Mark Ryan: 68 books
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
The Archaeology of Slavery
A Comparative Approach to Captivity and Coercion
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Plantation sites, especially those in the southeastern United States, have long dominated the archaeological study of slavery. These antebellum estates, however, are not representative of the range of geographic locations and time periods in which slavery has occurred. As archaeologists have begun...
by Ernesto Paiz, Dave Anderson, Ryan Barone
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Project Report from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Company formation, Business Plans, grade: B, Santa Clara University, language: English, abstract: Chipotle Mexican Grill, hereafter referred to as Chipotle, is a fast-casual restaurant that specializes in a limited menu mainly consisting...
Celebrating Planet Narnia: 10 Years in Orbit
Volume 1, #4
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
When Michael Ward's Planet Narnia emerged a decade ago, myriad things were pulled into its orbit: The immense gravitational force altered the field of C.S. Lewis studies, to be sure, but the discovery's scope stretched far into the worlds of literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and the arts.
Only...
Apocalyptic Chic
Visions of the Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse in Literature and Visual Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
This book deals with legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times and from peoples and cultures around the world. It reflects an increasingly popular leitmotif in literature and visual arts of the 21st century: humanity’s...
by Bernadette Marie Calafell, Sharon Chuang, Leda Cooks
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Critical Intercultural Communication Pedagogy constructs a theoretical frame through which critical intercultural communication pedagogy can be dreamed, envisioned, and realized as praxis. Its chapters provide answers to questions surrounding the relationship of intercultural communication pedagogy...
Detection of Drug Misuse
Biomarkers, Analytical Advances and Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Drug misuse and dependence is an ever evolving field of study, which has exploded over recent years owing to the advent of the internet. Due to the ever-growing number of young people using drugs recreationally and the privatisation of drug screening and detection services, there is the need to disseminate...
Blockchain
Transforming Your Business and Our World
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
The internet was envisaged as a decentralised global network, but in the past 25 years it has come to be controlled by a few, very powerful, centralised companies. Blockchain is a technological paradigm shift that allows secure, reliable, and direct information transfer between individuals, organisations,...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management
Python Fundamentals
A practical guide for learning Python, complete with real-world projects for you to explore
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
With an interesting mix of theory and practicals, explore Python and its features, and progress from beginner to being skilled in this popular scripting language
Key Features
A comprehensive introduction to the world of Python programming
Paves an easy-to-follow path for you to navigate through...
Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience since 1949
The PLA Experience since 1949
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This is the first systematic study of modern China's military campaigns and the actual fighting conducted by the People's Liberation Army since the founding of the People's Republic. It provides a general overview of the evolution of PLA military doctrine, and then focuses on major combat episodes...
by Kate Armstrong, Carolyn Bain, Amy Balfour
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Fate il pieno di benzina e allacciate le cinture: quello che attraversa gli Stati Uniti è un viaggio pazzesco, che non dimenticherete facilmente. Del resto, non c’è modo migliore per conoscere questo immenso paese, dinamico e coinvolgente, che percorrerlo ‘on the road’. Per i vostri itinerari:...