M Ryan: 190 books
by Robyn M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Love may not conquer all...
One of pro-hockey’s golden couples, Andrew and Caryn Chadwick live in the limelight reserved for elite professional athletes. On their second anniversary, Andrew receives an unexpected contract offer to join the Tampa Suns. As they look forward to a new adventure,...
by Robyn M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
She no longer believes that love conquers all.
He questions his convictions.
Alone, each faces an uncertain future.
However, Fate has other ideas.
Now, they are about to find out if they're stronger together or if this is their last skate.
**This Piece of Our Being is the third and final book...
by John M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Food Fraud provides an overview of the current state on the topic to help readers understand which products are being impacted, how pervasive food fraud is, and what laws are in effect across the developed world. As international food trade increases, food processors, distributors, and consumers are...
How Television Shapes Our Worldview
Media Representations of Social Trends and Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives,...
by Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Early in this century, most empirically oriented psychologists believed that all motivation was based in the physiology of a set of non-nervous system tissue needs. The theories of that era reflected this belief and used it in an attempt to explain an increasing number of phenomena. It was not until...
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Self-Determination Theory
Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT's conceptual underpinnings (including its six mini-theories),...
by Robyn M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
He wants out of the friend zone…she doesn’t believe in happily ever after.
Relationships are not in Lauren Gentry’s playbook. The only kind she’s willing to consider are friends-with-benefits and even a red-hot and sexy hockey player like Dave Martin isn’t going to change that. Right?
When...
Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community
Everything I Know about Relationships I Learned from Television
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members,...
by Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst, Sunil Ahuja
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from...
by M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Situated at the intersection of political history, intellectual history, and the history of U.S. foreign policy, this book offers an in-depth examination of the development of neoconservative foreign policy from the end of the Cold War to the election of George W. Bush in 2000.
Guide to Food Safety and Quality During Transportation
Controls, Standards and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Guide to Food Safety and Quality During Transportation provides a sound foundation for the improvement of the transportation sector responsible for the movement of food. While food safety agencies have been focused on producer, processor, retail, and restaurant food safety, the industry that moves...
Validating Preventive Food Safety and Quality Controls
An Organizational Approach to System Design and Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Validating Preventive Food Safety and Quality Controls: An Organizational Approach to System Design and Implementation is a how-to-guide for food industry personnel providing essential preventative control system guidance to help design and implement scientifically verifiable food safety controls...
Guide to Food Safety and Quality during Transportation
Controls, Standards and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Guide to Food Safety and Quality during Transportation, Controls, Standards and Practice, Second Edition provides a solid foundation outlining logistics and delivery control solutions to protect the food transportation industry. Since its first publication, the U.S. FDA has finalized a number of Food...