M Scott: 440 books
Balls
The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
The true story of the man who scammed the mob and informed the FBI for over two decades.
Eddie Trascher had balls. Born in the bayou of Louisiana, Eddie learned about gambling at the side of his stepfather. Starting his career in 1950s Vegas, he moved to pre-Castro Cuba and became adept at...
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education
Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Student and Modern Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Student and Modern Workplace presents a thorough consideration of the role, use, and implications of transformative and active instructional strategies in higher education. It examines the changing landscape...
Applied Computational Aerodynamics
A Modern Engineering Approach
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015
This computational aerodynamics textbook is written at the undergraduate level, based on years of teaching focused on developing the engineering skills required to become an intelligent user of aerodynamic codes. This is done by taking advantage of CA codes that are now available and doing projects...
Shaping American Democracy
Landscapes and Urban Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
This book argues that the design of built spaces influences civic attitudes, including prospects for social equality and integration, in America. Key American architects and planners—including Frederick Law Olmsted, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Moses, and the New Urbanists—not only articulated unique...
A Tokyo Anthology
Literature from Japan’s Modern Metropolis, 1850–1920
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was a dynamic integration of Edo’s highly developed traditions and Meiji renovations, some of which reflected the influence of Western culture. This wide-ranging anthology—including fictional and dramatic works,...
by Lyn Worthen, A.A. Azariah-Kribbs, Amber Fallon
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2018
The works of Poe were dark and often disturbing. From dismembered corpses, rivals bricked behind cellar walls, murders in back alleys, laments for lost loves, obsessions that drive men - and women! - to madness, his stories have had a profound impact on both the horror and mystery genres to this day.
In...
Principal as Student Advocate, The
A Guide for Doing What's Best for All Students
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Help all students reach their full potential. Make the right decisions!
This unique book offers practical tools and strategies to help you become a strong advocate for every student in your school. With real world examples and situations, this book will help you:
• Acquire skills...
Actor and Strategy Models
Practical Applications and Step-wise Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
A practical how-to guide for more effective planningthrough multi-actor modelling
Careful planning is the cornerstone of a successful initiative, and any plan, policy, or business strategy can only be successful if it has the support of different actors. These actors may beactively pursuing...
Making the Healthcare Shift
The Transformation to Consumer-Centricity
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Based on in-depth interviews with over 60 healthcare executives at the biggest names in healthcare, including Mayo Clinic, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and Pfizer
Relevant to healthcare organizations across the healthcare spectrum and around the world
Identifies 5 key shifts that healthcare...
Religious Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy
East Meets West
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Integrate spiritual traditions with psychological healing!
In this fascinating volume, clinical practitioners of different religious traditions examine the same clinical case, offering insights, interventions, and explanations of transformation and healing. This practical approach allows them...
Institutional Diversity in Self-Governing Societies
The Bloomington School and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom represents a distinctive contribution to the study of political economy, public policy and administration, collective action, and governance theory. Efforts to present a comprehensive overview of the Bloomington School that grew around the Workshop in Political...
by Robert B. Raffa, PhD, Scott M. Rawls
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
This updated edition of***Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology*** allows you to take a distinct visual approach to understanding both the basic science and clinical applications of pharmacology. Designed to be compatible and used in conjunction with other pharmacology resources, this medical reference...
by Zimbell House Publishing, Adel Aaron, Rekha Ambardar
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
It’s an Urban Style of Love is a collection of short urban tales depicting how contemporary love is found where you least expect it.
From online gaming to jogging, the club scene to the park, these short stories inspire us to believe that there is someone for everyone, and sometimes you will find...
China's Strategic Multilateralism
Investing in Global Governance
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
China sometimes plays a leadership role in addressing global challenges, but at other times it free rides or even spoils efforts at cooperation. When will rising powers like China help to build and maintain international regimes that sustain cooperation on important issues, and when will they play...