David P : 614 books

Book cover of The Innovators, Trade

The Innovators, Trade

The Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America

by David P. Billington
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century,...
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The Sacredness of Human Life

Why an Ancient Biblical Vision Is Key to the World's Future

by Gushee, David P.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This authoritative book is the most comprehensive examination ever of the sacredness of human life. Never before has one volume explored this subject in such a multifaceted way, encompassing biblical roots, theological elaborations, historical cases, and contemporary ethical perspectives. Tracing...
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Transforming Paris

The Life and Labors of Baron Haussman

by David P. Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995

The Paris we know today, with its grand boulevards, its bridges and parks, its monumental beauty, was essentially built in only seventeen years, in the middle of the nineteenth century. In this brief period, whole neighborhoods of medieval and revolutionary Paris -- over-crowded, dangerous, and filthy...
Book cover of Wrong Place Wrong Time
by David P Perlmutter
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012

Having lost everything after a reckless night out, I leave memories of a London police cell behind me and head for Spain with its promise of adventure and fun. Little do I know that I'm about to be thrust into the most terrifying time of my life. Wrong Place Wrong Time is a gripping...
Book cover of Development of Genetic Resistance to Infection
by David P. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.¿ Why do some survive disease while others die--and how does humanity develop...
Book cover of Managing Hedge Fund Risk and Financing
by David P. Belmont
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011

The ultimate guide to dealing with hedge fund risk in a post-Great Recession world Hedge funds have been faced with a variety of new challenges as a result of the ongoing financial crisis. The simultaneous collapse of major financial institutions that were their trading counterparties and service...
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Sensible Stock Investing

How to Pick, Value, and Manage Stocks

by David P. Van Knapp
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2008

For the millions of individual stock investors who want to improve their results-and for beginners who want to get started on the right foot-Sensible Stock Investing: How to Pick, Value, and Manage Stocks is a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide. Written for the busy individual, Sensible...
Book cover of The Execution Premium

The Execution Premium

Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage

by Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008

In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial...
Book cover of NRM1 Cost Management Handbook
by David P Benge
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

The definitive guide to measurement and estimating using NRM1, written by the author of NRM1 The 'RICS New rules of measurement: Order of cost estimating and cost planning of capital building works' (referred to as NRM1) is the cornerstone of good cost management of capital building works projects...
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Big Dams of the New Deal Era

A Confluence of Engineering and Politics

by David P. Billington, Donald C. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017

The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’...
Book cover of Interrogation World War II, Vietnam, And Iraq
by James A. Stone, David P. Shoemaker, Major Nicholas R. Dotti
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

In September 2004, the Intelligence Science Board, an advisory board appointed by the Director of National Intelligence, initiated the Study on Educing Information (EI). This study is an ongoing effort to review what is known scientifically about interrogation and other forms of human intelligence...
Book cover of How Do Microorganisms Become Dangerous Pathogens
by David P. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.¿ Meet the “opportunists”: the microbes that are poised on the edge of...
Book cover of Vectors and Disease Virulence
by David P. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.  The crucial role of vectors in disease virulence--and the best place to focus...
Book cover of Crowding and Disease Virulence
by David P. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.¿ Why it’s wishful thinking to believe that diseases will eventually evolve...
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