David Allison: 25 books
by David Allison
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2010
When a plane crashes in New Jersey, apparently due to a computer virus, the NTSB asks Rick Masterson, a convicted hacker, to help find the cause. Accompanied by his former professor John Cameron and FBI Agent Emma Dupres, they follow the trail to Silicon Valley in California where they are plunged into a world of corporate espionage, avarice and murder.
Reading the New Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and On the Genealogy of Morals
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2000
In this long-awaited volume, David B. Allison argues for a 'generous' approach to Nietzsche's writings, and then provides comprehensive analyses of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, On the Genealogy of Morals, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Unique among other books on Nietzsche, Allison's...
Pikachu s Global Adventure
The Rise and Fall of Pokémon
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2004
Initially developed in Japan by Nintendo as a computer game, Pokémon swept the globe in the late 1990s. Based on a narrative in which a group of children capture, train, and do battle with over a hundred imaginary creatures, Pokémon quickly diversified into an array of popular products including...
Corporate Cthulhu
Lovecraftian Tales of Bureaucratic Nightmare
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD.
Red tape. Catch-22s. Circular chains of command. Whether you're a customer or co-worker, bureaucracies drive us all insane. Even management is just a cog in a vast machine. Information, items, and even people get lost in the system, never...
Living History
Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Engaging audiences through costumed staff at museums and historic sites is one of the most effective ways to interpret the past for a public used to multimedia presentations on their TVs and computers.
Here, David Allison, who has worked at several museums known for effective enactments, provides:
the...
by Andy Adam, CBE, MB
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Effectively apply the latest techniques and approaches with complete updates throughout including 4 new sections (Abdominal Imaging, The Spine, Oncological Imaging, and Interventional Radiology) and 28 brand new chapters.
Gain the fresh perspective of two new editors—Jonathan Gillard and...
By Faith Alone
Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
The Reformation swept across Europe with a God-glorifying gospel of grace. Now the doctrine of grace cherished and proclaimed by the Reformers is under renewed assault from an unexpected place—the evangelical church itself.
With the help of several theologians, Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy...
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
by David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Allison Lach
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
How well do strategic export controls function to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction?
The Peddling Peril Index (PPI) is the first comprehensive and in-depth ranking of the effectiveness of strategic export controls by country. It ranks 200 countries,...
by Angela Castillo, Allison Latzco, Ashey Capes
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2016
A toyshop owner builds a set of magic clockwork dolls that delight a factory town. A three-inch tall samurai faces a giant iron ogre with only a sewing needle and a coin. A scientist seeks an antidote to his formula gone wrong, with the help of his partner’s beautiful daughter.All of these...
by David B. Fleming, Mary Allison Haynie
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
With dreams of building a vast steel production operation, Memphis planter Enoch Ensley founded a city in the wooded valley at the heart of Jefferson County, Alabama. He named the city Ensley, after himself, and established the Ensley Land Company to acquire and develop 4,000 acres for industrial facilities...
Army of None
Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Uniformed U.S. Army Officers lunch with students in elementary school cafeterias. Army training programs including rifle and pistol instruction replace physical education in middle schools. Like never before, military recruiters are entering the halls of U.S. schools with unchecked access in an attempt...
by Sonny Allison, Justin Bastian, Eric DeJong
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
An initial public offering is the realization of a dream for many entrepreneurs, executives, board members and stockholders, a singular achievement that demonstrates their success in building a strong business and creating value for owners, employees and customers. However, an initial public offering...
by Allen Peterkin, Arthur W. Frank, David H. Flood
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire...
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