William G : 554 books
The Lois Wilson Story
When Love is not Enough, The Biography of the Cofounder of Al-Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Now a Hallmark Hall of Fame special, "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, " this is the biography of Al-Anon creator and wife of AA cofounder Bill W.
Lois Wilson, the wife of Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill W., knew better than anyone that families, friends, and loved ones of...
Developing Resilient Youth
Classroom Activities for Social-Emotional Competence
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Using the most recent research findings on resilience, William Nicoll, PhD, provides educators with a much needed conceptual framework for creating transformative schools and effective classrooms. Developing Resilient Youth suggests that resilience is the missing fourth R in education. When combined...
Relic
How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government--and Why We Need a More Powerful Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Our government is failing us. From health care to immigration, from the deficit to climate change, our political institutions have long shown that they are incapable of meeting the challenges of modern society. Why the dysfunction?
In Relic, William Howell and Terry Moe point to the Constitution...
Landscapes of Conflict
The Oregon Story, 1940-2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time, however, Oregon�s citizens � rural and urban � would find themselves entangled in issues that they had...
A Flash of Words
49 Flash-Fiction Stories
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
From Scout Media comes A Flash of Words—the fifth volume in an ongoing short story anthology series featuring authors from all over the world, but the first in which the stories are exclusively flash-fiction pieces.
In this installation, no limits were set on genre, allowing the authors to...
A Rookie Cop vs. The West Coast Mafia
Breaking Up The "Best in the West" Gang
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
In this gripping, true crime exposé, Bill Palmini, a rookie detective, hopes to take down the West Coast Mafia by gaining the confidence of notorious mob operative William Ettleman. Set against a backdrop of social turmoil, the book immerses readers in free love, drugs, robbery and murder, orchestrated...
by William G. Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
During World War I, the publishers of America's crusading black newspapers faced a difficult dilemma. Would it be better to advance the interests of African Americans by affirming their patriotism and offering support of President Wilson's war for democracy in Europe, or should they demand that the...
Landscapes of Promise
The Oregon Story, 1800-1940
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, William Robbins shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental...
RTI and the Adolescent Reader
Responsive Literacy Instruction in Secondary Schools (Middle and High School)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
RTI and the Adolescent Reader focuses exclusively on Response to Intervention (RTI) for literacy at the secondary level. In this accessible guide, William Brozo defines RTI and explains why and how it is considered a viable intervention model for adolescent readers. He analyzes the authentic structural,...
Upland Autumn
Birds, Dogs, and Shotgun Shells
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
In this collection of original stories, highly acclaimed novelist and outdoor writer William Tapply shares his finest stories of bird hunting in the Northeast country. Every season for over thirty years, Tapply has hunted the fields and backcountry of New England. Tapply’s warmth and knack for evoking...
After the Trail of Tears
The Cherokees' Struggle for Sovereignty, 1839-1880
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
This powerful narrative traces the social, cultural, and political history of the Cherokee Nation during the forty-year period after its members were forcibly removed from the southern Appalachians and resettled in what is now Oklahoma. In this master work, completed just before his death, William...
Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences
Honoring Human Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 1998
There is no shortage of research methods that are easily applied to the study of everyday human experience. How, though, does one attempt to study extraordinary human experiences - ultimate values and meanings, peak experiences, transcendence and heightened awareness, among others.
William...
The Divided Democrats
Ideological Unity, Party Reform, And Presidential Elections
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Do Democrats have greater difficulty maintaining party unity than Republicans? William Mayer argues that they do, chiefly because the Democrats are a more ideologically diverse, less cohesive party. After extensively documenting the Democrats' traditional problems of division and disagreement, Mayer...
Power, Profits, and Patriarchy
The Social Organization of Work at a British Metal Trades Firm, 1791-1922
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2001
Founded in 1791 and in existence for more than two hundred years, the Kenrick iron foundry of West Bromwich, England produced some of the finest cast-iron hardware ever made. William and Clifford Staples' goal in studying the Kenrick case is to examine how taken-for-granted assumptions about class,...