Richard Ward: 31 books
Humor and the Civil War
Comedy from America's Darkest Hours
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
President Abraham Lincoln said he wouldn't have been able to survive the Civil War without his jokes and amusing stories. That war was by far the greatest struggle the United States has ever faced. More Americans died in the Civil War than in all of the other wars combined. Americans--both North and...
by Jeremy P. T. Ward, Jane Ward, Richard M. Leach
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Following the familiar, easy to use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, The Respiratory System at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the content and assessment methods used in medical education and published clinical recommendations,...
by Jeremy P. T. Ward, Jane Ward, Richard M. Leach
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
The Respiratory System at a Glance has been thoroughly updated in line with current practice guidelines and new techniques to provide a highly illustrated and comprehensive guide to normal lung structure and function, as well as associated pathophysiology. Each topic has been fully revised and is...
Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy
Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson’s writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson’s thinking—especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
by Blaze Ward, Knotted Road Press, Leah Cutter
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Moles.
Seriously?
Yes. Mostly seriously.
Chemists, Zoologists, Dermatologists, Government Agencies, and Mexican Food.
Over a dozen modern authors offer their take on an Interpretation of Moles. Every kind, every definition.
From silly to sublime, this anthology takes...
by Peter Ward, Pavlo Andrushkiw, Richard Harbridge
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
“Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook” is a quick, non-technical reference for business executives who need to get up to speed with SharePoint and understand how to make the right decision about implementations. With an easy to absorb Q&A approach and short bite size...
Criminal Investigation
A Method for Reconstructing the Past
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
This text presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and provides a sound method for reconstructing a past event (i.e., a crime), based on three major sources of information — people, records, and physical evidence. Its tried-and-true system for conducting an investigation is updated with...
Desistance from Sex Offending
Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are "people like us," with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives—if given a chance and appropriate...
Adult Education & The Working Class
Education for the Missing Millions
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
This book has two purposes: first to argue that there is a greater need now than ever before for liberal adult education for the working class. Such provision would both help to ameliorate the gross inequalities of our society and provide some counter-balance to the increasingly utilitarian and vocational...
The Origins of Happiness
The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
What makes people happy? Why should governments care about people’s well-being? How would policy change if well-being were the main objective? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters...
by John Emms, Chris Ward, Richard Palliser
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players who have excelled...
by Richard Gordon, Tim Ward
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
The Human Rights Act 1998 had a profound effect on the law of the United Kingdom,and in no area more so than judicial review. This book gives practical guidance on the interplay between the Act and domestic public law.
Criminal Investigation
A Method for Reconstructing the Past
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
A classic in the field, Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, Eighth Edition, presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and provides a sound method for reconstructing a crime based on three major sources of information: people, physical evidence, and records. By breaking...