James Ryan: 128 books
Motivating Millennials
How to Recognize, Recruit and Retain The Next Generation of Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
This book will explain how to motivate Millennials and show you how to capitalize on the great potential of our often-maligned generation. To do this, we’ll explain how to get past the stereotypes and explain who Millennials really are. You’ll gain a new perspective as we shine a light on the...
Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality
Queer Students of Color and Anti-Oppressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001
In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few...
by K.B. Spangler, Michael J. Martinez, Mary Robinette Kowal
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Geeky Giving’s authors—15 bright stars in the science fiction and fantasy community—explore what happens when leading-edge science fuels fiction in this anthology inspired by the work at Barrow Neurological Foundation.
In these pages you’ll find authors explore the consequences of targeting...
Sex Trafficking
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Global estimates of human trafficking range from 600,000 to four million victims each year with the majority being victims of sex trafficking. This strikingly large range belies the difficulty in gathering, defining, and accountability of sex-trafficking data. Victims of sex trafficking may be forced...
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Harnessing Hibernate
Step-by-step Guide to Java Persistence
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Harnessing Hibernate is an ideal introduction to the popular framework that lets Java developers work with information from a relational database easily and efficiently. Databases are a very different world than Java objects, and they often involve people with different skills and specializations....
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
The Frontier of Patriotism
Alberta and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...
Writing History with Lightning
Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge...
Decentering Discussions on Religion and State
Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about religion and state. Divided into two sections, our authors begin with considerations on the separation of religion and state, as well as Roger Williams’ concept of religious freedom....
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
by James Gilbert Ryan, Leonard C Schlup
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
The only available historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940s, this book offers readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume quickly defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points...
Orange Chinook
Politics in the New Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019
In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this...
Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Disease
Expert Consult - Online
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Hunter’s Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Disease is your comprehensive, go-to resource on the health conditions that arise in the tropics! From infectious diseases through environmental issues, poisoning and toxicology, animal injuries, and nutritional and micronutrient deficiencies, this...