Brian Holmes: 22 books

Ist die Mittelschicht unsere neue revolutionäre Klasse? In seinem Notizbuch versucht Brian Holmes eine Verbindung herzustellen zwischen Occupy Wall Street, dem arabischen Frühling, den spanischen »Empörten« sowie den Aufständen in Nordafrika. Die Verbindung liegt Holmes zufolge im Finanzwesen...

New Jersey 9/11 Memorials: A Photographic Guide brings September 11 memorials and monuments from New Jersey communities large and small, together in one beautiful and informative photo book. Share the memories, history, and heart-felt tributes in this respectful photographic guide. Includes the National...

Originally published in 1981. Presented here is a coherent theory of Comparative Education research, based on the traditions and innovations established by such pioneers as Joseph Lauwerys and Nicholas Hans. From the author’s substantive studies emerges a taxonomy for education based on Popper’s...

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Originally published in 1989. What should be taught in schools? This book explores the differing curriculum traditions in Britain, Europe, the USA, Latin America, India and the Far East and the possibilities for change. For the practising teacher and the educationalist it opens up the debates about...

The title of this book is not meant to question sadness in the course of natural grief but to prompt you to question what it is exactly that you are grieving about. This book gives full attention to the question on the cover and presents you with answers that will comfort you in a time when you will...

Por miles de años, se le ha dicho a la humanidad que el dolor es una parte necesaria de la vida, y que el profundo dolor después del fallecimiento de nuestros seres queridos es esperado y un proceso natural. Brian Holmes dice enfáticamente que no, ¡no lo es! Puedes, y deberías estar emocionalmente...

This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume. Authors W. Holmes Finch and Brian F. French first review the basics of psychometrics and measurement, before moving on to more complex topics such as equating and scaling, item response theory, standard...

Mr. and Mrs. Chipmunk don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for their new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Robin. In fact, things in the evergreen bush this spring are very difficult between the two families. This is a story about change, learning to accept change, bravery and how what we think will happen...

September 11, 2001 is a day that will be remembered in the United States for decades to come, if not forever. The day that America was attacked by terrorists and 3,000 innocent citizens and foreign-born residents were murdered has been memorialized by the citizens of cities and towns all over the...

Energy is the lifeblood of human society. You and I would not live in the advanced world that we live in without the abundant and energy-dense fuels that we now have available to us. In the 21st century, we have a wide range of energy sources that power our devices and that enable our technological...

Threads are a fundamental part of the Java platform. As multicore processors become the norm, using concurrency effectively becomes essential for building high-performance applications. Java SE 5 and 6 are a huge step forward for the development of concurrent applications, with improvements to the...

Akashic Books Noir Series is selling great; nearly every title has gone into multiple printings. Whole series to be promoted at major trade conferences and mystery conferences. Major media push: print, radio, television.

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...