Mike Hart's Books

Plant and Process Engineering 360

By: Mike Tooley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Plant and Process Engineering 360

By: Mike Tooley

Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant, chemical, or process engineer's library. This is a broad area in which engineers need to be familiar with a wide array of techniques, technologies and equipment. Its focus on providing a broad introduction to key systems make the book the first point of reference for engineers who are involved with designing, specifying, maintaining or working with plant, process and control technologies in many sectors, including manufacturing, chemical process, and energy. - A single-source of plant and process equipment information for engineers, providing a 360 degree view of the critical equipment engineers encounter - Enables readers to get up to speed with unfamiliar topics quickly with an overview of important but disparate technologies that are specific to plant engineering - Covers the systems and processes that drive effective and efficient plants and processes - Drawn from authoritative Elsevier resources, this book is a 'first port of call' with breadth and depth of content, from leading figures in the field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

617

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

1856178412

ISBN 13

9781856178419

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks

The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment

By: Shaun Assael,Mike Mooneyham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks

The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment

By: Shaun Assael,Mike Mooneyham

“Current fans and recovering Hulkamaniacs alike should find [Sex, Lies, and Headlocks] as gripping as the Camel Clutch.” —Maxim Sex, Lies, and Headlocks is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the backstabbing, scandals, and high-stakes gambles that have made wrestling an enduring television phenomenon. The man behind it all is Vince McMahon, a ruthless and entertaining visionary whose professional antics make some of the flamboyant characters in the ring look tame by comparison. Throughout the book, the authors trace McMahon’s rise to power and examine the appeal of the industry’s biggest stars—including Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Gorgeous George, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, and, most recently, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. In doing so, they show us that while WWE stock is traded to the public on Wall Street, wrestling remains a shadowy world guided by a century-old code that stresses secrecy and loyalty. With a new afterword, this is the definitive book about the history of pro wrestling. “Reading this excellent behind-the-scenes look at wrestling promoter McMahon . . . is almost as entertaining and shocking as watching the most extreme antics of McMahon’s comic-book style creations such as Steve Austin and The Rock.” —Publishers Weekly “A quintessentially American success story of a cocky opportunist defying the odds and hitting it big . . . Sparkling cultural history from an author wise enough to let the facts and personalities speak for themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

Crown

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307758133

ISBN 13

9780307758132

Panzerkrieg

The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Tank Divisions

By: Mike Syron

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Panzerkrieg

The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Tank Divisions

By: Mike Syron

For many people the very image of Blitzkrieg is of massed columns of tanks sweeping through Europe, smashing all resistance and leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. Indeed, it was the Panzers' achievements in battle that were largely responsible for Germany's early run of success in the Second World War and, once the tide of war began to turn against the Reich, the Panzers subsequently became the backbone of its defence. The dramatic story of Hitler's tank divisions is brought to life in this authoritative narrative. Panzerkrieg vividly describes the evolution, exploits and eventual destruction of this superlative fighting force in immensely readable fashion. Particularly accessible to the general reader who wants to know more about Germany's Second World War tank forces, the authors dispense with technical jargon and pedantic detail to give a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the subject, both human and technical. The book gives particular emphasis to the men who fought in and led the Panzer divisions: great generals like Guderian, Rommel and Manstein, tank masters like Wittmann and Bake, and inspired commanders like Balck and Bayerlein. The whole vast canvas of the war emerges from this narrative, as it follows the titanic struggles which ranged between the bocage country of France, the desert wastes of North Africa, and the limitless steppes of Russia. The evolution of German fighting vehicles and tactics is fully charted, and the many myths, fallacies and misconceptions that have grown up around the Panzerwaffe are exploded. Extensive research, reference to the memoirs of the leading participants, and original new conclusions all contribute to a comprehensive account that critically examines the achievements, failures, and ultimate legacy of the Panzer divisions. Features INCLUDE: The secret pre-war birth and development of the Panzerwaffe The lightning campaigns in Poland and France The four bloody years of the Russian campaign, the greatest clash of arms the world has ever seen The exploits of Rommel and his Africa Corps Hitler's increasingly disastrous influence on the Panzerwaffe Disputes between the Panzer officers and their High Command Portraits of the Panzerwaffe's leaders Detailed analysis of the great tank battles such as Kursk and the Battle of the Bulge, with clear maps Comparative rank and organizational charts Information on the technical evolution of Germany's armoured fighting vehicles, including the development of the mighty Tigers and Panthers Unique sections on uniforms, crew functions and how German tanks were built Rare coverage of how the Panzer leaders fared after the war The legacy of the Panzers

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

339

Publisher

Constable

Published Date

ISBN 10

1472107802

ISBN 13

9781472107800

The Amulet of Atlantis

A Novel

By: Mike Olafson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Amulet of Atlantis

A Novel

By: Mike Olafson

Africa, 1938: A plane transporting top-secret weapons technology is lost over the jungles of the Belgian Congo. More importantly, it is also secretly transporting a mysterious amulet that holds the key to finding the fabled city of Atlantis. If it can be uncovered, Atlantis holds a mysterious secret which can help destroy an ancient, evil and mystical sect-the Black Light Order-an organization so powerful that the Nazi party itself is merely a pawn in its grand scheme of world domination. Maverick airfreight pilot Colt Hawthorne and his team of adventurers embark upon a quest to find the downed plane and soon face the Black Light Order and its mystic band of assassins. During his quest, Colt also encounters deadly spies, underworld agents of the black market, sexy femme fatales, savage jungle cults, a secret archaeological organization, and an old nemesis from Colt's fighter pilot days in World War I. Espionage, intrigue, and adventure overflow in this first installment of The Atlantis Legacy-an exciting new trilogy in the tradition of vintage adventure from a bygone era.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

270

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

0595360599

ISBN 13

9780595360598

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

Get Goodness

Virtue is the Power to Do Good

By: Michael Hickey,Mike Hickey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Get Goodness

Virtue is the Power to Do Good

By: Michael Hickey,Mike Hickey

From the preface: This book looks at virtue as "the power to do good" from the theological, philosophical, and poetic perspective. From a theological perspective: Long ago, Anselm defined theology as "faith seeking understanding," (f. 1) a definition which has endured to the present day. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for anyone to try to understand virtue or goodness without looking through some lens of faith....Get Goodness was written, in part, because my own faith was seeking understanding. Second, this book will look at virtue and goodness from a philosophical perspective because the word "philosophy" (from the Greek philos + sophia) means "love of wisdom." (f.2)...As we will find in this book, the virtue of love has been understood by most theologians and philosophers before me to be the essence of each and every virtue. Therefore, we must first love wisdom before we are able to practically discern, distinguish, deliberate and decide prudently in any effort to understand how virtue is the power to do good.... Third, this book will be suffused with poetry....because poetry is a language that goes beyond logic, thought, and reason.... It is a language of the spirit and a language of human life, love, observation, and experience....Any poem is an attempt to try to understand the experience of the world and the universe around us in spiritual terms. None of us should be seeking virtuous perfection in orienting ourselves to the good in this life; we should only be seeking change. The journey is the goal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

181

Publisher

University Press of America

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761854576

ISBN 13

9780761854579

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

By: Mike Sielski

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

By: Mike Sielski

A compelling origin story of a time that really wasn’t so long ago but through the lens of tragedy feels like forever. Kobe-ologists will devour this book, reveling in the anecdotes about his intensity & the engaging game recaps." —Associated Press “Every superhero needs an origin story.” –Jeff Pearlman The inside look at one of the most captivating and consequential figures in our culture—with never-before-heard interviews. Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that helicopter crash, which also took the life of his daughter Gianna, unveiled the full breadth and depth of his influence on our culture, and by tracing and telling the oft-forgotten and lesser-known story of his early life, The Rise promises to provide an insight into Kobe that no other analysis has. In The Rise, readers will travel from the neighborhood streets of Southwest Philadelphia—where Kobe’s father, Joe, became a local basketball standout—to the Bryant family’s isolation in Italy, where Kobe spent his formative years, to the leafy suburbs of Lower Merion, where Kobe’s legend was born. The story will trace his career and life at Lower Merion—he led the Aces to the 1995-96 Pennsylvania state championship, a dramatic underdog run for a team with just one star player—and the run-up to the 1996 NBA draft, where Kobe’s dream of playing pro basketball culminated in his acquisition by the Los Angeles Lakers. In researching and writing The Rise, Mike Sielski had a terrific advantage over other writers who have attempted to chronicle Kobe’s life: access to a series of never-before-released interviews with him during his senior season and early days in the NBA. For a quarter century, these tapes and transcripts preserved Kobe’s thoughts, dreams, and goals from his teenage years, and they contained insights into and told stories about him that have never been revealed before. This is more than a basketball book. This is an exploration of the identity and making of an icon and the effect of his development on those around him—the essence of the man before he truly became a man.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

312

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250275733

ISBN 13

9781250275738

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons

By: Steven Johnson,Greg Oliver,Mike Mooneyham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons

By: Steven Johnson,Greg Oliver,Mike Mooneyham

Theagood guys of professional wrestling take the spotlight in this comprehensive examination ofathe memorable characters who inspired fans, aproviding insight into what makes a great hero. Compiled using firsthand interviews with hundreds of wrestlers, managers, promoters, and historians, these entertaining profiles document wrestlingOCOs golden boys from the 1930s to today. It discusses the roles of wrestling superstars that include Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Rock as well as lesser-known figures, including Tiger Jeet Singh and Whitey Caldwell. With more than 100 action-packed photos, this engaging and informative book invites both devoted fans and newcomers to the sport to appreciate the rich history of these esteemed performers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

748

Publisher

ECW Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1770902694

ISBN 13

9781770902695

That Tuesday in November

How Presidential Elections Changed History

By: Mike Henry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

That Tuesday in November

How Presidential Elections Changed History

By: Mike Henry

Like many aspects of the nation's history, its elections have had their share of behind the scenes activity and drama. This work is an examination of each of the presidential contests and some of the unusual events surrounding them such as the back room convention deals, compromised candidates, campaign strategies, both successful and failures; and major effects on the outcomes due to such inventions as television. In some cases, a swing of just a few votes to another candidate could have had a profound effect on America's future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

237

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1475858256

ISBN 13

9781475858259

WTC Building 7

By: Mike Welham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

WTC Building 7

By: Mike Welham

A TIME OF CORRUPTIONZenacon-Global Inc, a US Corporation, is one of the largest multinational global conglomerates in the world. Both the corporation and the main board members are under investigation for serious fraud, and other irregular activities by the IRS, the Security Exchange Commission and the CIA. Building seven is where the investigation into Zenacon-Global Inc is being carried out. It is where all of the incriminating evidence is being held. The building and its contents have to be destroyed and Worldwide Executive Management mercenaries are hired to do the job.A TIME FOR DESTRUCTIONDr Casey Hart, an explosives expert who specialises in demolishing high-rise buildings in built-up areas, is forced to plan the destruction of building seven. The world watched as the twin towers crashed to the ground virtually in free-fall. Then seven hours later, building seven implodes into its own footprint, collapsing in just seven seconds. No fire could have caused such a failure. Only one thing could Nano Thermate, used as part of a controlled demolition.A TIME FOR JUSTICEThe heads of Zenacon-Global Inc instruct Worldwide Executive Management to use their Black Eagles mercenaries to eliminate Hart and destroy all evidence. An assassination attempt fails to kill Hart and he flees for his life. The Excalibur Foundation, an organisation that seeks justice for political victims, steps in to save Hart. Dan Pierce, a former French Foreign Legion sniper, is contracted for his second assignment: to save Hart and secure the incriminating evidence. In a dramatic twist, Federal accident investigator Grace Garcia and Katie Jackson, a reporter for the Daily Globe, also have damaging evidence against Zenacon. Dan has their lives in his hands, he just has to find and rescue them...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

179

Publisher

Welham Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1843963140

ISBN 13

9781843963141

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

Established in 1876, Mount Pleasant Cemetery has a rich and textured history. It is the keeper of thousands of stories, each of which has contributed to the history of our city, province, and country. Many of Canada’s most beloved figures rest there - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, Glenn Gould, and Timothy Eaton are just a few. Other, less known historical figures are buried there also - the first Canadian soldier killed in First World War and victims of the 1949 Noronic disaster. Along with a fascinating account of the cemetery’s history, this illustrated guide includes descriptions of the remarkable monuments and the beautiful horticultural features. Accompanying maps detailing their locations make this book a perfect companion for a walking tour through the grounds.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

241

Publisher

Dundurn

Published Date

ISBN 10

1459713109

ISBN 13

9781459713109

Prisoners of the American Dream

Politics and Economy in the History of the US Working Class

By: Mike Davis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Prisoners of the American Dream

Politics and Economy in the History of the US Working Class

By: Mike Davis

This comprehensive study of class struggle in America asks: Why has there never been a mass working class party in the U.S.? “One of the most uncompromising books about American political economy ever written—brilliant, provocative, and exhaustively researched.” —Village Voice Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis’s brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist historians and political economists: Why has the world’s most industrially advanced nation never spawned a mass party of the working class? This series of essays surveys the history of the American bourgeois democratic revolution from its Jacksonian beginnings to the rise of the New Right and the re-election of Ronald Reagan, concluding with some bracing thoughts on the prospects for progressive politics in the United States.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

289

Publisher

Verso Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786635925

ISBN 13

9781786635921

Spies at Work

By: Mike Hughes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Spies at Work

By: Mike Hughes

A history of The Economic League in the UK from 1917 to its collapse in 1993. In this revision of the original text, published in 1994, the continuing activity of some elements of the League's organisation is tracked into the twenty first century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

359

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1291044914

ISBN 13

9781291044911

The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

Del Bonnet, a teaching pro at an obscure Florida golf resort, needs a change and needs it badly. Having crossed an ominous threshold--his fiftieth birthday--Bonnet receives frequent communiques from the AARP people. He gazes into the future and sees the prospect of assisted living growing larger by the day. Serendipity intervenes. A sales rep working out of his station wagon leaves a handmade driver in Bonnet's modest golf shop. The pro privately auditions the driver with astounding results. Bonnet--celebrated for thirty years as the only touring pro to be arrested on the course during a PGA event--is quickly convinced that he has secured possession of no mere golf club, but a sword of salvation. So armed, he decides to embark on the PGA Seniors Tour. Thus the formation of a strange triumvirate known as Team Del, consisting of the pro, the golf club that soon becomes dubbed "Big Luther," and a caddie, Doublewide McBride. Bonnet soon learns that the caddie is long on off-the-wall intuitions, short on behavioral graces recommended by Emily Post. While the misadventures of Team Del might not serve as a tribute to the memories Hagen and Hogan, the events detailed in Michael Shropshire's The Pro stand out as perhaps the most hilarious odyssey in the modern annals of sports fiction.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

264

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466872012

ISBN 13

9781466872011

Charles Herrold, Inventor of Radio Broadcasting

By: Gordon Greb,Mike Adams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Charles Herrold, Inventor of Radio Broadcasting

By: Gordon Greb,Mike Adams

Still broadcasting today, the world's first radio station was invented by Charles Herrold in 1909 in San Jose, California. His accomplishment was first documented in a notarized statement written by him and published in the Electro-Importing Company's 1910 catalog: "We have given wireless phone concerts to amateur wireless men throughout the Santa Clara Valley." Being the first to "broadcast" radio entertainment and information to a mass audience puts him at the forefront of modern day mass communication. This biography of Charles Herrold focuses on how he used primitive technology to get on the air. Today it is a 50,000-watt station (KCBS, in San Francisco). The authors describe Herrold's story as one of early triumph and final failure, the story of an "everyman," an individual who was an innovator but never received recognition for his work and, as a result, died penniless. His most important work was done between 1912 and 1917, and following World War I, he received a license and operated station KQW for several years before running out of money. Herrold then worked as a radio time salesman, an audiovisual technician for a high school, and a janitor at a local naval facility, still telling anyone who would listen to him that he was the father of radio. The authors also consider some other early inventors, and the directions that their work took.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

260

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786483598

ISBN 13

9780786483594

Robin Hood Handbook

The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

By: Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Robin Hood Handbook

The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

By: Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Robin Hood, whether riding through the glen, robbing the rich to pay the poor or giving the Sheriff of Nottingham his come-uppance, is one of the most captivating and controversial legendary figures. Was there a historical figure behind the legends? Did Robin and his Merry Men rampage through Sherwood Forest? Or did he spend most of his time in Barnsdale Wood in Yorkshire? And is the story of the freedom-loving Saxons refusing to be put under the Norman yoke, as portrayed in the Errol Flynn films, true?Mike Dixon-Kennedy ranges far and wide in his quest to present a complete picture of the exploits of this indestructible hero, drawing on ballads, poems, proverbs, films, novels, folklore, musicals and place-names.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

395

Publisher

The History Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0752495607

ISBN 13

9780752495606

Wrestling's Greatest Moments

By: Mike Rickard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wrestling's Greatest Moments

By: Mike Rickard

Brings readers the most memorable (and controversial) moments from the world of modern wresting.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

429

Publisher

ECW Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1554903319

ISBN 13

9781554903313

Small Firm Formation and Regional Economic Development

By: Mike Danson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Small Firm Formation and Regional Economic Development

By: Mike Danson

Drawing on studies and expertise from around the world, this book describes the transition from research to policy and covers the pre-requisites to successful new firm formation policies. At a time when a new firm formation is promoted by central and local government, business development agencies and the private sector, this book questions the economic dependence on small firms and explores the relevance of networking, information and advice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

325

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134793278

ISBN 13

9781134793273

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

By: Mike Chase

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

By: Mike Chase

Driving home from work on a stormy night in May, contractor Mitch Cones witnesses a passing car plunge into the flooding waters of a Missouri river. His hasty decision to attempt a rescue draws him into an unfamiliar world of misconception, fear and ultimately, pure survival. As a rapidly escalating series of consequences resulting from his good deed unfold, he tries to make sound decisions based on incomplete and sometimes faulty information. With his world crumbling around him, right and wrong, good and evil and even friend and foe become harder to ascertain. Faced with hard choices to enigmatic questions, he is finally forced to dig deep into his spirit to find the resolve required to deal with his situation. The wide ranging character traits exhibited by the people he encounters during his odyssey are testimony to the diversity of human nature. Realizing the power of the forces arrayed against him, he implements an unconvential plan to escape from his dilemma

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

383

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1481701371

ISBN 13

9781481701372

Alien

How Operational Art Devoured Strategy

By: Justin Kelly,Mike Brennan (Ph.D.)

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Alien

How Operational Art Devoured Strategy

By: Justin Kelly,Mike Brennan (Ph.D.)

Preface -- Introduction -- The time before -- The expansion of war and the birth of operational art -- Operational art in Germany -- Operational art gets a name : Tukhachevskiy and deep attacks -- The British school : bloodless war and "strategic paralysis"--Operational art : the next steps -- Conclusion : operational art is not the whole of warfare -- only a discretionary part of it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

103

Publisher

Strategic Studies Institute

Published Date

ISBN 10

1584874023

ISBN 13

9781584874027

Toronto Sketches 3

"The Way We Were"

By: Mike Filey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Toronto Sketches 3

"The Way We Were"

By: Mike Filey

Mike Filey’s "The Way We Were" column in the Toronto Sun continues to be one of the paper’s most popular features. In Toronto Sketches 3, the third volume in Dundurn Press’s Toronto Sketches series, Filey brings together some of the best of his columns. Each column looks at Toronto as it was, and contributes to our understanding of how Toronto became what it is. Illustrated with photographs of the city’s people and places of the past, Toronto Sketches is a nostalgic journey for the long-time Torontonian, and a voyage of discovery for the newcomer.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

220

Publisher

Dundurn

Published Date

ISBN 10

1554880831

ISBN 13

9781554880836

Communicating In School Science

Groups, Tasks And Problem Solving 5-16

By: Di Bentley,Mike Watts

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Communicating In School Science

Groups, Tasks And Problem Solving 5-16

By: Di Bentley,Mike Watts

First published in 1991. This practical teacher text, in acknowledging both the importance of the role of communication in the teaching of science and National Curriculum guidelines, examines classroom processes as they relate both to individual learning and to group work in the science classroom.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

208

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135387818

ISBN 13

9781135387815

Fear No Man

Don James, the '91 Huskies, and the Seven-year Quest for a National Football Championship

By: Mike Gastineau

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fear No Man

Don James, the '91 Huskies, and the Seven-year Quest for a National Football Championship

By: Mike Gastineau

This is the story of perhaps the greatest University of Washington Husky football team ever—and arguably, one of the top college football teams of all time. The 1991 Huskies, helmed by legendary coach Don James, chalked up a 12-0 record and won the Rose Bowl. They outscored opponents by an average of 31 points per game and the team included no less than 25 future NFL players. Alongside the Miami Hurricanes, the Huskies were recognized as national cochampions. How did a team built on contradictions—with an old-school coach, noted for his traditional approach, and a team of notably rambunctious players—make it work? Drawing on dozens of new interviews with athletes, coaching staff, and more, Seattle sports journalist Mike Gastineau tells a lively story of the unexpected twists of an epic season. Packed with never-before-told stories, his research offers new insider perspectives on iconic plays, outsized personalities, and an unusual set of team dynamics that led to one perfect season.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0295749229

ISBN 13

9780295749228

Ten Hours Until Dawn

The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do

By: Michael J. Tougias,Mike Tougias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ten Hours Until Dawn

The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do

By: Michael J. Tougias,Mike Tougias

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost its radar, depth finder, and engine power in horrendous seas. Pilot boat Captain Frank Quirk was monitoring the Coast Guard's efforts by radio, and when he heard that the patrol boat was in jeopardy, he decided to act. Gathering his crew of four, he readied his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the Can Do, and entered the maelstrom of the blizzard. Using dozens of interview and audiotapes that recorded every word exchanged between Quirk and the Coast Guard, Tougias has written a devastating, true account of bravery and death at sea, in Ten Hours Until Dawn.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

348

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312334362

ISBN 13

9780312334369

Samādhi

Self Development in Zen, Swordsmanship, and Psychotherapy

By: Mike Sayama

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Samādhi

Self Development in Zen, Swordsmanship, and Psychotherapy

By: Mike Sayama

The key to self-development, says Mike Sayama, is the experience of Samadhi, a state of relaxed concentration in which the individual neither freezes out of fear nor clings due to desire. Simply stated, samadhi is the free flow of vital energy within the body and between the body and the universe. Moving effortlessly across traditions and techniques, Sayama discovers that sages throughout history—Greek philosophers, German mystics, Indian seers, and our own Albert Einstein among others—have taught that this experience of transcendental oneness lies at the heart of full self-realization. The first part of the book studies self-realization in Zen Buddhism. The author pinpoints its essence in Buddha's enlightenment. The development of Zen is then traced, continuing down to living masters who in very recent times have transplanted their lineages from Japan to the United States. Sayama notes that we must choose as masters those to whom the authentic teaching has been transmitted through generations, and he examines in loving detail the sometimes strange and astonishing behaviors of those whose very presence communicates the state of samadhi. The second part of the book presents Zen therapy, a way of self-development emphasizing the cultivation of samadhi through psychophysical training. Sayama compares the effects of Rolfing, Feldenkrais, and Zen therapy on the human body and mind. He includes easy-to-follow directions for creating the inner state he describes. He tells vivid stories of extraordinary cases treated from the point of view that the best therapy is nothing less than the removal of all dualism. Four main practices are presented: zazen (meditation), hara development, circulation of the vital energy, and communication.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

636

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438418760

ISBN 13

9781438418766

Next Generation Judaism

How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations

By: Rabbi Mike Uram

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Next Generation Judaism

How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations

By: Rabbi Mike Uram

Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Education and Jewish Identity The Jewish world is changing before our eyes. The traditional notions of what it means to be a Jew, what Jewish organizations look like and what Jewish leadership means are no longer working, leaving many Jewish organizations in a struggle for survival. Many Jewish leaders are afraid that this will only get worse as the millennials—the “my way, right away, why pay” generation—begin to enter adulthood. But college campuses are incubators of new and vibrant expressions of Jewish life. With motivation and entrepreneurial spirit, and without the limitations of cynicism or institutional history, students are inventing and reinventing Jewish community, Jewish prayer, Jewish service and Jewish learning, and Hillel is right there with them. Each chapter of this book explores innovations developed on the University of Pennsylvania campus and shows how they can be applied to synagogues, Federations and JCCs to help them reinvent themselves so that they are better able to meet the changing needs of American Jews. This is an essential resource for lay leaders, rabbis, cantors and anyone who wants to build a brighter Jewish future for all Jews and the institutions that support them.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

276

Publisher

Turner Publishing Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

168336659X

ISBN 13

9781683366591

Army of Darkness: League of Light Assemble!

By: Mike Raicht

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Army of Darkness: League of Light Assemble!

By: Mike Raicht

An epic story collected here for the very first time! This is the story of the League of Light, an ambitious closing story arc to the Army of Darkness comic book series! Featuring issues 18-27 of the Army of Darkness comic book series in one volume, written by Mike Raicht and illustrated by Scott Cohn (and featuring art by Dave Simons and Pablo Marcos and a special issue written by Elliott Serrano)! This sis the story of Ash at his worst, literally as he is possessed by the Hell's Prophet and his assemble "super-team" must choose between saving their leader... or killing him and ending the curse once and for all! Also includes a complete cover gallery!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Dynamite Entertainment

Published Date

ISBN 10

152411118X

ISBN 13

9781524111182

The Good Fight

By: Scott Bachmann,Frank Byrns,Marion G. Harmon,Warren Hately,Drew Hayes,Hydrargentium,Michael Ivan Lowell,T. Mike McCurley,Landon Porter,R. J. Ross,Cheyanne Young,Jim Zoetewey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Good Fight

By: Scott Bachmann,Frank Byrns,Marion G. Harmon,Warren Hately,Drew Hayes,Hydrargentium,Michael Ivan Lowell,T. Mike McCurley,Landon Porter,R. J. Ross,Cheyanne Young,Jim Zoetewey

The Pen & Cape Society, in conjunction with Local Hero Press, is proud to present The Good Fight, an anthology of superhero fiction from some of the best authors working in the genre. Collected within this volume are stories by Scott Bachmann, Frank Byrns, Marion Harmon, Warren Hately, Drew Hayes, Ian Thomas Healy, Hydrargentium, Michael Ivan Lowell, T. Mike McCurley, Landon Porter, R. J. Ross, Cheyanne Young, and Jim Zoetewey. After enjoying the stories in The Good Fight, please be sure to check out the works of the individual authors, because they're just super!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

Local Hero Press, LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1310026467

ISBN 13

9781310026461

The Family Business

By: Mike Kupari

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Family Business

By: Mike Kupari

Decades ago, the Visitors descended on Earth. They claimed to bring peace and prosperity. Their real goal was the total subjugation of humankind. But humanity did not give up its only home without a fight. After a devastating war, the Visitors were driven back to Mars. Their millions of willing human collaborators were left behind. The task of hunting down these former alien collaborators and bringing them to justice falls to Federal Recovery Agents like Nathan Foster. Now, Nathan Foster is tasked with bringing to justice Emmogene Anderson. As a teenager, Emmogene was experimented on by the Visitors and implated with a device that allows her to control other people. With her is her obsessive ex-lover, who was also a former commando of the Visitors’ forces. It’s an easy enough job—but Emmogene has been implanted with something else, something much more important. Nathan and Ben must decide what is right in a largely lawless world—and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for Mike Kupari: “After co-writing Dead Six and Swords of Exodus with Larry Correia, Kupari makes his solo debut with this space opera that is bound to attract fans of Mike Shepherd’s Kris Longknife series or Elizabeth Moon’s Vatta’s War books. An excellent choice for both teen and adult sf readers.” —Library Journal on Her Brother's Keeper “Mike Kupari is an awesome storyteller.”—Larry Correia “A big, sweeping space adventure, with heroic characters you care about. Mike Kupari is an awesome storyteller.”—Larry Correia on Sins of Her Father

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

380

Publisher

Baen Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1625798148

ISBN 13

9781625798145

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

Army of Darkness Omnibus Vol. 3

By: James Kuhoric,Mike Raicht

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Army of Darkness Omnibus Vol. 3

By: James Kuhoric,Mike Raicht

Hail to the Third Omnibus, Baby! Dynamite's Army of Darkness saga, based on the cult hit movie, continues with this collection of issues #13-27. Volume Three promises more gory chainsaw action, more buckshot blasts to undead faces, more Deadite threats than ever before... and even more Chosen Ones! Featuring stories written by Mike Raicht (Dark Shadows) and Jim Kuhoric (Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash) with art by Scott Cohn, Mario Gully, Dave Simons, and Pablo Marcos, these tales of heroism gone horribly wrong are sure to amaze and delight.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

363

Publisher

Dynamite Entertainment

Published Date

ISBN 10

1524118079

ISBN 13

9781524118075

Sociality: The Behaviour of Group-Living Animals

By: Ashley Ward,Mike Webster

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sociality: The Behaviour of Group-Living Animals

By: Ashley Ward,Mike Webster

The last decade has seen a surge of interest among biologists in a range of social animal phenomena, including collective behaviour and social networks. In ‘Animal Social Behaviour’, authors Ashley Ward and Michael Webster integrate the most up-to-date empirical and theoretical research to provide a new synthesis of the field, which is aimed at fellow researchers and postgraduate students on the topic.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

3319285858

ISBN 13

9783319285856

Michigan Men?

By: Mike Milano

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Michigan Men?

By: Mike Milano

Across the country there are about sixty elite high school wrestlers that are recruited to compete at top ten NCAA Division 1 wrestling programs per year. It is a far smaller number of those athletes who pursue a second sport. There is only one who has also earned a scholarship to play football at The University of Michigan - as a 5'6 running back. Mike Milano had reached this impossible dream. First carry, in front of 111,000 Michigan fans - six yards. Twelve months later he sat helplessly as his name rolled across the ESPN ticker: Michigan running back, Mike Milano, Charged with a Felony - Indefinitely suspended from the Michigan Football Team. He faced up to ten years in prison. The dream world he was living in had disappeared. At the same time, Michigan football was also going through a transition, one that was equally disastrous. In the brutally honest and gripping MICHIGAN MEN?, Mike tells us about that transition from behind the closed doors of Schembechler Hall, and the impact it had on his life.About the Author: Mike Milano grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he teaches third grade as a part of the 2011 Teach For America Corps. He hopes that by writing his story, readers will understand the impact that one person can have on another person's life, and the importance of actively pursuing a life in which we make an effort to help each other. Publisher's website: http: //SBPRA.com/MikeMilan

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

241

Publisher

Strategic Book Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

161204378X

ISBN 13

9781612043784

Literature and Medievalism in Early Modern England

Strange Histories

By: Mike Rodman Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Literature and Medievalism in Early Modern England

Strange Histories

By: Mike Rodman Jones

Directs scholarly focus towards a deeper appreciation of medievalist trends in the Elizabethan literary landscape and challenges traditional narratives of 'modernity'. Themes and motifs from the Middle Ages are found across the drama, poetry, prose fiction, polemic, and satire of the later Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, but their impact and influence on this literary landscape have rarely been considered. This study offers a nuanced examination of this intricate interplay between pre-Reformation culture and its post-Reformation reception in England. Each chapter explores a particular genre or aspect of medievalism at play in this writing: civic medievalism; literary adaptation and satire in ecclesiastical polemic; multiple uses of temporality in post-Marprelatian prose fiction; the poetics of memorialisation and voice in medievalist complaint poetry; and the construction of Reformation history and confessional difference on the stage in the early Jacobean period. Moving beyond canonical writers such as Shakespeare and Spenser, the book deals in detail with the drama of Thomas Heywood and Thomas Dekker (alongside unattributed plays); the prose fiction of Robert Greene, Thomas Deloney, Henry Chettle and anonymous others; the historical verse of Samuel Daniel and Michael Drayton, and the polemical writing of Samuel Harsnett, Job Throckmorton and Matthew Sutcliffe. Through a meticulous analysis of these writers and their works, it shows how medieval texts were creatively deployed and adapted in new literary forms, fashioning the emergence of early forms of medievalism, and challenging conventional notions of temporal and cultural divides.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1843846594

ISBN 13

9781843846598

Off Mike

How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

By: Mike Emrick,Kevin Allen,Eddie Olczyk

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Off Mike

How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

By: Mike Emrick,Kevin Allen,Eddie Olczyk

Emrick loves stories and loves to tell them. Yesterday in broadcasting. Tomorrow in book form." —Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun After nearly 50 years behind the microphone, the voice of hockey in America opens up in a must-read memoir. Mike "Doc" Emrick has seen everything there is to see in a hockey game. Sizzling slap shots. Commitment, courage, and camaraderie. Pugnacious pugilists. Game-winning goals. To hockey fans across the country, his voice—and vocabulary—have become synonymous with the game they love. In Off Mike, Doc takes readers back to the beginning, detailing how a Pittsburgh Pirates fan from small-town Indiana found himself in the wild world of professional hockey, calling games for the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, and finally NBC. He's covered All-Star Games, Stanley Cup Finals, the Olympics, and everything in between, rubbing shoulders with hockey's immortals both on and off the ice. Yet Doc's life has had its share of ups and downs, from almost leaving behind the love of his life to the passing of beloved companions to personal health scares. After years of being welcomed into our homes, in this autobiography Doc welcomes us into his, revealing the stories, wit, and wisdom that have made him one of the most beloved figures in sports.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

247

Publisher

Triumph Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1641254963

ISBN 13

9781641254960

Gotham

A History of New York City to 1898

By: Edwin G. Burrows,Mike Wallace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gotham

A History of New York City to 1898

By: Edwin G. Burrows,Mike Wallace

To European explorers, it was Eden, a paradise of waist-high grasses, towering stands of walnut, maple, chestnut, and oak, and forests that teemed with bears, wolves, raccoons, beavers, otters, and foxes. Today, it is the site of Broadway and Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, and the home of millions of people, who have come from every corner of the nation and the globe. In Gotham, Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace have produced a monumental work of history, one that ranges from the Indian tribes that settled in and around the island of Manna-hata, to the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater New York in 1898. It is an epic narrative, a story as vast and as varied as the city it chronicles, and it underscores that the history of New York is the story of our nation. Readers will relive the tumultuous early years of New Amsterdam under the Dutch West India Company, Peter Stuyvesant's despotic regime, Indian wars, slave resistance and revolt, the Revolutionary War and the defeat of Washington's army on Brooklyn Heights, the destructive seven years of British occupation, New York as the nation's first capital, the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the Erie Canal and the coming of the railroads, the growth of the city as a port and financial center, the infamous draft riots of the Civil War, the great flood of immigrants, the rise of mass entertainment such as vaudeville and Coney Island, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the birth of the skyscraper. Here too is a cast of thousands--the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Clement Moore, who saved Greenwich Village from the city's street-grid plan; Herman Melville, who painted disillusioned portraits of city life; and Walt Whitman, who happily celebrated that same life. We meet the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Boss Tweed and his nemesis, cartoonist Thomas Nast; Emma Goldman and Nellie Bly; Jacob Riis and Horace Greeley; police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt; Colonel Waring and his "white angels" (who revolutionized the sanitation department); millionaires John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont, and William Randolph Hearst; and hundreds more who left their mark on this great city. The events and people who crowd these pages guarantee that this is no mere local history. It is in fact a portrait of the heart and soul of America, and a book that will mesmerize everyone interested in the peaks and valleys of American life as found in the greatest city on earth. Gotham is a dazzling read, a fast-paced, brilliant narrative that carries the reader along as it threads hundreds of stories into one great blockbuster of a book.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1412

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199729107

ISBN 13

9780199729104

Firedrake Volume Two

By: T. Mike McCurley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Firedrake Volume Two

By: T. Mike McCurley

As more and more people Emerge in the world, Meta-Cop Francis Drake finds himself embroiled in situations often beyond his control. Now he has a new role as well: Teacher - showing Emerged students how to find the humanity within themselves. Even while at the Hurst Academy, however, he cannot escape his government handlers, and is soon sent on assignments that border on the fantastic. Searching for the deadly genebooster Inquisitor, Drake is brought face to face with a previous nemesis and his actions threaten to send his career spiraling into the Abyss. Things only get worse from there...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

188

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

130471943X

ISBN 13

9781304719430

The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910

By: Philip Chambless,Mike Ryan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910

By: Philip Chambless,Mike Ryan

The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the southwest. The efforts to control this new market were begun in New Mexico but would expand into other states. This is the true story of that time, largely forgotten or remembered only from oral tradition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

174

Publisher

Sunstone Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1611394988

ISBN 13

9781611394986

Into the Jaws of Death

British Military Blunders, 1879–1900

By: Mike Snook

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Into the Jaws of Death

British Military Blunders, 1879–1900

By: Mike Snook

A study of British military defeats and disasters in the late nineteenth century: “An enthralling look at the Victorian army in adversity.” —BBC History Magazine Between the Crimean War and the dawn of the twentieth century, the British Army was almost continuously engaged in one corner of the globe or another, in military operations famously characterized by Kipling as the “savage wars of peace.” In his new work on the most dramatic Victorian campaigns, Mike Snook brings the most dramatic clashes of the age of empire back to life. Here he focuses closely on defeat and disaster—the occasions when things went badly awry for the British. The names of these great battles—Isandlwana, Maiwand, Majuba Hill, Khartoum, Colenso, Spion Kop, and Magersfontein—still resonate down through the ages. In a meticulously researched military history, the author exposes the true and sometimes embarrassing causes of defeat. Overstretch, political meddling, military incompetence, and petty jealousy all played their part. Above all else, however, these are dramatic and perceptive accounts of mere mortal men struggling to deal with the often-overpowering dynamics and horrors of nineteenth-century warfare on the fringes of Empire.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

444

Publisher

Casemate Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1783469846

ISBN 13

9781783469840

Modern Theology

A Critical Introduction

By: Rachel Muers,Mike Higton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Modern Theology

A Critical Introduction

By: Rachel Muers,Mike Higton

This book offers a fresh and up-to-date introduction to modern Christian theology. The ‘long nineteenth century’ saw enormous transformations of theology, and of thought about religion, that shaped the way both Christianity and ‘religion’ are understood today. Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide to the development of theology since 1789, giving students a critical understanding of their own ‘modern’ assumptions, of the origins of the debates and the fields of study in which they are involved, and of major modern thinkers. Modern Theology: introduces the context and work of a selection of major nineteenth-century thinkers who decisively affected the shape of modern theology presents key debates and issues that have their roots in the nineteenth century but are also central to the study of twentieth- and twenty-first-century theology includes exercises and study materials that explicitly focus on the development of core academic skills. This valuable resource also contains a glossary, timeline, annotated bibliographies and illustrations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

432

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136250921

ISBN 13

9781136250927

Book's by Mike Hart

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email