Joan: 2841 books
Broken Nation
Australians in the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian History.
The Great War is, for many Australians, the event that defined our nation. The larrikin diggers, trench warfare, and the landing at Gallipoli have become the stuff of the Anzac 'legend'. But it was also a war fought...
by Joan Brander
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2014
This valuable resource is a unique and colorful compilation of more than 250 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles by pysanky expert Joan Brander. For inspiration the author draws on her Ukrainian heritage, tradition and culture. About the Pysanka – It Is Written brings together publications...
Knits for Nerds: 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy
30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
The best of science fiction, manga, and animaguiri meets knit one, purl two as knit siren and part-time roller derby girl Joan of Dark offers up an out-of-this-world assortment of knitting nerdiness inside Knits for Nerds. The patterns for 30 iconic clothing and accessory items inspired by popular...
Quality Education as a Constitutional Right
Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
In 2005, famed civil rights leader and education activist Robert Moses invited one hundred prominent African American and Latino intellectuals and activists to meet to discuss a proposal for a** campaign **to guarantee a quality education for all children as a constitutional right—a movement that...
by Joan Bello
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
This presentation integrates the beginnings of the global marijuana movement to its present state of medical acceptance and reveals the ancient, evolutionary potential of the Cannabis Sativa Plant. The irresistible magnetism of millions to the marijuana consciousness,despite all obstacles,is viewed...
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1998
Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion
Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as well as someone to assure them that their struggles aren't unique. Joan Bolker, midwife to more than one hundred dissertations and co-founder...
Masters of the Living Energy
The Mystical World of the Q'ero of Peru
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2004
An intimate glimpse into the world of ancient Peruvian spiritual practice and cosmology
• Reveals the mysteries of the world of living energy (kawsay pacha) through intensive in-depth interviews with six Q’ero mystics
• Explores the energetics, spirits, tools, and practices of...
The Great Tomato Book
A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
A vine-ripened, juicy delight of a book from Gary Ibsen, founder of the renowned TomatoFest celebration in Carmel, California. Heirloom tomatoes are hot right now, and Ibsen gives history and cultivation information for such sweet delights as Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, Boxcar Willie's, and...
by Joan Hustace Walker
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
If you’re looking for a dog that’s intelligent, lovable, and loyal, the German Shepherd is just the breed for you! These highly trainable dogs make them one of the most popular breeds in America. But be prepared—these natural guardians have a protective nature that requires plenty of care and...
World Of Embellishment
Add Global Designs to Contemporary Fashions & Décor
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
It's quick, fun, and easy to create current fashions that incorporate sewing and fashion traditions from all over the world.
This fantastic new book includes 20 projects that preserve embroidery motifs and basic costume silhouettes from various cultures. They include a Greek bolero vest, a...
by Joan Borysenko
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
7 Paths to God: The Ways of the Mystic explores the ways of the mysteries of life delving into the mysteries of God. In this book Joan Borysenko tells you how a mystical moment can strike at any time when you are fully present in the moment: when looking at a beautiful full moon a sunset walking in nature...
Tides of Change on Grand Manan Island
Culture and Belonging in a Fishing Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
In less than a decade, the island community has faced the degradation of the wild fishery and rapid growth of aquaculture, an increasing presence of multinational corporations, new federal initiatives with respect to aboriginal policies, and widespread social dysfunction. Joan Marshall uses over twelve...
Evolution and Christian Faith
Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Click here to visit evolutionandchristianfaith.org "I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian," states Stanford professor Joan Roughgarden at the outset of her groundbreaking new book, Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist. From that perspective, she offers an...
Teaching the Trees
Lessons from the Forest
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
In this collection of natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. Through Maloof’s engaging, conversational style, each essay offers a lesson in stewardship as it explores the interwoven connections...