J David: 1790 books
by David J. Cantlin
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Come along for the journey that is today�s Tacoma Rail, from its humble beginning as a rickety trolley line to the economic engine that helps power the Port of Tacoma and surrounding communities. Once called the �Step Child Utility,� today, Tacoma Rail moves more than 82,000 rail shipments on 204...
A Nazi Past
Recasting German Identity in Postwar Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Since the end of World War II, historians and psychologists have investigated the factors that motivated Germans to become Nazis before and during the war. While most studies have focused on the high-level figures who were tried at Nuremberg, much less is known about the hundreds of SS members, party...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Seeking the Promised Land
Mormons and American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Mormons have long had an outsized presence in American culture and politics, but they remain largely unknown to most Americans. Recent years have seen the political prominence of Mormons taken to a new level - including the presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney, the prominent involvement...
Safety and Security in Tourism
Relationships, Management, and Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
How will the travel and tourism industry respond to the terrorist attacks on America?
The recent terrorist attacks in the United States and their repercussions for the travel and leisure industries have focused more attention on tourism safety and security issues than ever before. The impact...
Crop Ecology
Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Food security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged....
MWH's Water Treatment
Principles and Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
the definitive guide to the theory and practice of water treatment engineering
THIS NEWLY REVISED EDITION of the classic reference provides complete, up-to-date coverage of both theory and practice of water treatment system design. The Third Edition brings the field up to date, addressing new...
by Kerry J. Howe, David W. Hand, John C. Crittenden
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Principles of Water Treatment has been developed from the best selling reference work Water Treatment, 3rd edition by the same author team. It maintains the same quality writing, illustrations, and worked examples as the larger book, but in a smaller format which focuses on the treatment processes and not on the design of the facilities.
by Douglas Benn, David J A Evans
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.
In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader...
Paleoecology
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. This text covers the fundamental approaches that have provided the foundation for present paleoecological understanding, and...
by David J. Whittaker
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multi-faceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations. Using eight case- studies, from four continents: Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan,...
by Major David J. Rapone
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Outreach, negotiation and cooption may be a vital tool for counterinsurgencies as they transform conflict and facilitate Amnesty, Reconciliation and Reintegration (AR2) of warring elements within a war-torn society. This monograph utilizes a two-system comparison between the Taliban and the Irish...
Pathways of Power
The Dynamics of National Policymaking
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
While civics textbooks describe an idealized model of “how a bill becomes law;” journalists often emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress; and other textbooks describe common stages through which all policies progress, these approaches fail to convey—much...
Imperial Theory and Colonial Pragmatism
Charles Harper, Economic Development and Agricultural Co-operation in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This book considers the role played by co-operative agriculture as a critical economic model which, in Australia, helped build public capital, drive economic development and impact political arrangements. In the case of colonial Western Australia, the story of agricultural co-operation is inseparable...