Books with author John Mills Mills

"I understand that in my own life, I represented a whole period of American history."As Laura Ingalls Wilder realized they would, her widely loved stories of her prairie childhood have become much more than a nostalgic blend of myth, memories, and autobiography. Historically, John Miller reveals, they have much to tell us about the realities of day-to-day living and attitudes in the nineteenth century.History and literature are closely intertwined, Miller contends, and in this book he illustrates how Wilder's novels enhance our understanding of history and how, simultaneously, a historical perspective framed Wilder's fiction. Wilder, he shows, interwove content and form to produce a sentimental and compelling, yet nuanced and believable, picture of family life on the agricultural frontier.Focusing on Wilder's novels set in and around De Smet, South Dakota, which include By the Shores of Silver Lake and Little Town on the Prairie, Miller compares her fictional world to history recorded in census figures, newspaper accounts, county records, maps, and photographs. He illustrates that, although Wilder sacrificed some historical details for simplicity and drama, she preserved a general accuracy of people, places, events, and customs and depicted many facets of late nineteenth-century life, from food and entertainment to work ethics and education.Miller also addresses the controversy over the authorship of the eight novels attributed to Wilder—was she the true author or were they ghostwritten by her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane? He contends that while Lane's editorial contribution was of great value, the voice in the book belongs to Wilder. The books are filled with her interpretations of the truth as influenced by the time period in which she grew up and the culture—the institutions, gossip, informal community pressure, media, stories, songs, roles, and stereotypes—that surrounded her.Providing a glimpse of prairie life through the eyes of a young girl, Wilder's novels are as historically valid as their nonfiction cousins, Miller argues. Hers is a lived history—a sometimes romantic, sometimes observational account of the joys and frustrations of life on the prairie and a reflection of the westward movement in its prime.

"was held straight out, almost level with her shoulders; and although she blinked and winked in a lazy, listless, dreamy mood, an ear thrown back, while its fellow remained pricked stiffly forward, gave an indication that the buzz of a beetle's wing might cause her to leap from the ground like a stag from its lair. Upon her sleek, shot-silk coat, large full veins stood out like fibres upon a vine-leaf, and within them ran the untainted blood of(...)".

Retribution is the second book in the Undisclosed trilogy by Jon Mills___________________________________________________________________________Civilizations have been wiped out three times: first by fire, second by ice and third by water.Now begins the countdown to the destruction of humanity on a level not seen since the flood.___________________________________________________________________________Forever haunted by what occurred beneath Mount Archuleta in Dulce, New Mexico, Travis Marshall returns a year older, his DNA altered, and his full potential unknown. Exploring his newfound abilities, his relationship with Jayde and countless cities searching for his brother, he realizes the world he once knew has been forever changed.Hiding the side effects of his genetic changes, and wrestling with a major discovery in the city of Chicago he is once again forced to face a familiar menace, and this time vengeance is personal.Driven to find the original diary of James Vincent Forrestal, as well as a legendary artifact, Travis must face his greatest fears and unravel an ancient mystery before it’s too late. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, every clue leads him closer to decoding a global event with catastrophic consequences.

Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses upon Wilder’s years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder’s autobiographical novels and describes her sixty-three years of living in Mansfield, Missouri. As a result, the process of personal development that culminated in Wilder’s writing of the novels that secured her reputation as one of America’s most popular children’s authors becomes evident.

Mama Bear tells Little Brown Bear that every baby bear sleeps in the winter. But Little Brown Bear won t. Instead, he follows the geese as they head south, where he spends his time playing on the beach with his new friends. Then, one day, Little Brown Bear misses his cozy bed and thinks about how his parents must miss him...Jane Dyer s delightful illustrations capture the thrill of a little one s first adventure, one that ends happily ever after.

The perfect story for those first days at schoolA little girl is terrified of going to school: “I won’t know anyone. . . . School dinners will make me sick . . . the teachers will bite me. . . . I’ll be the littlest,” she complains. But school is a hit and she even makes a friend. However, the two new friends are horrified to discover that they are expected to go to school the next day too!

Have you ever heard questions like these? "Why do we have to go through all this change?", "Why don't they communicate better?" "When is someone going to train me?", "Who dropped the ball?" "When is that department going to do its job right?", "When will someone share the vision?" "Why is this happening to me?", "When will we get more tools and better systems?" If so, QBQ! is the book for you and your organziation. In today's business culture, the lack of personal accountability is a problem that has resulted in an epidemic of blame, complaining, and procrastination. No organization -or individual -can achieve its goals, compete in the marketplace, fulfill its vision, or develop people and teams without personal accountability. The solution is an entirely new approach - characterized by new thinking and behaviors - where we no longer give lip service to teamwork, but ask, "What can I do to contribute?" and "How can I make a difference?" John G. Miller helps us make this happen. This new, hard-hitting book from the author of Personal Accountability shows us all how to become more effective and successful. Using succinct, light-hearted stories and easy-to-read chapters, Miller gives us a practical method for putting personal accountability into daily action, which can bring astonishing results: Problems get solved, internal barriers come down, service improves, teamwork grows, and people adapt to change more quickly. In QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, John G. Miller presents a winning handbook you'll want to keep close by for situations requiring personal accountability. It's a terrific resource for anyone seeking to learn, grow, and change. Using this tool, each of us can add tremendous value to our organizations and our lives by eliminating blame, complaining, and procrastination.

Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses upon Wilder’s years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder’s autobiographical novels and describes her sixty-three years of living in Mansfield, Missouri. As a result, the process of personal development that culminated in Wilder’s writing of the novels that secured her reputation as one of America’s most popular children’s authors becomes evident.

Little Did We Know tells the remarkable story of the Trans Alaska Pipeline through the eyes of John Miller, who shouldered responsibility for financing Sohio's portion of the Alaskan venture that transformed the company from a small, regional oil refiner and marketer into the fifteenth largest US industrial corporation. TAPS, as the pipeline is known, carries crude oil 800 miles from the Prudhoe Bay field on the North Slope of Alaska to the ice-free port of Valdez on the state's southern coast. Building the pipeline-one of the largest private industrial projects ever undertaken-was an incredible feat of engineering, and for Sohio, of financing. This is a saga about an engineer with no formal training in finance surmounting an onslaught of financial challenges, raising more than $6 billion over a decade-something many thought was well beyond Sohio's capabilities.