M Robert: 1083 books
Writing Public Prose
How to Write Clearly, Crisply, and Concisely
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Offering aspiring authors dependable skills beyond the high school classroom, this reference covers the essentials of composing superior prose. Clear instructions on all aspects are featured, including approaching a topic, penning a solid introduction, bringing a story together, and editing for precision....
Meeting Excellence
33 Tools to Lead Meetings That Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2010
Meeting Excellence is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready-to-use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting...
The Humongous Book of Statistics Problems
Nearly 900 Statistics Problems with Comprehensive Solutions for All the Major Topics of Statistics
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Following the successful, 'The Humongous Books', in calculus and algebra, bestselling author Mike Kelley takes a typical statistics workbook, full of solved problems, and writes notes in the margins, adding missing steps and simplifying concepts and solutions. By learning how to interpret and solve...
by Judith Blau, Michael Burawoy, Gerard Delanty
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...
by Buckley Robert M.; Clarke Annez Patricia; Spence Michael
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
• Why is productivity higher in cities? • Does urbanization cause growth or does growth cause urbanization? • Do countries achieve rapid growth or high incomes without urbanization? • How can policy makers reap the benefits of urbanization without paying too high a cost? • Does supporting urbanization...
by Susan Wolf, John Koethe, Nomy Arpaly
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for...
by Terry L. Anderson, Ann M. Carlos, Christian Dippel
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Most American Indian reservations are islands of poverty in a sea of wealth, but they do not have to remain that way. To extract themselves from poverty, Native Americans will have to build on their rich cultural history including familiarity with markets and integrate themselves into modern economies...
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition
The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Featuring a fresh layout, revised maps, and more detail than ever before, the eagerly anticipated seventh edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide offers collectors and amateurs alike the ultimate resource to the world's best wines. In every way, this edition bears out Parker's stated goal: "To make...
by Claude M. Bristol, Dr. Robert C. Worstell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
When T.N.T. -- It Rocks the Earth was first published, I imagined that it would be easily understood since I had written it simply. But as the years went by, some readers protested that it was too much in digest form. Others said they couldn't understand it.
I had assumed that most people...
by Midwest Journal Press, M. G. Kains, Dr. Robert C. Worstell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
POULTRY production is commonly practiced on every farm, but profitable poultry production so far as the farm is concerned, is rare indeed. No one, as a rule, has better natural conditions for poultry raising than has the farmer. It is only a matter of embracing opportunities that is wanting.
This...
by Alan M. Blankstein, Paul D. Houston, Robert W. Cole
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Bringing together a powerful group of leading educational thinkers, including Michael Fullan, Dennis Sparks, Linda Lambert, and Dean Fink, this volume examines how to sustain improvement through shared leadership.
Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula reflects the most current knowledge and practice in course and curriculum design and connects this knowledge with the critical task of assessing learning outcomes at both course and curricular levels. This thoroughly revised and expanded third edition...
by Paul D. Houston, Alan M. Blankstein, Robert W. Cole
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2007
With contributions from top leadership figures, this innovative and inspirational collectioncombines research and thought-provoking ideas for applying spiritual principles to administrative roles and responsibilities.
by Scott Highhouse, Dennis Doverspike, Robert M Guion
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
This second edition provides managers and students the nuts and bolts of assessment processes and selection techniques. With this knowledge, managers learn to make informed personnel decisions based on the results of tests and assessments. The book emphasizes that employee performance predictions...