J John: 1441 books
Across the Board
The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems. It is not simply about chess but the chessboard itself--that simple grid of squares so common to games around the world. And, more importantly, the fascinating mathematics behind it. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
Understanding Careers
Metaphors of Working Lives
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
In the hotly anticipated second edition of Understanding Careers, Kerr Inkson has teamed up with Nicky Dries and John Arnold totake readers on a fascinating journey through the field of Career Studies.
Interdisciplinary – the text brings together and critiques a range of perspectives, allowing...
Higher Education Assessments
Leadership Matters
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Higher Education Assessments: Leadership Matters reflects the work of a select group of researchers, scholars, and practitioners in higher education assessment with the goal of identifying strategies that assist senior campus leaders as they respond to the challenges of a changing economic landscape...
Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility
An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Use Lean Techniques to Integrate Enterprise Systems Faster, with Far Less Cost and Risk By some estimates, 40 percent of IT budgets are devoted to integration. However, most organizations still attack integration on a project-by-project basis, causing unnecessary expense, waste, risk, and delay....
by Neil J. Smelser, John S. Reed
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
This volume is a one-of-a-kind contribution to applied social science and the product of a long collaboration between an established, interdisciplinary sociologist and a successful banking executive. Together, Neil Smelser and John Reed use a straightforward approach to presenting substantive social...
The Impacts of Research and Development Expenditures
The Relationship Between Total Factor Productivity and U.S. Gross Domestic Product Performance
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
The research underlying this volume was designed to test the theory of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in contemporary context. Developed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, Robert Solow, in the 1950s, TFP has been applied by many economists to investigate the relationships among capital, labor, and...
by John Romita Jr., J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Sr.
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Prosegue la riedizione del fortunato ciclo di Straczynski/Romita Jr.! Torniamo al 2003 per una memorabile sequenza di storie scritta dall'autore di Sense8 e disegnata dal cocreatore di Kick-Ass! Le forze extradimensionali inavvertitamente risvegliate da Spidey si scatenano sulla Terra, costringendo...
Wounded Minds
Understanding and Solving the Growing Menace of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
A compelling look at one of the most pressing public health issues of our time.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who has treated hundreds of veterans, and Dr. William Birnes, a New York Times bestselling author, uncover the disturbing truths about post-traumatic...
by John Chu, Leah Cypess, Indrapramit Das
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.
Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim...
by John J Eddleston
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
The people whose stories are told in this volume all had one thing in common. All of them were accused of taking the life of at least one other person, faced a trial for that crime, and were sentenced to hang by the neck until they were dead. Some, such as John Silk, who beat his mother to death,...
by Caroline McCracken-Flesher, John Corbett, Cairns Craig
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Out of the mainstream but ahead of the tide, that is Scottish Science Fiction. Science Fiction emphasizes “progress” through technology, advanced mental states, or future times. How does Scotland, often considered a land of the past, lead in Science Fiction? “Left behind” by international...
by Brenda Murphy, Bruce McConachie, John S. Bak
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Perfect for students of English Literature, Theatre Studies and American Studies at college and university, The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a lucid and stimulating analysis of Willams' dramatic work by one of America's leading scholars. With the centennial of his birth celebrated amid a...
Post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian Dialogue
After the Flood, before the Rainbow
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This volume sheds light on the transformed post-Holocaust relationship between Catholics and Jews. Once implacable theological foes, the two traditions have travelled a great distance in coming to view the other with respect and dignity. Responding to the horrors of Auschwitz, the Catholic Church...