James L : 962 books
Giving to Help, Helping to Give
The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich,...
The Entrepreneurial Engineer
How to Create Value from Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Authors, educators and successful entrepreneurs wrote this textbook with the primary goal of maximising your chance of entrepreneurial success. It is designed to encourage those wanting to start a business and those who have already begun. It includes guidance, instruction and practical lessons for...
by Scott L. McLean, Sean D. Foreman, Donna R. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...
by David H. Calhoun, Brian B. Clayton, James R. Couch
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Famous for his masculine swagger and gritty roles, American cultural icon Clint Eastwood has virtually defined the archetype of the tough lawman. Beginning with his first on-screen appearance in the television series Rawhide (1959--1965) and solidified by his portrayal of the "Man with No Name"...
by Howard Schweber, David A Schultz, Henry L. Chambers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...
Enfleshing Theology
Embodiment, Discipleship, and Politics in the Work of M. Shawn Copeland
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
Enfleshing Theology honors and engages the life work of M. Shawn Copeland, whose theology is groundbreaking and prophetic, traversing the fields of Catholic Theology, Black Theology, Womanist Thought, and Semiotics. The book opens with a brief introduction, and then moves to an interview with Copeland,...
Streets, Bedrooms, and Patios
The Ordinariness of Diversity in Urban Oaxaca
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
Diversity characterizes the people of Oaxaca, Mexico. Within this city of half a million, residents are rising against traditional barriers of race and class, defining new gender roles, and expanding access for the disabled. In this rich ethnography of the city, Michael Higgins and Tanya Coen explore...
by Victoria A. James, Cheryl L. Baisden
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2007
It was the sweet-smelling, flowering magnolia tree dominating the grounds near a rural railroad stop that transformed the South Jersey settlement of Greenland into the tiny borough of Magnolia. But while it may have been named for a tree, it was community spirit that inspired Magnolia�s official slogan,...
The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow
Staking Claims in the American Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland engages in an important conversation about race relations in the twentieth century and significantly extends the historical narrative of the Civil Rights Movement. The essays in this collection examine instances...
by E.L.James
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Assustada com os segredos obscuros do belo e atormentado Christian Grey, Ana Steele põe um ponto final em seu relacionamento com o jovem empresário e concentra-se em sua nova carreira, numa editora de livros.Mas o desejo por Grey domina cada pensamento de Ana e, quando ele propõe um novo acordo,...
Paleomagnetism
Continents and Oceans
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 1999
Paleomagnetism is the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks. It has been paramount in determining that the continents have drifted over the surface of the Earth throughout geological time. The fossil magnetism preserved in the ocean floor has demonstrated how continental drift takes place through...
Critical Materials
Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report suggests...
by Rene S. Townsend, James R. Brown, Walter L. Buster
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Now superintendents can turn board meetings into productive, results-getting events that help them focus on teaching and learning to achieve district goals.
Transcendence and Film
Cinematic Encounters with the Real
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
In this edited collection of essays, ten experts in film philosophy explore the importance of transcendence for understanding cinema as an art form. They analyze the role of transcendence for some of the most innovative film directors: David Cronenberg, Karl Theodor Dreyer, Federico Fellini, Werner...