Brian Patrick: 134 books
The 2016 Presidential Election
The Causes and Consequences of a Political Earthquake
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
The 2016 Presidential Election: The Causes and Consequences of a Political Earthquake critically analyzes the 2016 presidential election. The chapters in this book identify key factors behind the election of Donald J. Trump, explore the unconventional campaign, analyze the unexpected election result,...
by Christian McBurney, Brian L. Wallin, Patrick T. Conley
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at...
by Brian Folker, Maia A. Gemmill, Patricia M. Goff
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
Why not take seriously the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, more than a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this well-loved artifact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own lifeworld. A wide...
by Brian Butko, Kevin Patrick, Kyle R. Weaver
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
Revised and updated edition of the best-selling first edition (978-0-8117-2878-2).
Demystifying the Big House
Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison,...
by Judith S. Trent, Henry C. Kenski, Kate M. Kenski
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
This diverse and unique collection of essays examines a wide range of communication elements and themes in the context of the 2012 election. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of...
Regulating the Web
Network Neutrality and the Fate of the Open Internet
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Since its popularization in the mid 1990s, the Internet has impacted nearly every aspect of our cultural and personal lives. Over the course of two decades, the Internet remained an unregulated medium whose characteristic openness allowed numerous applications, services, and websites to flourish....
by Brian Roffel, Patrick Chin
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Techniques such as dead time compensation, adaptive control and Kalman filtering have been around for some time, but as yet find little application in industry. This is due to several reasons, including:
Articles in the literature usually assume that the reader is familiar with a specific topic...
by Patrick J O'Brian
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Gas is poured. A match is lit. Another church crumbles to the ground in a heap of ashes and embers.
With plans to retire in the near future, Fire Marshal Rich Goeller is drawn into one final case that will define his legacy as an arson investigator. When three churches burn to the ground, each...
The Northern Ireland Question
Nationalism, Unionism and Partition
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2019
First published in 1999, this volume was the third in a trilogy on the 'problem' of Northern Ireland. It examines the political content of the unionist and nationalist 'ideologies' which have emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Ireland. The focus of the book is also to examine and...
Rotta a oriente
Un'avventura di Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin - Master & Commander
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Non sempre i desideri si realizzano nei tempi e nei modi auspicati. A Jack Aubrey il tanto sospirato reinserimento nella Royal Navy non viene concesso dopo la brillante cattura della fregata francese Diane, bensì in seguito a un repentino cambio di piani da parte dei Servizi segreti britannici. Infatti,...
Doppia missione
Un'avventura di Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin - Master & Commander
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 22, 2013
La promozione tanto attesa è finalmente arrivata: dopo una vita dedicata al servizio della Royal Navy in lunghe e rischiose traversate, Jack Aubrey viene ricompensato con l’insegna di commodoro. Suo primo compito è debellare con un’azione di forza la tratta illegale degli schiavi sulle coste...
Fuoco sotto il mare
Un'avventura di Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin - Master & Commander
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Diretta in Perù per una missione di spionaggio, la Surprise del capitano Jack Aubrey si ritrova all’inseguimento della fregata americana Franklin. Filando di bolina stretta su un mare dai cupi toni viola, le due navi corsare si cannoneggiano ogni volta che sono a tiro finché una notte, sotto una...
Burrasca nella Manica
Un'avventura di Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin - Master & Commander
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Dopo aver contribuito al fallimento dello sbarco francese in Irlanda, Jack Aubrey e Stephen Maturin sono a terra, in attesa di una nuova missione. Entrambi ne approfittano per occuparsi di questioni private rimaste in sospeso, che li trascinano in avventure più insidiose di un mare in tempesta. Maturin,...