Wilson: 5374 books
The King and the Gentleman
Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1649
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
For all the myth surrounding Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I, there is no detailed account of any meeting between them. Yet they were almost exact contemporaries, embodying virtually everything for which politicians, bishops, preachers and generals contended. The paths of these two men gradually...
by Doug Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Finalist for the 2014 Casey Award!
Selected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the 2014 author's series
Brooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era,...
Let's Play Two
The Life and Times of Ernie Banks
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
When Ernie Banks passed away in 2015, he was regarded as one of the most beloved men in baseball history. Making his start as a shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues as a teenager, Banks went on to become the first African American to play for the Chicago Cubs. Known affectionately...
by Kelly Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
**The adventures of the Wilson sisters in the American West.**This is the third book from bestselling author and television star Kelly Wilson. Kelly's first two books, For the Love of Horses and Stallion Challenges were full of stories from the Wilsons' quest to save wild Kaimanawas from the government...
by Kelly Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
From the author of the bestselling book For the Love of Horses, comes an epic new journey to rescue wild Kaimanawa horses from the biennial cull. Follow television stars Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson on their quest to train 10 wild, difficult and sometimes dangerous Kaimanawas for competition in...
by Alex Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
When the owner of a small business decides it is time to sell, it can be a daunting challenge. Where to start? Who to trust? How much to ask? Alex Wilson was a business broker and COO of a mergers and acquisitions firm. He brings counsel and insights that will give direction and boost confidence during this confusing perhaps once-in-a-lifetime event.
Trails and Tribulations
Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
In an age when "survival" shows permeate the media, noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. Wilson knows better than most how to live in the woods. As park ranger, canoe guide, outfitter, trail builder,...
A Corporate Solution to Global Poverty
How Multinationals Can Help the Poor and Invigorate Their Own Legitimacy
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
World leaders have given the reduction of global poverty top priority. And yet it persists. Indeed, in many countries whose governments lack either the desire or the ability to act, poverty has worsened. This book, a joint venture of a Harvard professor and an economist with the International Finance...
The Compass and the Nail
How the Patagonia Model of Loyalty Can Save Your Business, and Might Just Save the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Brand development and direct marketing expert, Craig Wilson, argues for the responsibility of consumers and the companies they spend money with. It is only through the power of the consumer, and the dedication of businesses to creating responsible and sustainable products, that we will be able to combat...
by Julie Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Thanks to the rise of neoliberalism over the past several decades, we live in an era of rampant anxiety, insecurity, and inequality. While neoliberalism has become somewhat of an academic buzzword in recent years, this book offers a rich and multilayered introduction to what is arguably the most...
Cultural Passions
Fans, Aesthetes and Tarot Readers
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Elizabeth Wilson is one of our most radical cultural critics. In Cultural Passions she transcends the division between 'high' and 'low' culture, exploring the emotional commitment people bring to the books, performances, objects and rituals in which they find meaning and challenging an enduring suspicion...
by Cathy Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Dating Advice For Men: Learn the Right Signals to Land the Hot Chick by expert Cathy Wilson heads straight to the climax. Wilson Coaches, Guides, Instructs guys to magically lure hot girls straight into bed fast. Dating Advice for Men unveils the DEEP, DARK SECRETS women keep locked up. PENETRATING a...
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
The Intimate Economies of Bangkok
Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2004
Bangkok has been at the frontier of capitalism's drive into the global south for three decades. Rapid development has profoundly altered public and private life in Thailand. In her provocative study of contemporary commerce in Bangkok, Ara Wilson captures the intimate effects of the global economy...