James R Ryan: 16 books

Book cover of Photography and Exploration
by James R. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013

When Ferdinand Magellan set out to circumnavigate the globe in 1519, he wasn’t able to bring a digital camera or a smartphone with him. Yet, as the eagerly awaited images from the Mars rover prove, modern exploration is inconceivable without photography. Since its invention in 1839, photography has...
Book cover of Greasepaint & .45s
by Ryan Sayles, Patricia Abbott, J.L. Abramo
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019

Clowns are like politics; everyone has an opinion on them. In this collection of short stories you’ll find numerous takes on the world of the painted harlequin entertainer. Often maligned in today’s day and age, the institution of the clown means something to everyone. And sure, most of...
Book cover of Reagan and the World

Reagan and the World

Leadership and National Security, 1981--1989

by James Graham Wilson, Beth Fischer, Ronald Granieri
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017

Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan sought "peace through strength" during an era of historic change. In the decades since, pundits and scholars have argued over the president's legacy: some consider Reagan a charismatic and consummate leader who renewed American strength and defeated communism....
Book cover of Queering Elementary Education

Queering Elementary Education

Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling

by Kathy Bickmore, Perry Brass, Betsy Cahill
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 1999

Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. ItOs not part of a sinister stratagem in the Ogay agenda.O Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal...
Book cover of Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization

Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization

Exploring the Fandemonium

by Roger C. Aden, Greg G. Armfield, David E. Beard
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011

Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
Book cover of Creating Citizens

Creating Citizens

Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and the Land-Grant Tradition

by Kelly D. Alley, Barb Bondy, Elizabeth Brestan-Knight
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016

In Creating Citizens, professors and administrators at Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts recount valuable, first-hand experiences teaching Community and Civic Engagement (CCE). They demonstrate that, contrary to many expectations, CCE instruction both complements the mission of liberal...
Book cover of THE MEN WHO SHOT LIBERTY: 60 Rip-Roaring Westerns in One Edition

THE MEN WHO SHOT LIBERTY: 60 Rip-Roaring Westerns in One Edition

Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail, The Hidden Children…

by Zane Grey, Max Brand, Owen Wister
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey) The Rainbow Trail The Spirit of the Border The Untamed (Max Brand) The Night Horseman The Seventh Man The Virginian...
Book cover of 60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures & much more

60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures & much more

Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail, The Hidden Children, The Law of the Land, Heart of the West, A Texas Cow-Boy, The Prairie…

by Zane Grey, Max Brand, Owen Wister
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017

This carefully edited ebook is a hand-picked collection of world's most admired Westerns in one volume: Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey) The Rainbow Trail The Spirit of the Border The Untamed (Max Brand) The Night Horseman The Seventh Man The Virginian (Owen Wister) The Last of the Mohicans (James...
Book cover of Diabolical Plots: Year Four
by David Steffen, Michael Anthony Ashley, Anaea Lay
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary...
Book cover of Cowboy Roundup
by Drew Hunt, Dale Chase, R.W. Clinger
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2015

What’s better than a story about a sexy gay cowboy? How about a whole posse of them? Editor Drew Hunt has rounded up some of the finest authors in the M/M western genre to bring you this collection celebrating gay cowpokes! Meet real men who ride the trail or ride the rodeo, join a wild west...
Book cover of THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 175+ Western Novels & Short Stories in One Edition

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 175+ Western Novels & Short Stories in One Edition

Famous Outlaw Tales, Cowboy Adventures, Battles & Gold Rush Stories: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the Mohicans, Rimrock Trail, Black Jack…

by Mark Twain, J. Allan Dunn, William MacLeod Raine
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Introduction The Last American Frontier – History of the 'Far West', of the Pioneers & Trailblazers Story of the Cowboy Story of the Outlaw...
Book cover of Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump

Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump

Images from Literature and Visual Arts

by Dan M. R. Abitz, Barbara Brodman, James E. Doan
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019

*Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump:*Images from Literature and Visual Arts treats literature, film, television series, and comic books dealing with utopian and dystopian worlds reflecting on or anticipating our current age. From Henry James’s dreamlike utopia of “The Great Good Place”...
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Putting Image Repair to the Test

Quantitative Applications of Image Restoration Theory

by Joseph R. Blaney, Lauren Alwine, Joseph R. Blaney
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015

*Putting Image Repair to the Test:*Quantitative Applications of Image Restoration Theory examines content analytic, attitudinal, and behavioral claims to advance current assertions made about image repair discourse, its effects, and the surrounding discourse. The contributors provide empirical data...
Book cover of 19 Gates of Hell

19 Gates of Hell

A Horror Anthology

by R.L. Burwick, Rich Restucci, Sean Deville
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018

From the darkest places imaginable, both outside and inside the mind, comes 19 tales that will drag you into places you never dreamed of seeing, not even in your worst nightmares. Come along as these tales open up 19 gates into hell and experience the supernatural, the darkness of night, and...
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