J Scott: 501 books
by Lucas J.W. Johnson, Nathan T. Dean, Andrea Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
They say that people go there when they're ready to die. They say Death himself is a patron. That's where the tavern gets its name. Azrael's Stop. Watering hole for the Angel of Death.
Since Ceph started tending bar there, many people have come through the Stop, whether looking for some peace...
Don Quixote
The Re-accentuation of the World’s Greatest Literary Hero
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
This book is a unique scholarly attempt to examine Don Quixote from multiple angles to see how the re-accentuation of the world’s greatest literary hero takes place in film, theatre, and literature. To accomplish this task, eighteen scholars from the USA, Canada, Spain, and Great Britain have come...
Haunted Histories
Creepy Castles, Dark Dungeons, and Powerful Palaces
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Guided by tween "ghostorian" Virgil, readers will discover fascinating facts about calamitous events throughout history as they explore castles, palaces and dungeons and those infamous figures associated with each. For instance, did you know that many castles were made out of wood painted...
Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2
The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management...
What Is Crime?
Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001
For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal...
Intelligence-Driven Incident Response
Outwitting the Adversary
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Using a well-conceived incident response plan in the aftermath of an online security breach enables your team to identify attackers and learn how they operate. But, only when you approach incident response with a cyber threat intelligence mindset will you truly understand the value of that information....
Resilience Revolution, The
Discovering Strengths in Challenginng Kids
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Discover effective ways of connecting with youth at risk. In this inspiring resource, the authors focus on strength-based alternatives to punishment, including creative ways to develop trusting relationships, search for hidden potential, and instill purpose in students
by David J. Berteau, Scott Miller, Ryan Crotty
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
This report focuses on the ways that a federated defense approach can strengthen strategic partnerships and deliver more innovative defense technologies at a lower cost—by better harnessing global supply chain networks to expand the military supplier base and increase the net capability available to the network of partners and allies.
by Dr Katherine J. Morris, Professor Daniel Stoljar, Professor Ted Honderich
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
From Descartes and Cartesian mind-body dualism in the 17th century though to 21st-century concerns about artificial intelligence programming, The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Consciousness presents a compelling history and up-to-date overview of this burgeoning subject area.
Acknowledging...
by Scott Calef, Dan Dinello, Don Fallis
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands—memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting “Power Pop” singles like “My Generation” and “I...
Enlightenment and Secularism
Essays on the Mobilization of Reason
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including...
by Christopher J. Hillary, MBChB, MRCS
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
The Fourth Edition of Urodynamics Made Easy provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the principles and clinical practice of urodynamics as applied to the routine diagnosis and management of patients. The emphasis of this book is on the ethos behind the practice of urodynamics and how this needs...
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
A Guide for Students
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
The only book for students which explores the connection between emotional intelligence and effective leadership
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students is based on a conceptual model that helps students to become emotionally intelligent leaders. Research from around the world...
Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Theory and Practice across Disciplines
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Interdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more...