Franklin: 1388 books
Hot Guys ABZ
Stay Calm and Look at Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
ABC books are for babies, but this one is full of hot babes. James Franco, Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, Kanye West, Orlando Bloom, and of course a great “Z” for Zac Efron, among many other striking celebs, are all featured in this unique take on the classic ABC book. This humorous...
by S. Franklin Logsdon
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Years ago a large painting of the cruxifixion was lent to a Midwestern city for exhibition during the Easter season. Space in a department store was set aside for the exquisite work which finally was recessed in yards and yards of rich, dark blue velvet. Approximately a hundred chairs were placed...
Digital Dilemmas
Power, Resistance, and the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Digital Dilemmas looks at the dynamics of power and resistance surrounding the internet. It focuses on how publics, nation-states, and multilateral institutions are being continually reinvented in local and global decision-making domains that are accessed and controlled by a relative few. Importantly...
Politics and Film
The Political Culture of Television and Movies
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Politics and Film examines popular movies and television shows as indicators of social and political trends to explore the political culture of the United States. Updated to include the popular and controversial movies and shows American Sniper, House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, and Twelve...
by Franklin Allen, Douglas Gale
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
What causes a financial crisis? Can financial crises be anticipated or even avoided? What can be done to lessen their impact? Should governments and international institutions intervene? Or should financial crises be left to run their course? In the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, many blamed...
Governance for Pro-Poor Urban Development
Lessons from Ghana
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The world development institutions commonly present 'urban governance' as an antidote to the so-called 'urbanisation of poverty' and 'parasitic urbanism' in Africa.
Governance for Pro-Poor Urban Development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of 'urban...
Energy Demand and Climate Change
Issues and Resolutions
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
This scientifically sound, yet easily readable book provides the fundamentals necessary to understand today's energy and climate problems and provides possible answers based on current technology such as solar, water and geothermal power. Moreover, it introduces the reader to new concepts that are...
Buying U.S. Real Estate
The Proven and Reliable Guide for Canadians
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
"I would consider this the bible for any Canadians wanting to invest in US real estate."
—W. Brett Wilson, Entrepreneur, Recipient of the Order of Canada, and former Dragon
The thought of buying property in the United States has been on your mind. Perhaps family members or friends...
by Franklin A. Díaz Lárez
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2019
This book is dedicated to people who want to dedicate to the real estate business and haven’t got an indispensable basic formation to do it.
The real estate management is a very profitable activity, which offers the possibility to obtain economical and financial independence in a very brief period...
Yankee Leviathan
The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859–1877
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1991
This book describes the impact of the American Civil War on the development of central state authority in the late nineteenth century. The author contends that intense competition for control of the national political economy between the free North and slave South produced secession, which in turn...
My Own Story
From Private and Public Papers
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This volume is in many ways Roosevelt's political autobiography. It permits Roosevelt, in his own words, to tell what he intended to do and what he tried to do as a political leader. It differs sharply from a memoir in that it explains why Roosevelt acted without offering justification or explanation....
Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions
Programs, Policies, and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The first of its kind, Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions brings together innovative work from the family of institutions known as minority-serving institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian...
Political Polling in the Digital Age
The Challenge of Measuring and Understanding Public Opinion
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
The 2008 presidential election provided a "perfect storm" for pollsters. A significant portion of the population had exchanged their landlines for cellphones, which made them harder to survey. Additionally, a potential Bradley effect -- in which white voters misrepresent their intentions...
What News?
The Market, Politics and the Local Press
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2005
A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers.