Search Results: Authors starting with V from Janson Books

During the six months prior to the World Trade Center attack, the United States walked away from a treaty to control the world traffic in small arms, the Kyoto accords, a treaty to combat bioterrorism, and many other international agreements. After 9/11 there was a flurry of coalition building, but Europe and Asia quickly came to see the conflict in Afghanistan as an American war with Tony Blair leading cheers from the sidelines. Recent American calls to action in Iraq have only reinforced international perception that the U.S. plans to remain a solitary actor on the world stage. Despite our stated good intentions -- the causes of justice and democracy -- we have become the world's largest rogue nation. The Bush administration did not invent the American tradition of unilateralism, but, Clyde Prestowitz argues, they have taken it to unprecedented heights. Rogue Nation explores the historical roots of the unilateral impulse and shows how it helps shape American foreign policy in every important area:… Read More

Phoebe Avery has always been a lucky girl.

Popular, smart, and beautiful, Phoebe has it all. She's even planning the hottest party ever with her four best friends to celebrate their middle school graduation. With the perfect green dress picked out at Neiman Marcus and half her class clamoring for invites, plus a new guy to crush on, Phoebe could not be in a better mood until it looks like the party might be over before it can even start.

When Phoebe's family is suddenly faced with losing it all, she discovers that there is more at risk than just her designer jeans. In a town where gossip rules, Phoebe needs to keep everything a secret, or she may lose her friends too. Can lucky Phoebe really be out of luck?

A dramatic black- and- white presentation of the alphabet in which the three-time Caldecott medalist depicts a mysterious transformation of each letter.

Black cloth bound hardback with silver lettering. No dust jacket.

Jason Bourne is back in this "rollicking roller coaster ride of spy games" as a riddle leaves Bourne with less than four days to prevent a cataclysmic international war" (BookReporter.com).On the eve of Russian general Boris Karpov's wedding, Jason Bourne receives an enigmatic message from his old friend and fellow spymaster. In Moscow, what should be a joyous occasion turns bloody and lethal. Now Bourne is the only one who can decipher Karpov's cryptogram. He discovers that Karpov has betrayed his sovereign to warn Bourne of a crippling disaster about to be visited on the world. Bourne has only four days to discover the nature of the disaster and stop it.The trail Karpov has been following leads Bourne to Cairo and the doorstep of Ivan Borz, the elusive international arms dealer infamous for hiding behind a never-ending series of false identities, a man Bourne has been hunting ever since he abducted former Treadstone director Soraya Moore and her two-year-old daughter and brutally murdered Soraya's… Read More

In order to protect his father's friend, Nicholas Linnear becomes unwittingly entangled in the Japanese underworld, and the Ninja enters a world of passion and deadly deception.

ASIN: B00BXTDK86

Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. Hendrik Willem van Loon's ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared this book to countless readers. 280 drawings.This book published by Boni and Liverigh Twentieth printing December 1, 1922In blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the front and the spine. A inlaid label to the front panel. ; Original binding.

This book is about neuronal networks within the brain. With roughly 100 billion nerve cells the human brain contains about 3.2 million kilometers of 'wires' to make a million billion of connections between these nerve cells. Nerve cells exchange electrical and chemical signals through these connections and the dynamical patterns of electrical/chemical signals are the basis of all our thinking, memories, consciousness, and control of our behaviour.



How do these networks develop their specific connectivity, what are the patterns of electrical activity that serve such a fundamental role in our cognitive abilities, how can it go wrong in these networks resulting in different types of brain pathologies, such as mental retardation, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy or schizophrenia? These questions are among the most fundamental ones in neuroscience and are addressed in this volume. The chapters in this book cover both state-of-the-art broad reviews and in-depth studies of topics selected in order to bridge… Read More

Item Weight 1.82 pounds
ISBN-10 0824307046
ISBN-13 978-0824307042
Dimensions 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
Publisher Annual Reviews; 1st Edition (June 1, 1972)
Language: English

Hardcover. GOOD.

Item Weight 2.29 pounds
Hardcover 694 pages
ISBN-10 0824313437
ISBN-13 978-0824313432
Dimensions 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
Publisher Annual Reviews; 1st edition (September 30, 2005)

Hardcover. VERY_GOOD.

Item Weight 13.6 ounces
Hardcover 498 pages
ISBN-10 0824313429
ISBN-13 978-0824313425
Dimensions 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
Publisher Annual Reviews; 1st edition (September 1, 2004)
Hardcover. VERY_GOOD.

Dr. Michael Turner, the best American neurosurgeon, is flown to Moscow for clandestine surgery on the dissident Polish cardinal, Karol Stanislawski, surgery that costs Turner dearly and saves Stanislawski for the throne of St. Peter

The acclaimed author of Flipped delivers a powerful and healing story that's perfect for anyone who's ever thought that something was impossible. Readers will revel in the story of a girl who puts herself back together—and learns to dream bigger than ever before—after she's told she'll never run again.Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight and invisible. People who don't know what to say, act like she's not there. Which she could handle better if she weren't now keenly aware that she'd done the same thing herself to a girl with CP named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through all the math she's missed. A girl who sees right into the heart of her.With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track… Read More

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD

"You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist

"A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal

"Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times

Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.

The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in… Read More

With the guidance of the Gray Prince, the fierce Uldrans prepare to reclaim their rule over the planet Koryphon, seizing power from the hands of the aristocratic Outkers. Original.

Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian outback. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget . .

Sometimes, the things that can change your life will cross your path in one instant-and then, in a fleeting moment, they're gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch carefully, you will believe....Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life-and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his marriage. He has lost sight of his wife, Kate, their two daughters, and ultimately himself. Eight year old Nathan has a beloved mother, Maggie, whom he is losing to cancer. But Nathan and his family are building a simple yet full life, and struggling to hold onto every moment they have together. A chance meeting on Christmas Even brings Robert and Nathan together-he is shopping for a family he hardly knows and Nathan is shopping for a mother he is soon to lose. In this one encounter, their lives are forever altered as Robert learns an important lesson: sometimes the smallest things can make all the difference. The Christmas Shoes is a… Read More

Beware the Leaven is a vampire novel like no other.
The definitive vampire tale. History's first vampire is identified, and their unending bloodlust is finally explained.
In identifying history's first vampire, and the reason for the creatures birth, the novel breaks ground previously untread within the genre. The vampires bloodlust is meticulously explained. Not just any blood will do, and there are caveats, even for the undead as they stalk humanity. But if the proper bloodline is ultimately found, humanity may well face a quick and unthinkable end.
Only the custodians stand between the vampire population and their prey, and the custodians line predates even that of the vampire. Beware the Leaven will cause the reader to think about vampirism as never before.
About the autbor:
Jim Vanore, a veteran editor and columnist for the Cape May County, NJ Herald, is a retired Philadelphia Police sergeant, USAF veteran, and award-winning writer whose work has been recognized by the Philadelphia Press… Read More

Although almost every city has long-standing traditions, nothing compares to the Mummers' Parade. Dating back more than 100 years, this New Year's Day celebration has become a city staple.

The tale's protagonist, Little Maxie, attends his first parade with his mother and older brother and becomes entranced by the costumes and routines. While performing, members from different organizations approach him with balloons and start spinning to get him involved and laughing. When Maxie drifts off to a dreamland during the parade, he perfects his own moves and becomes the littlest Mummer with the help of some veteran friends.

The members of The Adams Round Table present an exciting collection of crime stories from such renowned writers as Mary Higgins Clark, Lawrence Block, Warren Murphy, Justin Scott, Peter Straub, and other notable authors.Signed by Peter Straub