatest ideas come from the fleeting thoughts that collide in our own imagination, and offer a captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

398

Publisher

Unbound Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1800182694

ISBN 13

9781800182691

Historical Dictionary of African American Theater

By: Anthony D. Hill,Douglas Q. Barnett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Historical Dictionary of African American Theater

By: Anthony D. Hill,Douglas Q. Barnett

African American Theater is a vibrant and unique entity enriched by ancient Egyptian rituals, West African folklore, and European theatrical practices. A continuum of African folk traditions, it combines storytelling, mythology, rituals, music, song, and dance with ancestor worship from ancient times to the present. It afforded black artists a cultural gold mine to celebrate what it was like to be an African American in The New World. The Historical Dictionary of African American Theater celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States, identifying representative African American theater-producing organizations and chronicling their contributions to the field from its birth in 1816 to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors, playwrights, plays, theater producing organizations, themes, locations, and theater movements and awards.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

625

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

081086276X

ISBN 13

9780810862760

Protest, Power, and Change

An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage

By: Roger S. Powers,William B. Vogele,Douglas Bond,Christopher Kruegler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Protest, Power, and Change

An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage

By: Roger S. Powers,William B. Vogele,Douglas Bond,Christopher Kruegler

Covers tactics, leaders, and famous actions From Solidarity's passive/aggressive faceoff with communism to the courageous sit-ins and marches of the Civil Rights Movement, here is the first systematic survey of peaceful confrontations between the forces for the status quo and the forces for change. All the important events, tactics, and leaders are covered: Women's suffrage, blockades, IRA hunger strikes, monkey wrenching, Charter 77, the Clamshell Alliance, Rosa Parks, Leo Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Lech Walesa, and many more. Focuses on critical issues Clear, comprehensive, and authoritative, the Encyclopedia examines such critical contemporary issues as violence, the nature of power, conflict resolution, the mechanisms of social movements, the application of moral authority, and defines and surveys the underlying assumptions and prevailing thinking of all activists for change. A practical blueprint for peaceful protest-the first and only work of its kind For this first systematic treatment of the subject, expert contributors from around the world have written essays on key persons, events, ideas, works, institutions , groups, and methods. The result is a primer and practical guide on all aspects of nonviolent action. There is an introduction, a listing of the entries by category, and a comprehensive index. Special features: First and only encyclopedia on the subject * Spotlights the most important peaceful struggles of the 20th century * Examines l04 nonviolent movements, campaigns, and events * Profiles 70 activists and scholars, including a dozen Nobel Peace Prize laureates * Surveys 42 organizations that have led nonviolent movements * Details 40 methods of peaceful protest

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

638

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136764828

ISBN 13

9781136764820

Historic Spots in California

Fifth Edition

By: Douglas E. Kyle,Hero Eugene Rensch,Ethel Grace Rensch,Mildred Brooke Hoover,William Abeloe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Historic Spots in California

Fifth Edition

By: Douglas E. Kyle,Hero Eugene Rensch,Ethel Grace Rensch,Mildred Brooke Hoover,William Abeloe

The only complete guide to the historical landmarks of California, this standard work has now been thoroughly revised and updated. The edition is enriched by some 200 photographs, most of which were taken by the reviser and all of which are new to this edition. Since the last revision in 1990, enormous changes have taken place within the state: many landscapes and buildings have been greatly altered and some are no longer in existence. Every effort has been made, through personal observation, to record the present condition of the landmarks and to provide clear and accurate descriptions of their locations. The text is written with the idea that the reader might use the book while traveling around the state, and thus mileage and signposts have been given where it was thought helpful. For this new edition, the reviser has added additional information on the state's geography, the presence of Native Americans, and state and local museums. To provide historical background, the reviser has written a short historical overview. The chapters of the book are organized by county, in alphabetical order. A rough chronology is followed for each county, beginning with pertinent facts on geography, continuing with Native American life, the coming of the Spaniards and other Europeans, the American conquest of the 1840s, and, in those areas where it had a major impact, the gold rush. The text then continues into the period of intensive agricultural development, railroads, industrialization, the growth of cities, the effects of World War II, and on into more recent times. The bibliography, like the text, has been updated to 2001 and includes some of the established classics in California history as well as more recent material. Reviews of the Fourth Edition "Prodigious in detail and scope, this is the definitive guide to historical landmarks in California and a valuable resource not only for travelers but also for anyone interested in California history." —California Highways "This is an outstanding and accessible piece of scholarship, one that every student of California will value." —San Francisco Chronicle "Kyle and Stanford University Press are to be lauded for this monumental undertaking." —Southern California Quarterly

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2302

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0804778175

ISBN 13

9780804778176

A Walk in Time

By: Douglas Hager

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Walk in Time

By: Douglas Hager

It begins with friends finding something they do not understand. Bringing it to their friend who is a lawyer and what they need to do next. Taking what they have found to a University Professor to understand what it could be. He brings in other Professors from different Departments. Archeology, Metallurgy, Physics, Quantum Theory, Computer Science and Design, Astronomy, and Religious Theories. Discussions of the Big Bang Theory, Darwinism, Religion and Time Travel. And how to understand them. That all theories are best guesses that are torn apart by others. Who to trust and who to stand up against. Taking on drugs, cartels, and rulers. Finding a government to agree on for all people, religious and economic. How to bring them all up together. Ways to take on the problems of our times and look to the past to answer them. New Ideas that are right in front of us, now and into the future. Exploring the Past with Archeology. Looking Forward with Astronomy. Looking to the Stars and a Life Beyond. Where our Future Could Go? How to be there for one for one another, No Matter the Journey. To Have Heroes Again and Why They Deserve It. And to Have a Fun Read Along the Way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

309

Publisher

Outskirts Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1977272622

ISBN 13

9781977272621

African American Doctors of World War I

The Lives of 104 Volunteers

By: W. Douglas Fisher,Joann H. Buckley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

African American Doctors of World War I

The Lives of 104 Volunteers

By: W. Douglas Fisher,Joann H. Buckley

In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. The infantry regiments of the 93rd arrived first and were turned over to the French to fill gaps in their decimated lines. The 92nd Division came later and fought alongside other American units. Some of those doctors rose to prominence; others died young or later succumbed to the economic and social challenges of the times. Beginning with their assignment to the Medical Officers Training Camp (Colored)--the only one in U.S. history--this book covers the early years, education and war experiences of these physicians, as well as their careers in the black communities of early 20th century America.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

285

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476663157

ISBN 13

9781476663159

The Anglican Eucharist in Australia

The History, Theology, and Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Anglican Church of Australia

By: Brian Douglas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Anglican Eucharist in Australia

The History, Theology, and Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Anglican Church of Australia

By: Brian Douglas

This book examines the history, theology and liturgy of the Eucharist in the Anglican Church of Australia from its earliest foundation after the arrival of British settlers in 1788 to the present.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

357

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004469273

ISBN 13

9789004469273

Georgia Test Prep, Grade 6

By: Spectrum,Vincent Douglas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Georgia Test Prep, Grade 6

By: Spectrum,Vincent Douglas

Spectrum Georgia Test Prep provides the most comprehensive strategies for effective CRCT test preparation! Each book features essential practice in reading, math, and language test areas. The lessons, perfect for students in grade 6, strengthen understanding of test procedures. The activities are presented in a variety of formats and each book includes suggestions for parents and teachers, as well as answer keys, progress charts, and self-assessment exercises. --Today, more than ever, students need to be equipped with the essential skills they need for school achievement and for success on proficiency tests. The Spectrum series has been designed to prepare students with these skills and to enhance student achievement. Developed by experts in the field of education, each title in the Spectrum workbook series offers grade-appropriate instruction and reinforcement in an effective sequence for learning success. Perfect for use at home or in school, and a favorite of parents, homeschoolers, and teachers worldwide, Spectrum is the learning partner students need for complete achievement.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

210

Publisher

Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0769634761

ISBN 13

9780769634760

The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest

Lessons for Survival

By: Peter Douglas Elias,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest

Lessons for Survival

By: Peter Douglas Elias,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

The Dakota came to the Red River area in 1862, bringing with them their skills in hunting and gathering, fishing and farming. Each of the bands that came to the Canadian prairies had a different combination of skills and adapted in a different way to the conditions they found. This volume recounts the history of the Dakota in Canada by examining the economic strategies they used to survive"--Back cover.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

300

Publisher

University of Regina Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0889771359

ISBN 13

9780889771352

History of Psychology

Ideas and Context

By: D. Brett King,William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

History of Psychology

Ideas and Context

By: D. Brett King,William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

A History of Psychology: Ideas & Context, 5/e, traces psychological thought from antiquity through early 21st century advances, giving students a thorough look into psychology’s origins and development. This title provides in-depth coverage of intellectual trends, major systems of thought, and key developments in basic and applied psychology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1086

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317350596

ISBN 13

9781317350590

Hallowed Ground

How Forgotten Battles Shaped America

By: Douglas Smock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hallowed Ground

How Forgotten Battles Shaped America

By: Douglas Smock

History is constantly changing. What we know of past events is based on someone's interpretation. Even first-person accounts can vary widely and, in fact, did in the reports of Benedict Arnold's conduct at the second Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The conventional histories were based on a now-discredited account by one officer. A letter made public in 2016 painted a different version of events more favorable to Arnold. Hallowed Ground: How Forgotten Battles Changed America provides a fresh look at history through the lens of battles that deserve new attention, starting with the Saratoga Campaign. The little-taught Mexican War that preceded the Civil War is too easily recalled as an important training ground for the legendary military leaders of the Civil War. It was also a land grab condemned by Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Clay, and many others. The issues of technology and preparedness are major themes of the chapters on Selma, Alabama, during the Civil War and the Saint-Mihiel offensive in World War I. Selma was a focal point of Confederate efforts to build munitions while the US Army played catchup on aircraft, tanks, and wireless communications at Saint-Mihiel. Future American military leaders such as George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Mitchell quickly learned the new technologies. The fifth chapter tells the forgotten story of one of the most inspiring Americans of the twentieth century, Dr. Gordon Seagrave, a Baptist missionary on the northern frontier of Burma who became one of the military's greatest combat surgeons.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

229

Publisher

Page Publishing Inc

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798887937816

For Fame and Glory

A Tale of the Frontier, Forgotten Wars, and a Far Different Time

By: Douglas Houck

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

For Fame and Glory

A Tale of the Frontier, Forgotten Wars, and a Far Different Time

By: Douglas Houck

A small band of armed insurgents fell upon Quebec in the winter of 1775. They were sent north to liberate the Canadians, but they were abandoned in the snow, denied reinforcements, and driven up the river and out of Canada. The officers and men of the Separate Army formed their brotherhood in the anguish of their defeat, established their association following the joy of victory at Saratoga, and by doing so, launched a pervasive culture and unique lifestyle that flourished in their clubs and dominated the halls of power in the state and nation unto the second and third generation. This is a tale of the second generation, the generation that followed the American Revolution. They lived in a time of uncertainty and crisis; a time when men and women struggled against convention to find out if a nation derived from deceit, created by rebellion, and governed by greed could long survive. It's the story of a young man with a desire for success and talent for trouble who stumbles forth upon a quest for personal fame and glory in the years of political intrigue, war, and conspiracy that marked the beginning of the American Empire.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

446

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

0595384854

ISBN 13

9780595384853

America: Unite or Die

How to Save Our Democracy

By: Douglas E. Schoen,Carly Cooperman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

America: Unite or Die

How to Save Our Democracy

By: Douglas E. Schoen,Carly Cooperman

WHAT AMERICA MUST DO TO ACHIEVE UNITY AND SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY AMERICA: UNITE OR DIE is a real-time analysis of why American Democracy is crumbling and why both sides – Republicans and Democrats – are responsible for its collapse. This is the first objective, nonpartisan analysis of what has happened, and most importantly, explains what we can do to avoid impending doom for our system, and most of all, our nation. ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE? America is the only country in the history of the world founded on an idea—and that idea is liberty. It’s an idea that resulted in the most flourishing citizenry in human history, but today that idea is under attack, not just from foreign adversaries but from within as the extreme right of the Republican Party and extreme left of the Democratic Party move further and further apart. These dangerous, corrosive positions pose a serious threat to the foundations of American democracy as we now face: · A political class that has lost touch with mainstream America. · Public loss of trust in the institutions of democracy. · The rise and mobilization of extremism on the right and left, both threatening violence. · The rise of social media, websites, and cable TV news that splinters audiences and creates alternate realities. · Inequality of opportunity that creates a two-tiered society of haves and have-nots. · Anti-democratic regimes ruling China and Russia that threaten freedom around the world. In an era of growing distrust, demonization, and hatred, as we live America’s tragic ‘Tale of Two Cities,’ our most inspired turn is to embrace the idea engendered in a true symbol of American democracy: the mighty woman with a torch, ‘the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World’: “Give me your tired, your poor/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. When citizens who work hard and play by the rules believe they have no shot at the American Dream — or conclude that the American values, identity, and the principles they grew up with are vanishing — a giant question mark hangs over the future of our democracy. If we hope to preserve our democracy, both sides must start by reaffirming their belief in the democratic principles of America so they can move from the fringes to the moderate middle-of-the-road positions that millions of Americans embrace. AMERICA: UNITE OR DIE is an inspired plan to turn the Divided States of America into the Reunited State of America. “America: Unite or Die is a must-read for anyone interested in politics and governing or in the current dysfunction of our political system. Douglas Schoen and Carly Cooperman are great scholars and practitioners of American politics. They are two of the country's finest pollsters and strategists who have seen it all—from advising presidents in the White House to analyzing the voters in the precincts across America. The polarization in this country today is explained clearly. Every citizen who cares about this extraordinary country of ours should read this book and be enlightened about what's going on around them.” —Ed Rollins, former assistant to President Reagan for political and governmental affairs, and former co-chairman to the National Republican Congressional Committee

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

325

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682451895

ISBN 13

9781682451892

The Remnant Spirit

Conservative Reform in Mainline Protestantism

By: Douglas E. Cowan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Remnant Spirit

Conservative Reform in Mainline Protestantism

By: Douglas E. Cowan

Over the past few decades, mainline Protestant denominations in North America have been experiencing a significant decline in membership, active participation, and financial contributions. In the midst of this decline, these denominations have been caught up in a variety of controversial religious, ecclesiastical, and social issues—a shift from neo-orthodox to liberal theology, the advent of inclusive liturgical and biblical language, denominational support for often controversial social issues, and heated debates around human sexuality, particularly the place of homosexuals in the church. To address these issues and concerns, and to recapture the traditionalism many feel their churches have abandoned, the remnant faithful, those who choose to stay in their churches, have formed a number of reform and renewal movements. Cowan examines these emergent social movements, providing anecdotal and lively examples of their activities, their arguments, their identities, and their approaches to strengthening their churches. Rather than leave denominations which they regard as increasingly hostile to theological and ecclesiastical traditionalism, many mainline Protestants have chosen to stay and fight for their churches, forming reform and renewal movements intended to address hot-button issues in the way their churches function and practice. These conservative reform movements, however, are often vilified by their more liberal co-religionists, and not infrequently regarded as theologically immature, doctrinally stagnant, and ecclesiastically belligerent. The Remnant Spirit demonstrates that these are simplistic and reductivist analyses that only serve to avoid the very issues around which reform movements emerge and evolve. The author provides an in-depth examination of four major North American denominations, and the various conservative reform and renewal movements taking place in each, while acknowledging that every mainline Protestant Church in the U.S. and Canada is contending with similar issues and addressing them in similar fashions. Here, the voices of the remnant faithful, those that contribute to denominational discussions as they are experienced by ordinary church members and leaders alike, are presented and discussed in a thoughtful and lively manner.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

248

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0313056994

ISBN 13

9780313056994

A-HA! Performance

Building and Managing a Self-Motivated Workforce

By: Douglas Walker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A-HA! Performance

Building and Managing a Self-Motivated Workforce

By: Douglas Walker

Praise for A-HA! Performance "Since I wrote Choice Theory many years ago, I have come to the conclusion that there is only one major human problem: we have yet to figure out how to get along well with each other. In this book, Walker supports this conclusion with humor, creativity, and great insight. Managers who both follow his suggestions and teach them to those they manage will be rewarded with a happy and profitable workplace. And do it at less cost than the company is spending now." --William Glasser, MD, President and founder,William Glasser Institute, and author of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy "If ever there was a title that perfectly matched the content of a book, this is it. I have never experienced more a-ha's from a book in my life. One of the biggest a-ha's is that you don't build a motivated workforce--you already have one! If you manage people--and especially if you aspire to truly lead people--then this book is required reading. Rock-solid ideas from a master on motivation." --Joe Calloway, author of Work Like You're Showing Off! "An amazingly practical and prodigiously useful resource to help create and bolster a world-class sales force, but also a blueprint for better living in general. An absolute mandatory read for all my employees, not to mention friends and family members. I don't know anyone who couldn't benefit from applying the A-HA model. The title might be more apropos if it were 'Holy cow! Where's this been my whole career?'" --Robert H. Fleet, Branch Manager, National Builder Division, Countrywide Home Loans "A-HA! Performance should be mandatory reading for every manager. Each chapter offers simple and compelling methods for building and managing a self-motivated workforce. The realistic examples presented throughout the book reinforce the steps in the A-HA model and provide the foundation for easy application to professional and personal situations." --Ann Owens, Vice President, Total Rewards Management, QUALCOMM "Avoiding a fight-or-flight reaction from an employee who needs coaching on improved performance or behavior changes requires the manager understand the employee's vested interest. Walker teaches the skills required to effectively create three wins: for the company, the employee, and the manager. It's a must-read for all leaders who want to be more proficient in getting needed performance changes from their employees by improving their own nurturing, coaching, or mentoring skills. I'm reading it for the third time and still gleaning more tips and insights. Even though it's constructed as a managerial self-help book, it's really an insightful, powerful textbook, and as such needs to be studied." --Ron Cook, National Accounts Manager, 3M

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

231

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118633318

ISBN 13

9781118633311

Ultra Murder

By: W. Strawn Douglas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ultra Murder

By: W. Strawn Douglas

The soon to be released surrealism book called ULTRA MURDER deals with the CIA program called MK Ultra where the "Company" tried to create a truth serum using LSD as the main chemical component. In 1973 the director of the CIA, Richard Helms, ordered the files from MK Ultra to be destroyed. My book picks up from that point and mixes pharmacology and politics to create a world where young James gets involved in a test program to find a new mental illness drug and, only too late, finds out it is an Extra Sensory Perception drug that is hoped will give great advantage to spies in the shadowy world of espionage. James tries the drug and garners a dynamic and potent response. The rest is cops and robbers as James tries to get this new tool to the people most helpful to the cause of freedom and fairness. This great drug happening that so helps out James is what others have been waiting centuries to happen. Two stealth operatives have been calling out over the sands of time to bring humanity to a crucial tipping point and the friends of James find themselves petitioned to join a greater collective of like minded individuals. When viewed from the perspective of mirth it is "Psychedelia at Area 51 flying UFOs to Columbia". The real heavy questions of existential purpose in life get discussed in a general and relaxed fashion. Humor is involved. A dark humor is there. Enjoy if at all possible.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1468506676

ISBN 13

9781468506679

Monty Python

A Chronology, 1969-2012, 2d ed.

By: Douglas McCall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Monty Python

A Chronology, 1969-2012, 2d ed.

By: Douglas McCall

A chronological listing of the creative output and other antics of the members of the British comedy group Monty Python, both as a group and individually. Coverage spans between 1969 (the year Monty Python's Flying Circus debuted) and 2012. Entries include television programs, films, stage shows, books, records and interviews. Back matter features an appendix of John Cleese's hilarious business-training films; an index of Monty Python's sketches and songs; an index of Eric Idle's sketches and songs; as well as a general index and selected bibliography.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

391

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476613117

ISBN 13

9781476613116

Lets Talk With The Heart

By: James Douglas Lindsay

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lets Talk With The Heart

By: James Douglas Lindsay

Lets Talk With The Heart is a collection of powerful, dramatic and emotional short stories and poems all with messages from the heart in them. It has love, sex, drama, violence, tears, laughter ... everything a good book should have and more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1291902082

ISBN 13

9781291902082

Lewis C. Sheafe

Apostle to Black America

By: Douglas Morgan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lewis C. Sheafe

Apostle to Black America

By: Douglas Morgan

Born just as the Civil War began, Lewis Sheafe grew to manhood at a pivotal moment in American history. But instead of racial equality, the nation offered its freed slaves further oppression and injustice. Sheafestrong-willed, dynamic, and seemingly tirelesshad but two main objectives: uplift his people spiritually and socially, and consistently adhere to biblical principle in all aspects of life. In this gripping biography Douglas Morgan pieces together the life of this forgotten leader whose story sheds light on the reason that no lasting, separate Black Adventist denomination ever formed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

448

Publisher

Review and Herald Pub Assoc

Published Date

ISBN 10

0828023972

ISBN 13

9780828023979

Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance

Indigenous Communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927

By: Keith Douglas Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Liberalism, Surveillance, and Resistance

Indigenous Communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927

By: Keith Douglas Smith

Canada is regularly presented as a country where liberalism has ensured freedom and equality for all. Yet as Canada expanded westward and colonized First Nations territories, liberalism did not operate to advance freedom or equality for Indigenous people or protect their property. In reality it had a markedly debilitating effect on virtually every aspect of their lives. This book explores the operation of exclusionary liberalism between 1877 and 1927 in southern Alberta and the southern interior of British Columbia. In order to facilitate and justify liberal colonial expansion, Canada relied extensively on surveillance, which operated to exclude and reform Indigenous people. By persisting in Anglo-Canadian liberal capitalist values, structures, and interests as normal, natural, and beyond reproach, it worked to exclude or restructure the economic, political, social, and spiritual tenets of Indigenous cultures. Further surveillance identified which previously reserved lands, established on fragments of First Nations territory, could be further reduced by a variety of dubious means. While none of this preceded unchallenged, surveillance served as well to mitigate against, even if it could never completely neutralize, opposition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

335

Publisher

Athabasca University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1897425392

ISBN 13

9781897425398

Across Canada by Story

A Coast-to-Coast Literary Adventure

By: Douglas Gibson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Across Canada by Story

A Coast-to-Coast Literary Adventure

By: Douglas Gibson

More adventures from one of Canada's premier editors and storytellers Canada is a country rich in stories, and few take as much joy as Douglas Gibson in discovering them. As one of the country's leading editors and publishers for 40 years, he coaxed modern classics out of some of Canada's finest minds, and then took to telling his own stories in his first memoir, Stories About Storytellers. Gibson turned his memoir into a one-man stage show that eventually played almost 100 times, in all ten provinces, from coast to coast. As a literary tourist, he discovered even more about the land and its writers and harvested many more stories, from distant past and recent memory, to share. Now in Across Canada by Story, Gibson brings new stories about Robertson Davies, Jack Hodgins, W.O. Mitchell, Alistair MacLeod, and Alice Munro, and adds lively portraits of Al Purdy, Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Laurence, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Margaret Atwood, Wayne Johnson, Linwood Barclay, Michael Ondaatje, and many, many others. Whether fly fishing in Haida Gwaii or sailing off Labrador, Douglas Gibson is a first-rate ambassador for Canada and the power of great stories.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Publisher

ECW Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1770907793

ISBN 13

9781770907799

Alvin York

A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne

By: Douglas V. Mastriano

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Alvin York

A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne

By: Douglas V. Mastriano

Alvin C. York (1887--1964) -- devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War I -- is one of America's most famous and celebrated soldiers. Known to generations through Gary Cooper's Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York, York is credited with the capture of 132 German soldiers on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne region of France -- a deed for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. At war's end, the media glorified York's bravery but some members of the German military and a soldier from his own unit cast aspersions on his wartime heroics. Historians continue to debate whether York has received more recognition than he deserves. A fierce disagreement about the location of the battle in the Argonne forest has further complicated the soldier's legacy. In Alvin York, Douglas V. Mastriano sorts fact from myth in the first full-length biography of York in decades. He meticulously examines York's youth in the hills of east Tennessee, his service in the Great War, and his return to a quiet civilian life dedicated to charity. By reviewing artifacts recovered from the battlefield using military terrain analysis, forensic study, and research in both German and American archives, Mastriano reconstructs the events of October 8 and corroborates the recorded accounts. On the eve of the WWI centennial, Alvin York promises to be a major contribution to twentieth-century military history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813145228

ISBN 13

9780813145228

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Drepanidinae

By: H. Douglas Pratt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Drepanidinae

By: H. Douglas Pratt

Publisher Description

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

393

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

019854653X

ISBN 13

9780198546535

Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood

Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen

By: Douglas Carl Abrams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood

Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen

By: Douglas Carl Abrams

This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and reflects culture, and racial, gender, and religious identities are some of the most debated issues globally today. In the movies explored in this book, missionary interactions with various people groups reflect the historical changes which took place during this time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

257

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3031191641

ISBN 13

9783031191640

The A to Z of African American Theater

By: Anthony D. Hill,Douglas Q. Barnett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The A to Z of African American Theater

By: Anthony D. Hill,Douglas Q. Barnett

African American Theater is a vibrant and unique entity enriched by ancient Egyptian rituals, West African folklore, and European theatrical practices. A continuum of African folk traditions, it combines storytelling, mythology, rituals, music, song, and dance with ancestor worship from ancient times to the present. It afforded black artists a cultural gold mine to celebrate what it was like to be an African American in The New World. The A to Z of African American Theater celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States, identifying representative African American theater-producing organizations and chronicling their contributions to the field from its birth in 1816 to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors, playwrights, plays, theater producing organizations, themes, locations, and theater movements and awards.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

624

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0810870614

ISBN 13

9780810870611

The Enthusiastic Employee

How Companies Profit by Giving Workers what They Want

By: David Sirota,Douglas A. Klein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Enthusiastic Employee

How Companies Profit by Giving Workers what They Want

By: David Sirota,Douglas A. Klein

This book is about employee enthusiasm: that special, invigorating, purposeful and emotional state that's always present in the most successful organizations. Most people are enthusiastic when they're hired: hopeful, ready to work hard, eager to contribute. What happens? Management, that's what. The Enthusiastic Employee is an action-oriented book that helps companies obtain more from workers - the basic premise is that under the right kind of leadership, the more one side wins in a collaborative relationship, the more for the other side. The book is heavily evidence-based (using extensive employee survey data) and lays out two basic ideas: the "Three-Factor Theory" of human motivation at work and the "Partnership" company culture that is based on the Three-Factor Theory and that, by far, brings out the best in people as they respond with enthusiasm about what they do and the company they do it for. Drawing on research with 13,000,000+ employees in 840+ companies, The Enthusiastic Employee, Second Edition tells you what managers (from first-line supervisor to senior leadership) do wrong. Then it tells you something much more important: what to do instead. David Sirota and Douglas Klein detail exactly how to create an environment where enthusiasm flourishes and businesses excel. Extensively updated with new research, case studies, and techniques (they have added over 8.6 million employees and over 400 companies to their analyses ), it now contains a detailed study of Mayo Clinic, one of the world's most effective healthcare organizations and a true representation of the principle of partnership, as well as more in-depth descriptions of private sector exemplars of partnership, such as Costco. Other new chapters include: how the Great Recession really impacted workers' morale (bottom-line, it didn't) and how to build a true Partnership Culture that starts with senior leadership. They now debunk fashionable theories of worker "generations" (Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y, etc.) as mostly nonsense... clarify what they've learned about making business ethics and corporate social responsibility actionable... share what research on merit pay (pay for individual performance) tells us about its likely impact on school teachers and performance (not good)...discuss the utility of teleworking (and the dust-up at Yahoo)...offer compelling, data-informed insights about women and minorities in the workplace, and much more. You can have enthusiastic employees, and it does matter - more than it ever has. Whether you're a business leader, HR/talent management professional, or strategist, that's the workforce you need - and this is the book that will help you get it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

513

Publisher

Pearson Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

0133249026

ISBN 13

9780133249026

Book's by Douglas Scott

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email