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Andrew Holmes

    Carl Von Clausewitz's On War
    Overrun: Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis
    Claude M. Bristol's The Magic of Believing
    Challenges in Counselling: Self-Harm
    Organise, Educate, Control
    Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance
    • 2024

      Gas Tank City

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Featuring a collection of 100 hyperreal colored pencil drawings, this book showcases Andrew Holmes's artistic journey through American culture. Over the past 50 years, he has captured the essence of trucks, storage tanks, and service stations, highlighting the intricate details and vibrant colors that define these iconic symbols of Americana. Each drawing reflects his meticulous technique and passion for the subject, offering a unique visual experience that celebrates the beauty of everyday American landscapes.

      Gas Tank City
    • 2022

      No Blank Check presents a comprehensive study of public opinion towards presidential power. Analyzing data from panel surveys, original experiments, and historical polls, the book shows that the public opposes unilateral power and punishes presidents who use it, indicating that the public holds presidents accountable for how they exercise power.

      No Blank Check
    • 2019

      From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; the last line of defense has been laid to keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. Overrun takes us on a firsthand journey into the heart of a crisis.

      Overrun: Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis
    • 2018

      This publication brings together 27 objects that were made in Europe during the Middle Ages, between the 11th and the early 16th centuries. They represent some of the finest examples of sculpture, metalwork, painting, drawing, and stained glass still in private hands, and together offer a startling insight into the period's rich artistic achievemen

      Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
    • 2017

      On the night of 3rd December 1926, Agatha Christie went missing, and was eventually discovered in a hotel in Harrogate ten days later. But what happened to her in that time? In A Talent for Murder, Andrew Wilson ingeniously take the facts and creates a gripping, utterly believable story of blackmail and murder.

      A Talent for Murder
    • 2013

      Organise, Educate, Control

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      This book presents the achievements of the union Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) since the 1850s, but does not shy away from challenges to that history or from controversies past and present. Contributors detail the industrial influence of the AMWU since the middle of the 19th century. A. Reeves from Monash Uni and A, Dettmer from AMW

      Organise, Educate, Control
    • 2013

      Have you ever known someone who constantly thinks doom and gloom, and seems to find it at every turn? Have you ever known someone who expects the best of every situation and always seems to get it? That, according to author Claude Bristol, is the magic of believing. For more than four decades success‐oriented readers have turned to the no‐nonsense, time‐tested motivational techniques described in The Magic of Believing to achieve their long‐ and short‐term goals. Here, Andrew Holmes’s interpretation of this 1948 self‐help classic illustrates the timeless nature of Bristol’s insights by bringing them to life through 52 modern case studies. This brilliant interpretation of The Magic of Believing is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous books on popular self‐help ever written.

      Claude M. Bristol's The Magic of Believing
    • 2012
    • 2010

      Carl Von Clausewitz's On War

      • 111 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      On War is one of the first books on modern military strategy. Writing mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, von Clausewitz never lived to see it published. He had a theory that it was the integration of political, societal and economic issues that was the most important factor in deciding the outcome of a war. This new theory made On War one of the most important texts on strategy ever written. Here, Andrew Holmes' interpretation of On War illustrates the timeless nature of von Clausewitz's insights by bringing them to life through 52 modern case studies of business and society. This brilliant interpretation of On War is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous strategy books ever written.

      Carl Von Clausewitz's On War
    • 2010

      Andrew Holmes' interpretation of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Self-Reliance' illustrates the timeless nature of Emerson's insights. Bringing them to life through 52 modern case studies, this interpretation is an entertaining and informative accompaniment to a classic of self-help philosophy.

      Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance