Wagner: 1357 books
Meine Kurzgeschichten
4 Geschichten
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2015
Das schwarze Schaf wollte so gerne weiß sein...aber es braucht keinen Zauber...sondern nur die Sprache des Herzens. Lena ist ein Mädchen im Vorschulalter und erlebt mit ihrem Hund Wuschel kleine Abenteuer, die wohl jeder kennt...zu Weihnachten und am Halloween. MIA ist ein Kätzchen, das einen ganz...
by Martin Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010
Joe always dreamt of driving his own car. When his wish comes true and he takes his brand-new sportscar for a spin through town and country, his adventures soon take a turn for the unexpected.A childrens book for young and old, The Little Driver takes a fresh look at our obsession with cars through...
by David P Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Wrapping up an interpreter job in Bassano del Grappa at a conference on artist Jacopo da Bassano, a famous native son, Rick Montoya looks forward to exploring the town. And it would be fun to look into the history of two long-missing paintings by the master, a topic that caused the only dust-up among...
by David P Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Orvieto - its very name brings to mind priceless art, colorful ceramics, and straw-colored wine. And the most famous cathedral façade in Italy, a structure of gothic spires, arches, statues, and mosaics. But as Rick Montoya discovers, this jewel of Umbria can have an ugly side as well.
When...
Chief Engineer
Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
"A welcome tribute to the persistence, precision and humanity of Washington Roebling and a love-song for the mighty New York bridge he built." -The Wall Street Journal
Chief Engineer is the first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story-Washington Roebling, builder...
Quirky, Yes---Hopeless, No
Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
In Quirky, Yes—Hopeless, No, Dr. Cynthia La Brie Norall and Beth Brust present short lessons, structured around specific topics from A-Z that address the social challenges faced by Asperger's children and teens. Since everyday "people skills" do not come naturally to children with Asperger's,...
by Mark Wagner,Guy Norris
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
With the launch of its superjumbo, the A380, Airbus made what looked like an unbeatable bid for commercial aviation supremacy. But archrival Boeing responded: Not so fast. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has already generated more excitement--and more orders--than any commercial airplane in the company's...
Progress
A Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason....
A Sociology of Modernity
Liberty and Discipline
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Peter Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
We are all modern today. But modernity today is not what it used to be. Over the past few decades, modernity has been radically changed by globalization, individualization, new inequalities, and fundamentalism. A novel way of analysing contemporary societies is needed. This book proposes such an analysis.
Every...
Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn
A Biographical Dictionary of Sioux, Cheyenne and United States Military Personnel, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2015
The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876–1877. In its second edition this biographical dictionary of all known participants—the 7th Cavalry, civilians and Indians—provides a brief description of the battle, as well as information on the various...
The Poorhouse
America's Forgotten Institution
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2005
Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim 'you are driving me to the poorhouse!' or remember the card in the 'Monopoly' game which says 'Go to the Poorhouse! Lose a Turn!' Yet most Americans know little or nothing of this institution that existed under a variety of names for approximately three...
Airbus A380: Superjumbo of the 21st Century
Superjumbo of the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2005
Poised for takeoff on that hot morning in April 2005, the Airbus A380 had the purposeful, powerful presence of a giant predatory bird. With its enormous gulled wings, imperiously tall tail, and broad, domed forepeak, it looked ready to take on the world. And along the way, it has had plenty of supporters-and...
Happiness on $10 a Day
A Recession-Proof Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Money might buy happiness . . . but what if you're on a budget?
Forget the $300 therapy bills, the 197 secrets of happy people, the 18 steps to contentment. Happiness on $10 a Day is all you need to rediscover your joie de vivre—without breaking the bank.
Whether you're into schadenfreude,...