Mike Boggs's Books

Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

By: Mike Long

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

By: Mike Long

This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

513

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118882210

ISBN 13

9781118882214

The Hidden History of Jack Quinn

By: Mike Robertson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hidden History of Jack Quinn

By: Mike Robertson

A letter written by a seriously ill middle aged man facing the end of his life is found in a safety deposit box after he passes away. The document, immediately thought to be Jack Quinns last will and testament, sends his oldest friend on a quest to find his birth parents, his adoption only revealed to him shortly before he died. The search for the identity of the decedents birth parents takes Mark Purchell, a man who has been Quinns friend for over forty years, from his hometown of Ottawa to a small town on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Along the way, Purchell encounters and is assisted by a number of intriguing characters, including a seedy but well-meaning neighbour, a stern librarian, a retired police officer, members of the clergy, a newspaper editor, a haughty hotel maitre d and a spirited waitress named Elaine. His investigation of The Hidden History of Jack Quinn eventually leads to a newspaper archive and a surprising answer to a departed friends last request.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1546200231

ISBN 13

9781546200239

Come Sundown

By: Mike Blakely

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Come Sundown

By: Mike Blakely

Honore Greenwood seems to have a knack for being in the middle of trouble.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

516

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0812580265

ISBN 13

9780812580266

Drug Crazy

How We Got into This Mess and How We Can Get Out

By: Mike Gray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Drug Crazy

How We Got into This Mess and How We Can Get Out

By: Mike Gray

Over the last fifteen years, American taxpayers have spent over $300 billion to wage the war on drugs--three times what it cost to put a man on the moon. In Drug Crazy, journalist Mike Gray offers a scathing indictment of this financial fiasco, chronicling a series of expensive and hypocritical follies that have benefited only two groups: professional anti-drug advocates and drug lords. The facts are alarming. More than twenty-five years ago, a presidential committee determined that marijuana is neither an addictive substance nor a "stepping stone" to harder drugs, but the embarrassing final report was shelved by a government already heavily invested in "the war against drugs". Many medical experts recommend simply prescribing drugs to addicts, and communities that have done this report a lower crime rate and reduced unemployment among drug users. In a riveting account of how we got to this impasse--discriminatory policies, demonization of users, grandstanding among both lawmakers and lawbreakers--conventional wisdom is turned on its head. Rather than a planned assault on the scourge of addiction, the drug war has happened almost by accident and has been continually exploited by political opportunists. A gripping account of the violence, corruption, and chaos characterizing the drug war since its inception, Mike Gray's incisive narrative launches a frontal attack on America's drug orthodoxy. His overview of the battlefield makes it clear that this urgent debate must begin now.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

269

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136788778

ISBN 13

9781136788772

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997

By: Mike Royko

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997

By: Mike Royko

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984–1997 is an expansive new volume of the longtime Chicago news legend’s work. Encompassing thousands of his columns, all of which originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this is the first collection of Royko work to solely cover his time at the Tribune. Covering politics, culture, sports, and more, Royko brings his trademark sarcasm and cantankerous wit to a complete compendium of his last 14 years as a newspaper man. Organized chronologically, these columns display Royko's talent for crafting fictional conversations that reveal the truth of the small-minded in our society. From cagey political points to hysterical take-downs of "meatball" sports fans, Royko's writing was beloved and anticipated anxiously by his fans. In plain language, he "tells it like it is" on subjects relevant to modern society. In addition to his columns, the book features Royko's obituary and articles written about him after his death, telling the tale of his life and success. This ultimate collection is a must-read for Royko fans, longtime Chicago Tribune readers, and Chicagoans who love the city's rich history of dedicated and insightful journalism.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

3259

Publisher

Agate Digital

Published Date

ISBN 10

1572844922

ISBN 13

9781572844926

Cramer's Choice

Memoir of a Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer

By: Mike Cramer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cramer's Choice

Memoir of a Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer

By: Mike Cramer

Mike Cramer's first love was baseball cards. Before high school he had a mail-order trading card business. At age 30 he founded Pacific Trading Cards with money he made fishing crab in the Bering Sea. From 1980 to 2004, Pacific created more than 200 successful trading card products. In 2021, a Pacific Tom Brady rookie card sold for $117,000. Pacific's cards remain some of the hobby's most sought-after and other companies still emulate their innovations. Cramer's memoir offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of a major card company, from one kid's overgrown collection to every hands-on facet of building a business with hundreds of employees producing cards for retail stores worldwide.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

147665106X

ISBN 13

9781476651064

SMS 2 Administration

By: Mike Lubanski,Darshan Doshi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

SMS 2 Administration

By: Mike Lubanski,Darshan Doshi

Michael Lubanski and Darshan Doshi, who have implemented one of the largest rollouts of SMS in a production environment, call upon their years of experience with SMS to demystify its complexities in SMS 2 Administration. Combining Mr. Lubanski's and Mr. Doshi's real-world knowledge with that of other systems management experts, this book provides practical advice on, and recommendations for, dealing with SMS administration. From concept and design through installation, configuration, security, usage and troubleshooting, SMS 2 Administration is a reference guide that uses realistic scenarios to help you make sense of SMS's sometimes confusing issues. With this book, not only will you understand SMS, you'll be able to deploy and maintain an SMS system in your own environment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

452

Publisher

Sams Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0735700826

ISBN 13

9780735700826

Be Good, Little Puppy

A Penny Arcade Book

By: Jerry Holkins,Mike Krahulik

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Be Good, Little Puppy

A Penny Arcade Book

By: Jerry Holkins,Mike Krahulik

“WHO DARES DISTURB THE CRYPT OF THE IMMORTAL SPACE BITCHES?” The answer may very well be here—along with blatant abuse of Nerf weapons, highly questionable pizza toppings, murderous exploding penguins, shopping-mall zombie mayhem, the ponderous ponderings of Twisp and Catsby, and the libidinous juice machine that shall remain nameless (at least on the book cover)—in the seventh Penny Arcade collection. Inside you’ll find • Every full-color Penny Arcade strip from 2006—along with all-new, supposedly insightful commentary from the genial creators! • Sixteen pages of brand-spanking-new bonus material that’s not to be missed! • The Sorcelator! • And more, from the New York Times bestselling alteregos of those gaming-obsessed, pop-culture hellions Gabe and Tycho!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

146

Publisher

Random House Worlds

Published Date

ISBN 10

0345512286

ISBN 13

9780345512284

Long Shot

By: Mike Piazza

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Long Shot

By: Mike Piazza

The twelve-time All-Star catcher describes the inspiration he gleaned from his self-made father, his early career with the Dodgers, his memorable 2000 World Series with the Mets, and the controversies that have marked his career.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439150230

ISBN 13

9781439150238

Divas, Dames & Daredevils

Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics

By: Mike Madrid

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Divas, Dames & Daredevils

Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics

By: Mike Madrid

ComicsAlliance and ComicsBlend Best Comic Book of the Year BUST Magazine “Lit Pick” Recommendation Certified Cool™ in PREVIEWS: The Comic Shop’s Catalog “Mike Madrid gives these forgotten superheroines their due. These ‘lost’ heroines are now found—to the delight of comic book lovers everywhere.” —STAN LEE Wonder Woman, Mary Marvel, and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ruled the pages of comic books in the 1940s, but many other heroines of the WWII era have been forgotten. Through twenty-eight full reproductions of vintage Golden Age comics, Divas, Dames & Daredevils reintroduces their ingenious abilities to mete out justice to Nazis, aliens, and evildoers of all kinds. Each spine-tingling chapter opens with Mike Madrid’s insightful commentary about heroines at the dawn of the comic book industry and reveals a universe populated by extraordinary women—superheroes, reporters, galactic warriors, daring detectives, and ace fighter pilots—who protected America and the world with wit and guile. In these pages, fans will also meet heroines with striking similarities to more modern superheroes, including The Spider Queen, who deployed web shooters twenty years before Spider Man, and Marga the Panther Woman, whose feral instincts and sharp claws tore up the bad guys long before Wolverine. These women may have been overlooked in the annals of history, but their influence on popular culture, and the heroes we’re passionate about today, is unmistakable. Mike Madrid is the author of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics and The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines, an NPR “Best Book To Share With Your Friends” and American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Notable Book. Madrid, a San Francisco native and lifelong fan of comic books and popular culture, also appears in the documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

394

Publisher

Exterminating Angel Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1935259245

ISBN 13

9781935259244

The Hometown Team

Four Decades of Boston Red Sox Photography

By: Mike Shalin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hometown Team

Four Decades of Boston Red Sox Photography

By: Mike Shalin

For Red Sox fans eager to relive the glory days of their favorite players, The Hometown Team enables them to do just that, through the lens of longtime photographer Steve Babineau. From star and support players, to members of the grounds crew, Red Sox staff, alumni, and some opposing players, this book features Fenway's most memorable characters from the past forty years, with behind-the-scenes images of the ballpark during that time as well. This scrapbook-style book features fun and insightful commentary from veteran sportswriter Mike Shalin and images of the following BoSox legends: Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Johnny Damon, Mookie Betts, and many more. The perfect gift for any fan of Boston baseball!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

630

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

168358094X

ISBN 13

9781683580942

Set the Night on Fire

L.A. in the Sixties

By: Mike Davis,Jon Wiener

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Set the Night on Fire

L.A. in the Sixties

By: Mike Davis,Jon Wiener

Los Angeles Times Bestseller This riveting tour through 1960s Los Angeles is a “history from below, in the very best sense” as it celebrates the “grassroots heroes and struggles” of the social movements of the era (Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Natural Causes). “Authoritative and impressive.” —Los Angeles Times “Monumental.” —Guardian Los Angeles in the sixties was a hotbed of political and social upheaval. The city was a launchpad for Black Power—where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation. The city was home to the Chicano Blowouts and Chicano Moratorium, as well as being the birthplace of “Asian American” as a political identity. It was a locus of the antiwar movement, gay liberation movement, and women’s movement, and, of course, the capital of California counterculture. Mike Davis and Jon Wiener provide the first comprehensive movement history of L.A. in the sixties, drawing on extensive archival research and dozens of interviews with principal figures, as well as the authors’ storied personal histories as activists. Following on from Davis’s award-winning L.A. history, City of Quartz, Set the Night on Fire is a historical tour de force, delivered in scintillating and fiercely beautiful prose.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

809

Publisher

Verso Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1839761229

ISBN 13

9781839761225

Museums as Agents of Change

A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker

By: Mike Murawski

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Museums as Agents of Change

A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker

By: Mike Murawski

Museums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change—bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people’s lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums ? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

149

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1538108968

ISBN 13

9781538108963

Old Gods, New Enigmas

Marx's Lost Theory

By: Mike Davis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Old Gods, New Enigmas

Marx's Lost Theory

By: Mike Davis

Is revolution possible in the age of the Anthropocene? Marx has returned, but which Marx? Recent biographies have proclaimed him to be an emphatically nineteenth-century figure, but in this book, Mike Davis’s first directly about Marx and Marxism, a thinker comes to light who speaks to the present as much as the past. In a series of searching, propulsive essays, Davis, the bestselling author of City of Quartz and recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, explores Marx’s inquiries into two key questions of our time: Who can lead a revolutionary transformation of society? And what is the cause—and solution—of the planetary environmental crisis? Davis consults a vast archive of labor history to illuminate new aspects of Marx’s theoretical texts and political journalism. He offers a “lost Marx,” whose analyses of historical agency, nationalism, and the “middle landscape” of class struggle are crucial to the renewal of revolutionary thought in our darkening age. Davis presents a critique of the current fetishism of the “anthropocene,” which suppresses the links between the global employment crisis and capitalism’s failure to ensure human survival in a more extreme climate. In a finale, Old Gods, New Enigmas looks backward to the great forgotten debates on alternative socialist urbanism (1880–1934) to find the conceptual keys to a universal high quality of life in a sustainable environment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Verso Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1788732170

ISBN 13

9781788732178

Dead Reckoning

By: Mike Blakely

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dead Reckoning

By: Mike Blakely

After a botched confidence scam, swindler Dee Hassard begins a killing spree that covers half of the Colorado Territory. His first victim is the brother of rustler-turned-preacher Carrol Moncrief. Now Carrol must fall back on his former outlaw savvy to track the murderer down. As the manhunt drifts mysteriously toward a legendary wilderness landmark known as the Mount of Snowy Cross, it embroils a number of men and women whose lives it will change forever. In the final reckoning, either the preacher or the killer must go to his dusty death. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

230

Publisher

Macmillan + ORM

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466836113

ISBN 13

9781466836112

Moon Medicine

By: Mike Blakely

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moon Medicine

By: Mike Blakely

When Honoré Greenwood sits down to tell his tale, people listen. Friend of such stalwarts of the West as Kit Carson, Thomas Fitzpatrick, John Hatcher, and the Brent brothers, Charles and William, Honoré, at ninety-nine, has lived the life that has become the dime novel. As a young schoolboy, Jean Guy was considered a genius. The only thing distracting him from his love of books was his love for a kitchen maid, Nicole. When Nicole is raped and brutalized, Jean exacts revenge, murdering the rapist and stowing away on an English packet bound for New Orleans. It is there that the young Jean Guy changes his name and becomes Honoré Greenwood, soon to become one of the legends of the American West. New Orleans is an exciting place for the young Honoré, but falling in love with Gabriela Badfillo-a beautiful young woman from Taos, New Mexico, who is promised to another in an arranged marriage-forces Honoré to flee, brokenhearted into the wilderness. He volunteers for a most dangerous project, building a fort right in the heart of Comanche country. His orders are to establish trade with the warlike, horse-rich Comanches. The Mexican War and the California Gold Rush usher chaos into the plains. And the Comanches are a proud, powerful, and unpredictable people, but Honoré earns their trust, but the vile whiskey trader, Bill Snakehead Jackson, is happy corrupting the Comanches and breeding violence between them and their ancient enemies, the Apaches. It will take all of Honoré's genius and his strange power to hold the trade together. Because his power follows the phases of the moon enabling him to go without sleep for days, the Comanches dub it Moon Medicine. Through it all, Honoré becomes a successful trader and ransom negotiator, earning the title Plenty Man. But when Gabriela desperately calls for help, Honoré will risk everything he has for the woman he still loves. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

436

Publisher

Forge Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466820063

ISBN 13

9781466820067

Coder to Developer

Tools and Strategies for Delivering Your Software

By: Mike Gunderloy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Coder to Developer

Tools and Strategies for Delivering Your Software

By: Mike Gunderloy

Two thumbs up" —Gregory V. Wilson, Dr. Dobbs Journal (October 2004) No one can disparage the ability to write good code. At its highest levels, it is an art. But no one can confuse writing good code with developing good software. The difference—in terms of challenges, skills, and compensation—is immense. Coder to Developer helps you excel at the many non-coding tasks entailed, from start to finish, in just about any successful development project. What's more, it equips you with the mindset and self-assurance required to pull it all together, so that you see every piece of your work as part of a coherent process. Inside, you'll find plenty of technical guidance on such topics as: Choosing and using a source code control system Code generation tools--when and why Preventing bugs with unit testing Tracking, fixing, and learning from bugs Application activity logging Streamlining and systematizing the build process Traditional installations and alternative approaches To pull all of this together, the author has provided the source code for Download Tracker, a tool for organizing your collection of downloaded code, that's used for examples throughout this book. The code is provided in various states of completion, reflecting every stage of development, so that you can dig deep into the actual process of building software. But you'll also develop "softer" skills, in areas such as team management, open source collaboration, user and developer documentation, and intellectual property protection. If you want to become someone who can deliver not just good code but also a good product, this book is the place to start. If you must build successful software projects, it's essential reading.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0782151256

ISBN 13

9780782151251

Inside Montana Politics

A Reporter's View from the Trenches

By: Mike Dennison

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Inside Montana Politics

A Reporter's View from the Trenches

By: Mike Dennison

For three decades, Mike Dennison has reported from the trenches on campaigns, crime and community. He has covered razor-thin victories by Senator Jon Tester. He has helped cover the downfall of Senator Conrad Burns, as well as the conservative senator's improbable compassion for a liberal friend charged with marijuana possession. Also examined are Governors Brian Schweitzer, Judy Martz and Marc Racicot and Montana's longest-serving U.S. senator, Max Baucus. And Dennison has tracked down stories beyond the Capitol, from the devastating fall of the Montana Power Company to a teenager falsely accused of rape who waited sixteen years to be fully exonerated. Dennison treats readers to the rare insights and highlights of a storied career in journalism, along with revelations that have never been exposed--until now.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

214

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439667349

ISBN 13

9781439667347

The Downside

By: Mike Cooper

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Downside

By: Mike Cooper

The acclaimed author of the Silas Cade Thrillers introduces Finn, a thief who’s about to learn that when you steal big, there’s always a downside. In an age of cybercrime, Finn is the last hardhat. He’s a professional thief with a unique specialty: He only steals big things—autoracks, factory lines, machinery. You might call what he does “heavy lifting.” And he’s no stranger to the downside of his chosen profession; he’s done seven years’ hard time to prove it. Fresh out of prison and flat broke, Finn has a line on his biggest job ever. A beautiful woman with her own agenda has put him back in touch with a shady Wall Street billionaire. The job? Breaking into a private commodities vault and hauling out fifty million dollars worth of the precious metal rhodium. It’s big, it’s heavy, and it’ll pull a lot of exposure. In other words, it’s right up Finn’s alley. The vault is located underground in a high-security rail yard in New Jersey. The plan? Tunnel in. But there’s only one group that can get it done, and Finn will have to call in the crackerjack team that landed him in prison in the first place: Asher, a cranky oilfield driller; Corman, a bearlike railway man; and Jake, a charismatic machinery expert—joined by Nicola, a female hacker who alternates between white and black hats. Cracking the most heavily guarded private vault in North America? No problem. Hauling fifty million dollars in precious metal out past guards, dozens of policemen, and an armored SWAT battalion? Even easier. But navigating the betrayals of double-crossing partners, the machinations of a hedge-fund billionaire gone bad, and the ambiguous proposals of a woman with her own agenda? That’s when things get twisty. This is the heist that will truly test Finn’s mettle, and he’ll need nerves of steel just to get out alive. But he’s sure of one thing: This time, there’s got to be an upside. Says Brad Thor, “If you like Nelson DeMille, you will love Mike Cooper.” From the author of Clawback—hailed by Library Journal as “a fast-moving thriller leavened by wit” and starring an unforgettable blue-collar antihero—The Downside hurtles along at a breakneck speed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

246

Publisher

Open Road Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1504044606

ISBN 13

9781504044608

In Real Time

Authentic Young Adult Ministry as it Happens

By: Mike Glenn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

In Real Time

Authentic Young Adult Ministry as it Happens

By: Mike Glenn

The story of Kairos, a thriving Tuesday night worship gathering in suburban Nashville for young single and married adults, will inspire other churches in their young adult ministry efforts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

194

Publisher

B&H Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

080544694X

ISBN 13

9780805446944

Mastering Rational XDE

By: Wendy Boggs,Mike Boggs

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mastering Rational XDE

By: Wendy Boggs,Mike Boggs

Modeling and Development--More Tightly Integrated Than Ever Rational XDE cures many of the headaches of application modeling and development by bringing the two processes closer together than ever before. Mastering Rational XDE shows you how to get maximum relief using this powerful tool, which lets you model within your preferred IDE, generate code automatically, and maintain tight synchronization between model and code at all times. One of the keys that unlocks this enormous power is the large example project that runs through Mastering Rational XDE, divided into a series of exercises that teach you to create use case and analysis models, move from analysis to design, create databases, publish and report models, and apply and create patterns. By working through this book, you'll be able to develop sophisticated, flexible object-oriented applications that are efficient to maintain and upgrade. Coverage includes: * Understanding the role of XDE in the software development life cycle * Understanding how XDE works with your IDE * Creating an analysis model * Creating a design model * Creating a data model * Generating code, including classes, attributes, operations, relationships, and components * Keeping your code and model in sync * Publishing a model and generating reports * Using Gang-of-Four patterns in an XDE model * Creating and using a Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) * Creating and using your own patterns

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

644

Publisher

Sybex

Published Date

ISBN 10

0782142052

ISBN 13

9780782142051

The Ultimate Book of Sports Lists, 1998

By: Mike Meserole

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Ultimate Book of Sports Lists, 1998

By: Mike Meserole

Filled with fascinating facts on sports from baseball to boxing, and competitive venues from college to the Olympics, this new and definitive, illustrated annual sports reference manual includes a wealth of statistics--including the 1997 World Series--plus full-color photos.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

228

Publisher

DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0789421348

ISBN 13

9780789421340

Baseball Superstars

By: Mike Herbert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Baseball Superstars

By: Mike Herbert

Presents brief profiles of twenty-five major league baseball stars and includes a history of the world series and the National and American Leagues.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Children's Press(CT)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0516044346

ISBN 13

9780516044347

Tales from the Dugout

The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told

By: Mike Shannon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tales from the Dugout

The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told

By: Mike Shannon

Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

McGraw Hill Professional

Published Date

ISBN 10

0071612610

ISBN 13

9780071612616

Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime

By: Mike Presdee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime

By: Mike Presdee

Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime attempts to make sense of the current increase in violence, cruelty, hate and humiliation, which has come to permeate daily life. The text argues that an overly organised economic world has provoked a widespread desire for extreme, oppositional forms of popular and personal pleasure. This desire has resulted in a cathartic 'second life' of illicit pleasures often deemed criminal by those in power. Amongst the exciting issues Mike Presdee addresses are: * joyriding * street crime * antisocial behaviour in private via the internet * hate, hurt and humiliation in popular culture * the popularisation and criminalisation of sadomasochism and dance music cultures.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134554575

ISBN 13

9781134554577

The Only Way I Know

With Highlights from the 1997 Season

By: Cal Ripken, Jr.,Mike Bryan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Only Way I Know

With Highlights from the 1997 Season

By: Cal Ripken, Jr.,Mike Bryan

There aren't many Americans who didn't feel a lump in their throat watching Cal Ripken, Jr. take a historic jog around the bases on the evening of September 6, 1995—the night he smashed Lou Gehrig's record number of 2,130 consecutively played games. But, as "the hardest working man in baseball" will tell you, he was just doing his job. And now he tells you just how he does it, why he does it, and how it makes him feel. With the candor and grace that have endeared him to fans everywhere, Cal Ripken, Jr. tells the story of his journey to the major leagues: of his early childhood and life with a baseball manager for a father; his stint in the minors, working his way up from the Rookie Leagues to Triple-A; and finally to the permanent call from Baltimore where he began the drive to an All-Star career. Cal talks with warmth of his mentors and teammates, and with honesty of the Orioles' roller-coaster ride from the pennant to a lamentable 0-21 start in the eighties. He reveals his innermost thoughts on the game, and leads us through his strategies at the plate and on the field. Best of all, Cal reveals what makes him tick: his commitment to the game, to his family, to his career, and to the team. In this rich and rewarding memoir, we find out why he's credited with putting the "great" back into America's greatest game: it's the only way he knows.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

369

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1101191643

ISBN 13

9781101191644

Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance

Two Tales of Murder and Revenge in the Old West

By: Mike Blakely

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance

Two Tales of Murder and Revenge in the Old West

By: Mike Blakely

Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance are two historical novels of murder and revenge from Spur Award-winning author Mike Blakely Dead Reckoning After a botched confidence scam, swindler Dee Hassard begins a killing spree that covers half the Colorado Territory. His first victim is the brother of rustler-turned-preacher Carrol Moncrief, who falls back on his former outlaw savvy to track the murderer. In the final reckoning, either the preacher or the killer will go to his dusty death. Last Chance Ross Caldwell is on the run from the Army and from his wife, pursued by bitter enemies from the Civil War. In Last Chance Gulch in the gritty Montana gold country, Caldwell finds refuge behind a sheriff’s badge, and passion in the arms of a sultry madam. His bloody past catches up with him when the town’s stagecoach turns out to be run by the murderous ex-soldier who’s sworn to plant Caldwell six feet deep . . . and when his wife comes looking for him as well. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

513

Publisher

Forge Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250189861

ISBN 13

9781250189868

The Day It Finally Happens

Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans—and Other Possible Phenomena

By: Mike Pearl

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Day It Finally Happens

Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans—and Other Possible Phenomena

By: Mike Pearl

From a VICE magazine columnist, “a deeply entertaining—if occasionally horrifying” (Joshua Piven, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook) look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as nuclear war, a global internet collapse, antibiotics shortages, and even immortality. If you live on planet Earth you’re probably scared of the future. How could you not be? Some of the world’s most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowers—the US, China, and Russia—are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not? Taking inspiration from his virally popular VICE column “How Scared Should I Be?,” Mike Pearl games out many of the “could it really happen?” scenarios we’ve all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenarios—among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world’s marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even contact with extraterrestrial life—and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances. For fans of such bestsellers as What If? and The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens is about taking future events that we don’t really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl’s “well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark [him] as one of his generation’s most interesting writers” (Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

Scribner

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501194143

ISBN 13

9781501194146

Bioregionalism and Civil Society

Democratic Challenges to Corporate Globalism

By: Mike Carr

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Bioregionalism and Civil Society

Democratic Challenges to Corporate Globalism

By: Mike Carr

Bioregionalism and Civil Society addresses the urgent need for sustainability in industrialized societies. The book explores the bioregional movement in the US, Canada, and Mexico, examining its vision, values, strategies, and tools for building sustainable societies. Bioregionalism is a philosophy with values and practices that attempt to meld issues of social and econmic justice and sustainability with cultural, ecolgoical, and spiritual concerns. Further, bioregional efforts of democratic social and cultural change take place primarily in the sphere of civil society. Practically, Carr agrues for bioregionalism as a place-specific, community movement that can stand in diverse opposition to the homogenizing trends of corporate globalization. Theoretically, the author seeks lessons for civil society-based social theory and strategy. Conventional civil society theory from Europe proposes a dual strategy of developing strong horizontal communicative action among civic associations and networks as the basis for strategic vertical campaigns to democratize both state and market sectors. However, this theory offers no ecological or cultural critique of consumerism. By contrast, Carr integrates both social and natural ecologies in a civil society theory that incorporates lessons about consumption and cultural transformation from bioregional practice. Carr’s argument that bioregional values and community-building tools support a diverse, democratic, socially just civil society that respects and cares for the natural world makes a significant contribution to the field of green political science, social change theory, and environmental thought.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

348

Publisher

UBC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0774809450

ISBN 13

9780774809450

Meet the Red Sox

By: Mike Kennedy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet the Red Sox

By: Mike Kennedy

An introductory look at the game of baseball and the Boston Red Sox. Younger sports fans can now get an introductory look at some of their favorite sports and the men and women who play the game! Written at a 2nd grade reading level, but geared to readers through grade 6, the easy-to-read text features lots of great photos, trading card reproductions, word games, and more. Includes a short history, records, poems, maps, glossary, index. Authors Mike Kennedy and Mark Stewart have teamed up on more than 100 books, including the popular Team Spirit series.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Norwood House Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1599533685

ISBN 13

9781599533681

Meet the Rays

By: Mike Kennedy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet the Rays

By: Mike Kennedy

An introductory look at the game of baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays. Younger sports fans can now get an introductory look at some of their favorite sports and the men and women who play the game! Written at a 2nd grade reading level, but geared to readers through grade 6, the easy-to-read text features lots of great photos, trading card reproductions, word games, and more. Includes a short history, records, poems, maps, glossary, index. Authors Mike Kennedy and Mark Stewart have teamed up on more than 100 books, including the popular Team Spirit series.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Norwood House Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

159953374X

ISBN 13

9781599533742

Wicked Messenger

Bob Dylan and the 1960s; Chimes of Freedom, revised and expanded

By: Mike Marqusee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wicked Messenger

Bob Dylan and the 1960s; Chimes of Freedom, revised and expanded

By: Mike Marqusee

Bob Dylan’s abrupt abandonment of overtly political songwriting in the mid-1960s caused an uproar among critics and fans. In Wicked Messenger, acclaimed cultural-political commentator Mike Marqusee advances the new thesis that Dylan did not drop politics from his songs but changed the manner of his critique to address the changing political and cultural climate and, more importantly, his own evolving aesthetic. Wicked Messenger is also a riveting political history of the United States in the 1960s. Tracing the development of the decade’s political and cultural dissent movements, Marqusee shows how their twists and turns were anticipated in the poetic aesthetic—anarchic, unaccountable, contradictory, punk— of Dylan's mid-sixties albums, as well as in his recent artistic ventures in Chronicles, Vol. I and Masked and Anonymous. Dylan’s anguished, self-obsessed, prickly artistic evolution, Marqusee asserts, was a deeply creative response to a deeply disturbing situation. "He can no longer tell the story straight," Marqusee concludes, "because any story told straight is a false one.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

378

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1609801156

ISBN 13

9781609801151

What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class

By: Mike Henry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class

By: Mike Henry

For the average person, most of the American history that he or she knows comes from facts taught to them in school to prepare them for their state mandated tests. That's not the fault of their teachers who were just carrying out the directives of their employers. But it's also a fact that a great deal of that content that they were teaching is dry and boring. However, as in every aspect of life, there is always another story behind each major event. The story of America is interesting and exciting, but it's those lesser known parts of our history that make it special. Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated history as a student, maybe you'll find some of these tales entertaining. For those of you who are history buffs, hopefully you'll come across a few things that are new to you.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

267

Publisher

R&L Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

147580847X

ISBN 13

9781475808476

Mommy Goose's Appalachian Melodies

By: Mike Norris

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mommy Goose's Appalachian Melodies

By: Mike Norris

Children's books play a critical role in building a child's worldview, introducing new vocabulary, and imparting moral lessons in a young reader's own context. Yet there is a serious need for a perspective more attuned to the cultural and verbal complexities of Appalachia. Mommy Goose's Appalachian Melodies bridges the gap in children's literature and offers readers an opportunity to delight in language and the richness of music and storytelling in the region. Each lyrical poem and nursery rhyme, in tandem with whimsical and vibrant wood carvings, taps into the world of natural wonder and homespun charm. Revealed is a world populated with people, farm animals, and wildlife that is equally familiar and fantastic to Appalachian children. The quaint and heartwarming poems offer lessons of kindness, acceptance, and respect, while not shying away from poignant glimpses of life's harsh realities. This colorful collection celebrates the art, language, and culture of Appalachia and creates a unique and magical world—for children of all ages.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

1985901161

ISBN 13

9781985901162

Emperors and Idiots

The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginnin g to the End of the Curse

By: Mike Vaccaro

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Emperors and Idiots

The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginnin g to the End of the Curse

By: Mike Vaccaro

The New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox. For a hundred years, no two teams have locked horns as fiercely or as frequently – and no two seasons frame the colossal battle more perfectly than 2003 and 2004. Now, with incredible energy and access, leading sports columnist Mike Vaccaro chronicles the history of the greatest rivalry in sports, and the two stunning American League Championship Series that define a century of baseball. October 17, 2003: A night no Yankees or Red Sox fan will ever forget. At 12:15 am, bottom of the eleventh inning of game seven of the ALCS, New York third-baseman Aaron Boone launches a ball over Yankee Stadium’s left-field fence. The Yankees win their 39th pennant – and send the perennially vexed Boston Red Sox home . . . again . . . suffering another devastating loss to their longtime nemesis. October 20, 2004: A year later, an eerie reprise – but this time things are different. After losing three straight to the Yankees, Boston has charged back to win the next three, forcing a decisive game seven. From the start of the game Boston is in control, and by winning this game they march toward their first World Series victory since 1918. These two explosive years define an extraordinary, epic rivalry – from Mariano Rivera and Roger Clemens to Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling, Derek Jeter and Aaron Boone to David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, from nearly a century of Yankee domination to the undisputed breaking of “The Curse.” With the razor-sharp instincts that have made him a top sports journalist, Mike Vaccaro delves into the history of the rollicking rivalry: a vicious collision in 1903 (between the New York Highlanders and Boston Pilgrims) that draws first blood; the era of Babe Ruth and his legendary trade from the Red Sox to the Yankees, ushering in the notorious Curse; the golden age of DiMaggio and Williams; the unstoppable power of Mantle and Maris; the heart and soul of Fisk and Yazstremski versus Pinella and Munson; and the modern era of dueling owners, skyrocketing payrolls, and a renewed rivalry that attracts sell-out crowds even to Yankees-Red Sox spring training games. EMPERORS AND IDIOTS is as lively, fascinating, and raucous as the teams themselves – a must-have volume for any Yankees or Red Sox fan.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

411

Publisher

Anchor

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307418952

ISBN 13

9780307418951

Book's by Mike Boggs

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email