J Brown: 306 books
The Civil War Guerrilla
Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Most Americans are familiar with major Civil War battles such as Manassas (Bull Run), Shiloh, and Gettysburg, which have been extensively analyzed by generations of historians. However, not all of the war's engagements were fought in a conventional manner by regular forces. Often referred to as "the...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
A Piece of My (sic) Mind
Passing Thoughts and Drive-by Harangues
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2010
Call them aphorisms, epigrams, saws, brief thoughts, or brainfarts. Marcus Aurelius, Blaise Pascal, Oscar Wilde, and H. L. Mencken did them. Also Oscar Wilde, Groucho Marx, and that greatest of crackpots, Friedrich Nietzsche. They are the hit-and-run drivers of literature. They are philosophy's cheap...
by Wendy J. Schiller, Professor, Brown University
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
In an era of heightened partisanship and increased polarization, The Contemporary Congress offers a clear and concise introduction to legislative processes. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary text for undergraduate courses, Loomis and Schiller construct a comprehensive portrait of the U.S. Congress,...
The George W. Bush Presidency
A Rhetorical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
To date, there are only a couple dozen or so books specifically about the Presidency of George W. Bush. Political operatives, members of the media, and former administration officials have written most of the volumes. Additionally, the early books on the Bush presidency focus on the various aspects...
Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education
Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break...
Sing Them Over Again to Me
Hymns and Hymnbooks in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Hymns and hymnbooks as American historical and cultural icons.
This work is a study of the importance of Protestant hymns in defining America and American religion. It explores the underappreciated influence of hymns in shaping many spheres of personal and corporate life as well as the value...
by Zimbell House Publishing, Tom Barlow, Justin Boote
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Ever wonder what your neighbors are really like? What they may be hiding?
The Neighbors features twenty aspiring writers wishing to entertain you with their short stories inspired by these very questions. From humorous conflicts with the home owners association to a seedier malevolence, suspicious...
by Wenn Lawson, Tracy Turner, Alex Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings...
Surfing and Social Theory
Experience, Embodiment and Narrative of the Dream Glide
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon – an ‘alternative’ sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory,...
Digitizing Government
Understanding and Implementing New Digital Business Models
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
For businesses large and small, investment in digital technologies is now a priority essential for success. Digitizing Government provides practical advice for understanding and implementing digital transformation to increase business value and improve client engagement, and features case studies from the private and public sectors.
SalesGame
A Guide to Selling Professional Services
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
Are you a professional service provider who wants to grow your client base? Then SalesGame: A Guide to Selling Professional Services is for you. It shares the foundational process and fundamentals of the SalesGame. The SalesGame is based on the assumption that selling professional services is...
Prospect Research for Fundraisers
The Essential Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Essential tools for implementing right-sized prospect research techniques that help nonprofit organizations reach their fundraising goals
Written especially for front-line fundraisers, Prospect Research for Fundraisers presents a practical understanding of prospect research, prospect management,...
Building the Intentional University
Minerva and the Future of Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
How to rebuild higher education from the ground up for the twenty-first century.
Higher education is in crisis. It is too expensive, ineffective, and impractical for many of the world's students. But how would you reinvent it for the twenty-first century—how would you build it from the ground...