Search Results
-
Enabling Agri-entrepreneurship and Innovation
Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security. Alongside establishing secure... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Leading the Sustainable Organization: Development, Implementation and Assessment
This book is the first to combine the much talked about topics of leadership and sustainability, and provides readers with a comprehensive overview and pragmatic approach to leading sustainable organizations. Chapters include discussions, case examples, steps, and useful tools centred on the comp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith
Think of it this way . . . Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families, and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then? Is there another approach we can take? Veteran ap... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Engineering and Science of Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision
The biomass based energy sector, especially the one based on lignocellulosic sources such as switchgrass Miscanthus, forest residues and short rotation coppice, will play an important role in our drive towards renewable energy. The biomass feedstock production (BFP) subsystem provides the necessary... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Welcome To Theological Field Education!
by Matthew Floding • Dudley C. Rose • Tim Sensing • Lorraine Ste-Marie • Barbara J. Blodgett • Lee Carroll • Emily Click • Lee Drummond • Donna Duensing • Jaco Hamman • Charlene Jin Lee • Joanne LindstromWhat Is Theological Field Education The Art of Supervision and Formation Ministerial Reflection The Use of Case Studies in Field Education The Power of Reflecting with Peers The Forming Work of Congregations Self-Care and Community Ministerial Ethics Language and Leadership Considerat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Electronic Commerce
Throughout the book, theoretical foundations necessary for understanding Electronic Commerce (EC) are presented, ranging from consumer behavior to the economic theory of competition. Furthermore, this book presents the most current topics relating to EC as described by a diversified team of experts... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Electronic Commerce 2018
This new Edition of Electronic Commerce is a complete update of the leading graduate level/advanced undergraduate level textbook on the subject. Electronic commerce (EC) describes the manner in which transactions take place over electronic networks, mostly the Internet. It is the process of elect... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning
by Professor Tim Waller • Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér • Shirley Wyver • Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter • Kristi S. Lekies • Libby Lee-HammondThere has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child's development. This text represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Asso... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning
by Professor Tim Waller • Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér • Shirley Wyver • Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter • Kristi S. Lekies • Libby Lee-HammondThere has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child's development. This text represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Asso... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
This introductory text explains the fundamentals of the chemistry of the natural environment and the effects of mankind's activities on the earth's chemical systems. Retains an emphasis on describing how natural geochemical processes operate over a variety of scales in time and space, and how th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
The Hormone Factor in Mental Health: Bridging the Mind-Body Gap
by Daniel Kelly • Patrice M. Yasuda • Lewis S. Blevins • Linda M. Rio • Robert S. Hoffman • Lorin Michel • Ingrid Rodi • Pejman Cohan • Adrianna G. Ioachimescu • Jamie E. Banker • Sharmyn Mcgraw • Luis Sobrinho • Niloufar Ilani • Aimee Burke Valeras • Carmina Cuilty-Mcgee • Mitchell E. Geffner • Tina Constantin • Alexis DeavenportEndocrine imbalances can cause a whole host of physical and mental health problems. Yet, there is currently no definitive source of information that shows how hormones can bridge the gap between mental health and medical health modalities. This book is a bold crossover between the disciplines of m... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Best of TOC
by Tim O'Reilly • Andrew Savikas • Joseph J. Esposito • Mac Slocum • Liza Daly • Kate Eltham • James Bridle • Bob Stein • Peter Brantley • Kassia Krozser • Bill Mccoy • Sara Lloyd • Adam HodgkinBest of TOC is a collection of essential posts from the last 12 months, selected from the TOC blog and a number of external sources.One of the mantras at Tools of Change is "fail forward fast," which is an alliterative way of encouraging experimentation. That's why we felt it appropriate to use Best... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Blood Is Not Enough: Stories of Vampirism
by Gardner Dozois • Joe Haldeman • Harlan Ellison • Tanith Lee • Dan Simmons • Pat Cadigan • Fritz Leiber • Jack Dann • Edward Bryant • Garry Kilworth • Chet Williamson • Steve Rasnic Tem • Leonid Andreyev • Gahan Wilson • Harvey Jacobs • Scott Baker • S. N. Dyer • Susan Casper“An excellent collection” of vampire stories, from authors such as Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Fritz Leiber (Publishers Weekly). Renowned editor Ellen Datlow has gathered seventeen variations on vampirism ranging from classically Gothic to postmodern satire, from hor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1989 -
Frontiers of Cyberlearning: Emerging Technologies For Teaching And Learning (Lecture Notes In Educational Technology Ser.)
by J. Michael Spector • Rob Koper • Yanyan Li • Yueh-Min Huang • Ting-Wen Chang • Vivekanandan Kumar • Alfred Essa • Zhizhen Zhang • Richard A. TortorellaThis book demonstrates teachers’ and learners’ experiences with big data in education; education and cloud computing; and new technologies for teacher support. It also discusses the advantages of using these frontier technologies in teaching and learning and predicts the future challenges. As such, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Voyager
by Sheri S. Tepper • Kim Harrison • Richard Kadrey • Caitlin Kittredge • Jocelynn Drake • Joseph Nassise • Nick Cole • Katherine Harbour • Bishop O'Connell • Lexie Dunne • Erik Williams • Beth Cato • Tim Lees • Jack HeckelHarper Voyager USA, part of the global science fiction and fantasy imprint of HarperCollins, presents Voyager, a free ebook sampler with excerpts from 15 new or upcoming releases, as well as an introduction from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.You'll find:An Introduction from Richar... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The Papaya: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)
by Amalendu Ghosh • Robert E Paull • Víctor Galán Saúco • Edward Evans • Rebecca Ford • S H Ahmad • Christian Alcocer • Fredy H Ballen • Luis Barboza-Barquero • Paul R Campbell • A Chan • Fure-Chyi Chen • Nancy Jung Chen • Ting-Chi Cheng • Shih Wen Chin • Rod Drew • Franscisco Espadas • Humberto Estrella • João Paulo Fabi • Gabriela Fuentes • Amaranta Giron • Julián Cuevas González • Eric Guevara • Marco V Gutiérrez-Soto • Eudaldo Pérez Hernández • Jian-Zhi Huang • Víctor M Jiménez • Chutchamas Kanchana-Udomkan • Matiyar Rahaman Khan • Chen-Yu Lee • Wen-Li Lee • Pauziah Muda • M Munirah • Usana Nantawan • Eder Dutra Resende • Jorge Manuel Santamaria-Fernandez • S K Sharma • N I Shukor • N E Tajidin • Carlos Talavera • Lynton L Vawdrey • Ziwei ZhouPapaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. Papaya has become an important agricultural export... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
America's Healthcare Transformation: Strategies and Innovations
by Thomas H. Lee • Sandra A. Weiss • Nikhil G. Thaker • Arthur Tim" Garson • David W. Bates • Hanh H. Hoang • Philip Greenland • Tine Hansen-Turton • Sarah Slight • James L. Field • Susan A. Abookire • Thomas W. Feeley • Amir Rubin • Janet J. Teske • Julia D. Andrieni • Alicia D.H. Monroe • Kenneth Patric • Steven R. Steinhubl • Elizabeth Malcolm • Nana Ekua Coleman • Mark R. Chassin • William S. Weintraub • Kasey R. Boehmer • Arnold Milstein • Sharyl Wojciechowski • Marc L. Boom • Victor M. Montori • Henry H. Ting • Ju Young Kim • Erin S. Dupree • Gary S. Kaplan • Mauro Ferrari • Jason Gorevic • Kasaiah Makam • Kunal N. Karmali • Alberta T. Pedroja • Robert A. Phillips • Deirde MylodA revolution in American medicine is in full swing, with the race from fee-for-service to fee-for-value at the front line in an epic battle that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America's Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A. Phillips brings together... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids
by Linda Sue Park • Phyllis Reynolds Naylor • Gordon Korman • Gail Carson Levine • Eric Rohmann • Peter Lerangis • Grace Lin • Kathi Appelt • Chris Grabenstein • Marla Frazee • Brian Selznick • Yuyi Morales • Candace Fleming • Ashley Bryan • Chris Gall • Rita Williams-Garcia • Cynthia Leitich Smith • Tom Angleberger • Dan Santat • Jarrett J. Krosoczka • Elissa Brent Weissman • Thanhha Lai • R. J. Palacio • Tim Federle • Kwame Alexander • Alex GinoFrom award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today.Everyone’s sto... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane
by Edgar Allan Poe • Lawrence Block • Ray Bradbury • Neil Gaiman • Jack Ketchum • Joan Aiken • John Skipp • David J. Schow • Richard Connell • William Gay • Jim Shepard • Amelia Beamer • Mercedes M. Yardley • Steve Rasnic Tem • Kevin L. Donihe • Norman Partridge • Leah Mann • Leslianne Wilder • Joe Lansdale • Laura Lee BahrThis collection of thirty-eight terrifying tales of serial killers at large, written by the great masters of the genre, plumbs the horrifying depths of a deranged mind and the forces of evil that compel a human being to murder, gruesomely and methodically, over and over again.From Hannibal Lecter (T... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1989 -
Karl Barth and Comparative Theology (Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions #7)
by Randi Rashkover • Francis X. Clooney • Peter Ochs • Nimi Wariboko • Chris Boesel • Paul Knitter • S. Mark Heim • Christian T. Collins Winn • Tim Hartman • Anantanand Rambachan • Victor Ifeanyi Ezigbo • James W. Farwell • Pan-Chiu Lau • Martha L. Moore-Keish • Marc A. Pugliese • Joshua Ralston • Kurt Anders Richardson • John N. Sheveland • Mun'Im SirryBuilding on recent engagements with Barth in the area of theologies of religion, Karl Barth and Comparative Theology inaugurates a new conversation between Barth’s theology and comparative theology. Each essay brings Barth into conversation with theological claims from other religious traditions for... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President
by Gail Sheehy • Noam Chomsky • Tony Schwartz • Judith Lewis Herman • James Gilligan • Philip Zimbardo • Nanette Gartrell • John D. Gartner • Edwin B. Fisher • Robert Jay Lifton • William J. Doherty • Esq. • Lance Dodes • M. P. H. • Rosemary Sword • Bandy X. Lee • Craig Malkin • Michael J. Tansey • David M. Reiss • Henry J. Friedman • Jennifer Contarino Panning Psy.D. • Luba Kessler • Steve Wruble • Thomas Singer • Dee Mosbacher • Leonard L. Glass • Howard H. Covitz • James A. Herb M.A. • Diane Jhueck L.M.H.C. • D.M.H.P. • A.B.P.P. • Betty P. Teng M.F.A. • L.M.S.W. • Harper West M.A. • L. L. P. • Elizabeth Mika M.A. • L.C.P.C.<P>More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump's mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well-being.This is not normal.Since the start of Donald Trump’s presidential run, one question has quietly but urgently permeat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Renaissance Shakespeare/Shakespeare Renaissances: Proceedings of the Ninth World Shakespeare Congress
by Stanley Wells • Sukanta Chaudhuri • Randall Martin • Brian Walsh • Ros King • James J. Marino • Graham Holderness • Barry Freeman • Shaul Bassi • Ann Jennalie Cook • Emma Depledge • Jean-Christophe Mayer • Patrick Lonergan • Courtney Lehmann • Sharon O'Dair • Poonam Trivedi • Supriya Chaudhuri • Darryl Chalk • M. A. Katritzky • Jill L. Levenson • Margaret Shewring • Hersh Zeifman • Robert Darcy • Joel Rodgers • Atsuhiko Hirota • Kimberly R. West • Richard Fotheringham • Eleanor Collins • Martin Hilský • Vlasta Gallerová • Karel Kríž • Robert Sturua • Galz Engler • Madalina Nicolaescu • Kaori Kobayashi • Zeno Ackermann • Tina Krontiris • Emily Oliver • Carla Della Gatta • Cristiane Busato Smith • Anna Cetera • Bi-Qi Beatrice LeiSelected contributions to the Ninth World Shakespeare Congress, which took place in July 2011 in Prague, represent the contemporary state of Shakespeare studies in thirty-eight countries worldwide. Apart from readings of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, more than forty chapters map Renaissance context... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Writers of the Future Volume 31
by Rebecca Moesta • Larry Niven • Orson Scott Card • L. Ron Hubbard • David Farland • Tim Napper • Martin L. Shoemaker • Amit Dutta • Choong Nyung Yoon • Krystal Claxton • Quinlan Septer • Samantha Murray • Taylor Payton • Emily Siu • Tung Chi Lee • Alex Brock • Sharon Joss • Daniel J. Davis • Michelle Lockamy • Amy H. Hughes • Kary English • Daniel Tyka • Zach Chapman • Kevin A. Anderson • Megen Nelson • Scott R. Parkin • Michael T. Banker • Auston Habershaw • Megan Kelchner • Shuangjian Liu • Steve PantazisThe future is here...the future is now! Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson and Larry Niven have seen the future. Now, you can, too. A constellation of the brightest lights in the Science Fiction and Fantasy firmament have judged these authors to be the best, the brightest, the truest emerging star... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity, 4th edition
by Barack Obama • Stephen B. Thomas • Rinku Sen • John P. Kretzmann • Rachel Morello-Frosch • Meredith Minkler • Nina Wallerstein • Barbara A. Israel • Eugenia Eng • Edith A. Parker • Tom Wolff • Celina Su • Manuel Pastor • Jason Corburn • Whitney Johnson • Ronald Labonté • Mark S. Homan • Christine Mitchell • Michelle C. Kegler • Patricia Wakimoto • Lionel J. Beaulieu • Adam B. Becker • Lynn Blanchard • Anne Bluethenthal • Frances Dunn Butterfross • Lisa Cacari Stone • Caricia Catalani • Charlotte Yu-Ting Chang • Roxana Chen • Wayland X. Coleman • Chris M. Coombe • Lori Dorfman • Nancy Epstein • Jessica Estrada • Jennifer Falbe • Stephanie A. Farquhar • Prisila Gonzalez • Joseph Griffin • Leslie Grover • Lorraine Gutiérrez • Trevor Hancock • Susana Hennesey Laverty • Reva Hines • Lili Farhang • Solange Gould • Cheryl A. Hyde • Anthony B. Iton • Josh Kirschenbaum • Blishda Lacet • Pam Tau Lee • Edith A. Lewis • Jennifer Lifshay • Laura Linnan • Shaw San Liu • Shaddai Martinez Cuestas • Marty Martinson • John L. McKnight • Mary Anne Morgan • Angela Ni • Susan Racine Passmore • Amber Akemi Piatt • Cheri A. Pies • Clara Pinsky • R. David Rebanal • Kathleen M. Roe • Zachary Rowe • Alicia L. Salvatore • Shannon Sanchez-Youngman • Amy J. Shulz • Lee Staples • Makani Themba • Maria Elena Torre • Evan Vandommelen-Gonzalez • Dierde Visser • Kirsten Wysen • Marisa Ruiz Asari • Nickie Bazell • Derek M Griffith • Heather CameThe fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- bu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Integrated management of Insect Pests on Canola and other Brassica Oilseed Crops
by Tao Li • Peter Mason • Kevin D Floate • John Gavloski • Hector Cárcamo • Matthew P. Hill • Harit K Bal • Ronald E Batallas • Tulsi Bhardwaj • James D Blande • Dhana Raj Boina • G David Buntin • Randall Brandt • Surendra Dara • Tim J Dumonceaux • Robert H Elliott • Maya Evenden • Yaghoub Fathipour • Kristopher L Giles • Larry Grenkow • Parwinder Grewal • Rebecca H Hallett • Vincent A Hervet • Sari J. Himanen • Heikki M.T. Hokkanen • Jarmo K Holopainen • Prashant Jha • Janet J Knodel • Sarina Macfadyen • Ingeborg Menzler-Hokkanen • Mohammad Ali Mirhosseini • Christine Noronha • Chrystel Olivier • Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez • S. Jesu Rajan • Tom Royer • Muhammad Sarwar • Barbara Sharanowski • Govinda Shrestha • Juliana Soroka • Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan • Raj Kumar Thakur • Sally Vail • Leyun Wang • R W Wanigasekara • Chaminda De Weeraddana • Tyler J Wist • Zi-Hua ZhaoThis book comprehensively reviews current pest management practices and explores novel integrated pest management strategies in Brassica oilseed crops. It is essential reading for pest management practitioners and researchers working on pest management in canola and other Brassica crops worldwide. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017