Jerry Mintz's Books

Of Mice and Magic

A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updated

By: Leonard Maltin,Jerry Beck

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Of Mice and Magic

A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updated

By: Leonard Maltin,Jerry Beck

Whether you’re seeking movie gifts or something for the history buffs in your life, this comprehensive guide to animation and cartoons has it all. In this one-of-a-kind definitive history of American animated cartoons, renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin presents the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled. In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg’s An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin’s many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry’s principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

505

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0452259932

ISBN 13

9780452259935

The Long Process of Development

By: Jerry F. Hough,Robin Grier

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Long Process of Development

By: Jerry F. Hough,Robin Grier

This groundbreaking book examines the history of Spain, England, the United States, and Mexico to explain why development takes centuries.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

459

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107670411

ISBN 13

9781107670419

Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

Written for high school or beginning undergraduate students, this four-volume reference valiantly attempts to provide a historical framework for the perhaps overly broad concept of world trade. Entry topics were selected on trade organizations, influential people, commodities, events that affected trade, trade routes, navigation, religion, communic

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1307

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317471539

ISBN 13

9781317471530

Alchemy in the Rain Forest

Politics, Ecology, and Resilience in a New Guinea Mining Area

By: Jerry K. Jacka

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Alchemy in the Rain Forest

Politics, Ecology, and Resilience in a New Guinea Mining Area

By: Jerry K. Jacka

In Alchemy in the Rain Forest Jerry K. Jacka explores how the indigenous population of Papua New Guinea's highlands struggle to create meaningful lives in the midst of extreme social conflict and environmental degradation. Drawing on theories of political ecology, place, and ontology and using ethnographic, environmental, and historical data, Jacka presents a multilayered examination of the impacts large-scale commercial gold mining in the region has had on ecology and social relations. Despite the deadly interclan violence and widespread pollution brought on by mining, the uneven distribution of its financial benefits has led many Porgerans to call for further development. This desire for increased mining, Jacka points out, counters popular portrayals of indigenous people as innate conservationists who defend the environment from international neoliberal development. Jacka's examination of the ways Porgerans search for common ground between capitalist and indigenous ways of knowing and being points to the complexity and interconnectedness of land, indigenous knowledge, and the global economy in Porgera and beyond.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

183

Publisher

Duke University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

082237501X

ISBN 13

9780822375012

A Fine Line Between Naughty and Nice

(A true story...sort of)

By: Jerry Mcgehee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Fine Line Between Naughty and Nice

(A true story...sort of)

By: Jerry Mcgehee

How far would you be willing to go to help make someone’s Christmas magical? Would you risk being put on Santa’s Naughty list forever? Would you step into a magic portal, not knowing where it goes or what’s on the other side? Are you willing to give up family and friends, including your BFF and a boy you just figured out you really like to follow in your famous grandfather’s footsteps? That’s the situation Joni, a mischievous elf from Christmas Town, is about to face. She has a secret dream. If she is successful, not only will she make one little girl’s Christmas the most magical ever, but she will also achieve her lifelong quest for adventure. She’s in a race against time. Will she be able to put all the clues together and figure out how to make her dream and Elizabeth’s come true? Or will she wind up on the Naughty list forever and be the reason Elizabeth stops believing in Santa? Joni wants nothing more than to be on the Nice list. She struggles with the whole naughty-and-nice thing. Sometime it seems like things start out as nice but, depending on the outcome, could be perceived as naughty. How can something be both naughty and nice at the same time? Her parents say, “Do as I say and not as I do.” But what does that really mean? I invite you to join Joni on her quest to find the answers to all these questions. Along the way, she will discover that sometimes you just have to risk it all. For if it’s the right thing to do, then “it is better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all!” That’s her story, and she’s sticking to it, LOL.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

149

Publisher

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1638748071

ISBN 13

9781638748076

It's Good To Be The King...

Sometimes

By: Jerry 'The King' Lawler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

It's Good To Be The King...

Sometimes

By: Jerry 'The King' Lawler

An often controversial figure, Jerry 'The King' Lawler has been at the top of his profession both as a wrestler and most recently as a commentator for over 30 years. Holder of more than 90 regional or national titles over the course of his career, he is as well known for his feuds, both in and out of the ring, as he is for his achievements and his expertise. No stranger to the airwaves, he has hosted his own show both on radio and on television, and he is also a successful commercial artist whose work can be seen on several sites around his home city of Memphis. Outside the WWE arena perhaps his most famous dispute was with actor and comedian Andy Kaufman, a long-running conflict that at one point put Kaufman in hospital and culminated in a televised brawl on 'Late Night With David Letterman'. Now in a no-holds barred autobiography 'The King' is prepared to tell all both about his sometimes stormy career and about the backstage secrets of the WWE.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

618

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847397085

ISBN 13

9781847397089

The Darwin Effect

It's influence on Nazism, Eugenics, Racism, Communism, Capitalism & Sexism

By: Jerry Bergman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Darwin Effect

It's influence on Nazism, Eugenics, Racism, Communism, Capitalism & Sexism

By: Jerry Bergman

Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, an imprisoned doctor in the Auschwitz camp, wrote that Nazi doctors hoped studying twins would solve the problem of faster reproduction of superior races. Nazis hoped to have each German mother bear as many twins as possible.What Darwin influenced went far beyond the Nazi death camps: Shocking political, social, and scientific legacies of Darwin and his familyDisturbing disclosure of how over 45 million Christians were killed in the 20th century because of their faithRevealing and layman-friendly presentation. This book is the result of 30 years of research and study carefully documenting the common destructive threads that tie some of history’s most murderous dictators, uncaring capitalists, and aggressive social activists to the flawed concepts of Charles Darwin in an effort to change the world — and how they succeeded. The extermination of races considered “lower” than others, the profound lack of empathy for less-advanced cultures, the corrupted atheistic justifications for taking the lives of millions — all done to advance the agendas of social Darwinism at work in the world today. More than mere theoretical discussions, we have seen the horrifying evidence of the practical results when applying these destructive and misleading concepts to society in the last 100 years!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

359

Publisher

New Leaf Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

0890518378

ISBN 13

9780890518373

March's Advanced Organic Chemistry

Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure

By: Michael B. Smith,Jerry March

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

March's Advanced Organic Chemistry

Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure

By: Michael B. Smith,Jerry March

The Sixth Edition of a classic in organic chemistry continues its tradition of excellence Now in its sixth edition, March's Advanced Organic Chemistry remains the gold standard in organic chemistry. Throughout its six editions, students and chemists from around the world have relied on it as an essential resource for planning and executing synthetic reactions. The Sixth Edition brings the text completely current with the most recent organic reactions. In addition, the references have been updated to enable readers to find the latest primary and review literature with ease. New features include: More than 25,000 references to the literature to facilitate further research Revised mechanisms, where required, that explain concepts in clear modern terms Revisions and updates to each chapter to bring them all fully up to date with the latest reactions and discoveries A revised Appendix B to facilitate correlating chapter sections with synthetic transformations

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2379

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0470084944

ISBN 13

9780470084946

Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge

By: Jerry Gershenhorn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge

By: Jerry Gershenhorn

Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledgeis the first full-scale biography of the trailblazing anthropologist of African and African American cultures. Born into a world of racial hierarchy, Melville J. Herskovits (1895?1963) employed physical anthropology and ethnography to undermine racist and hierarchical ways of thinking about humanity and to underscore the value of cultural diversity. His research in West Africa, the West Indies, and South America documented the far-reaching influence of African cultures in the Americas. He founded the first major interdisciplinary American program in African studies in 1948 at Northwestern University, and his controversial classicThe Myth of the Negro Pastdelineated African cultural influences on American blacks and showcased the vibrancy of African American culture. He also helped forge the concept of cultural relativism, particularly in his bookMan and His Works. While Herskovits promoted African and African American studies, he criticized some activist black scholars, most notably Carter G. Woodson and W. E. B. Du Bois, whom he considered propagandists because of their social reform orientation. ø After World War II, Herskovits became an outspoken public figure, advocating African independence and attacking American policymakers who treated Africa as an object of Cold War strategy. Drawing extensively on Herskovits?s private papers and published works, Jerry Gershenhorn?s biography recognizes Herskovits?s many contributions and discusses the complex consequences of his conclusions, methodologies, and relations with African American scholars.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

U of Nebraska Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0803221878

ISBN 13

9780803221871

The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast"

A Handbook

By: Jerry Griswold

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast"

A Handbook

By: Jerry Griswold

Using Beaumont’s classic story as a touchstone, this work shows how “Beauty and the Beast” takes on different meanings as it is analyzed by psychologists, illustrated in picture books, adapted to the screen, and rewritten by contemporary writers. The Meanings of “Beauty and the Beast” provides expert commentary on the tale and on representative critical approaches and contemporary adaptations. This book also includes a variety of original source materials and twenty-three colour illustrations. The Meanings of “Beauty and the Beast” is for any reader who wishes to explore this classic, endlessly rich fairy tale.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

288

Publisher

Broadview Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1551115638

ISBN 13

9781551115634

National 4 & 5 History: The Atlantic Slave Trade 1770-1807, Second Edition

By: Jerry Teale

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

National 4 & 5 History: The Atlantic Slave Trade 1770-1807, Second Edition

By: Jerry Teale

Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: History First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: Summer 2018 The recent changes in assessment for National 5 History have been fully incorporated in this new edition, as have changes in subject content which affect some but not all areas of the course. New marking rules systems and mark allocations have been fully recognised, and much fuller help and guidance has been provided in the assessment sections at the end of each chapter. This book: - Presents comprehensive coverage of the main areas of mandatory content - Provides guidance on assignment writing and assessment procedures for exam practice - Explains newly-introduced concepts and words with glossary boxes throughout the text - Offers suggestions are offered for further topic exploration beyond the textbook

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

Hodder Gibson

Published Date

ISBN 10

1510428208

ISBN 13

9781510428201

Big Oil in the United States

Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics

By: Jerry A. McBeath

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Big Oil in the United States

Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics

By: Jerry A. McBeath

This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States—and suggests how their influence can be reduced. Big oil is the leading factor in U.S. energy politics today; the largest oil-producing companies also constitute a formidable force and interest group in American politics. This book examines why oil is so important and how the prominence of huge corporations—often working in the absence of countervailing forces—has affected government institutions, policy (with a focus on energy policy), and politics in the United States. Analyzing big oil's influence on political outcomes, particularly through campaign contributions and lobbying, this book shows how strong corporate power affects political participation. The book documents how the influence of big oil flows in all directions, intricately connecting U.S. policies at all levels—foreign policy, federal, state, and even local—regarding oil exploration, development, production, and transportation. Readers will come away with a clear understanding of how these multi-tiered relationships between oil corporations and governments work to the advantage of corporations—and to the disadvantage of states and the citizens they represent.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

315

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440837430

ISBN 13

9781440837432

The Grandest Love

Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection

By: Jerry Witkovsky

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Grandest Love

Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection

By: Jerry Witkovsky

Grandparenting can be one of the most fulfilling experiences of YOUR life. And you can provide your grandkids with one of the most important experiences of THEIR lives." -Jerry Witkovsky (MSW) A longtime social-work professional, grandparenting activist and passionate Grandpa guides you toward The Grandest Love of all, with fresh approaches to age-old questions: HOW CAN I... help my family stay connected, regardless of time, distance or income? remain vital and "in the loop" in my grandchildren's rapidly changing world? maintain appropriate boundaries and promoting healthy interdependence? maximize open communication among three generations? leave a meaningful legacy, a "living legacy" I can take pride in, today? The Grandest Love will help you make the most of the family you've got. Read what reviewers are saying about The Grandest Love!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

238

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1483680924

ISBN 13

9781483680927

Visions of Culture

An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists

By: Jerry D. Moore

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Visions of Culture

An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists

By: Jerry D. Moore

This new edition of Jerry D. Moore's Visions of Culture presents introductory anthropology students with a brief, readable, and balanced treatment of theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of major theorists are briefly described and—unique to this textbook—linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous examples, quotes from the theorists' writings, and a description of the broader intellectual setting in which these anthropologists worked.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

416

Publisher

Rowman Altamira

Published Date

ISBN 10

0759112398

ISBN 13

9780759112391

Marriage A Search For Healing

By: Jerry M. Lewis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Marriage A Search For Healing

By: Jerry M. Lewis

This work reveals those key elements that make for greater bonding with couples in therapy. The author believes that improvement in the couples he treats almost always involves greater closeness and the development of greater capacity for intimacy. Change can come about in different ways for different couples. For some, insight appears to play to play an important role. Learning about one's central problematic relationship of childhood and its re-enactment with one's partner in adult life frequently involves also learning about the ways one subtly recreates this dysfunctional relationship structure.; For others, improvement appears to be closely related to experiencing new ways of dealing with conflict. This avenue of improvement relies in part on the understanding but, even more, on learning the approaches to conflict resolution. It is as if these couples need to hear over and over again the recordings that document their insensitivities and consequent failure. They must offer Each Other The Experiences That Are Emotionally Suppportive And Crucial for emotional and physical health and also give life its meaning.; Finally, the treatment approach outline also has significant effects on the therapists. Indeed, it may be difficult to know who learns most. Involvement as a couples therapist may have all sorts of impact on the therapists, and it will come as surprise that it is in the area of the therapist's capacity for intimacy that the greatest effect can be experienced.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

294

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134866259

ISBN 13

9781134866250

God in Eisenhower's Life, Military Career, and Presidency

A History of the Influence of Religion in His Life and Leadership as WWII Supreme Allied Commander and President of the United States

By: Jerry Bergman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

God in Eisenhower's Life, Military Career, and Presidency

A History of the Influence of Religion in His Life and Leadership as WWII Supreme Allied Commander and President of the United States

By: Jerry Bergman

As the Supreme Allied Commander in the fight against the Nazis, General Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most important leaders of the last century. His position as a five-star general was crucial in achieving a positive outcome in World War II. Today, he is considered one of the most respected US presidents, but the critical role that his religious beliefs played in his life and work is widely ignored. As one historian wrote, Eisenhower was the most religious president in the twentieth century. He was critical in influencing the nation’s enlarged accommodation to faith, specifically the Christian faith. The central role Eisenhower’s faith played in his life, from growing up in Abilene, Kansas, to becoming the most powerful leader in the world, is thoroughly documented for the first time in this book. Indeed, Eisenhower’s belief in God made him who he was and allowed him to achieve the work that made him one of the most respected leaders of the free world. This book sets the record straight about common erroneous beliefs concerning President Eisenhower and his family. It is necessary to understand the forces that shaped him so we can put his life and many achievements into perspective.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

227

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1532660677

ISBN 13

9781532660672

Eyelid, Conjunctival, and Orbital Tumors: An Atlas and Textbook

By: Jerry A. Shields,Carol L. Shields

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eyelid, Conjunctival, and Orbital Tumors: An Atlas and Textbook

By: Jerry A. Shields,Carol L. Shields

For outstanding visual clarity in ocular diagnosis ... nothing else comes close. In this updated and revised third edition, world-renowned authorities from the Wills Eye Hospital provide outstanding guidance on recognition, evaluation, and treatment of ocular tumors, highlighted by more than 3,000 stunning photographs and surgical drawings. This unsurpassed ocular oncology resource is a comprehensive guide to the clinical features, diagnosis, management, and pathology of eyelid, conjunctival, and orbital tumors and pseudotumors, depicting clinical variations, treatment and histopathologic characteristics of the wide spectrum of neoplasms and related lesions. Now brought thoroughly up to date with recent clinical and scientific innovations, this unique volume offers more high-quality images than any other text/atlas in the field. Presents each entity in an easy-to-follow format: a concise description with references on the left-hand page and six illustrations on the right-hand page. Depicts in precise photographic detail the gross and microscopic features that distinguish each type of lesion, while professional drawings and intraoperative photographs demonstrate key surgical principles and procedures. Includes numerous new references regarding diagnosis and treatment, as well as new scientific tables containing key information for your clinical practice. Features 25% new images, including panoramic images, surgical images, diagnostic testing images from multiple modalities, and updated, high resolution MRI and CT scans. Covers new information on evolving conditions such as IgG4 orbital inflammatory disease, solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit, and lymphoid proliferations of the orbit, conjunctiva, and globe; as well as new methods of nonsurgical therapy such as topical chemotherapy, intravenous chemotherapy, and immunotherapy and biological therapy with Rituxan for lymphoma; and new information on classification of various tumors and expected outcomes are clearly displayed in table format.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2170

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496321499

ISBN 13

9781496321497

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

By: Jerry Beck

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

By: Jerry Beck

Celebrate the best of Looney Tunes cartoons, just in time for Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday! In a world of rascally rabbits, megalomaniacal ducks, and stuttering pigs, what defines greatness? This question was posed to thousands of cartoon fans, historians, and animators to create The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, the definitive Looney Tunes collection. Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “One Froggy Evening,” and “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.” Featuring more than 300 pieces of original art from private collectors and the Warner Bros. archives, The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons settles the debate on the best of the best, and poses a new question: Is your favorite one of the greatest?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Insight Editions

Published Date

ISBN 10

1647221374

ISBN 13

9781647221379

Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags

The Constitutional Conventions of Radical Reconstruction

By: Richard L. Hume,Jerry B. Gough

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags

The Constitutional Conventions of Radical Reconstruction

By: Richard L. Hume,Jerry B. Gough

After the Civil War, Congress required ten former Confederate states to rewrite their constitutions before they could be readmitted to the Union. An electorate composed of newly enfranchised former slaves, native southern whites (minus significant numbers of disenfranchised former Confederate officials), and a small contingent of "carpetbaggers," or outside whites, sent delegates to ten constitutional conventions. Derogatorily labeled "black and tan" by their detractors, these assemblies wrote constitutions and submitted them to Congress and to the voters in their respective states for approval. Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags offers a quantitative study of these decisive but little-understood assemblies -- the first elected bodies in the United States to include a significant number of blacks. Richard L. Hume and Jerry B. Gough scoured manuscript census returns to determine the age, occupation, property holdings, literacy, and slaveholdings of 839 of the conventions' 1,018 delegates. Carefully analyzing convention voting records on certain issues -- including race, suffrage, and government structure -- they correlate delegates' voting patterns with their racial and socioeconomic status. The authors then assign a "Republican support score" to each delegate who voted often enough to count, establishing the degree to which each delegate adhered to the Republican leaders' program at his convention. Using these scores, they divide the delegates into three groups -- radicals, swing voters, and conservatives -- and incorporate their quantitative findings into the narrative histories of each convention, providing, for the first time, a detailed analysis of these long-overlooked assemblies. Hume and Gough's comprehensive study offers an objective look at the accomplishments and shortcomings of the conventions and humanizes the delegates who have until now been understood largely as stereotypes. Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags provides an essential reference guide for anyone seeking a better understanding of the Reconstruction era.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

882

Publisher

LSU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807148334

ISBN 13

9780807148334

The Big Cat

By: Jerry Grillo

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Big Cat

By: Jerry Grillo

One half-sheet poster used to advertise this 1949 film.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

253

Publisher

U of Nebraska Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496239717

ISBN 13

9781496239716

Intermediate Accounting

By: Donald E. Kieso,Jerry J. Weygandt,Terry D. Warfield

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Intermediate Accounting

By: Donald E. Kieso,Jerry J. Weygandt,Terry D. Warfield

This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition. Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield’s Intermediate Accounting, Sixteenth Edition continues to set the standard for students and professionals in the field. The 16th edition builds on this legacy through new, innovative student-focused learning. Kieso maintains the qualities for which the text is globally recognized, including its reputation for accuracy, comprehensiveness, accessibility, and quality problem material that best prepares students for success on the CPA exam and accounting careers. The 16th edition offers the most up-to-date coverage of US GAAP & IFRS in a format suited to the complex challenges of teaching intermediate accounting in these changing times. WileyPLUS sold separately from text.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1637

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118742974

ISBN 13

9781118742976

The Great American Playwrights on the Screen

A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD

By: Jerry Roberts

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Great American Playwrights on the Screen

A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD

By: Jerry Roberts

The profound expansion of television into American homes in the 1950s brought a flood of adapted plays to the small screen and resulted in the rebirth of the careers of many significant playwrights. The Great American Playwrights on the Screen provides fans with a video and DVD guide to the adapted works of the playwrights and shows which versions are available for home viewing and in what media (VHS and DVD). It resurrects the memory of television productions of plays at a critical time, when many of them - including Emmy winners and nominees - are deteriorating in vaults."--BOOK JACKET.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

580

Publisher

Hal Leonard Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1557835128

ISBN 13

9781557835123

Jean Arthur

A Biofilmography

By: Jerry Vermilye

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Jean Arthur

A Biofilmography

By: Jerry Vermilye

Blonde, vivacious Jean Arthur is best remembered today for her unizue, childlike voice and for the handful of classic Thirties and Forties movies she made for directors Frank Capra and George Stevens, such as You Can't Take It With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The More the Merrier and her last picture Shane, released in 1953. But not many know that her 30-year film career dates from the early Twenties, when she was an inexperienced contract player at Fox. In fact, Arthur appeared in more movies of the silent era (mostly program Westerns and minor comedies) than she made after the advent of sound. Born with the name Gladys Greene in 19-00, Jean Arthur renamed and reinvented herself when she arrived in Hollywood in 1922, fictionizing her background and subtracting eight years from her actual age. Colleagues have recalled the eccentric personality and behind-the-scenes insecurities that negated her popularity with the press and inhibited her later career as a stage and TV star, prompting her eventual retreat into seclusion. All of these exploits and more are detailed in this comprehensive biofilmography by Jerry Vermilye, a much published author who tells his story in a brisk non-judgmental style that has drawn critical praise for his volumes on such legendary film personalities as Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Charles Bronson, Audrey Hepburn, Buster Crabbe, Lawrence Olivier. and Elizabeth Taylor. This book includes casts, production credits and critical commentary on Jean Arthur's many films, as well as 100 scene stills, portraits and candids, many of them are photographs from the author's private collection.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

165

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1467043265

ISBN 13

9781467043267

Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications

By: () (Jerry) R. R. R. Ledlow,Michele Bosworth,Thomas Maryon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications

By: () (Jerry) R. R. R. Ledlow,Michele Bosworth,Thomas Maryon

Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications, Fourth Edition is the first textbook of its kind to apply classical knowledge of leadership theory and time-honored best practices of industry leaders to a health organization context. This comprehensive and well-organized text is grounded in real-world applications of theoretical concepts, and focuses on practical examples of leadership in actual healthcare scenarios. Themes such as organizational culture, cultural competency, ethical frameworks and moral practice, scientific methodology, and leader competencies are woven through the entire text.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

590

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published Date

ISBN 10

1284279642

ISBN 13

9781284279641

Techniques in Somatic Cell Genetics

By: Jerry W. Shay

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Techniques in Somatic Cell Genetics

By: Jerry W. Shay

Somatic cell genetics is an exciting and rapidly expanding field of research. Since descriptions of the major experimental techniques in the field are scattered throughout various journals and other publications, there is a real need for a single reference source for both established investigators and students in the field. In addition, technical reports are frequently abridged such that many researchers are discouraged from attempting to adopt the appropriate methodology. This book, therefore, describes in detail the many recent technical advances in such areas of somatic cell genetics as transfer mediated by liposomes, erythrocyte ghosts, chromosomes, micro cells, mito chondria, and isolated nuclear DNA. These techniques have increased our understanding of the organization and regulation of eukaryotic cells. The production of antibiotic-resistant cell lines and their use in studying cytoplasmic inheritance are also included. Evidence for the cytoplasmic regulation of nuclear gene expression in eukaryotic cells is rapidly accumu lating following the characterization of cytoplasmic mutations. The produc tion of nuclear-coded mutations, their use in standard cell hybridization, and recent advances in techniques for fusing whole cells or cell components are also described.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

540

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1468442716

ISBN 13

9781468442717

Swimming Upstream

Teaching and Learning Psychotherapy in a Biological Era

By: Jerry M. Lewis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Swimming Upstream

Teaching and Learning Psychotherapy in a Biological Era

By: Jerry M. Lewis

First published in 1991. The experiential base from which this book is written the author’s seminar for psychiatric residents which emphasizes that self-disclosure with colleagues is an important aspect of becoming a therapist. The ability to look at and listen to one's own work along with one's peers is important in the maturation process. In order to construct a context in which it is possible to learn from each other, I share many of my own psychotherapeutic experiences. More than this, however, Lewis shares personal experiences when they seem appropriate to the teaching-learning process.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

198

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135822271

ISBN 13

9781135822279

A Good Quarrel

America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court

By: Jerry Goldman,Timothy R. B. Johnson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Good Quarrel

America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court

By: Jerry Goldman,Timothy R. B. Johnson

While reading what top legal reporters say about some of the most important U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in recent history, go to this website to listen to audio and hear for yourself the very style and delivery of the oral arguments that have shaped the history of our nation's highest law. See Preface for full instructions. Contributors Charles Bierbauer, CNN Lyle Denniston, scotusblog.com Fred Graham, Court TV Brent Kendall, Los Angeles Daily Journal Steve Lash, Houston Chronicle Dahlia Lithwick, Slate.com Tony Mauro, American Lawyer Media Tim O'Brien, ABC News David Savage, Los Angeles Times Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Nina Totenberg, NPR Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Law School at the University of Minnesota. Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org. Cover sketch by Dana Verkouteren "Supreme Court oral arguments are good government in action. A Good Quarrel brilliantly showcases this important aspect of the Court's work." ---Paul Clement, Partner, King & Spalding, and former United States Solicitor General "Few legal experiences are as exhilarating as a Supreme Court oral argument---a unique art form that this superb collection brings vividly to life." ---Kathleen Sullivan, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges, and former Dean, Stanford Law School "[A Good Quarrel] shines a brilliant spotlight on the pivotal moment of advocacy when the Supreme Court confronts the nation's most profound legal questions." ---Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump, and Lecturer, Supreme Court Litigation, Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School "A brilliant way to understand America's most important mysterious institution." ---Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law School

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

218

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472022008

ISBN 13

9780472022007

Death Sentence

The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment

By: Jerry Bledsoe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Death Sentence

The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment

By: Jerry Bledsoe

In this “true story that reads like a novel,” the #1 New York Times–bestselling author reveals the facts behind a notorious Southern murder case (Library Journal). When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his forty-six-year-old fiancée, Velma Barfield, was overcome with grief. Taylor’s family grieved with her—until the autopsy revealed traces of arsenic poisoning. Turned over to the authorities by her own son, Velma stunned her family with more revelations. This wasn’t the first time she had committed cold-blooded murder, and she would eventually be tried by the “world’s deadliest prosecutor” and sentenced to death. This book probes Velma’s stark descent into madness, her prescription drug addiction, and her effort to turn her life around through Christianity. From her harrowing childhood to the crimes that incited a national debate over the death penalty, to the final moments of her execution, Velma Barfield’s life of crime and punishment, revenge and redemption, this is crime reporting at its most gripping and profound. “A painfully intimate, moving story about the life and death of the only woman executed in the U.S. between 1962–1998 . . . With graceful writing and thorough reporting, it makes the reader look hard at something dark and sad in the human soul . . . Breathes new life into the true crime genre.” —The News & Observer “Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill.” —The Washington Post Book World “An extraordinary piece of writing . . . The most chilling description of a legal execution that we are ever likely to get.” —Citizen-Times “Taut and engrossing on the nature of justice and the death penalty as well as on guilt and responsibility.” —Booklist

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

546

Publisher

Diversion Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1626812888

ISBN 13

9781626812888

Potboilers

Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction

By: Jerry Palmer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Potboilers

Methods, Concepts and Case Studies in Popular Fiction

By: Jerry Palmer

Potboilers looks at the many forms of popular narrative - in print, film and TV. It considers the ways in they have been analysed in literary criticism, sociology, communications, media and cultural studies. The book introduces and summarizes two decades of debate about mass-produced fictions and their position within popular culture. It assesses the methods that have been used in these debates, focussing both on narrative analysis and the communications process. It explores generic conventions, the role of commercial strategies, and the nature of the audience with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcom. Distinctions between `high' and `low' culture have relegated many popular forms to the trash-can of `great' literature. This book takes stock of the methods and concepts used to analyse popular culture and argues for a non-elitist approach to the study of literature, film and television.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

228

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134984316

ISBN 13

9781134984312

Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry - Two-Volume Set (Print)

By: Jerry L. Atwood

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry - Two-Volume Set (Print)

By: Jerry L. Atwood

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry offers authoritative, centralized information on a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field. User-friendly and high-quality articles parse the latest supramolecular advancements and methods in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, environmental and materials science and engineering, physics, computer science, and applied mathematics. Designed for specialists and students alike, the set covers the fundamentals of supramolecular chemistry and sets the standard for relevant future research.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1745

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1482258161

ISBN 13

9781482258165

The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text and Image

By: Jerry Root

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text and Image

By: Jerry Root

Frontcover -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Homage to the Devil: ritual, writing, seal -- 2 The self as dissemblance -- 3 Intervention of the Virgin -- 4 Sacramental action and Neoplatonic exemplarism -- Conclusion -- Works cited -- Appendix: Image charts -- Illustrations -- General index -- Index of figures

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

299

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1843844613

ISBN 13

9781843844617

The Tyranny of Metrics

By: Jerry Z. Muller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Tyranny of Metrics

By: Jerry Z. Muller

How the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens our schools, medical care, businesses, and government Today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based on the numbers. But in our zeal to instill the evaluation process with scientific rigor, we've gone from measuring performance to fixating on measuring itself. The result is a tyranny of metrics that threatens the quality of our lives and most important institutions. In this timely and powerful book, Jerry Muller uncovers the damage our obsession with metrics is causing—and shows how we can begin to fix the problem. Filled with examples from education, medicine, business and finance, government, the police and military, and philanthropy and foreign aid, this brief and accessible book explains why the seemingly irresistible pressure to quantify performance distorts and distracts, whether by encouraging "gaming the stats" or "teaching to the test." That's because what can and does get measured is not always worth measuring, may not be what we really want to know, and may draw effort away from the things we care about. Along the way, we learn why paying for measured performance doesn't work, why surgical scorecards may increase deaths, and much more. But metrics can be good when used as a complement to—rather than a replacement for—judgment based on personal experience, and Muller also gives examples of when metrics have been beneficial. Complete with a checklist of when and how to use metrics, The Tyranny of Metrics is an essential corrective to a rarely questioned trend that increasingly affects us all.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

232

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691174954

ISBN 13

9780691174952

Occupational Therapy Approaches to Traumatic Brain Injury

By: Laura H Krefting,Jerry A Johnson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Occupational Therapy Approaches to Traumatic Brain Injury

By: Laura H Krefting,Jerry A Johnson

This sensitive book provides a much-needed compilation and description of OT programs for the care of individuals disabled by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Focusing on the disabled individual, the family, and the societal responses to the injured, this comprehensive book covers the spectrum of available services from intensive care to transitional and community living. Both theoretical approaches to the problems of brain injury as well as practical treatment techniques are explored in Occupational Therapy Approaches to Traumatic Brain Injury. The processes of assessment and intervention are vital to the recovery of brain-injured patients and this thorough book devotes two chapters specifically to assessment and several chapters on intervention and family involvement. This useful volume contains information about rehabilitation from ‘coma to community,’as well as numerous other approaches. The findings and treatment suggestions presented here are applicable to many helping professionals working with TBI patients. Health care practitioners working with brain injured persons and their families in both institutional and community contexts, physical therapists, physicians, nurses, and psychologists and social workers involved with assessment will find this an invaluable addition to their professional references.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

141

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136580271

ISBN 13

9781136580277

The Treatment Of Psychiatric Disorders

By: William H. Reid; George U. Balis; James S. Wicoff; Jerry J. Tomasovic.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Treatment Of Psychiatric Disorders

By: William H. Reid; George U. Balis; James S. Wicoff; Jerry J. Tomasovic.

First published in 1989. The primary author and other contributors assume that the reader is familiar with psychiatric evaluation and with the diagnostic format of DSM-III-R. They should be pursuing treatment approaches with clear working diagnoses in mind before picking up this book. This book may be useful for general physicians or certain nonmedical mental health clinicians; however, it is not intended to take the place of consultation from or referral to a psychiatrist.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

654

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317839269

ISBN 13

9781317839262

Financial Accounting

IFRS

By: Jerry J. Weygandt,Paul D. Kimmel,Donald E. Kieso

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Financial Accounting

IFRS

By: Jerry J. Weygandt,Paul D. Kimmel,Donald E. Kieso

Focus on GAAP and IFRS, this title makes extensive use of international companies, allowing the reader to get a global understanding of financial accounting.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

852

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

047055200X

ISBN 13

9780470552001

Aunt Bea

The Treasured Memories of My Jewish Mother

By: Jerry E. Feldman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Aunt Bea

The Treasured Memories of My Jewish Mother

By: Jerry E. Feldman

This is the story of a truly remarkable woman who loved the world and everyone in it, Hitler excepted. Her son traces her life from her early day’s on Chicago’s west side, her loss of her husband Barney and how she coped with raising three children, through her second marriage. It delves into the many anecdotal stories connected with her life as told by the author with help from his many friends who knew and adored her. It opens with her son, two months after the fact, telling her that he’s divorced after 26 years and her amazing comeback. It follows her life through the telling of one hilarious incident after another in which she was involved. She was a true Auntie Mame and was loved by all she touched.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

110

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

0595139418

ISBN 13

9780595139415

Book's by Jerry Mintz

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email