Peter A: 545 books
Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3
Health and welfare
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
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Civic Imagination
Making a Difference in American Political Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
The Civic Imagination provides a rich empirical description of civic life and a broader discussion of the future of democracy in contemporary America. Over the course of a year, five researchers observed and participated in 7 civic organisations in a mid-sized US city. They draw on this ethnographic...
The Education Ecology of Universities
Integrating Learning, Strategy and the Academy
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Many universities around the world are finding that the structures and processes they have put in place to further their educational missions are being tested by rapidly changing circumstances. These changes involve new pedagogies, new course designs, new technologies and updating of the physical...
Corneal Surgery E-Book
Theory Technique and Tissue
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2008
This updated, full-color 4th edition features a greatly expanded surgical focus for a practical guide to corneal surgery. The expert guidance of internationally renowned editors provides you with authoritative and current coverage that takes you from an in-depth exploration corneal function as related...
A Primeira Aula
Trânsitos da Literatura Brasileira no Estrangeiro
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: November 14, 2014
O que um professor brasileiro ou não pensa e faz quando se vê pela primeira vez à frente de um grupo de estudantes “estrangeiros” para falar de literatura brasileira? Aparentemente simples, a pergunta que serve como ponto de partida para os ensaios reunidos neste livro abre caminho para...
Scientific Peer Reviewing
Practical Hints and Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2015
This booklet provides a practical introduction to the practice of peer reviewing. Although it mainly focuses on paper reviewing for scientific events in computer science and business informatics, many of the principles, tips, tricks and examples can also be applied to journal reviewing and other scientific...
Understanding Family Change and Variation
Toward a Theory of Conjunctural Action
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2011
Fertility rates vary considerably across and within societies, and over time. Over the last three decades, social demographers have made remarkable progress in documenting these axes of variation, but theoretical models to explain family change and variation have lagged behind. At the same time, our...
by A. Peter Perdian
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Note: This is not a standalone novel. It’s book 2 of a trilogy.
*** Exposed Genetic Anomalies ***
This is a continuation of book 1. See the description under Book 1, Hidden Remnants
Book 2 is an action-packed seventy-three thousand word novel, a suspenseful genetic-thriller.
by A. Peter Perdian
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
*** End of Time ***
Katie is terrified of the massive devastation spreading like wildfire around the globe, threatening humanity, threatening to bring down civilization, but she refuses to give into her fear. She’s determined to stop the cataclysmic events that are taking place before...
by Michael A. Leeds, Peter von Allmen, Victor A. Matheson
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. Thoroughly updated to reflect the current sports landscape, The Economics of Sports introduces core economic...
by Liz Barclay, Colin Barrow, Paul Barrow
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Written by a team of business and fi nance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business. Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and...
Islands of Genius
The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
* Gold Medal Winner in the Psychology / Mental Health Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards *
* Silver Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Psychology Category *
Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which individuals with developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, have...
The First Class
Transits of Brazilian Literature Abroad
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
What does a professor Brazilian or otherwise think and do on the first day of class, standing before a group of “foreign” students to talk about Brazilian literature? This apparently simple question that gave rise to the essays gathered in this book opens a series of other questions: Who is...
The Teaching Portfolio
A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010
Praise for The Teaching Portfolio
"This new edition of a classic text has added invaluable, immediately useful material. It's a must-read for faculty, department chairs, and academic administrators." —Irene W. D. Hecht, director, Department Leadership Programs, American Council...