J J Williams: 298 books

Book cover of San Rock Art
by J.D. Lewis-Williams
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013

San rock paintings, scattered over the range of southern Africa, are considered by many to be the very earliest examples of representational art. There are as many as 15,000 known rock art sites, created over the course of thousands of years up until the nineteenth century. There are possibly just...
Book cover of Magento 2 - Build World-Class online stores
by Fernando J. Miguel, Ray Bogman, Vladimir Kerkhoff
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017

Create rich and compelling solutions for Magento 2 by developing and implementing solutions, themes, and extensionsAbout This BookBe proficient in the main functionalities, resources, and system structure of Magento 2Get to grips with this practical and hands-on guide to raise your web development...
Book cover of Technology in America

Technology in America

A History of Individuals and Ideas

by Merritt Roe Smith, Brooke Hindle, Hugo A. Meier
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Book cover of African American Students’ Career and College Readiness
by Brandee Appling, Elizabeth Auguste, Christopher T. Belser
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015

African American Students’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal, and socio-political issues of education affecting African American students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has been written based on the authors’ experience and...
Book cover of "Raw Data" Is an Oxymoron
by Virginia Jackson, Daniel Rosenberg, Travis D. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013

Episodes in the history of data, from early modern math problems to today's inescapable “dataveillance,” that demonstrate the dependence of data on culture. We live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes (where peta-...
Book cover of Towns and Temples Along the Mississippi
by Phyllis A. Morse, Ian W. Brown, Marvin T. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Specialists from archaeology, ethnohistory, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology bring their varied points of view to this subject in an attempt to answer basic questions about the nature and extent of social change within the time period. The...
Book cover of Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise
by Diane L. Gill, Lavon Williams, Erin J. Reifsteck
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Fourth Edition, reflects the latest developments in the field of sport and exercise psychology and presents various applications in a range of physical activity settings. The text emphasizes practical theory, which allows students pursuing careers in teaching,...
Book cover of Binding, Transport and Storage of Metal Ions in Biological Cells
by Robert JP Williams, Blanca Barquera, Jacqui Gulbis
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014

Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects. This book is structured around the periodic table and...
Book cover of The Mathematics of Sex

The Mathematics of Sex

How Biology and Society Conspire to Limit Talented Women and Girls

by Stephen J. Ceci, Wendy M. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2009

Nearly half of all physicians and biologists are females, as are the majority of new psychologists, veterinarians, and dentists, suggesting that women have achieved equality with men in the workforce. But the ranks of professionals in math-intensive careers remain lopsidedly male; up to 93% of tenure-track...
Book cover of Myth and Meaning

Myth and Meaning

San-Bushman Folklore in Global Context

by J. D. Lewis-Williams
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016

J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a larger theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their “nuggets,” the far-reaching but often unspoken words and...
Book cover of Ghostly Writes Anthology 2016

Ghostly Writes Anthology 2016

Plaisted Publishing House Presents, #1

by Claire Plaisted, Marjorie Hembroff, Elizabeth Horton-Newton
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016

Enter the chilling Ghostly Writes Anthology 2016 and be prepared to be scared with 27 short stories from around the world.  Creepy houses, murder mysteries, paranormal and much more to haunt and thrill those who dare.
Book cover of Beta-Blockers in the Elderly
by B. Ablad, C.-J. Estler, J.W. Franz
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

In conjunction with the Twelfth International Congress of Gerontology, the Carl-Korth Institute for Cardiovascular Research organized an international symposium on "Beta­ Blockers in the Elderly." It was the intention of the Scientific Committee that during this symposium we would discuss...
Book cover of Improving grassland and pasture management in temperate agriculture
by Dr O. Huguenin-Elie, Dr L. Delaby, Dr K. Klumpp
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018

Assesses latest research on how grasslands function Surveys best practice in sustainable grassland management Considers wider aspects of sustainability such as ecosystem services and biodiversity
Book cover of How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own

How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own

Understanding the Impact on Americans’ Public and Private Lives

by Janelle Applequist, Joshua Azriel, Deborah S. Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors...
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