Jan Mark: 29 books

"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...

Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...

This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care. It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment...

日本人像寫真大師-宮澤正明Ｘ國內九位知名攝影師十位攝影師，十個不同觀點看女攝影師與男攝影師不同的詮釋手法看日本與台灣攝影師在影像創作上的文化差異在數位影像創作愈見普及的今天，風景與人像攝影無疑是最大的二個區塊；而人像拍攝題材又以最能表現女性美的性感風格攝影最能吸引觀者目光了！如何拍出一張既能吸引人，卻又不流於低俗色情感的照片呢？本書集結了目前拍攝性感風格人像的攝影達人們的作品，以「何謂性感」、「題材發想」、「Model的溝通與引導」，「畫面氛圍的鋪陳」、「風格的養成」、「實例解說」等六大主題來引導讀者，不管是欣賞作品，或是想動手拍攝，本書絕對是帶領讀者探索與解構性感人像攝影的最佳Super...

Ob in Philosophie, Literatur, Bildenden Künsten, Publizistik oder Politik - katholische deutsche Intellektuelle haben die geistige Landschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts wesentlich mitgeprägt. Sie stellten Fragen an die Zeit und ihre Mitmenschen, die anderen nicht einfielen oder die sie nicht zu stellen...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow, the demand for energy will soar. But renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity. In Energy Sprawl Solutions, scientists Joseph M. Kiesecker and David Naugle...

The development of new drugs is very complex, costly and risky. Its success is highly dependent on an intense collaboration and interaction between many departments within the drug development organization, external investigators and service providers, in constant dialogue with regulatory authorities,...

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation. In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together...

Analytical Archaeometry describes this interesting and challenging field of research - on the border between natural sciences (chemistry, spectroscopy, biology, geology) and humanities (archaeology, (art-)history, conservation sciences). It fills the gap between these two areas whilst focussing on...

Today, consumers of video games spend over $22.4 billion each year; using more complex and multi-layered strategies, game developers attempt to extend the profitability of their products from a simple one-time sale, to continuous engagement with the consumer. The Evolution and Social Impact of Video...

Römer, Vandalen, Byzantiner, Mauren und Araber: ­Mallorca war schon immer das Ziel von Reisenden, aber nicht alle kamen in friedlicher Absicht und manch einer wollte die Insel am liebsten in Besitz nehmen. Bei über 6000 Jahren Geschichte kommt da einiges zusammen: Krieg, Mord und Totschlag, Epidemien...

This book introduces a completely novel architecture that can relax the trade-off existing today between noise, power and area consumption in a very suitable solution for advanced wireless communication systems. Through the combination of charge-domain operation with incremental signaling, this architecture...

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...