Griffin: 1118 books
Inventing a Space Mission
The Story of the Herschel Space Observatory
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
This book describes prominent technological achievements within a very successful space science mission: the Herschel space observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it offers an analysis and discussion of the social, technological and scientific context of the mission that paved...
by Roger D. Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
This book presents of all aspects of storm water management: the hydrologic cycle, sources of contaminants, standards applicable to discharges, regulatory issues, atmospheric deposition, best management practices, and health/environmental impacts. It includes technical details of the modern treatment...
by Bruce Hayllar, Tony Griffin, Deborah Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
Over the last decade, commentaries and research on urban tourism precincts have predominantly focused on: their role in the tourism attractions mix; their physical and functional forms; their economic significance; their role as a catalyst for urban renewal; their evolution and associated development...
by Pamela Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Darcy Evans has spent much of her life scrounging on the streets of London. When she is dismissed from a girls' reformatory, she finds herself traveling to America at the invitation of an old friend. In the states, Darcy's uncouth mannerisms single her out for ridicule as she tries to fit into Lyon's...
Design Thinking
New Product Development Essentials from the PDMA
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Develop a more systematic, human-centered, results-oriented thought process
Design Thinking is the Product Development and Management Association's (PDMA) guide to better problem solving and decision-making in product development and beyond. The second in the New Product Development Essentials...
The Emergence of Leadership
Linking Self-Organization and Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The second half of the twentieth century witnessed the emergence of the most complex global organizations ever known. Taking a complexity theory perspective, this book explores the key factor that sustains them: leadership.
The book examines how leadership is currently understood primarily...
by H. Terrell Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Matt Royal has gotten himself into a royal mess
After a week away, Matt Royal's ready to get back to the Longboat Key good life good fishing, good food, good beer, and more good fishing. But Matt comes back to bad news: while he was away, a sniper tried to kill one of his best friends. Even...
Inclusive Instruction
Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Students with Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
This accessible book presents research-based strategies for supporting K-8 students with high-incidence disabilities to become accomplished learners. The authors clearly describe the core components of effective inclusive instruction, showing how to recognize and respond to individual students' needs...
Natural Gas and Israel's Energy Future
Near-Term Decisions from a Strategic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book discusses the opportunities and risks the government of Israel faces in shifting to a greater reliance on domestic and imported natural gas. By applying newly developed methods for strategic planning and decisionmaking under deep uncertainty, the analysis seeks to help the Israeli government...
by James M. Griffin, David J. Teece
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
This volume, originally published in 1982, brings together economists, political scientists and industry experts to explain OPEC’s past achievements and future (in the early 1980s) prospects. The book opens with a clear, concise amd easy to follow treatment of the economics of exhaustible resources...
Queer Images
A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Queer Images chronicles representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book of its kind, it explores the ever-changing images of queer characters onscreen as well as the work of queer filmmakers and the...
Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide Homeowner Basics: 100 Essential Projects Every Homeowner Needs to Know
100 Essential Projects Every Homeowner Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
New help for new homeownersHomeowners who are ready to remodel, just moving in, or ready to tackle their first DIY repair will find Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide for New Homeowners indispensable. Filled with easy-to-follow projects for all of the most common repairs and installations...
by Paul Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
A soulful mystery for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Paper Towns
When Nicole Castro, the most beautiful girl in her wealthy New Jersey high school, is splashed with acid on the left side of her perfect face, the world takes notice. But quiet loner Jay Nazarro does more than that—he decides...
Edge of Surrender
Alpha Crew Part 2
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
The scorching-hot romance between Emma and Ryan that began in At the Edge: Alpha Crew Part One concludes in Part Two of this sexy, suspenseful adventure!
Ryan had one job: keep Emma safe at all costs. But after a night of passion, Emma takes off and Ryan soon realizes he’s not the only one...