Derek: 1655 books
by Derek O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
We live in a time where stress has become a common and perplexing challenge. How do we alleviate pressure and anxiety when life seems so overwhelming? Between the external “noise” of our fast-paced world and the daily responsibilities expected of us, finding an effective way to tackle stress is...
Placemaking
An Urban Design Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
End-users provide the most valuable perspective and insights into how public social space should function. Much of the failure of urban settings can be related to over-structured urban environments which deterministically prescribe usage, constraining instead of enabling socio-spatial performance.
Planning...
High Performance MySQL
Optimization, Backups, Replication, Load Balancing & More
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2004
As users come to depend on MySQL, they find that they have to deal with issues of reliability, scalability, and performance--issues that are not well documented but are critical to a smoothly functioning site. This book is an insider's guide to these little understood topics.Author Jeremy Zawodny...
by Derek K. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
A rich and multi-faceted history of heroes and villains interwoven with the profound changes in human knowledge that took place between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Spanning some of the most vibrant and fascinating eras in European history, Cambridge historian Derek Wilson reveals...
Shaping a Digital World
Faith, Culture and Computer Technology
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Digital technology has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Our increasingly fast-paced world seems more and more remote from the world narrated in Scripture. But despite its pervasiveness, there remains a dearth of theological reflection about computer technology and what it means to live...
The Rise of the Green Left
Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist Movement
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
Climate change and other ecological ills are driving the creation of a grassroots global movement for change. From Latin America to Europe, Australia and China a militant movement merging red and green is taking shape.
Ecosocialists argue that capitalism threatens the future of humanity and...
Economics After Capitalism
A Guide to the Ruins and a Road to the Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
'There is no alternative' has been the unofficial mantra of the neoliberal order since its utterance by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. However, there is an alternative to our crisis-ridden, austerity-inflicted world - and not just one alternative, but many.*BR**BR*Challenging the arguments for markets,...
Across the Waves
How the United States and France Shaped the International Age of Radio
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2017
In 1931, the United States and France embarked on a broadcasting partnership built around radio. Over time, the transatlantic sonic alliance came to personify and to shape American-French relations in an era of increased global media production and distribution. Drawing on a broad range of American...
by Derek O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
How do you treat your feelings? Do you take care of them with kindness and understanding, or do you reject or fear them? Depression feeds on the resistance we have toward negative feelings. It’s only when we see ALL of our emotions with a neutral eye that we can move beyond them and experience more...
Dragon Soul
30 Years of Dragon Ball Fandom
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
With a foreword from Christopher Sabat and Sean Schemmel, Dragon Soul: 30 Years of Dragon Ball Fandom is a grand celebration of the world's greatest anime and manga and it's momentous 30th Anniversary.
Join me on a global adventure in search of the 7 dragon balls, as we head west toward Japan,...
Dragon Ball Culture: Volume 2
Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Son Goku’s adventure begins! Join me in Dragon Ball Culture Volume 2, as we travel along with Goku on his epic journey for greater strength.
With each step that Goku takes, you’ll discover more of the hidden spirituality and symbolism in Dragon Ball that makes the series so successful....
by Derek Padula
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
Goku begins a new adventure, and this time the quest is to conquer thyself.
In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: Battle, you’ll discover the origin of Goku’s training mentality. You’ll see how Akira Toriyama combines thousands of years of martial arts history and modern cinema together to...
by Derek Fridolfs
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
The team behind DC Comics LIL' GOTHAM takes readers to the halls of Ducard Academy in Gotham City, where a young Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman start their very own Junior Detective Agency! Young Bruce Wayne is the new kid at Ducard Academy, a prep school for gifted middle school students. Bruce...
by Derek Fridolfs, Liz Prince
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2016
Join the Hug Force! Celebrate the best of childhood with Cartoon Network’s Clarence, the story of an optimistic, spirited, lovable boy in the 4th grade who sees the best in all things and wants to try everything—because everything is amazing! Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo have lot to learn...