John S Martin: 27 books

Book cover of The Crux of Refugee Resettlement

The Crux of Refugee Resettlement

Rebuilding Social Networks

by Surendra Bir Adhikari, Juana Domingo Andrés, Liana Chase
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018

While the world’s refugee population reaches record high numbers, countries offering third-country resettlement are increasingly shifting toward policies of exclusion and austerity. This edited volume envisions a more humane future for refugee resettlement. Combining anthropology with a variety...
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Jews, Christians, Muslims

A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions

by John Corrigan, Frederick Denny, Martin S Jaffee
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016

Thematic examination of monotheistic religions The second edition of Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions, compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition. Provoking critical thinking, this...
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Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 2

Safety, quality and sustainability

by Sabine Cardoen, Wendie Claeys, Claire Verraes
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;  Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;  Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world
Book cover of Handbook for Small Science Centers
by Pat Adams, American Association of Museums, Association of Science-Technology Centers
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their...
Book cover of Financial Programming and Policy: The Case of Sri Lanka
by John Karlik, Michael Mr. Bell, M. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 1996

This book, by a staff team in the IMF Institute, contains a series of workshops that introduce the process of formulating a hypothetical macroeconomic and structural adjustment program, which is a central element in the financial programming courses offered by the IMF Institute. In addition to elaborating...
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The Problem of Evil

New Philosophical Directions

by Hugo Strandberg, Jennifer Mei Sze Ang, A. G. Holdier
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015

This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academy have thought about evil and its relation to religious belief. The Problem of Evil: New Philosophical...
Book cover of Darmstädter Beiträge zur neuen Musik
by Clemens Gadenstätter, Martin Schüttler, Liza Lim
Language: German
Release Date: October 8, 2012

Vermutlich jeder, der sich intensiver mit zeitgenössischer Musik beschäftigt, hat mehr als einmal die "Darmstädter Beiträge zur Neuen Musik" konsultiert. Die schlichten grünen Bände mit der großen weißen Schrift trugen ohne Frage auch dazu bei, dass sich die Darmstädter Ferienkurse als maßgebliches...
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Ending Poverty in America

How to Restore the American Dream

by Michael S. Barr, Jared Bernstein, Anita Brown-Graham
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009

**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly). Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
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What I Say

Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America

by Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Lauri Ramey, Willliam L. Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015

What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America is the second book in a landmark two-volume anthology that explodes narrow definitions of African American poetry by examining experimental poems often excluded from previous scholarship. The first volume, Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone, covers...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr P. Bramel, Dr Kellye Eversole, Dr Jacques Le Gouis
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...
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Lewis Nordan

Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope

by Marcel Arbeit, Barbara A. Baker, Kate Beard
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012

Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope examines and celebrates the work of southern writer Lewis “Buddy” Nordan, whose stories reveal his own pain and humanity and in their honesty force us to recognize ourselves within them. Written by scholars and fiction writers who represent a fascinating...
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Computer Animation Complete

All-in-One: Learn Motion Capture, Characteristic, Point-Based, and Maya Winning Techniques

by Ken Perlin, David S. Ebert, Mark R. Wilkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009

A compilation of key chapters from the top MK computer animation books available today - in the areas of motion capture, facial features, solid spaces, fluids, gases, biology, point-based graphics, and Maya. The chapters provide CG Animators with an excellent sampling of essential techniques that...
Book cover of The Monster Behind the Red Coat
by John Victor, S.J. Hooper, Williams Precious
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2017

The book, 'The monster behind the red coat,' is a collection of short stories, written by different authors, with a Christmas theme. Stories in this book range from horror, mild romance, to every other thing that can happen during the Christmas period. So, don't you think you should...
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