James B : 537 books

Providing an accessible integration of theory and research methods, this text prepares students to critically analyze persuasive appeals and to design effective messages and campaigns. The book draws on key ideas from both communication and social psychology to explore the mutual influence of cognitive...

This probing account of the erosion of privacy in America shows that we are often unwitting, if willing, accomplices, providing personal data in exchange for security or convenience. The author shows that the personal data that we make available to virtually any organization for virtually any purpose...

The 1998 Belfast Peace Agreement signals the end to thirty years of conflict in Northern Ireland. But victims of The Troubles soon realize there's a price to pay- the early release from prison of the very people who made them victims. Gráinne O'Connor, a widow in her forties, believes the price is too...

This work comprises an effort to answer the question of how an airman can be qualified to be a Joint Force Commander, using the biographical example of General Roy S. Geiger, USMC. Geiger was the fifth designated Marine Aviator, earning his wings in June of 1917. He then served as a squadron commander...

Shakespeare said, All the worlds a stage; all the men and women merely players. We all have different scripts; but we all search for the same thing. From Macbeth, we get an answer for what it is we search, and nothing is but what is not. My book, Beyond the Garden, takes a look at conventional,...

This timely publication describes the botanical sources and chemical features of antiviral compounds. It covers their mechanisms of action and evaluates their therapeutic potential. Included is a discussion of synthetic analogues where appropriate. The book states that antiviral compounds in so-called...

Experiencing Jesus' Joy through Obedient Discipleship helps people understand their God-given purpose for existing and understand that each person of every society, culture, and religious background must decide if the one true God is worthy to follow. Although everyone has a nature that has been marred...

The year is 1978. Rudyard "Rudd" Kipling Six is a pilot and Vietnam war hero. Aloha Blaze is what her friends call "Your basic karate expert, sky-diving entrepreneur pilot, drop-dead gorgeous, four-point-zero student." Together, they begin a stormy, steamy love affair that flares red-hot and grows even...

Used to successfully train thousands of teachers, the author's mentoring framework provides a developmental approach to the mentoring process that ensures personal and professional growth.

This book describes and analyzes a wealth of data about Mexico Citys growth, change, and spatial patterns. Applying modern techniques of geographic information systems and cluster analysis, the authors reveal many previously unknown or unrecognized trends and patterns. The authors provide historical...

A space computer engineer Max while on vacation in England. finds himself on the first privatly sponcered flight to MARS, where he becomes stranded.While battling through one of Mars violent dust storms he discovers a strange looking craft mostly covered by the storms debri. How could he enter and...

The year is 1952. Selective Service and the military draft are uppermost in the minds of many eighteen to twenty-two year-olds. College students in good academic standing are granted deferments. Melvin Heath, a younger-ministerial student at Bradbury College has one. Driven by doubts about his ``calling...

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The Hooky Cop revisits Two Rivers. A workaholic, demanding math teacher returns to school after the summer recess.He has an ugly confrontation with a gifted delinquent student.The result is near disaster for both.