Tom Crockett's Books

Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics

A Gallery of Amazing Arkansans

By: Tom Dillard,Roy Reed

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics

A Gallery of Amazing Arkansans

By: Tom Dillard,Roy Reed

From Native Americans, explorers, and early settlers to entertainers, business people, politicians, lawyers, artists, and many others, the well-known and not-so-well-known Arkansans featured in Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics have fascinating stories. To name a few, there’s the “Hanging Judge,” Isaac C. Parker of Fort Smith, and Hattie Caraway, the first elected female U.S. senator. Isaac T. Gillam, a slave who became a prominent politician in post–Civil War Little Rock, is included, as is Norman McLeod, an eccentric Hot Springs photographer and owner of the city’s first large tourist trap. These entertaining short biographies from Dillard’s Remembering Arkansas column will be enjoyed by all kinds of readers, young and old alike. All the original columns reprinted here have also been enhanced with Dillard’s own recommended reading lists. Statesmen will serve as an introduction or reintroduction to the state’s wonderfully complex heritage, full of rhythm and discord, peopled by generations of hardworking men and women who have contributed much to the region and nation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

University of Arkansas Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1557289271

ISBN 13

9781557289278

Moon California Hiking

The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in the Golden State

By: Tom Stienstra,Ann Marie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moon California Hiking

The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in the Golden State

By: Tom Stienstra,Ann Marie Brown

Pack a lunch, lace up your boots, and head out to discover the best hiking trails in the Golden State with Moon California Hiking. A Hike for Everyone: Pick the right hike for you, from breathtaking coastal walks to challenging backcountry treks, with options ranging from easy day hikes to multi-day backpacking trips Best Hikes Lists: Choose from strategic lists like Best Desert Hikes, Best Hikes for Redwoods, Fall Colors, Hikes with Kids, Waterfalls, Wildflowers, and more Essential Planning Details: Each hike is marked with round-trip distance and hiking time and rated for scenic beauty and trail difficulty Maps and Directions: Find easy-to-use maps, driving directions to each trailhead, and details on where to park Skip the Crowds: Have the trail to yourself with recommended off-the-radar hikes Expert Advice: Seasoned hikers Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown offer their trusted insight and honest opinions on each trail Tips and Tools: Advice on gear, first aid, and camping permits, plus background information on climate, landscape, and wildlife Whether you're a veteran or a first-time hiker, Moon's comprehensive coverage and honest expertise will have you gearing up for your next adventure. Exploring more of the Golden State? Try Moon California Camping. Hitting the road? Check out Moon California Road Trip.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1303

Publisher

Moon Travel

Published Date

ISBN 10

1631213490

ISBN 13

9781631213496

Moon Northern California Hiking

By: Tom Stienstra,Ann Marie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moon Northern California Hiking

By: Tom Stienstra,Ann Marie Brown

Seasoned outdoors authors Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown know the best hiking trails in Northern California. This brand-new guidebook leads beginner and expert hikers alike to the best trails the northern part of the state has to offer. Complete with detailed regional maps, hiking tips, difficulty and quality ratings for each hike, Moon Northern California Hiking provides hikers with all the necessary tools to head outdoors.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1053

Publisher

Moon Travel

Published Date

ISBN 10

1631215493

ISBN 13

9781631215490

The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh

By: Tom Layne

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Assassination of Rush Limbaugh

By: Tom Layne

In 2015, the Republican choke hold on the White House and Congress is in its second decade. Facing extinction by the GOP, a splinter group of Democrats hatches a frightful solution. With the help of an organized crime lord, they plot to assassinate the mouthpiece of the Republican juggernaut--conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

363

Publisher

Red Ginger Publishing Co.,

Published Date

ISBN 10

0976851504

ISBN 13

9780976851509

A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde

Interviews with 62 Filmmakers

By: Tom Weaver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde

Interviews with 62 Filmmakers

By: Tom Weaver

In this jam-packed jamboree of conversations, more than 60 movie veterans describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world's most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Including groundbreaking oldies (Flash Gordon, One Million B.C.); 1950s and 1960s milestones (The War of the Worlds, Psycho, House of Usher); classic schlock (Queen of Outer Space, Attack of the Crab Monsters); and cult TV favorites (Lost in Space, Land of the Giants), the discussions offer a frank and fascinating behind-the-scenes look. Among the interviewees: Roger Corman, Pamela Duncan, Richard and Alex Gordon, Tony "Dr. Lao" Randall, Troy Donahue, Sid Melton, Fess Parker, Nan Peterson, Alan Young, John "Bud" Cardos, and dozens more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

413

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786458313

ISBN 13

9780786458318

Walkabout Northern California

Hiking Inn to Inn

By: Tom Courtney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Walkabout Northern California

Hiking Inn to Inn

By: Tom Courtney

Plan and Enjoy Self-Guided Inn-to-Inn Hikes Leave the car behind, and go on a multiday hiking adventure in Northern California. Cross the Sierra in the footsteps of pioneers, staying in cabins beside clear mountain lakes. Take a romantic stroll along the beautiful Mendocino Coast, and sample gourmet cuisine at inns overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Explore the hydrothermal landscapes in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where you can relax with a muscle-soothing soak in hot springs. Walkabout Northern California gives you the information you need to create a wilderness vacation that lets you end each day with a comfortable bed, a great meal, and perhaps even a hot tub. This fully updated, full-color edition describes 14 walks (or walkabouts) in the wilds of Northern California: along the Pacific Coast, through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the Cascades, and around the parklands of the San Francisco Bay. Each entry includes all the necessary details to create a memorable and invigorating vacation—with a map, mile-by-mile details of the route, logistical tips on places to stay and eat, and inspirational ideas to simplify your travel and reconnect with nature’s rhythm. Some hikes can take a week, but many can be enjoyed in a weekend. Some are challenging, but many are perfect for the casual hiker. With a light day pack and a few reservations, you can travel for days along California’s breathtaking coastline or over its vast mountain ranges. Follow author Tom Courtney on a northern California walkabout, so you can create a human-powered vacation in wilderness and in comfort.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

308

Publisher

Wilderness Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0899978916

ISBN 13

9780899978918

The Essential Mario Savio

Speeches and Writings that Changed America

By: Robert Cohen,Tom Hayden,Robert Reich,Lynne Hollander Savio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Essential Mario Savio

Speeches and Writings that Changed America

By: Robert Cohen,Tom Hayden,Robert Reich,Lynne Hollander Savio

The Free Speech Movement in Berkeley, California, was pivotal in shaping 1960s America. Led by Mario Savio and other young veterans of the civil rights movement, student activists organized what was to that point the most tumultuous student rebellion in American history. Mass sit-ins, a nonviolent blockade around a police car, occupations of the campus administration building, and a student strike united thousands of students to champion the right of students to free speech and unrestricted political advocacy on campus. This compendium of influential speeches and previously unknown writings offers insight into and perspective on the disruptive yet nonviolent civil disobedience tactics used by Savio. The Essential Mario Savio is the perfect introduction to an American icon and to one of the most important social movements of the post-war period in the United States.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520283376

ISBN 13

9780520283374

The Two-Lane Gourmet

Fine Wine Trails, Superb Inns, and Exceptional Dining Through California, Oregon, and Washington

By: Tom Snyder

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Two-Lane Gourmet

Fine Wine Trails, Superb Inns, and Exceptional Dining Through California, Oregon, and Washington

By: Tom Snyder

The Two-Lane Gourmet is the first wine-and-cuisine guide to sample top estate vineyards, intriguing inns, and intimate dining in all three West Coast states, from Southern California to Washington. Come along with bestselling author Tom Snyder on a delightful tour of more than two thousand miles of breathtaking wine country roads to enjoy hundreds of handcrafted wines, unique entrées, and gracious inns---all waiting for you to discover and appreciate them to the fullest. You'll never be at loss for words---a primer on winetasting is included, along with a pronounciation guide to popular wines. Suggestions for food-and-wine pairings, together with sources for recipes created by blue-label chefs from Europe and America, are also covered. So find a region in the contents that calls to you and set out on a grand tour of your own. Swirl, sip, choose from an astonishing variety of dishes, and doze off on 700-count Italian linen sheets while vineyards rustle in the night breeze just below your balcony. Ready to unwind a bit? It's all here, waiting for you, in The Two-Lane Gourmet. Lovely drives, good friends, fine wine, amiable conversation---this book is your passport.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1429932929

ISBN 13

9781429932929

Mindset List of the Obscure

74 Famously Forgotten Icons from A to Z

By: Ron Nief,Tom McBride

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mindset List of the Obscure

74 Famously Forgotten Icons from A to Z

By: Ron Nief,Tom McBride

An entertaining trip through pop culture, for the "old fogeys" and "kids these days" Today's teens and twentysomethings have never seen a real airplane ticket. To them, point-and-shoot cameras are so last millennium and "Star Wars" is a movie, not a defense strategy. The world views of today's young and old have never been more different. In this entertaining romp through American culture, the creators of the Beloit College Mindset List explore 75 icons once-famous and now forgotten-from Abbott and Costello to the singing telegram. Packed with entertaining facts, trivia, and photos, this is the perfect gift for college students, their oh-so-outdated parents, and pop culture mavens nostalgic for days gone by.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1402293488

ISBN 13

9781402293481

His Own Life Story and War Diary

By: Tom Skeyhill

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

His Own Life Story and War Diary

By: Tom Skeyhill

This little book ought to be read by Americans everywhere, both because Sergeant York is a national possession, and also because it teaches the priceless value of individual character and may warn us here in America from allowing our children, who have to use machines, from being themselves made into machines. His is the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York of Tennessee, the outstanding hero of the World War and one of the greatest individual fighters in the history of modern or legendary warfare. In the heart of the Argonne Forest on October 8, 1918, practically unassisted, he whipped an entire German machine-gun battalion, killing twenty-eight of the enemy, capturing thirty-five machine guns and with the help of a handful of doughboys bringing in one hundred and thirty-two prisoners.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Read Books Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1473389321

ISBN 13

9781473389328

The Chesapeake in Focus

Transforming the Natural World

By: Tom Pelton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Chesapeake in Focus

Transforming the Natural World

By: Tom Pelton

Looking to the future, Pelton offers a provocative vision of the hard steps that must be taken if we truly want to save the Bay.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

JHU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1421424762

ISBN 13

9781421424767

Camping Texas

A Comprehensive Guide to More Than 200 Campgrounds

By: Tom Behrens

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Camping Texas

A Comprehensive Guide to More Than 200 Campgrounds

By: Tom Behrens

Camping Texas is an indispensable guide to hundreds of public campgrounds in the Lone Star State. From the Texas Gulf Coast to the mountains of West Texas, the camping opportunities in this book accommodate a range of outdoor interests, including fishing, boating, mountain biking, bird watching, and horseback riding. In addition to providing detailed site descriptions and directions, Camping Texas includes useful tips on camping etiquette, camping with children, and enjoying—or avoiding—the state’s diverse and abundant wildlife.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

193

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

0762758015

ISBN 13

9780762758012

Allegiance

A Jackson Quick Adventure

By: Tom Abrahams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Allegiance

A Jackson Quick Adventure

By: Tom Abrahams

A scientist is murdered a mile beneath the earth, his secret laboratory exposed. A formula capable of shifting power among the world's largest nations is missing and its rightful owner wants it back. After staying hidden for months, Quick is pulled back into the darkness he despises. Forced to face his demons and align himself with the very people who betrayed him, he agrees to hunt for the formula. Racing against time and an evil black-market czar, Quick crosses the globe in search of a mathematical equation so valuable that nations and terrorists will pay whatever the cost to control it. From the scientist's lab in South Dakota, to London, Chernobyl, Ukraine, and Heidelberg, Germany, Quick uses his guile and good luck to outwit the competition at every turn. Or so he thinks. In the end, is his freedom worth the price he'll pay to earn it? Or is he better off letting the formula fall where it may.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

294

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1618688901

ISBN 13

9781618688903

Turn Four

A Novel of the Superspeedways

By: Tom Morrisey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Turn Four

A Novel of the Superspeedways

By: Tom Morrisey

”...Not only grabs a reader’s attention; he teaches all you need to know about the inner world of stock-car racing. This book will surprise you with a treasury of life lessons.”--Dale Beaver, Nextel Cup Chaplain, Motor Racing OutreachThe unthinkable has finally happened. Can Chance Reynolds face a life without racing?Before he even had his driver’s license, Chance Reynolds was racing—and winning. He worked his way up the racing ranks from go-carts to sprint cars to stock cars, exercising a natural talent that made him one of the best drivers in midwestern racing. Now he has captured the points lead in stock car racing’s premiere series, and is a favorite to win the championship . . .. . . Until an off-track accident shatters his career and his life.Riddled with doubts and questions, Chance delves into the Bible, looking for answers, a clear path for the next turn in his life. The thought of leaving the racing world is mind- numbing—it’s all he has ever known. Turn Four is an unforgettable ride through the realities of professional racing. Cloaked in the fanfare, it’s a life of seeming comfort and glory. But underneath it all, people are searching for meaning in life, for love, for God. Buckle up and hold on tight.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

354

Publisher

Zondervan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0310834228

ISBN 13

9780310834229

Moose Dropping and Other Crimes Against Nature

Funny Stories from Alaska

By: Tom Brennan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moose Dropping and Other Crimes Against Nature

Funny Stories from Alaska

By: Tom Brennan

In these one-liners, practical jokes, and funny stories, Tom Brennan shares hilarious and engaging tales of people, animals, and politicians of the Far North.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

Epicenter Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0945397844

ISBN 13

9780945397847

The Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Postage Stamps 2009

By: Marc Hudgeons,Tom Hudgeons, Sr.,Thomas E. Hudgeons, Jr.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Postage Stamps 2009

By: Marc Hudgeons,Tom Hudgeons, Sr.,Thomas E. Hudgeons, Jr.

Describes and lists current prices for thousands of stamps

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

666

Publisher

House of Collectibles

Published Date

ISBN 10

0375721738

ISBN 13

9780375721731

Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815

Andrew Jackson, the Creek War, and the Battle of New Orleans

By: Tom Kanon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815

Andrew Jackson, the Creek War, and the Battle of New Orleans

By: Tom Kanon

Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815 by Tom Kanon tells the often forgotten story of the central role citizens and soldiers from Tennessee played in the Creek War in Alabama and War of 1812. Although frequently discussed as separate military conflicts, the War of 1812 against Great Britain and the Creek War against Native Americans in the territory that would become Alabama were part of the same forceful projection of growing American power. Success in both wars won for America security against attack from abroad and vast tracks of new land in “the Old Southwest.” In Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815, Tom Kanon explains the role Tennesseans played in these changes and how they remade the south. Because it was a landlocked frontier state, Tennessee’s economy and security depended heavily upon the river systems that traversed the region; some, like the Tennessee River, flowed south out of the state and into Native American lands. Tennesseans of the period perceived that gaining mastery of these waterways formed an urgent part of their economic survival and stability. The culmination of fifteen years’ research, Kanon’s work draws on state archives, primary sources, and eyewitness accounts, bringing the information in these materials together for first time. Not only does he narrate the military campaigns at the heart of the young nation’s expansion, but he also deftly recalls the economic and social pressures and opportunities that encouraged large numbers of Tennesseans to leave home and fight. He expertly weaves these themes into a cohesive narrative that culminates in the vivid military victories of the War of 1812, the Creek War, and the legendary Battle of New Orleans—the victory that catapulted Tennessee’s citizen-soldier Andrew Jackson to the presidency. Expounding on the social roles and conditions of women, slaves, minorities, and Native Americans in Tennessee, Kanon also brings into focus the key idea of the “home front” in the minds of Tennesseans doing battle in Alabama and beyond. Kanon shows how the goal of creating, strengthening, and maintaining an ordered society permeated the choices and actions of the American elites on the frontiers of the young nation. Much more than a history of Tennesseans or the battles they fought in Alabama, Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815, is the gripping story of a pivotal turning point in the history of the young American republic.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

University of Alabama Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0817318291

ISBN 13

9780817318291

Football's Second Season: Scouting High School Game Breakers

By: Tom Lemming

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Football's Second Season: Scouting High School Game Breakers

By: Tom Lemming

National recruiting analyst Tom Lemming has become one of the most influential and controversial names in the recruiting business. This book chronicles Lemming's recruiting journey and his passion for the process, which has turned into its own sport. He discusses everything you need to know about college recruiting, as well as what coaches look for when evaluating prospective recruits. College and high school football fans will benefit from the insight into Lemming's profession. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

199

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1613214812

ISBN 13

9781613214817

Australian National Cinema

By: Tom O'Regan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Australian National Cinema

By: Tom O'Regan

Tom O'Regan's book is the first of its kind on Australian post-war cinema. It takes as its starting point Bazin's question 'What is cinema?'and asks what the construct of a 'national' cinema means. It looks at the broader concept from a different angle, taking film beyond the confines of 'art' into the broader cultural world. O'Regan's analysis situates Australian cinema in its historical and cultural perspective producing a valuable insight into the issues that have been raised by film policy, the cinema market place and public discourse on film production strategies. Since 1970 Australian film has enjoyed a revival. This book contains detailed critiques of the key films of this period and uses them to illustrate the recent theories on the international and Australian cinema industries. Its conclusions on the nature of the nation's cinema and the discourses within it are relevant within a far wider context; film as a global phenomenon.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

420

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134933487

ISBN 13

9781134933488

Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity

Tourism, Performance, Anxiety

By: Jennifer A. Kokai,Tom Robson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity

Tourism, Performance, Anxiety

By: Jennifer A. Kokai,Tom Robson

Writing in a time of heightened political anxiety–and when accusations of nationalism, authoritarianism, and proto-fascism have increasingly divided Americans into factions– the authors use their influential performance studies-based ‘tourist as actor’ framework to unpack the ways that Disney parks and their guests co-create performance of implicit Americanness in the 21st century. This book argues that the roles that guests choose to perform-- accepting, declining, negotiating, or overwriting scripts offered to them by the Disney theme park experience-- ultimately reveals much about the nature of the contemporary United States. Focusing primarily on Walt Disney World in Florida, and using case studies on music, geography and ecology, sports, families, and politics, these chapters illuminate the always complicated and often contradictory presentations and performances of America within Disney parks in the deeply contested twenty-first century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

271

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

166693240X

ISBN 13

9781666932409

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Antonio and Austin

Including the Hill Country

By: Johnny Molloy,Tom Taylor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Antonio and Austin

Including the Hill Country

By: Johnny Molloy,Tom Taylor

The San Antonio area is perhaps the most picturesque spot for hiking in the Lone Star State. With this new edition in the best-selling 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles series, all these visually stunning and ruggedly charming routes are at the traveler's fingertips. This handy guide helps San Antonio and Austin natives get back into nature without going out of town. Extensive at-a-glance information makes it easy to choose the perfect hike based on length, difficulty, scenery, or on a specific factor such as hikes good for families, runners, or birding. Each trail profile includes maps, directions, driving times, nearby attractions, and other pertinent details.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

267

Publisher

Menasha Ridge Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0897329058

ISBN 13

9780897329057

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts & Hauntings, 2nd Edition

By: Tom Ogden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts & Hauntings, 2nd Edition

By: Tom Ogden

A unique guide to the world of the paranormal, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Ghosts and Hauntings is a perennial favorite. Now updated, revised, and expanded with new information on ghost hunting and observing, this new edition includes new tips on gathering and recording paranormal data, and a new section devoted to "faking it" - showing readers how to haunt their own houses to amuse and bewilder friends. - Expanded appendixes featuring new Internet sites devoted to the paranormal, as well as modern-day "haunted houses" open to the public - Additional information on the origin of spiritualism and its followers - Strong seller for Halloween season - Completely reorganized for easier reading and referencing

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

594

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1101126701

ISBN 13

9781101126707

Introduction to Modeling Cognitive Processes

By: Tom Verguts

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to Modeling Cognitive Processes

By: Tom Verguts

An introduction to computational modeling for cognitive neuroscientists, covering both foundational work and recent developments. Cognitive neuroscientists need sophisticated conceptual tools to make sense of their field’s proliferation of novel theories, methods, and data. Computational modeling is such a tool, enabling researchers to turn theories into precise formulations. This book offers a mathematically gentle and theoretically unified introduction to modeling cognitive processes. Theoretical exercises of varying degrees of difficulty throughout help readers develop their modeling skills. After a general introduction to cognitive modeling and optimization, the book covers models of decision making; supervised learning algorithms, including Hebbian learning, delta rule, and backpropagation; the statistical model analysis methods of model parameter estimation and model evaluation; the three recent cognitive modeling approaches of reinforcement learning, unsupervised learning, and Bayesian models; and models of social interaction. All mathematical concepts are introduced gradually, with no background in advanced topics required. Hints and solutions for exercises and a glossary follow the main text. All code in the book is Python, with the Spyder editor in the Anaconda environment. A GitHub repository with Python files enables readers to access the computer code used and start programming themselves. The book is suitable as an introduction to modeling cognitive processes for students across a range of disciplines and as a reference for researchers interested in a broad overview.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

MIT Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0262362317

ISBN 13

9780262362313

The Inheritor

By: Tom Wither

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Inheritor

By: Tom Wither

America’s Most Deadly Enemy is still loose. . . and he’s ready to move. On the eve of the takedown of the world’s leading terrorist, his protégé eluded U.S. forces. . . and now he’s racing across four countries in a scenario that could happen tomorrow. Following his dead mentor’s desire to reestablish the Islamic Caliphate, Aziz Abdul Muhammad, hand-picked by bin Laden himself, masterminds a series of attacks on the U.S. energy infrastructure that will reignite the war against the West. As his initial series of attacks creates mass panic, leaving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in terrified darkness, the manhunt is on. In a unique special operations force, veteran intelligence officer David Cain, along with Air Force Sergeant Emily Thompson and rookie FBI Agent Dave Johnson, leads the U.S. effort to find Aziz and his operations expert. From Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay to Chicago and the outskirts of Tehran, the force must halt Al Qaeda’s attempt to rise from the ashes of its former self—and stop the Inheritor before the rest of his terrifying plan unfolds.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

366

Publisher

Turner Publishing Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

1620454971

ISBN 13

9781620454978

The Father of All Things

A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

By: Tom Bissell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Father of All Things

A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

By: Tom Bissell

The author describes his journey to Vietnam with his war veteran father, offering a glimpse of a land that had shaped both of their lives while reflecting on his father's war experience and the war's continuing political, cultural, and personal influence.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

434

Publisher

Pantheon

Published Date

ISBN 10

037542265X

ISBN 13

9780375422652

The Rut Hunters

Pursuit of the Whitetail Slam

By: Tom Miranda

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Rut Hunters

Pursuit of the Whitetail Slam

By: Tom Miranda

Top tactics for whitetails from Tom Miranda...and many more of America's top hunters! Over thousands of years, whitetails have spread out across North America and adapted to new habitats, evolving into nearly 20 subspecies today. In the pages of The Rut Hutners, join veteran bowhunter Tom Miranda as he looks into the challenges of hunting whitetails in the eight recognized territories of the North American Whitetail SLAM. With over 30 years of bowhunting experience, Miranda has assembled a team of top whitetail hunters to discuss the differences in habitat and habits, tactics and strategies for hunting white-tailed deer in the four corners of our continent. Because of a whitetail buck's elusive nature, completing a Whitetail SLAM can be a difficult task. Yet with the knowledge acquired from this book, hunters can set out to achieve their goals when hunting mature, dominant bucks.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

529

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440238413

ISBN 13

9781440238413

I Was a Monster Movie Maker

Conversations with 22 SF and Horror Filmmakers

By: Tom Weaver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

I Was a Monster Movie Maker

Conversations with 22 SF and Horror Filmmakers

By: Tom Weaver

Phil Brown, who played Luke Skywalker's uncle in Star Wars, said, "In my long life in films, there are ones I'm proud of and those I'm not proud of. The Jungle Captive and Weird Woman fall into the latter category." House of Wax co-star Paul Picerni was fired by the film's director when he refused to put his head in a working guillotine during a climactic fight scene. Packed with wonderful tidbits, this volume collects 22 interviews with the moviemakers responsible for bringing such films as This Island Earth, The Haunting, Carnival of Souls, Pit and the Pendulum, House of Wax, Tarzan the Ape Man, The Black Cat, Them! and Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the movie screen. Faith Domergue, Michael Forest, Anne Helm, Candace Hilligoss, Suzanna Leigh, Norman Lloyd, Maureen O'Sullivan, Shirley Ulmer, Dana Wynter and many more are interviewed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

332

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786462655

ISBN 13

9780786462650

Slipstream

A Science Fiction Continuance

By: Tom Willison

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Slipstream

A Science Fiction Continuance

By: Tom Willison

Romance, intrigue and shocking scientific discoveries are a part of Tom Willisons exciting second novel....his sequel to The Hunt. Steve Gordon is hounded by sad memories, then finds new love. Doc and Jon Ewing meet the beautiful German nurse, Creta Braun. Gerald Pence and his companion, Janet, experience wonders in space aboard the state-of-the-art aircraft, Altair....and Farid,the young Iranian, helps develop the second super craft, the Oreon, and pays the price.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

204

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496922794

ISBN 13

9781496922793

An Island Out of Time

A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake

By: Tom Horton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Island Out of Time

A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake

By: Tom Horton

A classic of Chesapeake Bay literature, Tom Horton's An Island Out of Time chronicles the three years Horton and his family spent on Smith Island, a marshy archipelago in the middle of Maryland's famous estuary. The result is an intimate portrait of a deeply traditional community that lived much as their ancestors did three hundred years before, attuned to the habits of blue crab, oyster, and waterfowl. In a new afterword for this edition, Horton brings the story of Smith Island, and its people, up to the present.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

340

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393039382

ISBN 13

9780393039382

A Right to Life

By: Tom O’Keefe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Right to Life

By: Tom O’Keefe

While sitting in the hallway outside of his first grade classroom, young Bobby Dorsey overhears his teacher reporting his misbehavior to his mother, Margaret, through a vent in the classroom door. He is shocked when he hears his mother tearfully confess that he is the unexpected result of a high school affair, that she never intended to have a child, and that he would have been aborted if not for the intervention of his grandmother, a devout Southern Baptist, and her pastor. The unexpected and unwanted birth of Bobby causes Margaret to feel she was robbed of the fun of her high school years. Driven to complete her lost adolescence, she exposes Bobby to a string of boyfriends, with whom she often has a sexual relationship. Bobby becomes aware of those relationships at far too early an age for him to understand what is going on. Some of Margarets boyfriends are cruel and abusive to Bobby. This coupled with his mothers indifference, eventually leads him to feel an outsider in his own home in the small East Texas town of Purvis. His mothers preoccupation with her own life and lack of concern for him causes Bobby to become increasingly curious about his absent father, who he learns is managing a motel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The more Bobby learns about his father, the more his fantasies about him grow. He wonders if he might find the love and acceptance with him that he had not found living with his mother. Therefore at ten years of age, Bobby concludes that Purvis is not a good place for him to be, and that he needs to go live with his father in Chattanooga. So begins a modern Huckleberry Finn tale filled with adventure and intrigue as Bobby embarks on an almost nine hundred mile journey from Texas to Tennessee. He encounters fascinating people, and has several narrow escapes from busybodies who want to take over his problem and solve it for him. Enough people had judged and condemned him. Enough had screwed up his life in Purvis. He wants nothing further to do with the likes of them. His life is now in his own hands until he reaches his father whom he is convinced will be the answer to all his problems. Does Bobby reach his father without experiencing more abuse? Would his father be able to provide him the love and support he never found in Purvis? Does Bobby take the damage from his childhood abuse along with him? This novel deals both dramatically and spiritually with the following current hot topics: The abortion issue, childhood physical, emotional and sexual abuse and prejudice including homophobia. It illustrates how one generations abused become the next generations abusers. It drives home the point that a persons RIGHT TO LIFE is far more than a mere right to birth, showing that love, compassion, understanding and forgiveness are also basic human rights that deserve the same impassioned advocacy seen among current anti-abortionists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1462835619

ISBN 13

9781462835614

Double Feature Creature Attack

A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews

By: Tom Weaver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Double Feature Creature Attack

A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews

By: Tom Weaver

This whopping big McFarland Classic brings together 43 interviews with horror and science fiction movie writers, producers, directors and the men and women who saved the planet from aliens, behemoths, robots, zombies, and other sinister, stumbling threats--in the movies, at least. The interviewees reminisce about some of their great (and not so great!) films and tell their stories. This classic volume represents the union of two previous volumes: 1994's Attack of the Monster Movie Makers ("anecdotes are frank and revealing"--Video Watchdog); and 1995's They Fought in the Creature Features ("a fun book for all SF film enthusiasts"--Interzone). Together at last, this combined collection of interviews offers a candid and delightful perspective on the movies that still make audiences howl and squeal (though fear has long been replaced with sweet nostalgia).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

732

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

078648215X

ISBN 13

9780786482153

Inside Deaf Culture

By: Carol PADDEN,Tom Humphries,Carol Padden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Inside Deaf Culture

By: Carol PADDEN,Tom Humphries,Carol Padden

Inside Deaf Culture relates deaf people's search for a voice of their own, and their proud self-discovery and self-description as a flourishing culture. Padden and Humphries show how the nineteenth-century schools for the deaf, with their denigration of sign language and their insistence on oralist teaching, shaped the lives of deaf people for generations to come. They describe how deaf culture and art thrived in mid-twentieth century deaf clubs and deaf theatre, and profile controversial contemporary technologies." Cf. Publisher's description.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

217

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0674041755

ISBN 13

9780674041752

Blockbuster

How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer

By: Tom Shone

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Blockbuster

How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer

By: Tom Shone

But somewhere along the line, the beast they awakened took on a life of its own, and by the 1990s production budgets had escalated as quickly as profits. Hollywood entered a topsy-turvy world ruled by marketing and merchandising mavens, in which flops like Godzilla made money and hits had to break records just to break even. The blockbuster changed from a major event that took place a few times a year into something that audiences have come to expect weekly, piling into the backs of one another in an annual demolition derby that has left even Hollywood aghast.".

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

376

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

0743235681

ISBN 13

9780743235686

The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told

By: Tom McCarthy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told

By: Tom McCarthy

In The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told, editor Tom McCarthy has pulled together some of the finest writings about heroes awarded the highest military honor that capture readers imaginations. The one thing the heroes in this collection have in common—from the bloody battlefields of the Civil War through the lonely mountains of Afghanistan—is uncommon valor. Each of the men in these stories had the courage to calmly stare death in the face and move on—to do what they had to because that was their duty and the lives of others meant more to them than their own. Chosen from hundreds of accounts of singular devotion to duty, the stories in Medal of Honor stand out for their jaw-dropping tales of bravery. They are the best. No small feat.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493031732

ISBN 13

9781493031733

Where Were the Good Old Days?

By: Tom Nolen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Where Were the Good Old Days?

By: Tom Nolen

The book is the majority of the life of the author. It begins with the early thirties and proceeds to 2010. It includes entry of Mr. Nolen into three different branches of service. Then into the many professions that followed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

117

Publisher

Trafford Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466945141

ISBN 13

9781466945142

The Official 2010 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps

By: Marc Hudgeons,Tom Hudgeons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Official 2010 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps

By: Marc Hudgeons,Tom Hudgeons

An easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors, this guide is filled with the most current values and the latest market report along with all the information needed to become a knowledgeable stamp collector. Original.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

682

Publisher

Random House Digital, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

0375723242

ISBN 13

9780375723247

Book's by Tom Crockett

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email