John R: 1297 books
The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State
Identification, Natural History, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
This is the first guide yet produced to the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting community of amphibians and reptiles. This much needed guide to the identification, distribution, natural history and conservation...
by Mark W. Friedberg, Peggy G. Chen, Kristin R. Van Busum
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
The American Medical Association asked RAND Health to characterize the factors that affect physician professional satisfaction. RAND researchers sought to identify high-priority determinants of professional satisfaction by gathering data from 30 physician practices in six states, using a combination...
by R. T. France, Mark Strauss, John Walton
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
The Teach the Text Commentary Series utilizes the best of biblical scholarship to provide the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully selected preaching units and focused commentary allow pastors to quickly grasp the big idea and key themes of each passage of...
by Alfred P. Gibbs, R. Edward Harlow, Harold M. Harper
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1952
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1952
An important answer book for everyone, from seeker to long-time believer, systematically covering the fundamentals of Bible doctrine and Christian living.
by R. John Kinkel
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2008
Christianity is the largest religion in the world with approximately 2.1 billion adherents. Nonetheless, when measured by the gold standard-early Christian teachings and practice-we find considerable slippage. Two words describe current church problems and failures: dull and devious. At the highest...
Stepping Out of the Brain Drain
Applying Catholic Social Teaching in a New Era of Migration
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2007
Stepping Out of the Brain Drain is an important contribution to the intensifying debate about highly skilled migration from developing to developed countries. Addressing the issue from the perspective of Catholic social thought, the authors demonstrate that both the economic and ethical rationales...
by John Grasso, Eric R. Hartman
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls...
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction
A Century of Science Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!
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...
Kanban Made Simple
Demystifying and Applying Toyota's Legendary Manufacturing Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2003
Kanban Made Simple is the first simple "how-to" guide for incorporating the just-in-time ingenuity of the Kanban system into any manufacturing environment. From the Japanese word for "visual record", the technique dictates that suppliers deliver parts to the warehouse only as they...
by Charles E. McCulloch, Shayle R. Searle, John M. Neuhaus
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
An accessible and self-contained introduction to statistical models-now in a modernized new edition
Generalized, Linear, and Mixed Models, Second Edition provides an up-to-date treatment of the essential techniques for developing and applying a wide variety of statistical models. The book presents...
by John Schiller, R. Alu Srinivasan, Murray Spiegel
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
The ideal review for your probability and statistics course
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in this field, Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics covers what you need to...
School To Work
Research On Programs In The United States
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
An in-depth investigation into career-related programmes in American secondary schools and two-year further education colleges is given in this book. In addition to reviewing evidence on the effectiveness of vocational coursework, the authors analyse programmes involving students who study and work...
College Student Retention
Formula for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.
In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue...