R Floyd: 13 books
Trees for Saltland
A Guide to Selecting Native Species for Australia
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
This book aims to assist in the management of soil salinity by describing a range of species tolerant of saline soils. 60 species are listed with descriptions containing botanical features, growth characteristics, preferred soils, climates and more. The introductory sections of this book provide general...
Abandoning American Neutrality
Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917.
When We Were Ten
In Denver, 1952 a Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Two ten-year old boys and a nine-year old girl meet in Denver during the 1952 Huckleberry Finn fishing contest at Washington Park. They become fast friends and soon discover a cave in a nearby swamp that becomes the focal point for a summer of adventure that ends with a tragedy and a miracle! The...
by Dennis R. Floyd
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Truth is stranger than fiction. Recently a couple walking near their home along the California coast found canisters of gold coins. Imagine if someone were to find canisters of plutonium in their backyard! Would they turn it into gold by selling it to countries now spending billions to acquire nuclear...
by Clive Mr. Gray, R. Short, Robert Mr. Floyd
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1984
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1984
This volume, written by Robert H. Floyd, Clive S. Gray, and R.P. Short, contains three papers dealing with various aspects of the public enterprise sector and the impact that these may have on macroeconomic analysis.
Blood on the Bayou
Bouchercon Anthology 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Anthology/Collection
Bestselling novelists David Morrell, Alison Gaylin and Elaine Viets headline a new anthology of 22 tales exploring the unique aura of mystery of New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country.
BLOOD ON THE BAYOU is published...
Bonehead Electrocardiography
The Easiest and Best Way to Learn How to Read Electrocardiograms—No Bones About It!
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Interpreting EKGs is potentially serious business. It takes time and energy to become a proficient EKG reader. In Bonehead Electrocardiography, Dr. John R. Hicks and Dr. Floyd W. Burke offer a commonsense approach to learning how to read and interpret EKGs easily and intelligently. In this manual,...
From Guam and Beyond
Stories of the Men of VW-1
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
The stories in this book were supplied by squadron mates who served with the U.S. Navy's Airborne Early Warning Squadron One or VW-1, a squadron that supported the Seventh Fleet and also engaged in typhoon tracking. The squadron's existence spanned a nearly 20 year period that began with the Korean...
Sur la piste environnementale
Menaces sanitaires et mobilisations profanes
Language: French
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Repérer des victimes, confondre des suspects : les mobilisations dans le domaine de la santé environnementale se présentent désormais comme de véritables enquêtes policières. À la différence près que, dans ce domaine, les investigations ne sont pas menées uniquement par des enquêteurs...
The Politics of Richard Wright
Perspectives on Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such as Uncle Tom's Children (1938), Black...
19 Gates of Hell
A Horror Anthology
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...
How to Be a Peaceful School
Practical Ideas, Stories and Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Peace is needed now more than ever in schools, by pupils and teachers alike. This inspiring guide provides primary, secondary and special schools with practical methods to improve pupil and teacher wellbeing, combat bullying, and promote peace both inside and outside the school gates.
The founder...
School Leadership in a Diverse Society
Helping Schools Prepare All Students for Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The purpose of this work is to broaden the scholarly dialogue in educational leadership and to address the changing role of the American school principal in the twentyfirst century with regard to increasing diversity in the United States. This book seeks to provide theoretical and practical insight...