A Thomas: 872 books
by Wendy Hanks, Thomas A. Evangelist
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
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We've put all of our proven expertise into McGraw- Hill's DAT to make sure you're ready for this difficult exam. This book gives you essential skill-building techniques and strategies developed by a team of expert test-prep tutors. Their practical experience...
Maras
Gang Violence and Security in Central America
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Sensational headlines have publicized the drug trafficking, brutal violence, and other organized crime elements associated with Central America's mara gangs, but there have been few clear-eyed analyses of the history, hierarchies, and future of the mara phenomenon. The first book to look specifically...
Fractured Communities
Risk, Impacts, and Protest Against Hydraulic Fracking in U.S. Shale Regions
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018
While environmental disputes and conflicts over fossil fuel extraction have grown in recent years, few issues have been as contentious in the twenty-first century as those surrounding the impacts of unconventional natural gas and oil development using hydraulic drilling and fracturing techniques—more...
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine
The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Fought amid rocks and trees, in thick blinding smoke, and under exceedingly stressful conditions, the battle for the southern slope of Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 stands among the most famous and crucial military actions in American history, one of the key engagements that led to the North's...
Leadership Matters
Unleashing the Power of Paradox
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Some leaders fundamentally alter the status quo whilst others guide quietly. Most leadership books emphasise specific rules, but Tom Cronin and Michael Genovese see leadership as filled with paradox. Leadership Matters offers a different view of leadership - one that builds community and responds...
by Faith A. Wilson, Jeffrey L. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Written for diverse academic audience, this text serves as a handbook for professors, instructors, and advisors who oversee data collection by undergraduate students for the purpose of writing a research report. Section One provides background information concerning today’s diverse undergraduate...
Birds of Peru
Revised and Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Birds of Peru is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse, neotropical landscape. It features every one of Peru's 1,817 bird species and shows the distinct plumages of each in 307 superb, high-quality color plates. Concise descriptions and color distribution maps are located...
Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema
Sidesplitting sLaughter
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema: Sidesplitting sLaughter presents the first focused look at the moment in audience reception where screams and laughter collide. John A. Dowell and Cynthia J. Miller bring together twelve essays from an international collection of authors across...
Cellulose Derivatives
Synthesis, Structure, and Properties
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
This book summarizes recent progress in cellulose chemistry. The last 10 years have witnessed important developments, because sustainability is a major concern. Biodegradable cellulose derivatives, in particular esters and ethers, are employed on a large scale. The recent developments in cellulose...
RAF Little Rissington
The Central Flying School 1946 - 76
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
In the three decades between 1946 and 1976, the Central Flying School which was based at Little Rissington, produced over 6000 fledgling Qualified Flying Instructors and continually endeavoured to monitor and improve the wider Royal Air Force's standards of flying, based on its sound, proven instructional...
by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
Presidential Policymaking: An End-of-century Assessment
An End-of-century Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
A comprehensive overview of the president's policy-making role and the way this role structures the president's interaction with other institutions of government. The book concludes with a discussion of the issues of accountability and policy leadership.
The Sociology of Katrina
Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt.
This new edition explores...