Michael Charles: 157 books
Ethics of Spying
A Reader for the Intelligence Professional
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Intelligence professionals are employees of the government working in a business that some would consider unethical_the business of spying. This book looks at the dilemmas that exist when one is asked to perform a civil service that is in conflict with what that individual believes to be 'ethical.'...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
Reagan and the World
Leadership and National Security, 1981--1989
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan sought "peace through strength" during an era of historic change. In the decades since, pundits and scholars have argued over the president's legacy: some consider Reagan a charismatic and consummate leader who renewed American strength and defeated communism....
by Joyce A. Baugh, John D. Burrow, Mark S. Hurwitz
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
This book examines the criminal justice decisions of the Rehnquist Court era through analyses of individual justices' contributions to the development of law and policy. The Rehnquist Court era (1986-2005) produced a period of opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court's judicial conservatives to reshape...
How God Became Jesus
The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus' Divine Nature---A Response to Bart Ehrman
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed,...
Winning Through Innovation
A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2006
Tushman and O'Reilly examine how leadership, culture, and organizational architectures can be both important facilitators of innovation and, not uncommonly, formidable obstacles. They demonstrate how to clarify today's critical managerial problems, use culture and commitment to promote innovation and implement strategy, and deal with changing innovation requirements as organizations evolve.
Studies in Cash Flow Accounting and Analysis (RLE Accounting)
Aspects of the Interface Between Managerial Planning, Reporting and Control and External Performance Measurement
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
The fourteen papers in this volume, both unpublished and originally published between 1981 and 1990 offer a comprehensive selection of G. H. Lawson’s work and discuss the following:
assessing economic performance
ownership value creation
pricing of non-competitive government contracts
valuation of a business
measurement of corporate performance according to cash flow.
Managing Business Complexity
Discovering Strategic Solutions with Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS), a way to simulate a large number of choices by individual actors, is one of the most exciting practical developments in business modeling since the invention of relational databases. It represents a new way to understand data and generate information that...
Grouping Genetic Algorithms
Advances and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This book presents advances and innovations in grouping genetic algorithms, enriched with new and unique heuristic optimization techniques. These algorithms are specially designed for solving industrial grouping problems where system entities are to be partitioned or clustered into efficient groups...
by Charles Mr. Enoch, David Mr. Marston, Michael Mr. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2002
Since the mid-1990s, economic observers have kept a watchful eye on the financial sector because of its potential to spark economic crises. Banks in particular have come under close scrutiny. Building Strong Banks through Surveillance and Resolution offers guidance on setting up regulatory and supervisory...
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth
Developing Evidence-Based International Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth takes a fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support.
Featuring contributions from distinguished international contributors, it critically examines...
by Compiled by Barbour Staff, Glenn Hascall, Ed Cyzewski
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Start your day off right—every day of the year with Daily Wisdom for Men—and experience the encouragement of God’s Word. These inspiring devotionals were written specifically for a man’s heart and mind. Each reading includes a relevant scripture to compliment the devotional and will give you the assurance needed to walk in biblical wisdom each day.
The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Second Edition
A Practical Guide to the College Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Those who teach college students have extensive training in their disciplines, but unlike their counterparts at the high school or elementary school level, they often have surprisingly little instruction in the craft of teaching itself. The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Second Edition, is an extraordinarily...
Visualizing Modern China
Image, History, and Memory, 1750–Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
This book is a teaching textbook for both lower and upper level courses on modern Chinese history and/or modern visual culture. With fourteen chapters of well-illustrated original scholarship and a supplemental website providing resources for hundreds of images, the book introduces key themes of modern...