John R : 1297 books
Nationalism, Law and Statelessness
Grand Illusions in the Horn of Africa
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
In 1998 a bloody war erupted in The Horn of Africa between Ethiopia and Eritrea. During the war Ethiopia arrested and expelled 70,000 of its citizens, and stripped another 50,000-plus of their citzenship on the basis of their presumed ethnicity. Nationalism, Law and Statelessness: Grand Illusions...
The Organization of Cities
Initiative, ordinary life, and the good life
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
This book focuses on the relationship between the state and economy in the development of cities. It reviews and reinterprets fundamental theoretical models that explain how the operation of markets in equilibrium shapes the scale and organization of the commercial city in a mixed market economy within...
Antiquity and Capitalism
Max Weber and the Sociological Foundations of Roman Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2005
This ambitious book addresses questions concerning an old theme - the rise and fall of ancient civilization - but does so from a distinctive theoretical perspective by taking its lead from the work of the great German sociologist Max Weber.
Chasing Shadows
A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
On a warm Saturday night in July 1973 in Bethesda Maryland, a gunman stepped out from behind a tree and fired five point-blank shots into Joe Alon, an unassuming Israeli Air Force pilot and family man. Alon's sixteen-year-old neighbor, Fred Burton, was deeply shocked by this crime that rocked his...
The Geography of Competition
Firms, Prices, and Localization
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and expert synthesis of location theory. What are the impacts of a firm’s geographic location on the locations of customers, suppliers, and competitors in a market economy? How, when, and why does this result in the clustering of firms in space? When...
by John R. Fanchi, Richard L. Christiansen
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Presents key concepts and terminology for a multidisciplinary range of topics in petroleum engineering
Places oil and gas production in the global energy context
Introduces all of the key concepts that are needed to understand oil and gas production from exploration through abandonment
Reviews...
Architecture for Hiring
A Design/Build Process to Help in Hiring Ministers
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Architecture for Hiring is a practical tool for those tasked with hiring for the church or para-church organization.It carries an unambiguous message that interviewing is first intentional and then spiritual/intuitive.The book offers tools that will help any interviewer improve and increase the intentionality...
by George Pruitt, John R. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
The updated edition of the guide to building trading systems that can keep pace with the market
The stock market is constantly evolving, and coupled with the new global economic landscape, traders need to radically rethink the way they do business at home and abroad. Enter Building Winning...
A Leader's Guide to Excellence in Every Classroom
: Creating Support Systems for Teacher Success - explore what it means to be a self-actualized education leader and how to inspire leadership in others
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
To ensure learning for all students, schools must first build support systems that guarantee excellence for all teachers. This resource examines the Hierarchy of Instructional Excellence, which prioritizes the order of teacher development for ultimate success. Each chapter begins with a teacher narrative...
The Superintendent as CEO
Standards-Based Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2004
The first of its kind, this unique text identifies the knowledge needed by current and aspiring school district CEOs to become high performers.
Learning Analytics
Measurement Innovations to Support Employee Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2016
Faced with organizations that are more dispersed, a workforce that is more diverse and the pressure to reduce costs, CEOs and CFOs are increasingly asking what the return on investment is from training and development programmes. ***Learning Analytics***provides a framework for understanding how to...
International Management Leadership
The Primary Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
The primary competitive advantage that firms have today is the perspective, outlook, and commitment of their management leaders. International Management Leadership helps you develop the leadership skills that will enable your firm to stay competitive in today's global business environment. From the...
Extrusion
The Definitive Processing Guide and Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
The second edition of Extrusion is designed to aid operators, engineers, and managers in extrusion processing in quickly answering practical day-to-day questions. The first part of the book provides the fundamental principles, for operators and engineers, of polymeric materials extrusion processing...
by John R Fanchi, Christopher J Fanchi
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Energy in the 21st Century is a valuable source of information for students, decision makers, opinion leaders, and the general public. Oil and natural gas price volatility continue to affect both the supply and demand for energy. Advances in other technologies, such as nuclear, wind, solar, and tidal...