Julian: 1621 books
Visualizing Research
A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Visualizing Research guides postgraduate students in art and design through the development and implementation of a research project, using the metaphor of a 'journey of exploration'. For use with a formal programme of study, from masters to doctoral level, the book derives from the creative relationship...
The Lean PhD
Radically Improve the Efficiency, Quality and Impact of Your Research
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
This book fundamentally challenges the way in which PhDs are currently pursued. It applies lean methodologies – which have been embraced by start-ups – to the doctoral research process. It explains how to apply techniques such as the minimal viable product (MVP) approach, rapid prototyping and...
Philosophy of Economics
A Contemporary Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered.
Throughout,...
by Alan Bennett, Ann Cleeves, Seth Godin
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver...
by C. Julian Chen
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The definitive guide to the science of solar energy
You hold in your hands the first, and only, truly comprehensive guide to the most abundant and most promising source of alternative energy—solar power.
In recent years, all major countries in the world have been calling for an energy...
by Julian Hazeldine
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2014
Sonic The Hedgehog was created to give Sega’s Mega Drive a fighting chance against the market-dominating Nintendo. With Sega consoles now a distant memory, he’s still running. But what gives the blue blur his staying power? Speedrun traces Sonic’s entire history, from an artist’s idle sketch...
Sustainable Materials Without the Hot Air
Making Buildings, Vehicles and Products Efficiently and with Less New Material
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Part of the hugely popular Without the Hot Air series, this book is accessibly written from an engineering perspective on a wide range of materialsPresenting a vision of change for how future generations can still use steel, cement, plastics, etcetera, but with less impact on the environment, this...
Deconstructing the High Line
Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The High Line, an innovative promenade created on a disused elevated railway in Manhattan, is one of the world’s most iconic new urban landmarks. Since the opening of its first section in 2009, this unique greenway has exceeded all expectations in terms of attracting visitors, investment, and property...
by Julian Jay Savarin
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The pilots of Number One Squadron are the NATO elite, trained to fly the new and formidable Tornado strike plane. When a combat exercise over the Norwegian Sea turns terrifyingly into the real thing, the rivals in Number One squadron find their lives in each others' hands.
Cultivating Food Justice
Race, Class, and Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Documents how racial and social inequalities are built into our food system, and how communities are creating environmentally sustainable and socially just alternatives.
Popularized by such best-selling authors as Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, and Eric Schlosser, a growing food movement...
Thinking Allowed
Eurisko
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
The past thirty years has seen major changes in both the optical retail and wholesale sector. Where privately owned businesses are working hard against the seemingly relentless tide of commercialism. What do we expect when professional buyers, marketers, trainers and advertising agencies come face...
by Julian Priestley, Nereo Peñalver García
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
This book tells the inside story of Europe's first presidential campaign, the candidates, how they were chosen, the campaign trail, the TV debates and the tense negotiations which followed. It explains what led to this new way of choosing the Commission president and what it means for the future of the EU.
by Tony Barrow, Julian Newby
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book is a comprehensive guide to a career in the music industry. Offering advice as to how to get into the business, it explains the main features of a wide range of jobs, such as management, production, promotion and merchandise through to the working lives of recording artists and session musicians.
The Quality Business
Quality Issues in the Smaller Firm
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
This book is the first to seriously consider quality issues in smaller firms, based upon well-conducted research and careful theorizing. Subjects covered include:
* the relevance of formal quality standards such as BS 5750 to small firms
* definitions and implementations of 'quality' in a business...