Norman: 2081 books
Life on My Terms
A Physician's Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
It never would have occurred to me to record the story of my life; I believed it to be of little public interest . However, Professor Jonathan Halevy, director general of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where I have helped to establish a center for humanistic medicine, and other friends...
by Norman Flynn, Dr. Alberto Asquer
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The seventh edition of the bestselling Public Sector Management is a rich and insightful description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government.
NEW to the seventh edition:
Now set in an international context with comparative global examples throughout
Three...
Standing In the Wings
The Beatles, Brian Epstein and Me
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
An in-depth account of The Beatles' rise to fame, written by the man who saw it allJoe Flannery has been described as the "Secret Beatle," and as the business associate and partner of Brian Epstein, he became an integral part of The Beatles' management team during their rise to fame...
by Norman David
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This book examines arranging methods and their applications. It is designed to be used in a jazz studies program and as a professional reference manual for musicians. The text begins with a historical overview of jazz band instruments and a study of their characteristics. The body of the text includes...
by Norman Crane
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Don Whitman was a high school boy who did a bad and bloody thing. Now the pipe's all filled with cement and the adults tell his name to scare us—all except Mr. Gregor: Mr Gregor knows the truth. He told it to me once, with details...
Beaver
The Steve Menzies Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Steve Menzies has played more games at the top level of Australian rugby league, and scored more tries, than any other forward in history. He is second on the all-time appearance list, within striking distance of the record. Through 16 years at the coalface he has been an exemplary performer; talented...
by Pearl Abraham, Nicole Blackman, Ken Bruen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
-All new stories (none have been published previously). -Akashic's strong reputation with mystery stores. -First-ever anthology of Brooklyn crime fiction.
by Norman Miller
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
From the beginning of time man has survived on his own knowledge and skills passed down from one generation to the next. Whether it is constructing a shelter, gathering food, or preparing for war, man has continually progressed with technology in every way possible. We now live in luxurious homes...
Lincoln's Enduring Legacy
Perspective from Great Thinkers, Great Leaders, and the American Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Coming on the heels of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Lincoln's Enduring Legacy offers highly readable and accessible perspectives on Lincoln at 200 in terms of his impact on great leaders and thinkers and his place in American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds...
DEFCON-2
Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
The closest we've ever come to the end of the world
"DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities...
The Guide to the American Revolutionary War at Sea
Vol. 7 1782, 1783 and Overseas
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Guide to the American Revolutionary War at Sea and Overseas chronicles more than 10,500 actions -- far more than other naval histories. Vol. 7 documents 1430 naval actions which occurred in 1782, 263 actions which occurred in 1783 and 116 actions which occurred overseas. It ends in June 1783 after...
John von Neumann
The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
John von Neumann was a Jewish refugee from Hungary considered a “genius” like fellow Hungarians Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner and Edward Teller, who played key roles developing the A-bomb at Los Alamos during World War II. As a mathematician at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study (where Einstein...
by Norman Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Collection of limericks by author Douglas, famed for his “South Wind” in an earlier era.
World War Two
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
aluable contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century and its most defining conflict.