books by John Simmons

books by John Simmons

books:

John Simmons

Breaking Through: Transforming Urban School Districts

John Simmons

Teacher College Press, 2006

Advanced Praise for Breaking Through
"A handbook for the transformation of schools and districts, chock full of authoritative recommendations; it promises to become an essential resource for both experts and novices." - Howard Gardner, Professor of Education and Cognition, Harvard Graduate School of ...

Moral Principles and Political Obligations
A. John Simmons

Princeton University Press, 1981

Outlining the major competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy- from Locke and Hume through Hart, Rawls, and Nozick- John Simmons attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation.

Managing the Wet Garden: Plants That Flourish in Problem Places
John Simmons

Timber Press, 2008

Water is usually a gardener's friend, bringing lush plant growth and the sensory delights of fountains, streams, and ponds. But even gardeners can have too much of a good thing, and excess water can be hostile to plant life. Fortunately, John Simmons comes to the rescue with the definitive guide to managing a variety of wet garden sites. Managing ...

Brands and Branding (The Economist Series)

Rita Clifton, John Simmons, ...

Bloomberg Press, 2004

Unique, Refreshing, and Informative Perspectives
This book offers a variety of perspectives on brands and branding from several dozen different experts on marketing. I especially enjoyed reading it because most of these experts draw upon experiences outside of the United States. True, core concepts have global ...

The Scientific 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Scientists, Past and Present (100)

John Galbraith Simmons

Citadel, 2000

A 'must-have' book on shelves of teachers of science!
I had to put off reading this book until the summer because under normal conditions a person would pick this book up and look for a specific scientist, or science, and then get the wanted information on those specifics. This is not one of those books that you just pick ...

What Is Surrealism?: Selected Writings

Andre Breton

Pathfinder Press (NY), 1978

Can't say enough how interesting, easy-to-read this is
Well, what a shock. A totally human, big, fat tome on an art form that I've never enjoyed. Makes understandable and useful for one's own life the surrealists' aim of dissolving the alienating barriers between thought and action, dream and consciousness, art and life. ...

Guitar Army: Rock and Revolution with The MC5 and the White Panther Party

John Sinclair

Process, 2007

Classic manifesto of music-inspired rebellion.
Now in an updated edition with two dozen previously unpublished black-and-white period photographs, additional recent writings by the author, and an introduction by Michael Simmons, Guitar Army: Rock Revolution with MC5 and the White Panther Party is the testimony of ...

Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies
John E. Simmons

Amer Assn of Museums, 2006

Collections care is a core responsibility for all museums that own, care for, or use colections. The foundation stone for good collections care is a good collections management policy. Things Great and Small is the first to comprehensively address how to write such a policy for any type of museum. Drawing on his extensive experience - as ...

Marvelous Journey Home

John M. Simmons

Brigham Distributing, 2007

The Marvelous Journey Home
This book is a must-read for anyone considering adopting a child from overseas. It also is an eye-opener if you know someone who has. You will discover they've gone on a journey that may be marvelous but also was filled with emotionally draining setbacks and ...

Windows XP MVP

John Barnett, Curt Simmons, ...

Wiley, 2005

Great Addition to the Windows XP Library
This is a fine, answers-based book that covers a lot of the same ground as other Windows books, but boasts a superior focus on solutions. Maybe that's because the lead author is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional specializing in Windows XP help. This book is very ...

Power Struggle: World Energy in the Twenty-First Century
John R. Moroney

Praeger Publishers, 2008

Can catastrophic climate change in this century be averted without strangling the world economy and global aspirations for improved living standards?both of which depend on the continuing prominence of fossil fuels in the 21st century? Power Struggle: World Energy in the Twenty-First Century argues that it can. Moroney demonstrates that energy is ...

We, Me, Them & It: How to Write Powerfully for Business

John Simmons

Cyan Communications, 2006

Me, Him, It and Those
I'd never read a book like this before. I was expecting a text book with clear recommendations about 'how to', rules about good and bad writing and a nice, safe, unemotional set of guidelines about how to get through my day as a writer for business. What I got was ...

My Sister's a Barista: How They Made Starbucks a Home Away from Home (Great Brand Stories series)

John Simmons

Cyan Communications, 2005

Excellent book!
This book can be finished in a day! I simply couldn't put it down. It's written as a story so you get quickly pulled into the storyline to find out the end. Although, you already know the ending...Starbucks is one of the most admired brands and successful companies ...

Herpetological Collecting and Collections Management
John E. Simmons

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2002

Revised, expanded edition. An invaluable resource which can be applied to many other biological disciplines.

Gamemastering Secrets Second Edition

Aaron Rosenberg, Sam Chupp, ...

Grey Ghost Press, 2002

Food for Thought
This book is a collection of essays by notables in the gaming field, and their thoughts about the purpose of the Gamemaster, and ideas on how to make the roleplaying experience better for all. While it does have some "try this" tips, it really isn't a "how to do ...