John Johnson: 147 books

An Outline Narrative of the Great Events CHARLES F. HORNE Origin and Progress of Printing (A.D. 1438) HENRY GEORGE BOHN John Hunyady Repulses the Turks (A.D. 1440-1456) ARMINIUS VAMBERY Rebuilding of Rome by Nicholas V, the Builder-pope (A.D. 1447-1455) MRS. MARGARET OLIPHANT Mahomet II Takes Constantinople...

Over time, the land of the Mechoopda Indians, where elk herds grazed on blue-stemmed grass, became Rancho Arroyo Chico, the land chosen by California pioneer John Bidwell for his stately creekside mansion. Bidwell later founded the town of Chico with its wooden plank sidewalksand iron-front and brick...

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...

Learn all you need to know about helping others to achieve their full potential. From defining performance targets to supporting staff as they progress, Coaching Successfully shows you how to motivate others to develop themselves, promoting initiative and self-responsibility. Find out how to adapt...

While everyone is talking about "big data," the truth is that understanding the "little data"--the stats that underlie newspaper headlines, stock reports, weather forecasts, and so on--is what helps you make smarter decisions at work, at home, and in every aspect of your life....

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately...

DK's best-selling Essential Managers series are ideal for managers at every level. These compact references demonstrate the techniques and skills that are useful in any work environment, making this series the most accessible single-subject business guides on the market.

Covering an era from the early twentieth century to the present, this volume features twenty-seven South Carolina women of varied backgrounds whose stories reflect the ever-widening array of activities and occupations in which women were engaged in a transformative era that included depression, world...

◤****本書會讓你更明智、行動更快速。 **做決策或形成任何意見前，請先一讀。**◢ ──賽斯．高汀****Seth Godin ★ 數據世界生存的必備武器 ★ 多懂一點統計，為自己儲備更多力量 找出數據中的隱藏資訊，做最有利的判斷 掌握立論的根據，你會更有說服力 在數據當道時代， 培養統計素養，當聰明的數據使用者！ 大數據太龐大、離我們太遙遠， 多數人無從取得，也沒有工具和技術來處理這些海量數據。 但是，數據就圍繞在我們身邊，著著實實影響著我們每一個決定和觀念的形成。 從食品標籤到天氣預報，從你的銀行帳戶到你的醫生的辦公室…… 影響著你的健康、錢包、工作和人際關係…… 這些和我們每一天的生活密切相關的數據， 在本書中，我們稱作────「日常小數據」。 我們相信統計、相信科學、相信權威， 但是，你看到的數據可能遭到有心或無意的操作， 或者，你根本誤讀了數據。 ‧政治人物在競選廣告中有哪些話沒說出來？ ‧記者用的是精準樣本數據，還是，只是拿出支持他報導的數據？ ‧醫生說你的病是因為某種行為造成的，還是僅僅說兩者有關？ ‧行銷人員在產品包裝上強調哪些重點，又為什麼要這麼做？ ‧為什麼年報用圓餅圖顯示某些數據，卻用柱狀圖表示其他數據？ 無論是商業、政策、廣告、法律、工程、零售、教養……各式各樣的問題都能透過日常小數據找出答案。 本書沒有複雜的統計分析理論，只介紹最重要、最實用的統計觀念，幫助你避開常見的數據陷阱。 有時候，你需要知道某些數據是新聞主播希望引起你的注意、政治人物想要你的選票、廣告主想賺你的錢； 但有時候並沒有其他考量──你就是得弄清楚這些數據，才能夠理解這個世界。 各界好評／ 這本書會讓你更明智、行動更快速。做決策或形成任何意見前，請先一讀。 ──賽斯．高汀Seth...

EVERY NIGHT & EVERY MORN: Portraits of Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, African American, and Native American Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor from the Civil War to the War on Terror (2nd Edition is the first and only book that identifies and profiles all known persons of color as well as religious...

Pat Leonard served throughout the Great War as a Chaplain to the Forces in France, Belgium and, after the Armistice, in Germany. Along with the many hundreds of letters he wrote to the relatives of those ‘parishioners’ who died or were wounded, he found time to describe for his parents back at...

Even before publication Slaying the Sky Dragon was destined to be the benchmark for future generations of climate researchers. This is the world's first and only full volume refutation of the greenhouse gas theory of man-made global warming. Nine leading international experts methodically expose...

H.P. Lovecraft, one of the twentieth century’s most important writers in the genre of horror fiction, famously referred to Edgar Allan Poe as both his “model” and his “God of Fiction.” While scholars and readers of Poe’s and Lovecraft’s work have long recognized the connection between...

Poems Ruled By the Heart