John Mayer
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"The groundbreaking psychologist argues that understanding personality is the key to our well-being. We are all curious about what people are thinking and what makes them tick. This urge to understand others helps us to adapt successfully to the world around us. Now, in Personal Intelligence, the renowned psychologist John D. Mayer reveals that we all possess a type of intelligence--a master guidance system--that allows us to understand the motives,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Organized around the personality systems framework, this text offers students a clear and engaging introduction to the study of personality. The second edition integrates cutting-edge research and provides a comprehensive road map toward understanding (1) what personality is ; (2) what personality's major subsystems are by breaking down motivation, emotion, cognition, and self ; (3) how personality's parts are organized ; and (4) how personality...
5) Sob rock
Author
Publisher
Columbia Records
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After spending time touring as a member of Dead & Company, singer-songwriter John Mayer is back with his first solo studio album since 2017's The Search for Everything. Produced by Don Was, the new album includes the single Last Train Home."--Cvsmidwesttape.ca
Author
Language
English
Description
A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency
Author
Language
English
Description
A journalist recounts his personal interview with Santa Claus at the North Pole after St. Nick himself refuted points in a Christmas paper the author was writing, during which his subject shared the actual story of his life, in a tale written to be read during the weeks before Christmas and based on legendary beliefs as well as historical information. It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas...
Author
Series
Clockwork dark volume 3
Language
English
Description
In The Nine Pound Hammer, John Bemis introduced middle-grade readers to a whole new approach to epic fantasy, founded on characters and themes from American mythology and lore, including the legend of John Henry. Now in the third and final book, the heroes come together at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago for a final confrontation with a businessman and tycoon who is in fact an ageless evil known as the Gog. With his Dark Machine, he intends...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jim Newton examines the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Here he reveals how Eisenhower effectively put an end to McCarthyism, built the modern highway system, and transformed America's staggering $8 billion deficit into a $500 million surplus in just seven short years.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, this book captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs, these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers
13) Field trip
Author
Series
Road trip volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2015
Language
English
Description
Ben and his twin classmates, Charlotte and Jacob, are missing a school field trip so Ben's father takes them, his new apprentice Brig, and the dogs on an adventure during which Ben manages to try out for a hockey academy against his parents' wishes and the twins turn the road trip into a learning experience.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"A rare and true icon of modern music, Herbie Hancock continues to bring audiences new and inventive visions of music. In August 2005, the Possibilities album was released, featuring the collaborative talents of a legendary lineup of artists. The film, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, showcases this musical project in development and design, as Herbie interacts with artists, such as Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Sting and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled.
For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy,...
For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy,...