Thomas R : 646 books
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
by Kathleen R. Fischer and Thomas N. Hart
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
An overview of the major issues in the Christian life that explains their basic and essential elements while trying to relate the Christian message to the conditions of modern life.
The Practice of Cloud System Administration
Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
“There’s an incredible amount of depth and thinking in the practicesdescribed here, and it’s impressive to see it all in one place.”
–Win Treese, coauthor of Designing Systems for Internet Commerce
The Practice of Cloud System Administration, Volume 2, focuses on...
Nonprofit Law for Colleges and Universities
Essential Questions and Answers for Officers, Directors, and Advisors
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
A hands-on guide to the most pertinent and critical legal issues facing those who lead and manage tax-exempt colleges and universities
Nonprofit Law for Colleges and Universities is a practical, accessible guide to nonprofit law as it is specifically applicable to exempt colleges and universities,...
by Robert C. Lind, Kenneth J. Arrow, Gordon R. Corey
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This is a collection of theoretical papers, including contributions by Partha Dasgupta and three Nobel prize-winning economists: Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, and Joseph Stiglitz. Originally published in 1982.
After the Factory
Reinventing America's Industrial Small Cities
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
The most pressing question facing the small and mid-sized cities of America's industrial heartland is how to reinvent themselves. Once-thriving communities in the Northeastern and Midwestern U. S. have decayed sharply as the high-wage manufacturing jobs that provided the foundation for their prosperity...
Statistical Analysis of Adverse Impact
A Practitioner’S Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Written with human resources professionals, in-house counsel and employment lawyers in mind, readers are introduced to the statistical analysis of adverse impact. Various tools for examining disparate impact are presented in a non-technical manner. Concrete examples and simple calculations demonstrate...
by Richard R. Smith, Fermin Diez, Howard Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Human capital - the performance and the potential of people in an organisation - has become an increasingly urgent issue for business leaders. Dramatic demographic shifts, the globalisation of organisations, increasing business complexity, and generational differences are causing many organisations...
The New Form 990
Law, Policy, and Preparation
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2008
The New Form 990 covers the law, policy, and preparation of the new IRS Form 990. It includes summaries of the law underlying each of the parts and questions in the return, so that the preparer can understand the background law in formulating answers on the return. The subject matter is particularly...
College Student Retention
Formula for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.
In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue...
by Thomas Rylander, Pär Ingelström, Anders Bondeson
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Computational Electromagnetics is a young and growing discipline, expanding as a result of the steadily increasing demand for software for the design and analysis of electrical devices. This book introduces three of the most popular numerical methods for simulating electromagnetic fields: the finite...
Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education
Liberal Learning for the Profession
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
Business is the largest undergraduate major in the United States and still growing. This reality, along with the immense power of the business sector and its significance for national and global well-being, makes quality education critical not only for the students themselves but also for the public...
Designing and Managing Your Research Project
Core Skills for Social and Health Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Written for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students planning theses and dissertations and other early career researchers, Designing and Managing Your Research Project helps you successfully plan and complete your research project by showing the key skills that you will need. ...
Compensating Your Employees Fairly
A Guide to Internal Pay Equity
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2013
Compensation fairness is a universal preoccupation in today’s workplace, from whispers around the water cooler to kabuki in the C-suite. Gender discrimination takes center stage in discussions of internal pay equity, but many other protected characteristics may be invoked as grounds for alleging...