John E : 941 books
by John E. Wills Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
In The World from 1450 to 1700, historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther,...
by John E.Mack
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
John Mack explored alien encounter experiences deeply revealing a world of meaning and power that can revolutionize our understanding of who we are and our place in the cosmos. Dr. Mack suggests that such experiences reveal to us a universe which is filled with intelligence and life though this may...
Fish or Cut Bait
How Winning Churches Make Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Through extensive research, Dr. John Kaiser shares the best practices of ten successful congregations. Focusing explicitly on decision-making rather than planning, structure, relationships, or any other host of factors, Fish or Cut Bait outlines how these congregations’ boards/leaders provide both...
Censoring Sex
A Historical Journey Through American Media
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2007
In this gracefully written, accessible and entertaining volume, John Semonche surveys censorship for reasons of sex from the nineteenth century up to the present. He covers the various forms of American media—books and periodicals, pictorial art, motion pictures, music and dance, and radio, television,...
by John Glasby, John E. Muller
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
These were the last weeks and days before the end of the world, before total destruction overwhelmed Earth and every living thing on the surface of the planet. No one knew exactly how long they had before the sun turned nova and destroyed not only Earth but all of the other planets in the Solar System....
The Forgotten Worker
The Rural Wage Earner in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
As New Zealand's agricultural industry developed in the twentieth century, the rural worker shearer, labourer, musterer began to disappear from public view. In this fascinating study, John Martin uncovers the lives of these 'forgotten workers', describing their working lives, relationships with employers,...
Knowledge Sharing Tutorial
Where Technology Is Advancing, Economies Challenged, and Communities Evolving, Nothing Is More Essential Than the Development of Learning Resources in School and at Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
In Knowledge Sharing Tutorial, Professor John Harrigan presents an intriguing way to bring valuable experience to educators and administrators who are preparing to introduce new thoughts and new technology to enhance educations promising opportunities, confront challenging problems, and acclimate...
Bill Sublette
Mountain Man
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
Bill Sublette (1799-1845) led two lives. Renowned as a hardy mountain man, he ranged the Missouri, Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Sweetwater River country between 1823 and 1833 hunting beaver, fighting Indians, and unwittingly opening the West for settlers (he proved that wagons could be used effectively...
Our Time
Training, Deploying, and Combat with Company C, 2Nd Battalion, 47Th Infantry
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
The 9th Infantry Division was formed in a new and unique way in 1966. Traditionally, soldiers attended basic training on one Army post, Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at another, then reported to their units to begin serving with soldiers they had never met. The 9th was different. Recruits reported...
Out of the Desert
A Story of Palestine, Ploesti and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
The daring low level mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti has long been considered as one of the most significant missions of World War Il. The allies were determined to annihilate the very source of the fuel which fed the German war machine. In Out of the Desert, a distinguished veteran of the...
by John E. Hallwas
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Established in 1826, McDonough County, Illinois, has experienced fascinating changes since pioneer days, including the gradualdisappearance of some small communities and rural neighborhoods. Remembering McDonough County focuses on the local tradition of notable storytellers and historians as it reflects...
by John E. Worth
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
In 1733, General James Edward Oglethorpe officially established the colony of Georgia, and within three years had fortified the coast southward toward St. Augustine. Although this region, originally known as the provinces of Guale and Mocama, had previously been under Spanish control for more than...
Myopic Grandeur
The Ambivalence of French Foreign Policy Toward the Far East, 1919-1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
General Charles de Gaulle once said, “France cannot be France without greatness.”
France’s effort to maintain its presence as a great world power is the subject of Myopic Grandeur, the first major study of French foreign policy initiatives in the Far East from World War I until the conclusion...
by John E. Curran Jr
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Building on current scholarly interest in the religious dimensions of the play, this study shows how Shakespeare uses Hamlet to comment on the Calvinistic Protestantism predominant around 1600. By considering the play's inner workings against the religious ideas of its time, John Curran explores how...