Cummins: 164 books
by Vicki M. Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Popular Scouting Clubs Takes You Behind Closed Doors Of Boy Scouts, Girl Scout of the U.S.A. Divisions, Selling Girl Scout Cookies, Cub Scouting: and Adult Boy Scout Leaders.
Flying Solo
How Ruth Elder Soared into America's Heart
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
In 1927, airplanes were a thrilling but dangerous novelty. Most people, men and women, believed that a woman belonged in the kitchen and not in a cockpit. One woman, Ruth Elder, set out to prove them wrong by flying across the Atlantic Ocean. Ruth didn't make it, crashing spectacularly, but she flew...
Anything for a Vote
Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
A History of Mud-Slinging, Character Assassination, And Other Election Strategies—Revised and Updated for 2012!
Today’s political pundits express shock and disappointment when candidates resort to negative campaigning. But history reveals that smear campaigns are as American as apple pie....
by Ankit Garg, David Cummins, Linus Chung
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
In The Best Book On Getting Into Venture Capital 3 venture capitalists walk readers through everything they need to know about getting into the industry. From an industry overview and exploring the right mindset to succeed, to recommendations for the best places to look for jobs in venture capital,...
by Valerie Jeana Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Divorce and divorce recovery can be two of the hardest things anybody will ever have to go through in life. From the very beginning when the word “Divorce” is first spoken, to the very end when signatures are exchanged, its not a happy time for anyone.Even times when a divorce seems the...
by Joseph Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
To better understand our world, it is useful to look far beyond the standard, often exclusive, texts taught in the West. History's Forgotten Milestones opens readers' eyes to important places, events and peoples that have been ignored by other books yet directly affected our history. These stories...
Samurai War Stories
Teachings and Tales of Samurai Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The first English translation of 17th-century Japanese Samurai works which have never been out of print in Japan since printing was invented
Enter the world of 17th-century Japanese warfare and the warrior elite, the Samurai. This is a collection of three major texts, published in English translation...
by E. A. Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
A collection of poetry inspired by life itself and the adventures that life holds.
The Son Also Rises
Surnames and the History of Social Mobility
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2014
How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social...
by Joseph Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Great Sea Stories recounts epic tales of the victims of shipwreck, mutiny and marooning, through history and around the globe, focusing on the age of sail and steam.
This enthralling book captures some of the most exciting and bizarre stories of the sea, encompassing the predations of pirates;...
by Joseph Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The history of natural science across its many disciplines, including zoology, botany, geology or even malacology (the study of molluscs) is often a case of truth being stranger than fiction. There are countless stirring, occasionally alarming, natural history adventure stories to be told, rollicking...
by Jo Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
Teaching English as a second or foreign language is full of challenges: How do you hold students’ attention? How do you ensure that they get enough practice to really learn? Teaching teenagers presents unique challenges. Teachers are often looking for age- and level-appropriate activities to engage...
Poverty, inequality and social work
The impact of neo-liberalism and austerity politics on welfare provision
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
This book offers a critical, sociological analysis of the domino effect of neoliberalism and austerity politics on the role of social work and wider welfare provision. It argues that social work should move away from the resultant emphasis on risk management and bureaucracy, and return to a focus...
Why Some Wars Never End
The Stories of the Longest Conflicts in History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The Bloody Hostilities, Feuds, and Quarrels that Refuse to Release their Grip.
Sometimes the causes of war are so intractable, the opponents so unyielding, and the rivalries so deep-rooted that the combat continues for years, decades, even centuries. And often when it does abate, the resentments...