James Jones: 169 books

Afrocentric Books presents twelve tales that will transport you from Regency England to Post-Apocalyptic Africa. From the lofty branches of a mythical tree to the depths of the underworld, Afromyth explores fantastical worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent. Meet men who...

Long ago, in a small shop on a small side street in a small town, a tailor has just put the last stitch in a fine red coat with a white-fur trim. With the remaining scraps of red cloth, he sews a tasseled nightcap unlike any other nightcap he has made before. But month after month, year after year, forgotten...

Take an amazing ride with eight authors as they add a funky twist to the Dieselpunk genre. The Dieselfunk! anthology fills a void common in most speculative fiction genres, providing a much needed voice from an African/African Diaspora perspective. Dieselpunk just got funky!

‘In the glass, reflected light reared like a burning ship. Whispered words, with the urgency of intercession, opened a laceration in her brain. On the livid tissues behind were drawn the cramped dimensions of a dark, musty room…’ In extremis, the future will feed on the past Bethan...

On late evening in June of 1959 gunshots echoed through southills neighborhood of West Covina, California. Dr. R. Bernard Finch had murdered his wife, Barbara Jean. His accomplice was his 18 year old paramour, Carole Tregoff. The only witness; the young au pare from Sweden, Marie Anne Lidholm. Three...

Write Like a Chemist is a unique guide to chemistry-specific writing. Written with National Science Foundation support and extensively piloted in chemistry courses nationwide, it offers a structured approach to writing that targets four important chemistry genres: the journal article, conference abstract,...

Working with Dynamic Crop Models: Methods, Tools and Examples for Agriculture and Environment, 3e, is a complete guide to working with dynamic system models, with emphasis on models in agronomy and environmental science. The introductory section presents the foundational information for the book including...

A Hidden Madness tells the story of an accomplished individual who has reached the pinnacle of his profession (law professor) despite suffering for over thirty years from the severe mental illness bipolar disorder. He has done so mostly in silence because of fear of stigma. Extreme childhood bullying...

This is the full eBook edition of Ukulele Quest in fixed-layout format with downloadable audio. An ideal first ukulele book that teaches many musical styles, including rock, reggae and the blues, this colourful tutor provides a great introduction to chord charts, how to read music and musical concepts...

This text examines the primary causes of crime and victimization while exploring criminological and victimization theories. This text is unique because it allows the student to become familiar with theories of crime causation while reviewing relevant research. Four of the chapters of the text are...

A young girl gets captured by a wicked witch and transformed into a magical cook stove. Will she learn to stand on her own two feet and save herself, or remain in the magic kitchen forever A story written in the old fairy tale style as told to a father by his four year old daughter at bedtime.

A vent’anni dalla sua pubblicazione Lean Thinking rimane un libro straordinariamente vivo e attuale, uno dei pochissimi long seller della letteratura manageriale globale. In esso i cardini dell’approccio lean hanno trovato la formulazione più limpida, certamente la più fortunata, segnando la...

In its frosted chambers, everyone is alone An abducted psychic reads the cards to preserve her sanity. In another part of the country, struggling to keep his family from disintegration and to deflect the lethal attentions of an East End gang, Luke is forced to flee his home. In the long...

The 1930s are drawing to a close. On the brink of adulthood, Phyl discovers the Creek, an isolated community stranded between the Essex marshlands and the industrial highway of the Thames, where her life is unexpectedly enriched. But in the aftermath of life-changing illness and the traumatic loss...