Gates Gates: 538 books
And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The companion book to Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s PBS series, And Still I Rise—a timeline and chronicle of the past fifty years of black history in the U.S. in more than 350 photos.
Beginning with the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965, And Still I Rise: From Black Power to the White...
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
"This is a book of stories," writes Henry Louis Gates, "and all might be described as 'narratives of ascent.'" As some remarkable men talk about their lives, many perspectives on race and gender emerge. For the notion of the unitary black man, Gates argues, is as imaginary as the...
From the Shadows
The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents an
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Written by a former director of the CIA, this is the story of America's and the agency's role in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
As the only person to rise from entry-level analyst to Director of the CIA and to serve on the White House staffs of four Presidents,...
Days of Slaughter
Inside the Fall of Freddie Mac and Why It Could Happen Again
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
In September 2008, beset by mounting losses on high-risk mortgages and mortgage securities, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation teetered on the brink of insolvency. Fearing that confidence in the housing market would collapse completely if Freddie Mac and its competitor Fannie Mae failed, the...
A Passion for Leadership
Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty, a characteristically direct, informed, and urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how smart, committed leadership can effect real improvement regardless of scale.
Across the realms...
Double Negative
The Black Image and Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2018
From the antics of Flavor Flav on Flavor of Love to the brazen behavior of the women on Love & Hip Hop, so-called negative images of African Americans are a recurrent mainstay of contemporary American media representations. In Double Negative Racquel J. Gates examines the generative potential of such...
by A. L. Gates
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2015
Riveting, raw and macabre. Three words that sum up the collection of short stories you will find in AL Gates’ Scenic City Café, where life (and death) are not always what they seem. His beloved Chattanooga, TN is often the backdrop for these stories, several of which have been published in writing...
Games, Information, and Politics
Applying Game Theoretic Models to Political Science
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
To study the strategic interaction of individuals, we can use game theory. Despite the long history shared by game theory and political science, many political scientists remain unaware of the exciting game theoretic techniques that have been developed over the years. As a result they use overly simple...
Finding Your Roots
The Official Companion to the PBS Series
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots, the companion book to the PBS documentary series seen by 30 million people. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical...
Finding Your Roots, Season 2
The Official Companion to the PBS Series
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots, the companion book to the hit PBS documentary series. As scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. clearly demonstrates, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research...
Underwater Photography
A Pictorial Guide to Shooting Great Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Beginning underwater photographers may be surprised to find that there are numerous tools-from fully automated cameras, to smart phone cameras, to sophisticated DSLRs-that can be used to create incredible underwater photographs. In this book, author Larry Gates (of Aberdeen, South Dakota) dives in”...
by Stefan Gates
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
'Stefan Gates on E Numbers' is a myth-busting celebration of 'E's--the additives and preservatives that make up Britain's most feared ingredients. Most of the food we eat has them yet we are hugely suspicious of them and believe that they cause everything from twitchy eyelids to colon cancer. In this...
by David E. Gates
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2018
Join David E. Gates and his golfing buddies as they travel to the Morgado Golf Hotel and Resort in Portimao, Portugal for the David E. Gates Memorial Cup 2018.
by Olivia Gates
Language: German
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: May 16, 2014
WIEDERSEHEN MIT DEM WÜSTENPRINZ von GATES, OLIVIA
Faruq ist der erste Mann, bei dem Carmen Erfüllung findet. Zu gern würde sie den Rest ihres Lebens mit ihm verbringen. Doch als Thronfolger von Judar muss er einen Erben zeugen, und sie kann keine Kinder bekommen. Schweren Herzens verlässt sie...