Derek: 1655 books

Book cover of Sumter After the First Shots

Sumter After the First Shots

The Untold Story of America's Most Famous Fort until the End of the Civil War

by Derek Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015

Everyone knows the story of how the Civil War began at Fort Sumter, but what happened to the fort after the first shots were fired there? The North wanted to restore Sumter to its rightful place in the Union and close the vital Confederate supply port of Charleston while the South needed to defend...
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The Gallant Dead

Union and Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War

by Derek Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2005

Covers the deaths of 124 generals, including Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jeb Stuart, James B. McPherson, John Reynolds, and numerous others
Book cover of Under The Moon
by Derek Spender
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014

UNDER THE MOON many things are possible. Within are eight stories of things probable and improbable: Two men meet to resolve a childhood phobia - The light hearted actions of a practical joker – A shy man meets the love of his life – Pirates attack a yacht in the straits of Malacca - Some clothes...
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Unplug and Wake Up

Contemplations for the Soul

by Derek Garlick
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015

If you have reached a point in your life, like I did some time ago, where you are asking questions like: what is my purpose? What is the purpose of others? What’s the point of our existence? Why I am here? Then this book is for you. I asked all these questions and many more over the years, so I read...
Book cover of Secret City of Durham
by Derek Dodds
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016

Durham City is a remarkable place, a priceless historical gem and, deservedly, a World Heritage Site. Over 1,000 years Durham’s great beauty and history has inspired many architectural descriptions and guides. This book follows in their footsteps but then takes a different path. Wandering through...
Book cover of Biopatent Law: European vs. US Patent Law
by Ulrich Storz, Martin Quodbach, Scott D. Marty
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013

SpringerBriefs in Biotech Patents presents timely reports on intellectual properties (IP) issues and patent aspects in the field of biotechnology. This volume focus on particular aspects of the US patent law, which can have tremendous differences compared to the European law. This includes questions...
Book cover of Multi-Level Governance and Northern Ireland
by Cathy Gormley-Heenan, Derek Birrell
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016

This book examines the governance arrangements in Northern Ireland through a multi-level lens, particularly in the period since the new institutions established through the 1998 Agreement became more firmly embedded.
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The Call of the Sea

A Short Ghost Story

by Derek Clendening
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013

Robert Scott and Lee Barker attend a seance with Sharon Wysocki, a local medium, to get inspiration for their next horror novel. Lee thinks she’s a fraud, but he’s willing to give it a try for a tax write-off. But creepiness turns to all-out discomfort when a familiar voice spews out of Mrs. Wysocki’s mouth, a voice that pushes Lee over the edge.
Book cover of A Year with Rudolf Nureyev
by Derek Robinson, Simon Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013

Here, for the first time, is an intimate and fascinating portrait of Rudolf Nureyev off-stage - a man who was an exacting, unpredictable, parsimonious and often immature individual, yet who, at the same time, aroused great affection in a host of friends. Simon Robinson frankly recalls his eventful...
Book cover of Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces

Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces

An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

by Michael J. Lostumbo, Michael J. McNerney, Eric Peltz
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013

This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing...
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Safeguarding Black Children

Good Practice in Child Protection

by Claudia Bernard, Perlita Harris, Ravinder Barn
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016

Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need. With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural...
Book cover of Design for Community
by Derek Powazek
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2006

This book is available as an Adobe Reader eBook on the publisher's website:  newriders.com Communities are part of all successful web sites in one way or another. It looks at the different stages that must be understood: Philosophy: Why does your site need community? What are your measures...
Book cover of Depression

Depression

What's That?

by Derek O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

How do you treat your feelings? Do you take care of them with kindness and understanding, or do you reject or fear them? Depression feeds on the resistance we have toward negative feelings. It’s only when we see ALL of our emotions with a neutral eye that we can move beyond them and experience more...
Book cover of Stakeholding and the New International Order
by Stella Maile, Derek Braddon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017

Title first published in 2003. This invaluable book provides the first definitive critical introduction to the concept of stakeholding and its implications for policy and practice of key players in the new global order. Braddon and Maile take an interdisciplinary approach with particular emphasis...
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