Stephen Overholser's Books

The Dark Tower Boxed Set

By: Stephen King

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

For the first time ever as a complete ebook series, all of Stephen King’s eight Dark Tower novels—one of the most acclaimed and popular series of all time. Special bonus: The ebook boxed set now includes The Complete Concordance, a user’s guide to the Dark Tower world. Set in a world of ominous landscape and macabre menace, The Dark Tower series features one of Stephen King’s most powerful creations—The Gunslinger—a haunting figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero through the ages, from ancient myth to frontier Western legend. As Roland crosses a desert of damnation in a treacherous world that is a twisted image of our own, he moves ever closer to the Dark Tower of his dreams—and nightmares. This stunning, must-have collection includes: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger; The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three; The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands; The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass; The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole; The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla; The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah; and The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower. The perfect keepsake for Stephen King fans, The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set is the most extraordinary and imaginative cycle of tales in the English language from “the reigning King of American popular literature” (Los Angeles Daily News).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

5266

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501175637

ISBN 13

9781501175633

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette

For Everyone with a Stake in Politicians and Journalists

By: Stephen Hess

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette

For Everyone with a Stake in Politicians and Journalists

By: Stephen Hess

Some people think that etiquette is fine for tea parties, but there's no room for it when important political business has to be done," writes Miss Manners, otherwise known as Judith Martin. "That's not true. The more controversy you have, the more etiquette you need. You need rules and order." The missing ingredient in efforts to improve campaign discourse is a set of agreed-upon norms and standards for behavior. In this shrewd and amusing series of observations, Stephen Hess provides a political etiquette for campaign behavior on the part of both politicians and journalists. Organized alphabetically under such headings as Advertising, Bias, Cyberpolitics, Disclosure, Families, Lying, Money, Sex Scandals, and Talk Radio, forty-three brief essays examine common practices and places where the system breaks down, then recommend preventive or corrective action through a few clear rules. After discussing the paucity of local television reporting on local and state political campaigns, for example, Hess comments, "the etiquette for local news directors is to ask, 'If we are not reporting local elections, who will?' Then act accordingly." With its broad coverage of campaign-related topics and its sensible suggestions, this book provides a useful corrective for practices that are dishonest, downright illegal, or sometimes just endlessly irksome. The book features illustrations by some of America's foremost political cartoonists, including Herblock, Jim Borgman, Walt Handelsman, Mike Peters, Wayne Stayskal, and Garry Trudeau.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

184

Publisher

Brookings Institution Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0815719345

ISBN 13

9780815719342

Double-Cross

By: Stephen Overholser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Double-Cross

By: Stephen Overholser

The future looked bright for Matt McLeod. He was an outrider for the Two-Bar Ranch, hired to protect the rance from poachers. Then he saw Riley Wilcox in the Denver jail and everything changed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

260

Publisher

Leisure Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0843950560

ISBN 13

9780843950564

Words to the Wise

A Medical-Philosophical Dictionary

By: Thomas Stephen Szasz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Words to the Wise

A Medical-Philosophical Dictionary

By: Thomas Stephen Szasz

The human mind abhors the absence of explanation, but full understanding is never possible. Human understanding is likely to be incomplete at best and, more often, utterly fallacious. To make matters worse, it is likely to be supported as truth and wisdom by religious and scientific authority, intellectual fashion and social convention. In Words to the Wise, Thomas Szasz offers a compendium of thoughts, observations, and aphorisms that address our understanding of a broad range of subjects, from birth to death. In this book, Szasz tackles a problem intrinsic to the human condition. What problem? In the words of the American humorist Josh Billings: "The trouble with people is not what they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so." Many of Thomas Szasz's books have been devoted to exposing what "ain't so" about mental illness and psychiatry. Here, Szasz applies the same skeptical spirit to the larger problem of people knowing much that "ain't so." About addiction, Szasz observes: "If a person ingests a drug prohibited by legislators and claims that it makes him feel better, that proves he is an addict; if he ingests a drug prescribed by a psychiatrist and claims that it makes him feel better, that proves that mental illness is a biomedical disease." About beauty: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; ugliness is in the personality of the beholden." About libertarians: "Libertarians regard liberty as contingent on the right to property; scientists regard disease as contingent on pathological alteration of the body. All libertarians reject the notion of socialist liberty,' yet many accept the notion of mental disease.'" Or about power: "Many of my critics say I am hostile to medicine and physicians. They are wrong. I am hostile only to the power of the medical profession and of physicians." Szasz notes that despite enormous social pressure for a shared perspective on how the world works and how we ought to live, every person'sunderstanding, not only of himself, but of the world about him, is different from every other person's. This volume shows how the quest for truth is a never-ending challenge, and must presuppose an honest acceptance of questions, problems, and uncertainty. Thomas Szasz is professor of psychiatry emeritus at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York and Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

267

Publisher

Transaction Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0765802171

ISBN 13

9780765802170

Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Media Management

A Casebook Approach

By: George Sylvie,Jan Wicks, LeBlanc,C. Ann Hollifield,Stephen Lacy,Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

Media Management: A Casebook Approach provides a detailed look at the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, including leadership, motivation, planning, marketing, and strategic management. It provides media-based cases that promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Addressing such topics as diversity, group cultures, progressive discipline, training, and market-driven journalism, this casebook provides real-world scenarios that help students anticipate and prepare for experiences in their future careers. Among the additions to this fourth edition are Increased discussions on groups, vision, change, diversity, and management styles; Additional media-sensitive examples within each section of the text; A new chapter on knowledge management; Ethics integrated into law and leadership discussions; A primer in global markets, technology, and policy; In-depth consideration into the aspects of change; and Increased emphasis on analysis. This edition also includes management scenarios in which one or more participant is a new employee or intern, making the material relevant to students while also preparing them to understand the motivations of their future employers. Developed as a media management text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, Media Management provides realistic scenarios and invaluable insights on working in the media industries.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

371

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135594457

ISBN 13

9781135594459

Cbt For Mild To Moderate Depression And Anxiety

By: Hughes, Colin,Herron, Stephen,Younge, Joanne

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cbt For Mild To Moderate Depression And Anxiety

By: Hughes, Colin,Herron, Stephen,Younge, Joanne

The book gives information and support using evidence-based, low-intensity psychological treatments involving CBT for mild to moderate mental illness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0335242081

ISBN 13

9780335242085

The Last Segregated Hour

The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation

By: Stephen R. Haynes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Last Segregated Hour

The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation

By: Stephen R. Haynes

On Palm Sunday 1964, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, a group of black and white students began a "kneel-in" to protest the church's policy of segregation, a protest that would continue in one form or another for more than a year and eventually force the church to open its doors to black worshippers. In The Last Segregated Hour, Stephen Haynes tells the story of this dramatic yet little studied tactic which was the strategy of choice for bringing attention to segregationist policies in Southern churches. "Kneel-ins" involved surprise visits to targeted churches, usually during Easter season, and often resulted in physical standoffs with resistant church people. The spectacle of kneeling worshippers barred from entering churches made for a powerful image that invited both local and national media attention. The Memphis kneel-ins of 1964-65 were unique in that the protesters included white students from the local Presbyterian college (Southwestern, now Rhodes). And because the protesting students presented themselves in groups that were "mixed" by race and gender, white church members saw the visitations as a hostile provocation and responded with unprecedented efforts to end them. But when Church officials pressured Southwestern president Peyton Rhodes to "call off" his students or risk financial reprisals, he responded that "Southwestern is not for sale." Drawing on a wide range of sources, including extensive interviews with the students who led the kneel-ins, Haynes tells an inspiring story that will appeal not only to scholars of religion and history, but also to pastors and church people concerned about fostering racially diverse congregations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

327

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199875308

ISBN 13

9780199875306

An Aristocracy of Critics

Luce, Hutchins, Niebuhr, and the Committee That Redefined Freedom of the Press

By: Stephen Bates

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Aristocracy of Critics

Luce, Hutchins, Niebuhr, and the Committee That Redefined Freedom of the Press

By: Stephen Bates

The story behind the 1940s Commission on Freedom of the Press—groundbreaking then, timelier than ever now "A well-constructed, timely study, clearly relevant to current debates."—Kirkus, starred review In 1943, Time Inc. editor-in-chief Henry R. Luce sponsored the greatest collaboration of intellectuals in the twentieth century. He and University of Chicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins summoned the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, the Pulitzer-winning poet Archibald MacLeish, and ten other preeminent thinkers to join the Commission on Freedom of the Press. They spent three years wrestling with subjects that are as pertinent as ever: partisan media and distorted news, activists who silence rather than rebut their opponents, conspiracy theories spread by shadowy groups, and the survivability of American democracy in a post-truth age. The report that emerged, A Free and Responsible Press, is a classic, but many of the commission’s sharpest insights never made it into print. Journalist and First Amendment scholar Stephen Bates reveals how these towering intellects debated some of the most vital questions of their time—and reached conclusions urgently relevant today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

333

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300255799

ISBN 13

9780300255799

Suicide

Theory, Practice and Investigation

By: Ronald M. Holmes,Stephen T. Holmes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Suicide

Theory, Practice and Investigation

By: Ronald M. Holmes,Stephen T. Holmes

An accessible overview of suicide in the United States written by two of the foremost authors of murder & violent crime books in the world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

1412910102

ISBN 13

9781412910101

Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness

By: Russell K. Schutt,Stephen M. Goldfinger

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness

By: Russell K. Schutt,Stephen M. Goldfinger

Humans are social animals and, in general, don’t thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people, many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesses, often live socially isolated on the streets or in shelters. Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness describes a carefully designed large-scale study to assess how well these people do when attempts are made to reduce their social isolation and integrate them into the community. Should homeless mentally ill people be provided with the type of housing they want or with what clinicians think they need? Is residential staff necessary? Are roommates advantageous? How is community integration affected by substance abuse, psychiatric diagnoses, and cognitive functioning? Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness answers these questions and reexamines the assumptions behind housing policies that support the preference of most homeless mentally ill people to live alone in independent apartments. The analysis shows that living alone reduces housing retention as well as cognitive functioning, while group homes improve these critical outcomes. Throughout the book, Russell Schutt explores the meaning and value of community for our most fragile citizens.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

403

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0674051017

ISBN 13

9780674051010

Fire in the Rainbow

By: Stephen Overholser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fire in the Rainbow

By: Stephen Overholser

Many think she is a witch. Others believe she is an enchantress. With eyes as changeable as the sea, India Allen seduces the Irish people into a bloody rebellion which sweeps the country like wildfire. Is she indeed the evil Ice Queen or a reluctant patriot? Across the ocean another revolution is brewing and Quinn Calleigh wants to harness this woman's mysterious power. With his lusty good nature and wickedly broad smile, he entices India to seek liberty in the New World. Together they sow the seeds of the American Revolution. Taken with this icy beauty, Quinn struggles to melt India's crystalline exterior and unlock the passion and fire within her. Is he simply an Irish gypsy looking for an adventure or a committed freedom fighter? Their battle to uncover their love and humanity is equal only to that of their struggle for freedom.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Published Date

ISBN 10

0843952946

ISBN 13

9780843952940

West of the Moon

By: Stephen Overholser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

West of the Moon

By: Stephen Overholser

Near the end of the Civil War, a rancher finds his life on the line when a clandestine meeting from his past bears greater implications than he'd ever imagined.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

230

Publisher

Leisure Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

084395485X

ISBN 13

9780843954852

Suicide Prevention

Stahl's Handbooks

By: Christine Yu Moutier,Anthony R. Pisani,Stephen M. Stahl

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Suicide Prevention

Stahl's Handbooks

By: Christine Yu Moutier,Anthony R. Pisani,Stephen M. Stahl

A practical and easy-to-use guide for healthcare professionals on the prevention, assessment and treatment of people at risk of suicide.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108463622

ISBN 13

9781108463621

Birnbaum's United States

1991

By: Stephen Birnbaum

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Birnbaum's United States

1991

By: Stephen Birnbaum

Here is the latest edition of this highly popular travel guide. "The information is up-to-date and crisply presented . . . the judgements knowledgeable. . . ".--New York Times.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1268

Published Date

ISBN 10

0395557348

ISBN 13

9780395557341

Time Machine 9: Wild West Rider

By: Stephen Overholser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Time Machine 9: Wild West Rider

By: Stephen Overholser

IT IS THE YEAR 1862. You have traveled back in time to the Wild West. You are on the first transcontinental railroad when a gang of outlaws shoot their way in to rob the train. The leader of the gang mistakes you for a famous bandit and asks you to join them. You can accept his offer and ride with outlaws or stay on the train. Your decision can lead you to safety or leave you stranded in time! ARE YOU READY TO FACE THE DANGER? The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

152

Publisher

ibooks

Published Date

ISBN 10

1596876204

ISBN 13

9781596876200

The Media and the War on Terrorism

By: Stephen Hess

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Media and the War on Terrorism

By: Stephen Hess

This collection of candid conversations between journalists and federal officials aims to capture the tensions between the press and the government during wartime. Begun in late 2001, shortly after the US launched its ground campaign in Afghanistan, the discussions engage a number of complex issues, including military censorship and the difficulties of maintaining security in an era of satellite technology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

332

Published Date

ISBN 10

0815735812

ISBN 13

9780815735816

Molly on the Outlaw Trail

By: Stephen Overholser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Molly on the Outlaw Trail

By: Stephen Overholser

Written by Stephen Overholser. Molly Owens is an ace undercover detective on the trail of Cole Eastes who had emptied bank vaults and robbed trains from northern Montana to New Mexico, a man who is hard to outshoot and outsmart. The treacherous mountain passes and forbidden canyon hideouts of the Outlaw Trail are no place for a lady, but the Outlaw Trail has never seen a lady like Molly.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

182

Publisher

Gunsmoke

Published Date

ISBN 10

1405680067

ISBN 13

9781405680066

Criminal Law and Its Processes

Cases and Materials

By: Sanford H. Kadish,Stephen J. Schulhofer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Criminal Law and Its Processes

Cases and Materials

By: Sanford H. Kadish,Stephen J. Schulhofer

This carefully updated revision of Kadish & Schulhofer's classic casebook on substantive criminal law retains the same interdisciplinary material, sharp analysis, & provocative questions that have made it the bestselling book in the field for more than 25 years. In CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS PROCESSES: Cases & Materials, Sixth Edition, leading cases are juxtaposed with the best of recent commentary, the authors' insightful notes, & interesting non-case literature that addresses the social contexts of the various legal issues. The authors begin by explaining how guilt is established, then address justification of punishment, rape, homicide, the significance of resulting harm, group criminality, exculpation, & the theft offenses. New topical coverage includes: blackmail, expanded treatment of RICO, suicide, & euthanasia (including the Cruzan case & the most recent Michigan Court of Appeal case involving Dr. Kevorkian), sentencing guidelines, & the nature of prison punishment in America. Among the new principal cases, you'll find: Commonwealth v. Berkowitz & In re M.T.S., significant rape cases from Pennsylvania & New Jersey Staples v. United States, the latest strict liability decision of the Supreme Court Harmelin v. Maichigan on cruel & unusual punishment Cheek v. United States, the most recent venture of the Supreme Court into the mistake of law Shannon v. United States on legal insanity Numerour questions & comments help students develop the analytical skills they need to master the doctrine.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Aspen Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0316478148

ISBN 13

9780316478144

Book's by Stephen Overholser

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email