Duncan: 1764 books
by Duncan Gough
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Every year since 2000 I have ridden to Spain on my Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro.
This book is largely about my experiences on those journeys, but also includes articles on more general motorcycling and travel themes.
I hope that the reader will not only enjoy the telling, but will perhaps be inspired to...
Present Moment Awareness
A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Living in the Now
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Filled with powerful but easily accessible concepts and exercises, Present Moment Awareness shows readers how they can drop their emotional baggage, calm their worries about the future, and start enjoying the peace and joyfulness that can only be found in the Now. Author Shannon Duncan reveals how...
Restoring Opportunity
The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how—in a time of spiraling inequality—strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children.
The authors...
Unlock the Hidden Job Market
6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2009
More than 70% of today’s job opportunities come through the “hidden job market”: they’re never advertised, assigned to search firms or internal recruiters, or displayed at job fairs. What’s more, as employers cut recruiting costs, the proportion of “hidden” job opportunities is actually...
by Kevin Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
If you work in business, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullsh*t and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid 'reaching out', or 'walk the talk', or 'shifting paradigms' or 'think outside the box'. No longer solely the province of management consultants, investors...
Uprising of Hope
Sharing the Zapatista Journey to Alternative Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2005
The Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico, have often been portrayed in reductive, polarized terms; either as saintly activists or dangerous rebels. Cultural anthropologists Duncan Earle and Jeanne Simonelli, drawing on decades-long relationships and fieldwork, attained a collegiality with the Zapatistas...
A Wake Up Call for Schools
A New Order in Public Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
In the United States, 30 percent of students drop out of school prior to graduation. Unrest is evidenced as stakeholders in education wrestle concurrently with financial restraints, changing student demographics, and escalating accountability expectations for achievement. Patricia Anne Duncan Parrish's...
Care to Dare
Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Have you ever been led by someone who cared for you like family, and dared you to achieve more than you ever thought possible for yourself, your organization, and even society?
Award-winning author of Hostage at the Table, George Kohlrieser, along with his co-authors Susan Goldsworthy and Duncan...
Haul Away!
Teambuilding Lessons from a Voyage Around Cape Horn
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2005
On a September day, an assortment of strangers from around the world gathered in San Diego for the voyage of a lifetime: a 75-day rounding of the dreaded Cape Horn on a square-rigged tall ship. Some were experienced sailors, some novices, but all dreamed of the Sailors Everest- surviving Cape Horn,...
by Kevin Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Technology can be a wonderful thing. It can also be a curse when it overwhelms us. If your phone, computer or other devices are beginning to rule your life, then you need help. We don't have to be ruled by our machines. It's time for us humans to fight back. 'How to Tame Technology' tells you exactly...
by Nicholas Duncan-Williams
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
The grave consequences of premature exposure cannot be overemphasized. Many have been caught in its unyielding grip in their quest to “make it” overnight. Many more are skating on thin ice and drawing closer and closer to destruction at break-neck speed, ignoring all cautions of inadequate preparation...
Faces of Latin America
Fourth Edition (Revised)
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Faces of Latin America has sold more than 50,000 copies since it first appeared in 1991, and is widely considered to be the best available introduction in English to the economies, politics, demography, social structures, environment and cultures of Latin America. Duncan Green and Sue Branford take...
Libertarianism
For and Against
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government. Tibor R. Machan, a well-known political philosopher with libertarian convictions, argues for a minimal government devoted solely to protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Stressing...
An Introduction to Latent Variable Growth Curve Modeling
Concepts, Issues, and Application, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to latent variable growth curve modeling (LGM) for analyzing repeated measures. It presents the statistical basis for LGM and its various methodological extensions, including a number of practical examples of its use. It is designed to take advantage...