Van Allen: 52 books

Book cover of Concentrated Investing

Concentrated Investing

Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors

by Allen C. Benello, Tobias E. Carlisle, Michael van Biema
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Discover the secrets of the world's top concentrated value investors Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors chronicles the virtually unknown—but wildly successful—value investors who have regularly and spectacularly blown away the results...
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Aging Heroes

Growing Old in Popular Culture

by Patrice M. Buzzanell, Paul Haridakis, Cynthia J. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015

Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality....
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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The People's Victory

Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality

by Jamila Tharp, Brian Maschka, Will Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017

"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
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Enterprise Master Data Management

An SOA Approach to Managing Core Information

by Allen Dreibelbis, Eberhard Hechler, Ivan Milman
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2008

The Only Complete Technical Primer for MDM Planners, Architects, and Implementers Companies moving toward flexible SOA architectures often face difficult information management and integration challenges. The master data they rely on is often stored and managed in ways that are redundant, inconsistent,...
Book cover of Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies
by Jared D. Kass, Ellen Mullin, Janet Surrey
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013

This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes...
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Designing Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Integrating Rainwater into Building Systems

by Celeste Allen Novak, Eddie Van Giesen, Kathy M. DeBusk
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014

Water conservation is one of the most effective sustainable design practices, yet few professionals know how to collect and use rainwater effectively. Rainwater Harvesting the first comprehensive book on designing rainwater harvesting systems. It provides practical guidelines for developing a rainwater...
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Robot Ethics

The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics

by Colin Allen, Wendell Wallach, James J. Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011

Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war. Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Book cover of The American Civil War on Film and TV

The American Civil War on Film and TV

Blue and Gray in Black and White and Color

by Biljana Oklopčić, Rosanne Welch, Fran Pheasant-Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017

Whether on the big screen or small, films featuring the American Civil War are among the most classic and controversial in motion picture history. From D. W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation (1915) to Free State of Jones (2016), the war has provided the setting, ideologies, and character archetypes...
Book cover of Landscapes of Origin in the Americas

Landscapes of Origin in the Americas

Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities

by Jessica Joyce Christie, Merideth Paxton, Polly Schaafsma
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009

Landscape is a powerful factor in the operation of memory because of the associations narrators make between the local landscape and the events of the stories they tell. Ancestors and mythological events often become fixed in a specific landscape and act as timeless reference points. In conventional...
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