Harold: 1768 books
A Convenient Hatred
The History of Antisemitism
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
A Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society,...
They Made America
From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
An illustrated history of American innovators--some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating-- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.
The Secret
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2001
The world's bestselling novelist is back with Secrets, a steamy novel chronicling the rise of a lingerie chain. Jerry Cooper of The Predators is back to launch his new empire of intimate women's apparel. He now has a son, Les Cooper, a streetwise young lawyer who slowly uncovers the family's mob involvement,...
Black Families
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s, when the Moynihan Report and the culture of poverty theses held sway. Since then a consistent theme has been that black families are pathological. Despite the fact that research has...
New England Warplanes
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the US Air Force, the US...
Project Recovery
Case Studies and Techniques for Overcoming Project Failure
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Best practices for picking up the pieces when projects fail
There are plenty of books available offering best practices that help you keep your projects on track, but offer guidance on what to do when the worst has already happened. Some studies show that more than half of all large-scale project...
Texas Women
Their Histories, Their Lives
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insights into Texas’s singular geographic position, bordering on the West and sharing a unique history with Mexico, while analyzing the ways in which Texas stories...
by Harold Howell
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2014
A Blue-Ribbon Frederick Douglass Biography. This book is your ultimate resource for Frederick Douglass. Here you will find the most up-to-date 168 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about...
by David Goss, Harold E. Wright
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
East Saint John, affectionately called the "East Side," became a part of the City of Saint John in 1967. For decades prior to its merger, the city and east side community of the Parish of Simonds cooperated in many areas of municipal service. East Saint John contained many industries, including...
Small Houses of the Forties
With Illustrations and Floor Plans
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Designed for the 1940s family with a "limited budget but unlimited good taste," this fascinating volume presents 56 floor plans and elevations of lovely small homes that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Each home, bearing the honorable designation of House-of-the-Month by the era's Monthly...
by Harold Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A Net of Fireflies is a superb collection of classic haiku composed by the leading writers of this delicate but intricate art form.
With over three Japanese hundred haiku poems written over five centuries, the book is a thorough introduction to the unique world of Japanese haiku. Thirty-three...
by Jan Harold Brunvand
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003
The book that launched America's urban legend obsession!
The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers.
Good to Go
The Life And Times Of A Decorated Member Of The U.S. Navy's Elite Seal Team Two
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
"Fractions of a second in time. What amazing violence can be meted out in the blink of an eye."
In the mid-nineteen sixties, Harry Constance made a life-altering journey that led him out of Texas and into the jungles of Vietnam. As a young naval officer, he went from UDT training...
Let Nobody Turn Us Around
An African American Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable...