理查‧克拉克、r P 艾迪: 882 books
by Keri J. Sansevere, Michael J. Gall, Ross Thomas Rava
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
A 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
New scholarship provides insights into the archaeology and cultural history of African American life from a collection of sites in the Mid-Atlantic.
This groundbreaking volume explores the archaeology of African American life and cultures in the...
The Ethics of Animal Research
Exploring the Controversy
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
A balanced, accessible discussion of whether and on what grounds animal research can be ethically justified.
An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide—including primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice—are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every year...
Neither Liberal nor Conservative
Ideological Innocence in the American Public
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely, about just about everything, from terrorism and national security, to taxes and government spending, to immigration and gay marriage.
Well,...
Physics for Men
The Science Behind Being a Guy
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2012
You think a real guy leaves everything up to chance? Don't count on it. It might seem like his every action is unplanned and unintentional, but that's not the case. Everything he does-from firing up the grill to avoiding taking out the trash-is thoroughly calculated before he does it. It's not rocket...
by P R Adams
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017
Surviving fifty years in suspended animation was the easy part. Waking to a new world could very well be Reggie Lee's death.
On this tortured earth, humanity is gone, wiped out by war, replaced by Cro-Magnons and something known as sharpteeth. But questions remain about the world outside: Who...
Residential Building Codes Illustrated
A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Residential Code
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
An easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures
As the construction industry moves to a single set of international building codes, architects and construction professionals need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design...
Think Biblically! (Trade Paper): Recovering a Christian Worldview
Recovering a Christian Worldview
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2003
Now in paperback, this helpful volume by pastor and best-selling author John MacArthur guides readers in cultivating a biblical worldview on a wide range of issues.
What we think shapes who we are. That's why the Bible tells us, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the...
Columns to Characters
The Presidency and the Press Enter the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
The relationship between the presidency and the press has transformed—seemingly overnight—from one where reports and columns were filed, edited, and deliberated for hours before publication into a brave new world where texts, tweets, and sound bites race from composition to release within a matter...
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
Place, Personality, and Politics in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era’s most prominent politicians as well as the political landscapes they inhabited and informed. Both men called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, their home, and both were...
How to Prevent Special Education Litigation
Eight Legal Lesson Plans
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
It is essential that today’s educators and school leaders are more informed about the legal rights and entitlements of students with disabilities. This resource provides eight easy-to-implement lesson plans on special education law that require no legal knowledge and can be facilitated by school...
The Role of Religion in Peacebuilding
Crossing the Boundaries of Prejudice and Distrust
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The question 'who is my neighbour?' challenges the way we see ourselves as well as the way we see others. Especially in situations where we feel conflicted between our own self-identity and common identity within a wider society.
Historically, religion has contributed to this inner conflict...
Transparency in Global Environmental Governance
Critical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
A critical assessment of whether transparency is a broadly transformative force in global environmental governance or plays a more limited role.
Transparency—openness, secured through greater availability of information—is increasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of...
Pollution
Causes, Effects and Control
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds.
The...
by R. H. V. Corley, P. B. H. Tinker
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Demand for palm oil is also...