James D : 1091 books
PCI Compliance
Understand and Implement Effective PCI Data Security Standard Compliance
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
Identity theft has been steadily rising in recent years, and credit card data is one of the number one targets for identity theft. With a few pieces of key information. Organized crime has made malware development and computer networking attacks more professional and better defenses are necessary...
National Service and Volunteerism
Achieving Impact in Our Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...
Policing and Race in America
Economic, Political, and Social Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2017
This edited collection explores policing in America in regards to minority groups. The essays discuss how the relationship between police and minority groups affects politics, the economy, and minority groups’ daily lives and success. The contributors explore the Black Lives Matter movement, the...
On New Shores
Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2008
Over the past several decades, researchers as well as social policymakers and educators have acknowledged the importance that fathers play in their children's lives. A good deal of research on fathering has been conducted among Euro-American families in North America. However, our understanding of...
American Catholics
Gender, Generation, and Commitment
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2001
How much do American Catholics still identify with the Catholic Church? Do they agree with the Church's teachings, and how often do they participate in its sacraments? What do they think it takes to be a good Catholic? What do they consider to be the Church's core teachings? How do they believe issues...
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education
Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Student and Modern Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Student and Modern Workplace presents a thorough consideration of the role, use, and implications of transformative and active instructional strategies in higher education. It examines the changing landscape...
by James D. Ivory Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
This book is the THE source for information on virtual worlds, covering every aspect of this intriguing and fast-changing social practice and the technologies upon which it rests.
• A detailed chronology detailing inspirations, precursors, developments, and controversies related to virtual...
Stopping Wars
Defining The Obstacles To Cease-fire
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This is an attempt to catalogue the reasons why some wars are so difficult to stop - even when both sides want the fighting to end. Through detailed case studies, the book assesses the obstacles and points toward solutions for ending wars more quickly. Each chapter is devoted to a specific obstacle...
Tales of an Ironman
A Memoire
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Tales of an Ironman is abook about authors journey from childhood to adulthood. It narrates authors family background, their struggles, hardships and happiness that theyve meet along the way. The author recalls her Moms daily trip to the corner store for groceries wherein there was food rationing...
Shut Up, Legs!
My Wild Ride On and Off the Bike
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Beloved German cyclist Jens Voigt isn’t a superstar in the traditional sense of the word. Although he won three stages of the Tour De France—and wore the yellow jersey twice—Voigt never claimed an overall victory. He became a star because he embodies qualities that go beyond winning and losing:...
Yoga Wisdom at Work
Finding Sanity Off the Mat and On the Job
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
Yoga’s Ancient Wisdom Can Transform Your Work Life Everyone knows that yoga helps reduce stress and increase the body’s flexibility and strength. But the physical aspects barely scratch the surface of yoga’s transformative powers. The poses are only one part of a larger philosophy offering profound...
by Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, James D. Morrow
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2005
The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why...
by James D. Hudnall, John Ridgway
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Brian Marx leads a double life. Most people think he's an artist living in Manhattan. Secretly, Brian's a Random Mage, a practitioner of Chaos Magic. Chaos magic, is a modern form of sorcery that allows him to turn ordinary objects into occult devices.When a construction crew accidentally uncovers a...
The Old Gray Wolf
A Charlie Moon Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Colorado rancher and investigator Charlie Moon accidentally kills a purse snatcher with ties to the mob in Doss's latest gem
Former police officer, sometime tribal investigator, and current rancher Charlie Moon and Chief of Police Scott Parris didn't mean for things to get out of hand, but...