Richard Alan: 163 books

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Theonomics

Reconnecting Economics with Virtue and Integrity

by Richard Backhouse, Nick Bion, Frank Canosa
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014

At a time when economics, banking and commerce are never out of the headlines, Theonomics asks if theology is capable of informing, shaping and penetrating all aspects of life, and especially economic life. Theonomics argues for the recovery of the classic virtues of prudence, temperance, fortitude,...
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by Arthur Melzer, Todd Gitlin, Seyla Benhabib
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2001

With the end of the Cold War, the death of Communism, and the decline of Socialism, what are the primary issues, ideologies, and parties that now structure politics? Melzer, Zinman, and Weinberger have compiled essays from prominent experts to examine the politics of the past to help plot the political...
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Science as Service

Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930

by Alan I Marcus, Roger L. Geiger, Mark R. Finlay
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015

Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
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Teaching History with Film

Strategies for Secondary Social Studies

by Alan S. Marcus, Scott Alan Metzger, Richard J. Paxton
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010

Visit any school in the United States and chances are that you will find at least one of the social studies teachers showing a film about history. Along with the textbook, movies are one of the most prominent teaching aids in the history classroom. Yet, when middle and high school history teachers...
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No More States?

Globalization, National Self-determination, and Terrorism

by Alan Alexandroff, Graham Allison, Gitty M. Amini
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2006

The twentieth century witnessed an explosion of new nations carved out of existing ramshackle empires and multiethnic states. Many observers contend that the creation of new states will continue indefinitely, with the two hundred of today becoming the four hundred of tomorrow as more groups seek independence....
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Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction

An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners

by Betty Achinstein, Krista Adams, Steven Z. Athanases
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010

This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
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Life Reimagined

Discovering Your New Life Possibilities

by Richard J. Leider, Alan M. Webber
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

**Winner of the 2014 Silver Nautilus Award Are You Ready for Your Life Reimagined Moment? Are you at a point in your life where you're asking, “What's next?” You've finished one chapter and you have yet to write the next one. Many of us face these transitions at midlife, but they...
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A Nietzschean Bestiary

Becoming Animal Beyond Docile and Brutal

by Babette Babbich, Debra Bergoffen, Thomas H. Brobjer
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003

Inspired by the ancient and medieval genre, A Nietzschean Bestiary gathers essays treating the most vivid and lively animal images in one of the philosophic tradition's greatest bodies of work. Leading scholars treat specific animals—such as the prowling beast of prey, Zarathustra's laughing lions,...
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American Catholics, American Culture

Tradition and Resistance

by Peter Steinfels, Robert Royal, J Bottum
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
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Leadership Conversations

Challenging High Potential Managers to Become Great Leaders

by Alan S. Berson, Richard G. Stieglitz
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013

Conversation techniques and tools that can help strong managers become great leaders Often the very same skills and traits that enable rising stars to achieve success "tenacity, aggressiveness, self-confidence" become liabilities when promoted into a leadership track. While managers'...
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The Leasing Process

Landlord and Tenant Perspectives

by Alan Alexander, Richard Muhlebach
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010

This book provides a comprehensive review of the lease negotiation process, elucidating the unique perspectives of both the landlord and the tenant. As veteran real estate management professionals with over 70 years combined experience in the field, the authors share the key components that go into...
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Location Covering Models

History, Applications and Advancements

by Richard L. Church, Alan Murray
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2018

This book provides a thoughtful and rigorous guide to coverage modeling, reviewing essential models, solution approaches, and related applications. Since the early developments of the Location Set Covering Problem and the Maximal Covering Location Problem, models based upon some form of coverage have...
Book cover of Insider's Tips to Operating a Successful Property Management Company
by Alan Alexander, Richard Muhlebach
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010

Operating a property management company requires more than good communication and management skills. To be competitive, companies must have a sound infrastructure, strategic direction, and sufficient resources to achieve success. This report offers comprehensive guidance on all aspects of developing...
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Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

by Robert A. Heinlein, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Samuel Butler
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!
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