A Richard: 899 books
Wheelock's Latin Reader
Selections from Latin Literature
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
Originally intended by Professor Frederic M. Wheelock as a sequel to Wheelock's Latin, his classic introductory Latin textbook, Wheelock's Latin Reader, newly revised and updated by Richard A. LaFleur, is the ideal text for any intermediate-level Latin course. You'll find a rich selection of of prose...
Grave injustice
Unearthing Wrongful Executions
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift between those who are for and against...
American Endurance
Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the Vanishing Wild West
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Richard A. Serrano's new book American Endurance: Buffalo Bill, the Great Cowboy Race of 1893, and the Vanishing Wild West is history, mystery, and Western all rolled into one. In June 1893, nine cowboys raced across a thousand miles of American prairie...
Revolution in Higher Education
How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
A report from the front lines of higher education and technology that chronicles efforts to transform teaching, learning, and opportunity.
Colleges and universities have become increasingly costly, and, except for a handful of highly selective, elite institutions, unresponsive to twenty-first-century...
by Richard A. Posner
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
When it was first published a quarter of a century ago, Richard Posner's exposition and defense of an economic approach to antitrust law was a jeremiad against the intellectual disarray that then characterized the field. As other perspectives on antitrust law have fallen away, Posner's book has played...
by Richard A. Swanson, Thomas J. Chermack
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
A Comprehensive Method, Tools, and Techniques for Building Sound Theory Richard Swanson and Thomas Chermack present a complete five-step approach for developing sound theory in applied disciplines, from conceptualizing a theory to creating relevant assessment criteria, establishing a research agenda...
by Richard Epstein, Eric A. Posner, Michael J. Trebilcock
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 1999
Declared dead some twenty-five years ago, the idea of freedom of contract has enjoyed a remarkable intellectual revival. In The Fall and Rise of Freedom of Contract leading scholars in the fields of contract law and law-and-economics analyze the new interest in bargaining freedom.
The 1970s was a...
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
Physics and Technology for Future Presidents
An Introduction to the Essential Physics Every World Leader Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Physics and Technology for Future Presidents contains the essential physics that students need in order to understand today's core science and technology issues, and to become the next generation of world leaders. From the physics of energy to climate change, and from spy technology to quantum computers,...
by Richard A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
American liberals and conservatives alike take for granted a progressive view of the Constitution that took root in the early twentieth century. Richard Epstein laments this complacency which, he believes, explains America's current economic malaise and political gridlock. Steering clear of well-worn...
by Richard A. Ippolito
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Whether dealing with contracts, tort actions, or government regulations, lawyers are more likely to be successful if they are conversant in economics. Economics for Lawyers provides the essential tools to understand the economic basis of law. Through rigorous analysis illustrated with simple graphs...
Focus Groups
A Practical Guide for Applied Research
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
This updated edition of Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research walks readers step by step through the “how-tos” of conducting focus group research. Using an engaging, straightforward writing style, authors Richard A. Krueger and Mary Anne Casey draw on their many years of hands-on...
Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes
Analy Synth Desig Chemi Pr_4
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
The leading integrated chemical process design guide: Now with extensive new coverage and more process designs
More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fourth Edition, presents design...
Domestic Olympics
The Ultimate Housecleaning Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Take a journey through your home from top to bottom. Youll be surprised by all the dirt you discover!
Richard A. Slinde, a longtime domestic cleaner, has seen how messy homes can become during his more than thirty years of cleaning houses and apartments, both big and small. In Domestic Olympics:...