Books with author J. L. Patrick

SAVE ROUGHLY 40% BY GETTING THE *** NANOAGENTS: THE ALIEN FILES BUNDLE ***"Nanoagents: The Return of Xabigan" is also available in the NANOAGENTS: THE ALIEN FILES BUNDLE, which contains all 5 books from "The Alien Files" series. Hop over to www.crimsonmyth.com and follow the "Book Bundles" Link!+++++ The alien that was the impetus for the formation of the Nanoagents team is returning. His name is Xabigan and he's not a happy camper.The Nanoagents learn that Xabigan has likely recovered the memories that Seth had wiped out when the alien was originally on Earth. According to their new alien contact, a Zbrakni named "Yexigan," Xabigan was known to back up all of his memories on a daily basis. If this is true, Xabigan will remember being on Earth before the day Seth, Rez, and Commander Larson had worked together to banish him. The team's only hope is that he doesn't remember Seth!Will the agents be able to once again defend Earth against the sinister intentions of Xabigan? Can the team work together to banish the alien once and for all? What about the new contact, Yexigan? Will she be a true friend and ally?This is the most important mission yet for the Nanoagents. If they fail this one, the entire Earth will fall under the rule of a very bad alien!

The Bill of Rights is an extraordinary collection of original documents, carefully introduced and put into context by historian John Patrick, that traces the origins of the Bill of Rights back to England's Magna Carta and its legal traditions through to present day controversies over freedoms of speech, religion, bearing arms, assembling, and more. Examples of challenges to the Bill of Rights include:* The Sedition Act of 1798, which made it illegal to express criticism of the U.S. government * The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II * George W. Bush's Executive Order of November 13, 2001, expanding the government's authority against individuals when terrorism is suspected.

Award-winning poet Lewis invites readers to climb aboard for an eye-opening, lyrical journey to some of the world's greatest monuments, including lush photographs. The back matter features a map showing each site's location, historical information on each one, and a brief history of the photographs. Teachers looking to integrate language arts into their social studies lessons will find this book a delight.

Is there a top-secret base on the moon?A secret research facility has gone dark and the Nanoagents are sent to find out what happened. The problem is that the facility is on the moon! The team works with NASA to determine a way to get to the moon. Once there they learn that a group of aliens has taken the Moon Base crew hostage. Seth, Ajita, Jaden, Cheryl, and Chen have to work together to figure out how to free the hostages and take back Moon Base. But there is a problem... The aliens (known as Klakzaskians) that have taken over the base are not the ones running the show, they’re just following orders. The alien in-charge is a Zbrakni, just like the alien named “Xabigan” that Seth had run into a few months earlier. His name is “Civugan” and he has learned a way to make the Klakzaskians do whatever he wants, and one of the things he wants to do is conquer Earth! Can the Nanoagents get the Klakzaskians on their side? Will they be able to work with these new aliens to take Civugan down and get back control of Moon Base? The Nanoagents will have to rely on each other if they’re going to free the hostages and save the Earth from certain doom.

The Supreme Court of the United States is an illustrated A-to-Z guide that covers virtually all aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court, including biographical articles on all of the Justices, summaries and analysis of key decisions of the Court, articles on legal terms and statutes associated with the day-to-day operations of the court, the history of the Court, and essays on major Constitutional issues. The second edition includes new articles on major cases decided since the publication of the first edition in 1993, including Clinton v. City of New York (1998, concerning the Line Item Veto Act), Agonstini v. Felton (1997, concerning the separation of church and state), and Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997, regarding the government regulation of mass-media communications). There are also new general articles on African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Women in the Judicial branch. Illustrations include portraits, cartoons, and Supreme Court memorabilia. Articles are cross-referenced with suggestions for further reading listed at the end of each article as we as at the end of the book. An extensive list of Supreme Court-related websites now supplements the further reading.

Natalya knows a secret.A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia's Winter Palace.It holds a power rooted in the land and stolen from the mystics.A power that promises a life of love for her and Alexei Romanov.Power, that, in the right hands, can save her way of life.But it's not in the right hands. An epic romance with glittering magical elements, TSARINA is swirling with beautiful prose, stark Russian contrasts, and lavish visuals perfect for fans of Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty.

Did you know that Earth's harshest deserts are home to a wide variety of animals?Beautiful color photos and lyrical text written by Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis transform these nonfiction books into works of art as they introduce readers (Ages 6-7) to the animals that live in the some of the Earth's most fascinating biomes.Meet roadrunners, sidewinders, and more in the pages of My Home in the Desert.

Of the original Gilded Age, historian Richard Hofstadter wrote: “There is no other period in the nation’s history when politics seems so completely dwarfed by economic changes, none in which the life of the country rests so completely in the hands of the industrial entrepreneur.” The era of William Jefferson Clinton’s ascent to the presidency was strikingly similar—nothing less, Clinton himself said, than “a paradigm shift . . . from the industrial age to an information-technology age, from the Cold War to a global society.” How Bill Clinton met the challenges of this new Gilded Age is the subject of Patrick J. Maney’s book: an in-depth perspective on the 42nd president of the United States and the transformative era over which he presided.Bill Clinton: New Gilded Age President goes beyond personality and politics to examine the critical issues of the day: economic and fiscal policy, business and financial deregulation, healthcare and welfare reform, and foreign affairs in a post-Cold War world. But at its heart is Bill Clinton in all his guises: the first baby boomer to reach the White House; the “natural”—the most gifted politician of his generation, but one with an inexplicably careless and self-destructive streak; the “Comeback Kid,” repeatedly overcoming long odds; the survivor, frequently down but never out; and, with Hillary Rodham Clinton, part of the most controversial First Couple since Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.Maney’s book is, in sum, the most succinct and up-to-date study of the Clinton presidency, invaluable not merely for understanding a transformative era in American history, but presidential, national, and global politics today.