Eric J : 310 books
Floodplains
Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Floodplains provides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions. It synthesizes decades of research on floodplain ecosystems, explaining hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes and how under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society...
Excel 2016 for Marketing Statistics
A Guide to Solving Practical Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel in teaching marketing statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical marketing problems. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest...
Collaborative Resilience
Moving Through Crisis to Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Case studies and analyses investigate how collaborative response to crisis can enhance social-ecological resilience and promote community reinvention.
Crisis—whether natural disaster, technological failure, economic collapse, or shocking acts of violence—can offer opportunities for collaboration,...
Building the Intentional University
Minerva and the Future of Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
How to rebuild higher education from the ground up for the twenty-first century.
Higher education is in crisis. It is too expensive, ineffective, and impractical for many of the world's students. But how would you reinvent it for the twenty-first century—how would you build it from the ground...
Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction
An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth
The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. Combining geology, geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, evolution and statistical physics to create an inclusive picture of the...
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights
The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis...
Novel Ecosystems
Intervening in the New Ecological World Order
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Land conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental management. They are novel because they exist without historical...
The Differentiated Flipped Classroom
A Practical Guide to Digital Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Ensure personalized student learning with this breakthrough approach to the Flipped Classroom!
This groundbreaking guide helps you identify and address diverse student needs within the flipped classroom. You’ll find practical, standards-aligned solutions to help you design and implement carefully...
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La tranchée perdue (avril 1915)
Language: French
Release Date: October 7, 2015
La Der des Ders au quotidien. Des récits d’un réalisme impressionnant autour de huit soldats issus du même village. Du front à l’arrière, suivez cette « Union sacrée » dans l’enfer de la guerre.
A la recherche du « repos du guerrier », Arsène et Jacques dépassent leurs lignes...
Ancient Word, Changing Worlds
The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Belief in the Bible as God's authoritative revelation to humanity forms the bedrock of the Christian faith, laying the groundwork for nearly everything in the practice of theology. For the last 150 years or so, this doctrine has been put under the microscope of the modern age, with focused attention-and...
by Shelley Wilson, J.S. Bailey, Elle K. White
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls creep through pages of spooky flash fiction. Discover critically acclaimed authors that will make your skin shiver and have you flinching at bumps in the night. Whenever the mood strikes for something creepy, this collection will leave you looking over your shoulder.
18 Wheels of Science Fiction
A Long Haul into the Fantastic
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2018
Take a trip through the imaginations of 18 visionary writers as they explore the future of trucking in this new science fiction anthology! There's something for every genre fiction fan in this follow-up to the hit "18 wheels of Horror - a Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors."
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by Grant Walsh-Haines, Marla J. Jarmer, Kevin R. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Issue framing is the way that people, especially politicians, get other people to view a particular problem or issue. By framing the issue in a particular way, the goal is to get people to think about the issue, to believe that an action is required and, most importantly, to believe that a particular...