Martin Christopher: 61 books

Book cover of Shaping American Telecommunications

Shaping American Telecommunications

A History of Technology, Policy, and Economics

by Christopher H. Sterling, Phyllis W. Bernt, Martin B.H. Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006

Shaping American Telecommunications examines the technical, regulatory, and economic forces that have shaped the development of American telecommunications services. This volume is both an introduction to the basic technical, economic, and regulatory principles underlying telecommunications, and a...
Book cover of Education in a Post-Metaphysical World

Education in a Post-Metaphysical World

Rethinking Educational Policy and Practice Through Jürgen Habermas’ Discourse Morality

by Christopher Martin
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012

What does it mean to say that a person has been educated? This question forms the basis of global education policy debates; from the way governments establish funding for national school systems, to the way children are treated in the classroom. Should there be a common ethical core to such polices?...
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That's Amore

A Son Remembers Dean Martin

by Christopher Smith, Ricci Martin
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2004

Ricci Martin takes readers on a tour through his childhood, from the star-studded parties to the exploration of three marriages, eight kids, one family, to the treasured one-on-one time he shared with his father.
Book cover of Long Road by Steven Henry Martin
by Steven Henry Martin, Jenn Cole, Christopher Dutton
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013

"Long Road" is a report on the ongoing apocalypse that began approximately in 6000 BC with the first efforts at building hierarchial civilizations. Emphasis will be placed on horrible and beautiful aspects of life. It ought to be pointed out that the apocalypse is just all part of being alive, like cleaning your room or going to school.
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Pynchon's Against the Day

A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide

by Jeffrey Severs, Christopher Leise, Graham Benton
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011

Thomas Pynchon's longest novel to date, Against the Day (2006), excited diverse and energetic opinions when it appeared on bookstore shelves nine years after the critically acclaimed Mason & Dixon. Its wide-ranging plot covers nearly three decades-from the 1893 World's Fair to the years just after...
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Muslim Integration

Pluralism and Multiculturalism in New Zealand and Australia

by Tahir Abbas, Jan A. Ali, Ann Black
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016

Muslim Integration: Pluralism and Multiculturalism in New Zealand and Australia, contributors from a range of backgrounds investigate the state of Muslim integration in New Zealand and Australia. The growing presence of a Muslim minority has invited these two Pacific settler states to closely consider...
Book cover of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Britain and Europe’s Dysfunctional Relationship

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Britain and Europe’s Dysfunctional Relationship

Britain and Europe’s Dysfunctional Relationship

by Martin Howe, Philippe Legrain, David G. Mayes
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016

In the noise of the debate about the EU, it is rare for fundamental questions to be asked. For example, for what purposes should we have international institutions at all? Does the EU meet those purposes and, if not, is reform possible? This book considers these questions. An international team of...
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Tough Crimes

True Cases by Top Criminal Lawyers

by Edward L. Greenspan, Richard Wolson, Marilyn Sandford
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014

Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...
Book cover of The One-Minute Workout

The One-Minute Workout

Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter

by Christopher Shulgan, Martin Gibala
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017

Finally, the solution to the #1 reason we don’t exercise: time. Everyone has one minute. A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology—with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval...
Book cover of The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
Book cover of Rocket’s Red Glare
by James Reasoner, Martin L. Shoemaker, Nathan E. Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017

From distant galaxies to the mean streets of Hollywood . . . from the war-torn skies of France in 1918 to the far side of the moon . . . The stories in Rocket's Red Glare exemplify the adventure, courage, and sense of discovery so vital to the American spirit. Whether daring to cross interstellar...
Book cover of Southern Comfort
by Christopher Morgan, D. Travers Scott, John Patrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

A scorching tour through the less-traveled territories of gay desire! The American South is sweltering-and not just the climate. Indulge yourself in 16 tales of homosexual lust! Take in the distinctive language, the rich food, the tumultuous history-and of course the many contributions the Deep South...
Book cover of Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia [3 volumes]
by Christopher Martin Cumo
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013

Readers of this expansive, three-volume encyclopedia will gain scientific, sociological, and demographic insight into the complex relationship between plants and humans across history.
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
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