Robert Gregory: 69 books
by Ramses Amer, Jay Batongbacal, Robert Beckman
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Over the last few decades there has been growing recognition of the importance of a peaceful and stable South China Sea for Indo-Pacific security and development, a recognition that has been underlain, paradoxically, by the increasingly precarious situation in this body of water that straddles critical...
by Wye J. Allanbrook, Gregory Butler, Eric Chafe
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach collects seventeen essays by leading Bach scholars. The authors each address in some way such questions of meaning in J. S. Bach’s vocal compositions—including his Passions, Masses, Magnificat, and cantatas—with particular attention...
William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life
The Cries of the Wounded
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find...
Foundations of a Free Society
Reflections on Ayn Rand's Political Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
***Foundations of a Free Society***brings together some of the most knowledgeable Ayn Rand scholars and proponents of her philosophy, as well as notable critics, putting them in conversation with other intellectuals who also see themselves as defenders of capitalism and individual liberty. United...
Africana Social Stratification
An Interdisciplinary Study of Economics, Policy, and Labor
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
This study seeks to critically examine the field and function of social stratification, with emphasis on Africana phenomena. Phrased another way, this edited volume attempts to study and focus on who gets what and why, with regard to resources and structural application of support. The John Henrik...
Considering Marijuana Legalization
Insights for Vermont and Other Jurisdictions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Marijuana legalization is a controversial and multifaceted issue that is now the subject of serious debate. In May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill requiring the Secretary of Administration to produce a report about various consequences of legalizing marijuana. This resulting report...
Pastoral Foundations of the Sacraments
A Catholic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A logical presentation of the sacraments as the principle acts of worship in the Catholic church. Synthesizes contemporary research on symbol, ritual, and sacramental, liturgical, and pastoral theology into a single, readable resource. Each chapter ends with questions for reflection and discussion.
The Market-Driven Supply Chain
A Revolutionary Model for Sales and Operations Planning in the New On-Demand Economy
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Using a sophisticated approach that unifies the three key areas of supply chain strategies, sales and operations planning (SOP), and lean manufacturing, The Market-Driven Supply Chain is the only book that takes a comprehensive approach to succeeding in today’s on-demand environment. You’ll learn...
Making Sense of the College Curriculum
Faculty Stories of Change, Conflict, and Accommodation
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Readers of Making Sense of the College Curriculum expecting a traditional academic publication full of numeric and related data will likely be disappointed with this volume, which is based on stories rather than numbers. The contributors include over 185 faculty members from eleven colleges and universities,...
Minding the Weather
How Expert Forecasters Think
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science.
This book argues that the human cognition system is the least understood, yet probably most important, component of forecasting accuracy....
by Jeffrey J. Schaider, Allan B. Wolfson, Carlo L. Rosen
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine presents a clinically focused and evidence-based summary of emergency medicine. Chapters are templated to include the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management and disposition, with highlighted critical interventions...
by Gregory R. Pohl, Robert A. Cannings, Jean-François Landry
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse and economically important groups of insects, with approximately 157,000 species worldwide. This book establishes a definitive list of the species that occur in BC, and clarifies erroneous records in past works. It provides a knowledge...
Politik und Religion
Zur Diagnose der Gegenwart
Language: German
Release Date: May 24, 2017
«Politik und Religion» ist wieder ein zentraler Gegenstand der öffentlichen Debatte. Nach langen Jahren, in denen viele Sozialwissenschaftler die Erwartung hegten, der religiöse Glaube werde im Gefolge des «Modernisierungsprozesses» allmählich ausgezehrt und schließlich absterben, wird heute...