Robert Gordon
Author
Language
English
Description
The ultimate reference book for any Phillie phanatic, this book provides a behind-the-scenes peek into the private world of the players, managers, broadcasters, and executives, taking readers into the clubhouse and onto the field. Author Robert Gordon takes fans inside the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies run to the World Series, when first baseman John Kruk once told a fan, I aint an athlete, lady, Im a baseball player, back to 1980, when Mike Schmidt,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Holocaust in Italian Culture, 1944–2010 is the first major study of how postwar Italy confronted, or failed to confront, the Holocaust. Fascist Italy was the model for Nazi Germany, and Mussolini was Hitler's prime ally in the Second World War. But Italy also became a theater of war and a victim of Nazi persecution after 1943, as resistance, collaboration, and civil war raged. Many thousands of Italians-Jews and others-were deported to concentration...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines the economic growth of the United States since the Civil War, arguing that the rate of growth between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated and that a number of issues are further stagnating the already slow rate of productivity growth.
"In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, home appliances, motor vehicles, air travel,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Powerful Brand Positioning Harnesses Key Building Blocks
Brand Positioning with Power: Maximizing Your Marketing Impact is a new take on Al Ries and Jack Trout's original positioning concept. The book delivers measurable results because it:
• Is remarkably easy to use
• Uses a proven, systematic positioning process
• Leverages exciting, practical real-world examples
You'll see how the three essential building blocks of positioning lead organically...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, we have no idea of what we truly need until it appears: Against the backdrop of the Windy City, Keith McCallum finds himself enamored with the beautiful, serene breeze that is Alana Taylor, who also eagerly looks forward to the fortunate coincidence of their daily rendezvous in the McGregor building lobby. Even under the cloak of secrecy and cautious hesitation, their mutual admiration does not go unnoticed by their friends and colleagues,...
6) The Routine
Author
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, we have no idea of what we truly need until it appears:
Against the backdrop of the Windy City, Keith McCallum finds himself enamored with the beautiful, serene breeze that is Alana Taylor, who also eagerly looks forward to the fortunate coincidence of their daily rendezvous in the McGregor building lobby. Even under the cloak of secrecy and cautious hesitation, their mutual admiration does not go unnoticed by their friends and colleagues,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green, America's most iconic public housing project. Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty-three towers and a population of 20,000--all of it packed onto just seventy acres a few blocks from Chicago's ritzy Gold Coast. Cabrini-Green became synonymous with crime, squalor, and the failure of...
8) Monet
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
1983
Physical Desc
304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm
Language
English
10) Galaxy Quest
Language
English
Description
"For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector-- 'Commannder Peter Quincy Taggart, ' 'Lt. Tawny Madison, ' and 'Dr. Lazarus'-- set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space-- and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for 'historical documents' and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director...
11) Toy story
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy's favorite toy feels threatened by the arrival of a new birthday present, a high-tech spaceman model advertised on TV. Clever, incredible-looking animated film, produced entirely on computer. A grownup story masquerading as a kid's film, this story of friendship, fickleness, and the need for acceptance features a colorful cast of characters led by Woody and his rival, Buzz Lightyear
12) Men in black II
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four years after agents J and K averted an intergalactic disaster J is still working for the MIB while K has returned to the comforts of civilian life. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, J uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as J must find and convince K--who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency,...
16) Men in black II
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Four years after agents J and K averted an intergalactic disaster J is still working for the MIB while K has returned to the comforts of civilian life. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, J uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as J must find and convince K--who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency,...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this issue
Ada Palmer interview
Stories from:
Helen Jackson -Do Not Pass GO
Robert Gordon -Aeaea
Anton Rose -Jammers
J S Richardson -Paradise Bird
W G White -Sand and Rust
Elva Hills -Sleeping Fire
Duncan Lunan -The Square Fella
SF Poetry: Caroline Hardaker, Ken Poyner, Elizabeth Dulemba
Chris Kelso -SF Caledonia: Crossing the Starfield
Ruth EJ Booth -Noise and Sparks: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Genre
Author
Language
English
Description
An insightful view on how to use the power of complexity theory to manage projects more successfully.
Current management practices require adherence to rigid, global responses unsuitable for addressing the changing needs of most projects. “Complexity Theory and Project Management” shifts this paradigm to create opportunities for expanding the decision-making process in ways that promote flexibility-and increase effectiveness. It informs readers...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (407 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Men in black: the newest member of an top-secret organization that monitors extra-terrestrial activity on earth, the newly-nameless "Agent J" is paired with veteran "K" to learn the ropes and ends up with the fate of the world in his hands.
Men in black II: when an old flame of K's returns to Earth, re-opening a case from his past, J has to retrieve him from retirement, restore his memories, and get the team back together to face an intergalactic...
20) Beowulf
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Literary scholar, professor, and poet J. Lesslie Hall is best known for his 1897 translation of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf." The story focuses on the titular character of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who comes to the aid of the Danes to save their land from a human-demon monster named Grendel. After defeating Grendel, Beowulf must then kill Grendel's mother. He returns to Scandinavia with more fame and accord and eventually becomes king. Then...