John David: 902 books

Book cover of Innovations in Social Work Research

Innovations in Social Work Research

Using Methods Creatively

by Jennifer Taylor, Peter Beresford, Cherilyn Dance
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research. Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work...
Book cover of Dryland Management: Economic Case Studies
by John A. Dixon, David E. James, Paul B. Sherman
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013

Drylands are a sizeable part of the world's potentially arable land. They vary from the hyper-arid regions of the classic deserts of Africa and Asia to the more common semi-arid and sub-humid areas that support extensive agricultural systems dependent on rainfall or irrigation. Following their successful...
Book cover of Tourism: Principles and Practice
by Prof John Fletcher, Alan Fyall, Mr David Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017

Thanks to its engaging writing style and accessible structure, Fletcher has become the ultimate one-stop text for any student studying Tourism. Its broad appeal and popularity increases with each new edition, making it excellent value for any student who wants to understand and explore the principles...
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Southern Nation

Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction

by David Bateman, Ira Katznelson, John S. Lapinski
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018

How southern members of Congress remade the United States in their own image after the Civil War No question has loomed larger in the American experience than the role of the South. Southern Nation examines how southern members of Congress shaped national public policy and American institutions...
Book cover of Best Practices in Catholic Church Ministry Performance Management
by James H. Alphen, Christopher Anderson, John Rev. Beal
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010

The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical...
Book cover of Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis
by Joseph I. Goldstein, Dale E. Newbury, Joseph R. Michael
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017

This thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition of a time-honored text provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) for elemental microanalysis, electron backscatter diffraction analysis (EBSD)...
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Orange Chinook

Politics in the New Alberta

by Janet Brown, Brad Clark, Roger Epp
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019

In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this...
Book cover of Place Matters

Place Matters

Criminology for the Twenty-First Century

by David Weisburd, John E. Eck, Anthony A. Braga
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes...
Book cover of Schwarze Magnolie

Schwarze Magnolie

Wie ich aus Nordkorea entkam. Ein Bericht aus der Hölle

by Hyeonseo Lee, David John
Language: German
Release Date: July 13, 2015

Ein langer Weg in die Freiheit Ihre Kindheit in Nordkorea ist „ganz normal“ – und unvorstellbar: Das Leben von Hyeonseo Lee und das ihrer Familie gehören dem Staat. Es gelten eiserne Regeln, und wer sie nicht befolgt, muss mit dem Schlimmsten rechnen: Hyeonseo ist sieben Jahre alt, als sie...
Book cover of Transmissions of Memory

Transmissions of Memory

Echoes, Traumas, and Nostalgia in Post–World War II Italian Culture

by Adele Bardazzi, David W. Ellwood, John Foot
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018

Transmissions of Memory: Echoes, Traumas and Nostalgia in Post-World War II Italian Culture discusses cultural products—films, poetry, fiction, architectural buildings, autobiographical writing, and social media—to individuate through them the dynamics of memory. The field of analysis is Italian...
Book cover of The Influence of Airpower upon History

The Influence of Airpower upon History

Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903

by John H. Morrow Jr., Patrick Facon, Richard R. Muller
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital...
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Teaching Peace

Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts

by Denny J. Weaver, Gerald Biesecker-Mast, Glen H. Stassen
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2003

This book opens a new frontier in understanding nonviolence. Discussions of peace and nonviolence usually focus on either moral theory or practical dimensions of applying nonviolence in conflict situations. Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the...
Book cover of Locating, Classifying and Countering Agile Land Vehicles

Locating, Classifying and Countering Agile Land Vehicles

With Applications to Command Architectures

by John E. Boyd, David D. Sworder
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015

This book examines real-time target tracking and identification algorithms with a focus on tracking an agile target. The authors look at several problems in which the tradeoff of accuracy and confidence must be made. These issues are explored within the context of specific tracking scenarios chosen...
Book cover of Environmental Law Handbook
by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016

The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
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