Timothy: 2930 books

We think of the period when Christopher Columbus traveled to the New World as a golden age exploration and discovery: bold journeys across uncharted seas; archaeological forays back in time to revive the lost learning of ancient Rome and Greece; and that explosion of artistic creativity never since...

In the summer of 1957, the Indiana towns of French Lick and West Baden decided to merge two high schools that had been fierce rivals for decades. It was a decision that did not go over well in those divided communities. W. Timothy Wright weaves the gripping story here, chronicling the events that...

Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application, Fifth Edition With Web Study Guide, describes the principles of motor performance and learning in a style that is accessible even to students with little or no knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, and other basic...

Seven key principles from Finland for building a culture of trust in schools around the world. In the spring of 2018, thousands of teachers across the United States—in states like Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Arizona—walked off their jobs while calling for higher wages and better working conditions....

La guida ufficiosa al campionato italiano di calcio Serie A 2016-17 è un almanacco molto ragionato a cura della redazione de l’Ultimo Uomo, la vostra rivista di sport online preferita. Dieci dei nostri migliori autori vi introducono alle principali tematiche del nuovo campionato italiano. Sono...

"The best concise explanation of why the United States needs single-payer health care — and needs to widen the definition of health care itself."— The Washington Post Single payer healthcare is not complicated: the government pays for all care for all people. It’s cheaper than our current...

In The New Masters of Capital, Timothy J. Sinclair examines a key aspect of the global economy—the rating agencies. In the global economy, trust is formalized in the daily operations of such firms as Moody's and Standard & Poor's, which continuously monitor the financial health of bond-issuers ranging...

The basic mathematics of computerized tomography, the CT scan, are aptly presented for an audience of undergraduates in mathematics and engineering. Assuming no prior background in advanced mathematical analysis, topics such as the Fourier transform, sampling, and discrete approximation algorithms...

Referred prospects usually turn into the best clients for your business. But getting more profitable referrals could become a challenge for seasoned professionals and newbies alike. Bestselling author and referral marketing authority, Tim Houston reveals how you can use 7 time-tested, basic...

Every day, thousands of regular people, just like you and me, are generating extra money by trading stock options. Simply put - Options are contracts that give the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, such as stocks, at a fixed price within a specific period of time. Because options cost...

Few afflictions are as frightening or as heartbreaking as mental illness. It may be a topic that many would prefer to sweep under the rug, but it is a fact of life that we as a society can and must face. We have come a long way over the past few decades in our understanding of mental illness and its...

In the summer of 2013 the Central Intelligence Agency and the Clinton Presidential Library made an unprecedented declassification of more than 300 documents showing the role of intelligence in supporting American decision-making on Bosnia in the 1990s, and in particular the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement,...

You may not be sure why your coffee pot should talk to your toaster, but precision technology powering an Internet of Things has the potential to reshape the planet. To help clarify, Dr. Timothy Chou has created Precision to introduce us to the basics of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). The...

Intra-Industry Trade calls for us to rethink what trade most often looks like and how it shapes global institutions, fostering peace among states. Cameron G. Thies and Timothy M. Peterson argue that our understanding of trade has not kept pace with its changing nature in the 21st century; existing...