Christopher Andrew: 72 books
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35
Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Let your imagination run wild.
If you’re ready to travel to a universe of mystery, sacrifice, and suspense, where the laws of physics are optional, book your journey here.
On this odyssey of enchantment, enlightenment, and endless possibility, you will meet a murderer who’s out to...
Misfit Children
An Inquiry into Childhood Belongings
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Misfits are often confused with outcasts. Yet misfits rather find themselves in-between that which fits and that which does not. This volume is interested in this slipperiness of misfits and explores the blockages and the promises of such movements, as well as the processes and conditions that produce...
by Robert B. Fisher, Toby P. Breckon, Kenneth Dawson-Howe
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Written by leading researchers, the 2nd Edition of the Dictionary of Computer Vision & Image Processing is a comprehensive and reliable resource which now provides explanations of over 3500 of the most commonly used terms across image processing, computer vision and related fields including machine...
Europe's Role in Nation-Building
From the Balkans to the Congo
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Two previous RAND volumes addressed the roles of the United States and the United Nations in nation-building, defined as the use of armed force in the aftermath of a conflict to promote a durable peace and representative government. This volume presents six case studies of recent European-led nation-building...
Zombies in the Academy
Living Death in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2013
Zombies in the Academy taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communications studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of...
Presidential Swing States
Why Only Ten Matter
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
The 2016 presidential race is arguably already over in 40 states and the District of Columbia. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2016, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their votes will matter...
Words for a Small Planet
Ecocritical Views
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Ecocriticism has matured beyond nature writing, beyond writing about nature. The essays in this volume look at the broader cultural, historical, sociological, and psychological implications of ecology in written, visual, and sound culture. In keeping with our sense of a global community, these essays...
Management as Consultancy
Neo-bureaucracy and the Consultant Manager
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
The nature of management is changing: managers are becoming more like consultants, focusing on projects, functional integration, change and 'clients'. This timely book is based on a large-scale, international study of new management practices and examines the emergence of consultant managers. It breaks...
Wildlife on Farms
How to Conserve Native Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Many landowners are interested in the native animals that live on their farms or once occurred there. In particular they want to know why particular species are present (or absent), what they can do to encourage them to visit, and what they might do to keep them there. Wildlife on Farms outlines the...
by Murray Pittock, Robert Crawford, Leith Davis
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Robert Burns has been a key figure in Scottish identity globally since his death in 1796. But he has always been much more than that. In America, his admirers have included Emerson, President Lincoln, Maya Angelou and many others, for Burns was long held to be a friend to the American way of life,...
Redirecting Innovation in U.S. Health Care
Options to Decrease Spending and Increase Value
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and...
by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
by Andrew Davis, Professor Christopher Winch
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
What purpose does educational assessment serve? Are the same instruments suitable for different purposes? How much trust can we place upon the outcomes of educational assessment?
The subject of educational assessment is much discussed and much misunderstood. Policymakers assert its importance...