Peter Stone: 28 books
The Untold History of the United States, Volume 2
Young Readers Edition, 1945-1962
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Discover America’s secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers’ edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.
There is history as we know it. And there is history we should...
The Untouchable Tree
An Illustrated Guide to Earthly Wisdom & Arboreal Delights
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2008
“[A] tribute to trees in poetry, prose, and paintings” with thirty color illustrations—from the author of Waltzes with Giants (Boston.com).
According to Peter Stone, any book about trees can’t help but be a book about people, and so his book is about our connection to the magnificence,...
Waltzes with Giants
The Twilight Journey of the North Atlantic Right Whale
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Waltzes with Giants is a moving portrait of one of the earth’s largest endangered mammals. Mystical and provocative, the book is inspired by a real North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and her threatened migrations from Atlantic Canada to her calving grounds off the coasts of Georgia...
by Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
“Indispensable… There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev
“As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read. . . . Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
“Finally, a book with the...
by Peter R Stone
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Eleven-year-old Brad Millner's got a problem.For starters, he's lost his memory. He can't even remember his own name. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he's stranded on a space station. A space station that’s going to crash into the earth in less than one hour and kill millions...
by Peter R Stone
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2014
Twenty-year-old Ethan Jones has a secret that even his parents and foraging companions don't know - he's a mutant. And if he's found out, he'll be dragged away by the town's paramilitary Custodians to be dissected like a science project.
The dull drudgery of Ethan's life is shattered when he...
Heist
Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
The Indian-casino scandal has torn the veil off the Republican Party's conservative power base, revealing parts of the Washington lobbying community and GOP establishment where greed, arrogance, and corruption seem to have run amok.
At the center of this drama is the larger-than-life super-lobbyist...
by Peter T. Stone
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
The Dragon train is an alternative view of history, one which might have occurred in a parallel dimension. This book illustrates the birth of an alternative steam age. Famous men and women of science are re-created in this story, together with their achievements to describe the historical age of steam....
The NSA Report
Liberty and Security in a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
"We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of extraordinarily sensitive private information is there for the plucking. Americans must never make the mistake...
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults
Criminal Justice and Adult Protection
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults provides an up-to-date summary of developments in the legislative framework and best practice relevant to the area of adult protection work.
It explains legislation that can be used in adult protection work, covering criminal and civil law, and...
Oriental Rugs
An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This monumental reference work—long awaited by collectors and scholars—fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs.
Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and textile terms in use across a...
West End Boys West End Girls
Anecdotal Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a West End production, this book is for you. 'West End Boys West End Girls' is an authentic, authoritative raising of the curtain on the turbulent, torrid and ambitious world of the theatrical back stage.
Through individual stories of...
The State of the Parties
The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in election years and in between. This essential party primer includes: new chapters on polarization between and within the parties in the aftermath of the 2012 election, demographic changes to America’s political parties and the...
A Language of Freedom and Teacher’s Authority
Case Comparisons from Turkey and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
A Language of Freedom and Teacher’s Authority: Case Comparisons from Turkey and the United States explores dimensions of authority that are deeply embedded in the profession of teaching. It examines critical dimensions of the foundations of Turkish and U.S. public education, both of which are under...
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