David Lee: 242 books
Nation of Cowards
Black Activism in Barack Obama’s Post-Racial America
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title, Attorney General Eric Holder argued forcefully that Americans today need to talk more—not less—about racism. This appeal for candid talk about race exposes the paradox of Barack Obama’s historic rise to the US presidency and the ever-increasing...
by David Boud, Elaine Keane, Kerri-Lee Krause
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Reflective Teaching in Higher Education is the definitive textbook for reflective teachers in higher education. Informed by the latest research in this area, the book offers extensive support for those at the start of an academic career and career-long professionalism for those teaching in higher...
by David Steffen, Michael Anthony Ashley, Anaea Lay
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary...
by Gary D. Rhodes, Tom Weaver, Michael Lee
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Cross and wooden stake in hand, Dr. Gary D. Rhodes re-enters the sepulcher of supernatural cinema, casting his lantern's light on Universal’s 1936 classic Dracula’s Daughter. With fellow tomb raiders Tom Weaver and Michael Lee, he discovers long-forgotten lore, presented herein with the film’s...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
by Greg Lopez, Bridget Welsh, John Funston
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and...
by Collectif, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick
Language: French
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: October 14, 2015
David Almond (Je m’appelle Mina), Tracy Chevalier (La jeune fille à la perle), Timothée de Fombelle (Le livre de Perle), Michael Morpurgo (Cheval de Guerre)…
Les plus grandes signatures de la littérature racontent la Première Guerre mondiale à partir d’objets emblématiques.
Un superbe...
The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook
A Guide to Understanding, Exploring & Living a Spiritual Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
What is “Jewish Spirituality”? How do I make it part of my life?
Today’s foremost spiritual leaders share their ideas and experience.
Whether you are just curious, intently searching for greater personal meaning, or actively seeking ideas, information, practices and inspiration to enrich...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2
Improving cultivation of particular grain legumes
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
Scientific Basis for Its Use
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Traditional Chinese medicine has a strong scientific basis, but the science of these important preparations is often rarely discussed. Western approaches often simplify traditional Chinese medicine to drug discovery in Chinese plants, however, the majority of traditional Chinese medications use complex...
Moguls: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The biggest brains—and bank accounts—in business share their secrets of the trade in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From media titans Ted Turner and Barry Diller to technology visionaries Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to board-room barons T....
by Jane Lee, David Jarvis
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Gypsy Jane Lee moved through the London underworld like a force of nature. Hardened criminals feared and respected her in equal measure as she made a reputation as the hardest and most dangerous female criminal in Britain. Gypsy Jane stood toe-to-toe with some of the most dangerous men in the land...
Safeguarding Adults Under the Care Act 2014
Understanding Good Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality...
Writing History with Lightning
Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge...