David J : 1790 books
True Crime: Missouri
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Includes Lee Shelton's murder of Billy Lyons, the kidnapping of millionaire Robert Greenlease's son, and many more.
by David J. Cord
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
The first book about Nokia written after the Microsoft deal.
Nokia s fall from the pinnacle of the mobile phone industry was unprecedented in both its rapidity and its extent. Now for the first time the true, comprehensive story is told of the decline and fall of Finland s greatest...
The Wizard of Oz FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Life According to Oz
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The Wizard of Oz FAQ is a fact-filled celebration of the beloved 1939 fantasy masterpiece starring Judy Garland. It's all here – from L. Frank Baum and his Oz novels to the complete background story of the movie's conception, development, and shoot, with special attention given to the little-known...
The Why Files
The Science Behind the News
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Science magazine meets The Onion, Mental Floss, and Mad magazine in this ingenious guide to the science behind the news
For more than a decade , the intrepid folks at whyfiles.org-the #1 science destination on the web-have been exploring the science behind newsworthy events. Now condensed into...
by David J. Fiore Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2006
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management,...
決斷未來的關鍵提問：那些即將改寫世界的重要概念（TED Books系列）
The Great Questions of Tomorrow
Language: Chinese
Release Date: October 24, 2017
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★超人氣TED相關演講影片總點閱破百萬次
一波波的科技變革，正將我們推向一場全面革命的當口，
劃時代的改變即將來臨，但許多人卻仍不斷向過去靠攏。
我們該如何因應即將到來的巨變浪潮？
提出正確的問題，就是開始的第一步。
本書作者大衛・羅斯科夫是《外交政策》雜誌集團執行長、哥倫比亞大學國際公共事務學院客座教授，精於全球趨勢觀察，深信問問題的力量。
變化愈大，該問的問題就愈基本。例如「我們是誰」、「誰來領導我們？」「上網是基本人權嗎？」
找出關切這個時代的重要問題，就會重塑我們對身分認同、經濟制度、科技技術、政府體制等的解讀，才能再造世界。
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Networks of Music and Culture in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries
A Collection of Essays in Celebration of Peter Philips’s 450th Anniversary
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Peter Philips (c.1560-1628) was an English organist, composer, priest and spy. He was embroiled in multifarious intersecting musical, social, religious and political networks linking him with some of the key international players in these spheres. Despite the undeniable quality of his music, Philips...
Robert E. Lee
A Life Portrait
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2002
Robert E. Lee offers both a succinct biography and "the" definitive collection of photographs, important paintings, original engravings, artifacts, and significant documents pertaining to the Confederate general. Although the Civil War years are emphasized, Lee's early years, the Mexican War, and the postwar years in Lexington are amply explored.
The Evil Hours
A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
“An essential book” on PTSD, an all-too-common condition in both military veterans and civilians (The New York Times Book Review).
Post-traumatic stress disorder afflicts as many as 30 percent of those who have experienced twenty-first-century combat—but it is not confined to soldiers....
What Lessons Can Be Drawn From U.S. Riverine Operations During The Vietnam War
As The U.S. Navy Moves Into The Twenty-First Century?
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This study examines U.S. riverine force operations in the Vietnam War to determine why the force was established, how and why it evolved, and what significance it held for the war as a whole. This study begins with Operation Game Warden, continues through Mobile Riverine Force operations, and ends...
by Major David J. Bongi
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
This monograph examines Soviet operational centers of gravity during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Specifically, the examination focuses in two areas: (1) German planning for Operation Barbarossa; (2) the operational objectives selected for the second phase...
Assembling and Supplying the ISS
The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle became the platform which enabled...
Mad or Bad
Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
In a violent 19th century, desperate attempts by the alienists - a new wave of 'mad-doctor' - brought the insanity plea into Victorian courts. Defining psychological conditions in an attempt at acquittal, they faced ridicule, obstruction - even professional ruin - as they strove for acceptance and...
The 'Doctor Who' Handbook Vol 2
The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Production of 'Doctor Who'
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
Everything you ever wanted to know about the cult BBC Television series Doctor Who (1963-1996).
On their first publication, the Doctor Who Handbooks were hailed as the best look behind the scenes of the BBC’s cult science fiction show Doctor Who. Now collected in two revised and updated...