David V : 163 books
A Simple Nullity?
The Wi Parata Case in New Zealand Law & History
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
When the New Zealand Supreme Court ruled on Wi Parata v the Bishop of Wellington in 1877, the judges infamously dismissed the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi. During the past 25 years, judges, lawyers, and commentators have castigated this simple nullity” view of the treaty. The infamous case...
The Lost Cyclist
The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
This “fascinating” story of a nineteenth-century mystery “should appeal to most lovers of history, as well as to bicycling enthusiasts. Strongly recommended” (Library Journal).
In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1
Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
Air Conditioning
A Practical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
David Chadderton's Air Conditioning is the complete introduction and reference guide for students and practitioners of air conditioning design, installation and maintenance. The scientific principles involved are introduced with the help of case studies and exercises, and downloadable spreadsheets...
by David V. Chadderton
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Engineering services within buildings account for ongoing energy use, greenhouse gas contribution and life safety provisions. This fully updated sixth edition of David Chadderton's leading textbook is the perfect preparation for those intending to enter this increasingly important field.
Chapters...
Regression Methods in Biostatistics
Linear, Logistic, Survival, and Repeated Measures Models
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
This new book provides a unified, in-depth, readable introduction to the multipredictor regression methods most widely used in biostatistics: linear models for continuous outcomes, logistic models for binary outcomes, the Cox model for right-censored survival times, repeated-measures models for longitudinal...
An Integrative Approach to Leader Development
Connecting Adult Development, Identity, and Expertise
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2008
This book is a beginning, a first step, in taking leader development in organizations beyond conventional wisdom toward a scientifically sound research-based set of principles and practices. The authors looked beyond their own academic disciplines to bring to bear accumulated wisdom from researchers who have developed well-established and accepted
The Ethics of Teaching
A Casebook
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
The Ethics of Teaching provides a frank discussion of the most frequently encountered ethical dilemmas that can arise in educational settings, as well as tips on how to avoid these predicaments and how to deal with them when they do occur. The goal is to stimulate discussion and raise faculties' consciousness...
by Kenneth L. Mattox, David V. Feliciano, Ernest E. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
The world’s leading resource on trauma surgery― with an expanded full-color atlas
A Doody's Core Title for 2017!
Hailed by readers and reviewers for its expert authorship and high-yield clinical content, Trauma is unquestionably the field’s definitive text. Enhanced by a full-color...
by David V. Canter
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
A fascinating guide on the psychology of crime
Thinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies? Want to understand the psychology of crime? Whether studying it for the first time or an interested spectator, Forensic Psychology For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding...
by David V. Ruffolo
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
In Post-Queer Politics, Ruffolo looks at the work of Foucault, Butler, Bakhtin, Deleuze, Guattari and others in his creative refocus on the queer/heteronormative dyad that has largely consumed queer studies and contemporary politics. He offers a radical and intersectional new way of thinking about...
Tales from the Vatican Vaults
28 extraordinary stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Garry Kilworth, Mary Gentle, KJ Parker, Storm Constantine and many more
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
A captivating collection of original science fiction and fantasy stories based on the same alternate world premise: a collection of documents that have been suppressed by the Vatican and hidden away for years, in some cases centuries, are revealed when the vaults are thrown open by a reforming pope.
In...
Slots
Praying to the God of Chance
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
A renowned psychiatrist explores the world of slot machine gambling and the almost religious devotion that has turned it into a billion-dollar industry.
This astonishing book reveals that there’s a lot more to playing slot machines—one of America’s fastest growing forms of entertainment—than...
Variable Lebesgue Spaces
Foundations and Harmonic Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
This book provides an accessible introduction to the theory of variable Lebesgue spaces. These spaces generalize the classical Lebesgue spaces by replacing the constant exponent p with a variable exponent p(x). They were introduced in the early 1930s but have become the focus of renewed interest since...