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  • Life of Abraham Lincoln (Illustrated Edition)

    by John Bowers ...
    Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the Westerner who educated himself and became a self made man, rising from lawyer to leader of the new Republican Party before becoming the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln successfully navigated the Union ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Downward spiral

    Collapsing public standards and how to restore them

    by John Bowers ...
    The Johnson era will be remembered for a series of scandals that severely eroded trust in the British government. From questionable PPE tenders and public appointments to the ‘partygate’ fiasco, every aspect of public life seemed tainted. How did this downward spiral begin, and what can be done to reverse it?In this eye-opening book, veteran KC John Bowers presents a fearless examination of the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-1959

    by John M. Bowers, Peter Steffensen ...
    Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-59 traces J. R. R. Tolkien's critical engagements with Geoffrey Chaucer from his undergraduate Oxford essays in 1913 to remarks in his retirement lecture in 1959. Reprinted with both Tolkien's own annotations and new notes from the authors, this book analyses his major articles such as ^"Chaucer as a Philologist: The Reeve's Tale", as well as his unpublished edition of the ... Read more

    $94.49 USD

  • One Priest’s Wondering Beliefs

    Progressive Christianity: A Critical Review of Christian Doctrines

    by John E. Bowers ...
    This book is aimed at those Christians who have begun to question the conventional understandings of Jesus, and Christianity, and even of what we mean by "God," and have become discomforted by the dissonance between their own thinking and the church's stance. A critical thinker by inclination and education, Jack Bowers explored Celtic Christian spirituality for a decade. That taught him there are ... Read more

    $28.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

    by John M. Bowers ...
    Tolkien's Lost Chaucer uncovers the story of an unpublished and previously unknown book by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien worked between 1922 and 1928 on his Clarendon edition Selections from Chaucer's Poetry and Prose, and though never completed, its 160 pages of commentary reveals much of his thinking about language and storytelling when he was still at the threshold of his career ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Introduction to the Gawain Poet

    by John M Bowers ...
    Series series New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions
    In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet, John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alongside the poet's lesser known but no less brilliant works.In addition to his succinct introductions and plot summaries, Bowers skillfully details the cultural, historical, political, and religious contexts for these works ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Passing the Test

    April–June 1951

    Edited by William T. Bowers, John T. Greenwood ...
    Series series Combat in Korea
    " Passing the Test completes the story of ground combat during the Chinese offensives of 1951 . . . This is combat history at its best." —Lt. General Julius W. Becton, Jr. (Ret.)For US and UN soldiers fighting the Korean War, the spring of 1951 was brutal. The troops faced a tough and determined foe under challenging conditions. The Chinese Spring Offensive of 1951 exemplified the hardships of the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes

    Understanding Theory and Application

    by John Bowers ...
    A concise, visually based introduction to graphic design methodologiesGraphic design has emerged as a discipline complete with a body of scholarly literature devoted to its underlying theory. Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes contributes to this expanding discourse by illustrating the value of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in guiding conceptual development in ... Read more

    $50.00 USD

  • Deriving Syntactic Relations

    by John Bowers ...
    Series Book 151 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    A pioneering new approach to a long-debated topic at the heart of syntax: what are the primitive concepts and operations of syntax? This book argues, appealing in part to the logic of Chomsky's Minimalist Program, that the primitive operations of syntax form relations between words rather than combining words to form constituents. Just three basic relations, definable in terms of inherent ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Becoming the Pearl-Poet

    Perceptions, Connections, Receptions

    by Jane Beal, Kristin Abbo, Elizabeth Allen, John M. Bowers, M. W. Brumit, Ethan Campbell, Nancy Ciccone, David Coley, Michael Drout, Joel Fredell0, Jonathan Gerkin1, Grace Hamman2, Kimberly Jack3, Scott Kleinman4, Kenna Olsen5, Corey Owen6, Jonathan Quick7, Mickey Sweeney8 ...
    Series series Studies in Medieval Literature
    Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work in late-medieval England—and beyond? In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions, readers can explore the world of this extraordinary, fourteenth-century writer. In Part I, “Perceptions,” five scholars give insightful literary analyses of the narrative poems ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Audiobook

    Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

    by John M. Bowers ...
    Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 36 min

    Tolkien's Lost Chaucer uncovers the story of an unpublished and previously unknown book by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien worked between 1922 and 1928 on his Clarendon edition Selections from Chaucer's Poetry and Prose, and though never completed, its 160 pages of commentary reveals much of his thinking about language and storytelling when he was still at the threshold of his career ... Read more

    Was $29.99 USD Now $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Promoting Positive Youth Development

    Lessons from the 4-H Study

    Edited by Edmond P. Bowers, G. John Geldhof, Sara K. Johnson, Lacey J. Hilliard, Rachel M. Hershberg, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Richard M. Lerner ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book presents the results of the longitudinal 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. The volume discusses how self-regulation and contextual resources (e.g., strong relationships with parents, peers, and the community) can be fostered in young people to contribute to the enhancement of functioning throughout life. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of youth thriving, and offers ... Read more

    $89.09 USD