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Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City
The Dynamics of Atlanta
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
Atlanta's experience over the past 15 to 20 years is reflective of many cities, particularly those in the south and west. Thus, the story of how and why Atlanta has changed is informative for cities in general. What accounts for the positive turn-around of the city of Atlanta? What can other cities...
The Culturally Proficient School
An Implementation Guide for School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The groundbreaking guide to cultural proficiency in schools, updated to meet today’s challenges
This fully updated second edition of The Culturally Proficient School—likely the most influential book yet on improving the learning experience by valuing diversity and cultural dignity—...
by Lőrinc Márton, Béla Lantos
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Nonlinear Control of Vehicles and Robots develops a unified approach to the dynamic modeling of robots in terrestrial, aerial and marine environments. The main classes of nonlinear systems and stability methods are summarized and basic nonlinear control methods, useful in manipulator and vehicle control,...
Victorian England
Aspects of English and Imperial History 1837-1901
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
This clear and thought-provoking examination of the years from Queen Victoria's accession to the close of the century, pays particular attention to the post-1875 period.
Science as Service
Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding
EXIT-Chart-Aided Near-Capacity Designs for Wireless Channels
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Covering the full range of channel codes from the most conventional through to the most advanced, the second edition of Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding is a self-contained reference on channel coding for wireless channels. The book commences with a historical perspective on...
The Entrepreneurial Engineer
How to Create Value from Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Authors, educators and successful entrepreneurs wrote this textbook with the primary goal of maximising your chance of entrepreneurial success. It is designed to encourage those wanting to start a business and those who have already begun. It includes guidance, instruction and practical lessons for...
by Raymond B. Fosdick and Albert L. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
A study of alcohol regulation commissioned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and authoried by Raymond Fosdick and Albert Scott that was published shortly before the repeal of Prohibition. Provides guidance and understanding of various alcohol regulatory approaches and the limits of alcohol regulation. Note: this is a reproduction of an historical document, and best viewed in a two-page layout.
by Jacqueline B. Velazquez, Joan L. Fuccillo
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Life is a possibility full of changes And Everything.. Is what you decide it to be.. Boost your Spirit Into a plane of infinity.. It is a renewal of life which will allow you to Wake Up and Make It Happen by uncluttering your mind And Lighting the flame from within!!!!!
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1
Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
Achilles of Rationalist Arguments
The Simplicity, Unity and the Identity of Thought and Soul from the Cambridge Platonists to Kant: A Study in the History of Argument
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Rebuilding the Ark
New Perspectives on Endangered Species Act Reform
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) may be the most powerful environmental law in the United States. Enacted in 1973, the ESA prohibits any actions that may cause harm to endangered plants and animals or the ecosystems upon which they depend. But although more than 1,200 species are protected under the...
by Gordon L Clark, Ashby H B Monk
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Institutional Investors in Global Market provides you with a comprehensive overview about what institutional investors do, how they do it, and when and where they do it; it is about the production of investment returns in the global economy. Being a book about the production process, you learn about...
Redirecting Innovation in U.S. Health Care
Options to Decrease Spending and Increase Value
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and...