John Ryan: 102 books

Book cover of Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere
by Bruce M. Bagley, Marten Brienen, Alejandro Chanona
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017

In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book stresses the urgency to integrate sustainability at the very core of national energy security strategies....
Book cover of Orange Chinook

Orange Chinook

Politics in the New Alberta

by Janet Brown, Brad Clark, Roger Epp
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...
Book cover of The Daily Show and Rhetoric

The Daily Show and Rhetoric

Arguments, Issues, and Strategies

by Jonathan E. Barbur, C Wesley Buerkle, Josh Compton
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011

The Daily Show and Rhetoric: Arguments, Issues, and Strategies examines the popular Comedy Central program from a rhetorical perspective to uncover the ways in which Jon Stewart, the cast, and writers critique mainstream media and politicians. This volume analyzes the nature of The Daily Show, the...
Book cover of Nature, Politics, and the Arts

Nature, Politics, and the Arts

Essays on Romantic Culture for Carl Woodring

by Nina Auerbach, John Clubbe, Carl Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015

This interdisciplinary book honors Columbia professor and New York intellectual Carl Woodring. Chapters on Romantic and Victorian literary culture written by leading scholars in the field join in conversation with Woodring’s teachings on literature and visual art and his commentaries on American...
Book cover of Putting Image Repair to the Test

Putting Image Repair to the Test

Quantitative Applications of Image Restoration Theory

by Joseph R. Blaney, Lauren Alwine, Joseph R. Blaney
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015

*Putting Image Repair to the Test:*Quantitative Applications of Image Restoration Theory examines content analytic, attitudinal, and behavioral claims to advance current assertions made about image repair discourse, its effects, and the surrounding discourse. The contributors provide empirical data...
Book cover of Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community

Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community

Everything I Know about Relationships I Learned from Television

by Lauren Bratslavsky, Elizabeth L. Cohen, Mary Erickson
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016

Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members,...
Book cover of Celebrating Planet Narnia: 10 Years in Orbit
by An Unexpected Journal, Annie Crawford, Jason Monroe
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018

When Michael Ward's Planet Narnia emerged a decade ago, myriad things were pulled into its orbit: The immense gravitational force altered the field of C.S. Lewis studies, to be sure, but the discovery's scope stretched far into the worlds of literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and the arts. Only...
Book cover of Battle Command In The Storm: Lieutenant General Franks And VII Corps
by Major John T. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

This study examines the concept of battle command from a modem historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm to determine if General Franks exhibited the principles...
Book cover of Predicting Suicide Attacks

Predicting Suicide Attacks

Integrating Spatial, Temporal, and Social Features of Terrorist Attack Targets

by Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013

As part of an exploration of ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks, RAND conducted a proof-of-principle analysis of whether adding sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors would enhance the predictive ability of a methodology that focused on geospatial features....
Book cover of Mo'soor

Mo'soor

Song of the Road

by John A. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013

He said his name was Monsieur Jean-Louis Ovide; my name, I told him, was Ulick MacKettrick, and with this mutually incomprehensible introduction we fell into step, as we were both headed in roughly the same direction.' An Irish musician and a French free-thinking eccentric journey through Normandy...
Book cover of Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry
by John Kinsella, Tracy Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017

The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry is a comprehensive survey of the state's poets from the 19th century to today. Featuring work from 134 poets, and including the work of many WA Indigenous poets, this watershed anthology brings together the poems that have contributed to and defined the ways that Western Australians see themselves.
Book cover of Experts, Activists, and Democratic Politics

Experts, Activists, and Democratic Politics

Are Electorates Self-Educating?

by T. K. Ahn, Robert Huckfeldt, John Barry Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014

This book addresses opinion leadership in democratic politics as a process whereby individuals send and receive information through their informally based networks of political communication. The analyses are based on a series of small group experiments, conducted by the authors, which build on accumulated...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Discover Canada
by Lonely Planet, Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Discover Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hit the ski slopes at Whistler, wander Quebec's stunning Old Town, marvel at Niagara...
Book cover of Guide to Food Safety and Quality During Transportation

Guide to Food Safety and Quality During Transportation

Controls, Standards and Practices

by John M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013

Guide to Food Safety and Quality During Transportation provides a sound foundation for the improvement of the transportation sector responsible for the movement of food. While food safety agencies have been focused on producer, processor, retail, and restaurant food safety, the industry that moves...
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