Michael Smith: 358 books
The Long Haul
A Social Histry of the British Commercial Vehicle Industry
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Originally published in 1975 this book charts the history of Foden, a name inseparably linked with the growth and development of the haulage industry. The history of Foden provides the perfect backdrop to the history of the entire industry and the commercial vehicle generally, as it unfolds against...
Factor Five
Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
When first published in 1997, Factor Four: Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use by renowned economic and engineering experts Ernst von Weizsäcker, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, transformed how economists, policy makers, engineers, entrepreneurs and business leaders thought about innovation...
by Michael John Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Reinventing Detroit
The Politics of Possibility
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
This book addresses the questions of what went wrong with Detroit and what can be done to reinvent the Motor City. Various answers to the former-deindustrialization, white flight, and a disappearing tax base-are now well understood. Less discussed are potential paths forward, stemming from alternative...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
by Michael Oxley, Jaqueline Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The book will inform a wide audience about the provision of rented housing in several European countries. The material is relevant to many housing, surveying and planning undergraduate and postgraduate courses which have a European housing element/option.
Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction
An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
Developing Writers of Argument
Tools and Rules That Sharpen Student Reasoning
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Better Arguments Make Better Students — and Better Citizens
The ability to make effective arguments is not only necessary in students’ academic lives, it’s a transferable skill essential to students’ future success as critical thinkers and contributing members of society. But how do...
Whole System Design
An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as one of the most cost-effective ways to both increase the productivity and reduce the negative environmental impacts of an engineered system. A focus on design is critical, as the output from this stage of the project locks in most of the economic and...
Political Campaign Communication
Theory, Method, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method, and Practice brings a diversity of issues, topics, and events on political campaign communication around the concepts of theory, method and practice. The volume contains studies of political campaign communication utilizing a wide range of empirical,...
by George Amedee, David Anderson, Cal Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a 'perfect storm' of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attack politics, and miserable failures to respond...
Agile Application Security
Enabling Security in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Agile continues to be the most adopted software development methodology among organizations worldwide, but it generally hasn't integrated well with traditional security management techniques. And most security professionals aren’t up to speed in their understanding and experience of agile development....
by Bud E. Smith, Michael McCallister
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done. Looking for ways to streamline your work so you can focus on maximizing your time? WordPress In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run into every day–things other books ignore or oversimplify. This is...
by Zimbell House Publishing, Jeannie Alderdice, Jon Alston
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
In this collection of twenty-two short stories by twenty emerging writers, Zimbell House has brought together a unique experience all relating to a lost door.
From whimsical to tragic, from science-fiction to tales of fairies, these writers have stretched their imaginations to deliver stories set to intrigue you.