James R Landis

Report on Regulatory Agencies to the President-Elect

In 1960, James M. Landis drafted this "Report on Regulatory Agencies to the President-Elect" and submitted it to President-elect (Sen.) John F. Kennedy, reexamining the federal regulatory commissions and administrative agencies’ structures and powers. He recommended such reforms as strengthening the...

The Last Day: A Novel

I meet Jesus on the day I get home from the war. I’m on the beach, but I don’t know how I got here. My mind is as dark as the night. . . . I spend the whole night on the beach. But when the sun’s faint light begins to bend around the Earth, I see him. . . . There, coming toward me, out of the light,...

The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire by O'Brien, Justin (2014) Hardcover

The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis: A Life on Fire

Now available in paperback! James M. Landis-scholar, administrator, advocate and political adviser-is known for his seminal contribution to the creation of the modern system of market regulation in the USA. As a highly influential participant in the politics of the New Deal, he drafted the statute w...

Lenape Homeland

In gripping narrative, this first volume of The Conquest Series tells the early history of the Lenape Indians and the coming of the white man to the Delaware River Valley. It shows why the Lenape claimed the lands they lived upon as their homeland. It explains Indian concepts of land use and details...

Prophets of Regulation: Charles Francis Adams; Louis D. Brandeis; James M. Landis; Alfred E. Kahn

"There is properly no history, only biography," Emerson remarked, and in this ingenious book Thomas McCraw unfolds the history of four powerful men: Charles Francis Adams, Louis D. Brandeis, James M. Landis, and Alfred E. Kahn. The absorbing stories he tells make this a book that will appeal across ...

The Band Never Dances

Working through the anguish of her beloved brother's suicide and trying to forge an identity of her own, sixteen-year-old Judy goes on tour as drummer for the hot new rock band Wedding Night and forms love-hate relationships with two handsome musicians.

The Homeland in My Heart (The Conquest Series)

The Homeland in My Heart is an Indian saga of Meas and his struggle to preserve his homeland as he meets with settlers, traders, pirates, governors, Mennonites, soldiers, slaves, traitors, and his own native people.

Looks Aren't Everything

Looks Aren't Everything

The Administrative Process

The Band Never Dances

Longing

The Sisters Impossible

The Sisters Impossible