Brandon: 1470 books
Learning from the Student's Perspective
A Sourcebook for Effective Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Much has been written about how to engage students in their learning, but very little of it has issued from students themselves. Compiled by one of the leading scholars in the field of student voice, this sourcebook draws on the perspectives of secondary students in the United States, England, Canada,...
If These Walls Could Talk: San Francisco Giants
Stories from the San Francisco Giants Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The San Francisco Giants are one of baseball's most storied franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Giants, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Haft recounts stories...
Dream Like a Champion
Wins, Losses, and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Since becoming the Nebraska women’s volleyball coach in 2000, John Cook has led the team to four national championships, seven NCAA semifinal appearances, and the nation’s top winning percentage in women’s volleyball. In Dream Like a Champion Cook shares the coaching and leadership philosophy...
Bipolar God
Understanding God's Link to Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
"Bipolar God" is a narrative identifying the link between the Christian God and mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It uses relationships established in the Bible by God and look at different decisions that He made as evidence to support its claims. While...
Being Salvation
Atonement and Soteriology in the Theology of Karl Rahner
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Karl Rahner's theory of how Jesus saves has garnered criticism. Rahner's portrayal of Jesus has been described by Hans Urs von Balthasar as merely notifying the world of God's salvific will. Others have doubted whether Rahner thinks Jesus “causes” salvation at all. Even Rahner's advocates style...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran
The Inspiring Truth About the Sacred Book of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
Taking the same approach as the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, this book presents a balanced overview of the Koran, explaining not only the 'flow' of the Koran, but also what it has to say about Allah and humanity, virtue, justice, life on earth, the afterlife, women, love, unbelievers, faith, and tradition.
by David Brandon, Alan Brooke
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
The authors of London: City of the Dead and London: The Executioners City expand their history of grim, ancient punishments into the realm of the "social" punishments used in workhouses, churches, and schools All manner of vile punishments from London's long and bloody history are collected...
by Brandon Goldentree
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
There are 40 billion Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable zones of sun-like stars. From many of those we came. Millions of us have been labeled as "Star People" aka. Indigo, or Hybrids, physically speaking. But the whole reality stretches far beyond what most humans can understand...
by Brandon Sanderson
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Note: This novella is included in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, now available in print, ebook, and audiobook from Tor (US/Canada) and Gollancz (UK/Commonwealth).
Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn Trilogy.
As such, it contains huge spoilers...
by Brandon Richmond
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
There has never been a CISSP manual like this. CISSP 90 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of CISSP. Instead, it answers the top 90 questions that we are asked and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions,...
The History of Financial Planning
The Transformation of Financial Services
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2009
The first book to provide a comprehensive history of the financial planning profession
The financial services field has been revolutionized in the last quarter of the twentieth century by the financial planning profession. So much has happened in so little time that it has been difficult to...
by Brandon Macias
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
There has never been a connection Guide like this. connection 263 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of connection. Instead, it answers the top 263 questions that we are asked and those we come across in our forums, consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal...
CMMI for Services
Guidelines for Superior Service
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2009
CMMI® for Services (CMMI-SVC) is a comprehensive set of guidelines to help organizations establish and improve processes for delivering services. By adapting and extending proven standards and best practices to reflect the unique challenges faced in service industries, CMMI-SVC offers providers a practical...
Stand and Deliver!
A History of Highway Robbery
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Why is the highwayman largely perceived as a romantic, glamorous, and gallant figure? How is it that men who were really nothing more than bandits, who were often gratuitously violent, sometimes murderers and rapists as well, have become the swashbuckling heroes of history? To put their roles in context,...