Thompson: 3849 books
by Matthew B. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Some people go out in the forest to find Bigfoot, and THINK they know what to do, but they don't. There are only a few ways to find Bigfoot, but a lot of ways NOT to find him!
by Laura Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
For thousands and thousands of years our Jewish brothers and sisters have celebrated Passover. This holiday commemorates their Exodus from slavery. These miraculous events changed misery to peace, slavery to freedom, sin to grace. One of the last things Jesus did with his disciples was to celebrate...
by Bryan Giemza, Rebecca Sharpless, Ted Atkinson
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Much of American popular culture depicts the 1930s South either as home to a population that was intellectually, morally, and physically stunted, or as a romantic, sentimentalized haven untouched by the nation’s financial troubles. Though these images stand as polar opposites, each casts the South...
The White War
Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire. Nearly 750,000 Italian troops were killed in savage, hopeless fighting on the stony hills north of Trieste and in the snows of the Dolomites. To maintain discipline, General Luigi Cadorna restored the Roman practice of decimation, executing random...
by Damian Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Addictions to iphones, painkillers, cupcakes, alcohol and sex are taking over our lives. Our most casual daily habits can quickly become obsessions that move beyond our control. Damian Thompson, who has himself struggled with a range of addictions, argues that human desire is in the process of being...
Politicians, the Press, and Propaganda
Lord Northcliffe and the Great War, 1914-1919
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Politicians, the Press, and Propaganda represents the most recent and most extensive research on Alfred Harmsworth (Lord Northcliffe), one of the “press lords” who influenced British politics and policy during the First World War. Thompson’s is the only study to deal with Northcliffe and the...
America's Social Arsonist
Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
"A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire."—Fred Ross
Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would “stay with his own kind,” Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism began...
Conflict in the Horn of Africa
The Kenya-Somalia Border Problem 1941–2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Conflict in the Horn of Africa examines how the Kenya-Somalia border problem has deep roots in pre-colonial and colonial times mirroring the phenomenon of shifting territorial and human frontiers and treaties which Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia made before and after World Wars I and II. This...
The Spirit of Compromise
Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It - Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2014
To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis—dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. In The Spirit of Compromise, eminent political thinkers Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson show why compromise is...
It's Time to Redefine Success
Building a Career That's Built to Last
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This Element is an excerpt from Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters (ISBN: 9780132287517) by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, and Mark Thompson. Available in print and digital formats. Discover why conventional definitions of success can poison you and learn the three elements of real...
Ideologies in the Age of Extremes
Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-1991
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2010
This is a history of political ideologies during the period from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, famously described by Eric Hobsbawm as 'The Age of Extremes'.*BR**BR*By introducing the key ideologies of the twentieth-century: liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism,...
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
Where Do Camels Belong?
Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2014
Where do camels belong? You may be surprised to learn that they evolved and lived for tens of millions of years in North America—and also that the leek, national symbol of Wales, was a Roman import to Britain, as were chickens, rabbits and pheasants. These classic examples highlight the issues of...
We Stood Upon Stars
Finding God in Lost Places
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Get Lost. . . and Find What Really Matters
We are made for freedom and adventure, friendship and romance. Yet too much of life is spent unfulfilled at work, restless at home, and bored at church. All the while knowing there is something more. You’ll find some of life’s best moments waiting...