M Robert: 1083 books
A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind
What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control?
Despite 2500 years of contemplation by the world's greatest minds and the more recent phenomenal advances in basic neuroscience, neither neuroscientists nor philosophers have a decent understanding of what the mind is or...
by Ruth Dennis, Robert M. Kirberger, Frances Barr
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
The Handbook of Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: Techniques and Differential Diagnoses provides a user-friendly reference for a wide range of radiographic and ultrasonographic findings in dogs and cats. Key features Enables successful and clear interpretation of radiographs and...
by Jac. C. Heckelman, John C. Moorhouse, Robert M. Whaples
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Jac C. Heckelman, John C. Moorhouse and Robert Whaples The eight chapters of this volume are revised versions of papers originally presented at the "Applications of Public Choice Theory to Economic History" conference held at Wake Forest University, April 9-10, 1999. They all apply the tools...
Frontiersmen in Blue
The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Frontiersmen in Blue is a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. Between 1848 and 1865 the men in blue fought nearly...
Transforming America
Politics and Culture During the Reagan Years
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
By the end of the 1980s, the "malaise" that had once pervaded American society was replaced by a renewed sense of confidence and national purpose. However, beneath this veneer of optimism was a nation confronting the effects of massive federal deficits, a reckless foreign policy, AIDS, homelessness,...
A Welshman Remembers
The Story of a Welsh Family, 1938 to the Present Day...
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
A WELSHMAN REMEMBERS Is a kind of biography, about the life and family of Robert Bassett, a Welshman, born in the South Wales town of Newport, in the county of Monmouthshire, over 70 years ago. We read anecdotes and events, in the lives of this Welsh family of seven children,-- four boys and three...
Pollution
Causes, Effects and Control
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds.
The...
Old Ninety Six
A History & Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Few locations in South Carolina have figured as prominently in the early history of the state as the old town of Ninety Six. As a witness to two Revolutionary War battles, two Cherokee War battles, a trading post, three forts and two towns, the site is perhaps one of the richest archaeological sites...
by Robert M. Browning
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2004
Revered by some, notorious to others, Nathan Bedford Forrest has long been considered one of the greatest soldiers of the American Civil War. Historian Robert Browning introduces readers to the facts and myths thatsurround this controversial man. Responsible for his family at a young age, Forrest scratched...
Coping with Difficult People
The Proven-Effective Battle Plan That Has Helped Millions Deal with the Troublemakers in Their Lives at Home and at Work
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Bosses, friends, family members, they've made your life hell -- until now! Based on fourteen years of research and observation, Dr. Robert Bramson's proven-effective techniques are guaranteed to help you right the balance and take charge of your life. Learn how to:
Stand up to anyone -- without...
The Data Toolkit
Ten Tools for Supporting School Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
How to accelerate analysis into action
Boost your professional learning community’s ability to translate data into action with this new book from Pam Robbins and Robert T. Hess. The Data Toolkit provides ten easy-to-use tools that don’t require statistical expertise, can be implemented...
by Robert M. Fasiang, Robert Magruder
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
The story of Slovak Americans in Chicagoland is a tale of the American dream. In a few short years, emigrants from Slovakia with little to their names came to the United States and succeeded beyond their highest hopes. This fascinating story of �rags to riches� has been documented in historical photographs...
by Robert M. Geraci
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert...
Am I My Genes?
Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
In the fifty years since DNA was discovered, we have seen extraordinary advances. For example, genetic testing has rapidly improved the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as Huntington's, cystic fibrosis, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's. But with this new knowledge comes difficult decisions for...