John Walter: 104 books
by James Oscar Boyd, John Gresham Machen, Walter Scott Athearn
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2017
A recent book intimates that there are three kinds of Sunday-school teachers. Some are so poor that they must be forgiven by those who had the disadvantage of having Christianity interpreted through their words and spirit. Some are so colorless, so neutral, so neither poor nor rich, that they are...
The State of the Parties
The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in election years and in between. This essential party primer includes: new chapters on polarization between and within the parties in the aftermath of the 2012 election, demographic changes to America’s political parties and the...
by John Richard De Capel Wise, Walter Crane
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
First published in 1862, this vintage book contains a detailed and profusely-illustrated guide to the New Forest area of England. Including detailed historical information as well as beautiful contemporary observations and descriptions, “The New Forest - Its History and its Scenery” is not to...
by Aubrey W. Bonnett, Calvin B. Holder, Fitzroy André Baptiste
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Continuing Perspectives on the Black Diaspora is a response to a 1990 publication that studied the persistence and resilience of black (African) diasporic populations in the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and the United Kingdom. In that book, the authors used the themes of persistence and...
by Walter Matthys, John E. Lochman
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
A concise and accessible exploration of cutting-edge literature of the risk factors contributing to the development of ODD and CD, primarily in pre-school and primary children.
Precise, focused and up-to-date overview of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Literature
Presents assessment...
Predicting Suicide Attacks
Integrating Spatial, Temporal, and Social Features of Terrorist Attack Targets
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
As part of an exploration of ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks, RAND conducted a proof-of-principle analysis of whether adding sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors would enhance the predictive ability of a methodology that focused on geospatial features....
Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980
A Generation Reflects
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields,...
by Paula Berinstein, Remi Arnaud, Alessandro Ardolino
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Game Development Tool Essentials provides must-have tips and tricks from industry professionals for strengthening and streamlining your game tools pipeline. Everyone knows the game tools pipeline is important, but in the current environment of shrinking budgets and increased time pressure, developers...
Eigensinn und Bindung
Katholische Intellektuelle im 20. Jahrhundert
Language: German
Release Date: January 5, 2012
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...
Withdrawing from Iraq
Alternative Schedules, Associated Risks, and Mitigating Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consistent...
Latinas in American Politics
Changing and Embracing Political Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
The challenges that women face as political candidates can be compounded by race. In the case of Latinas, stereotypes as well as national media coverage and labeling of “Latino” issues potentially creates an electoral burden for Latina candidates at the local, state, and national level. The intersection...
Planning for Community Resilience
A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These...
by Walter Matthys, John E. Lochman
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Newly updated, this is a comprehensive guide to ODD and conduct disorder (CD) in children aged 3-14 for professionals, students, and researchers.
Summarizes the most important empirical knowledge across a broad array of topics, with a focus on the latest research and meta-analyses, as well as...
by John M. Howard, Walter Hess
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Never before has a comprehensive history of the pancreas like History of the Pancreas been published. It not only is a historical review of the science of medicine, it is liberally interspersed with anecdotal vignettes of the researchers who have worked on this organ. Much of it, such as the discovery...