David J : 1790 books
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age
The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
An Introductory Text for Emergency Management and Planning Professionals, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This book introduces the concept of hazards as part of the earth’s natural systems, in contrast to "disasters," which occur at the intersection of the built and natural environments. The authors emphasize choices made by society that either increase or diminish our level of vulnerability...
by David J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
A collection of lessons dedicated to those willing to dream the impossible while seeking the improbable, to those willing to reach for the stars when establishing their reality, to those who would accept what could be as a destination rather than being content to live life within what is, to those...
by David J. Abbott M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
The Programmer’s Manual for Your Mind contains the tools you need to reprogram your mind with a positive operating system. It’s your Personal Tool Kit that shows you how to change the way you think and feel.
Reprogramming isn’t rocket science, and you don’t need...
Sport Mega-Events in Emerging Economies
The South American Games of Santiago 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Chile and the South American Games of Santiago 2014 offers an interesting case to examine an event of sizeable magnitude in a country with little history of hosting sport mega-events (SMEs). This case study will expand the readers understanding of third-order SMEs like the South American Games and...
by Ann R Everton, David J Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
This title was first published in 2000: Part 1 Shifting patterns of retailing - a journey to and through the "golden age": highlights of the earlier history; the post-war decades - the '50s, '60s and '70s; the "retail revolution" of the '80s - the creation of the "golden...
by David J. Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics – relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology – this clear and lively...
by David J. Unger
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
"Analytical Fracture Mechanics should prove to be a valuable resource to both the new student and the experienced researcher in fracture mechanics. It is recommended." — Applied Mechanics ReviewOne of the central concerns of engineering is the failure of materials. Addressing this concern, fracture...
Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences
A Handbook for Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
*Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2012 British Medical Association Book Awards* A near-death experience (NDE) is a phenomenon whereby powerful physical and emotional sensations and visions are experienced by someone who is either close to death or has been declared clinically dead....
Tradition, Urban Identity, and the Baltimore “Hon"
The Folk in the City
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Baltimoreans have garnered a reputation for greeting one another by tagging “hon” to their speech. In the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, this small piece of local dialect took center stage in a series of rancorous public debates over the identity associated with Baltimore culture....
Civil War Battlefields
A Touring Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2005
Here, for the first time, is a book that goes beyond providing just a brief battle history for each of the Civil War parks. Civil War Battlefields presents a detailed, clear narrative describing exactly what visitors can see and do in twelve important battlefield areas covering 22 campaigns and approxiamately 40 separate battles.
Film Noir FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Hollywood's Golden Age of Dames, Detectives and Danger
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Illustrations throughout
UFO FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Roswell, Aliens, Whirling Discs and Flying Saucers
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Since the famed Kenneth Arnold “flying saucer” sighting of 1947, the world has been fascinated and unnerved by these mysterious objects in the sky. Millennia of recorded human history report UFOs, and everything from the extinction of dinosaurs to the origins of humankind have been attributed...