The Question of Fire Control. This book provides new and revisionist accounts of the Dreyer/Pollen controversy, and of gunnery at Jutland.[...]

Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many others are addressed in this highly engaging guide. Punishment is a critical intr[...]

Langdon gives a broad overview of the evolution of science fiction, from the early twentieth century dime store novel to the soft agenda SF of the '90s. Authors examined include E. M. Forster, John W. Campbell, Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. The volume also includes an introduction to the lar[...]

When their nineteen-year-old sister is savagely raped and killed, her two young brothers go on a journey to bring her body back home and, along the way, search for any and all clues that could lead them to their sister's brutal murderer. 30,000 first printing.[...]

"The Fugitive" meets "Blade Runner" with a Kevin Brooks kick in this heart-stopper about a boy who discovers he's not one hundred percent human.
It was just supposed to be a routine exam. But when the doctors snake the fiber-optic tube down Robert Smith's throat, what they discover doesn't make [...]

A hilarious companion to the "New York Times" bestselling "Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't)" about the power of stories and storytelling.
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Missy loves her librarian, Miss Brooks. And she loves to go to Miss Brooks' before-school story time. But to get to Story Nook, she has to pass B[...]

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a fast[...]

A completely original approach to trading using price bar charts In Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar, Al Brooks--a technical analyst for Futures magazine and an independent trader--demonstrates how the information gleaned from this method can significantly enhance trading returns, while minimizing d[...]

This book will help project managers figure out how costs interact with the general ledger and help them make decisions about whether to continue with the project as planned, find an alternative solution, or scrap the project altogether. This second edition includes updated information on Project[...]