John Davis: 213 books
Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future
Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by...
Statistics for Compensation
A Practical Guide to Compensation Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
An insightful, hands-on focus on the statistical methods used by compensation and human resources professionals in their everyday work
Across various industries, compensation professionals work to organize and analyze aspects of employment that deal with elements of pay, such as deciding base...
Occupation Without Troops
Wall Street's Half-Century Domination of Japanese Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
When American Occupation troops withdrew from Japan did they leave behind a truly independent country? Or did they leave in place a behindthescenes network that determined much of the course of Japanese politics for decades to come?
Painstakingly researched, by authors who have between...
The Market Oriented University
Transforming Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
The next decade will be transformative for the higher education sector. Government funding is decreasing. Through their marketing activities universities have created the ‘student consumer.’ The student consumer is prepared to shop around, compare prices and value, and once purchased expects a return...
Generation to Generation
Life Cycles of the Family Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
Generation to Generation presents one of the first comprehensive overviews of family business as a specific organizational form. Focusing on the inevitable maturing of families and their firms over time, the authors reveal the dynamics and challenges family businesses face as they move through their...
Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East
Lessons from Qatar and the Arabian Gulf Region in mobile media content innovation
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East identifies trends in mobile media use in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and, more broadly, explores their impact on the nature of digital journalism. Mobility has long been an important aspect of life in the Middle East; therefore a study of this region presents...
by Tim Rhodes, John Dobbins, Jeff Davis
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2004
Third Edition: Thoroughly Updated and Expanded, with Extensive New Coverage! In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll master the entire SAP project lifecycle, from planning through implementation and system administration through day-to-day operations. Using this book’s straightforward,...
The Zuni Mountain Poets
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
The Zuni Mountains have over 360,000 acres of pristine wilderness. The volcanic area of the El Malpais National Monument is riddled with great, black lava flows, caves, and lava tubes. The El Morro National Monument has writings from ancient peoples flowing backward into time, early Spanish explorers,...
by Lisa Fetchko, Laurie Baker, Piyali Bhattacharya
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.
The...
by John Gordon Davis
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
A stirring and compelling story, full of adventure, set against the background of the move to freedom in Africa. In the face of opposition, hatred, violence and death, the gentler human feelings of friendship and love are nonetheless maintained. Joseph Mahoney is the last Colonial Commissioner in...
by Peter Bates, Bob Bayles, Wilfred Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish...
by Carrie Ryan, John Parke Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Magical worlds and incredible creatures fill the pages of this action-packed adventure in the Map to Everywhere series!
Fearless adventurers Marrill and Fin have just barely stopped the Iron Tide and the evil wizard Serth from destroying the Pirate Stream. Now they're on a mission to find Fin's...
by John Gordon Davis
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
For many years hunters had tried to kill Dhlulamiti, but he had survived. An elephant some thirteen and a half feet tall – his name translated to ‘Taller than trees’ – and weighing in at twelve tons he was a giant even amongst the largest species of mammal ever to have inhabited the earth....
by John Neely Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
In an Alaskan bar, Creighton Roane watches a TV news story about multiple, gruesome murders that have occurred in a mountainous region of Tennessee. He is stunned when he recognizes the murder scene as the Findhorn River and the rugged Arn plateau, his childhood home. Memories stirred by the newscast...