D Richard: 600 books
Privileged Thinking in Today's Schools
The Implications for Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Privileged thinking in today's schools is alive and well and shows its ugly head in a variety of ways that often go undetected (or are not addressed) by the educators down in the trenches. In this collection of scenarios and episodes, many of which were experienced by the authors in their years as...
The Divining Mind
A Guide to Dowsing and Self-Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1990
The art of divining, or dowsing, has for years been cloaked in mystery and superstition. Recognized by some as a means of finding water and minerals, it is actually a method for anyone to develop intuitive skills. This thought-provoking book demystifies dowsing and presents this ancient science as...
War along the Border
The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
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The Doctoral StudentOs Advisor and Mentor
Sage Advice from the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
Acoustic Wave Sensors
Theory, Design and Physico-Chemical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 1996
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, Acoustic Wave Sensors provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the scope of their use in chemical, biochemical, and physical measurements, as well as in engineering applications. Because...
Reinventing the Tripitaka
Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
The Chinese Buddhist canon is a systematic collection of all translated Buddhist scriptures and related literatures created in East Asia and has been regarded as one of the “three treasures” in Buddhist communities. Despite its undisputed importance in the history of Buddhism, research on this...
Citizen Planners
Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Citizen Planners: Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools describes how geographic information systems can be made accessible to ordinary citizens with little or no professional training to help plan and shape their local communities. The book focuses on the efforts of a group of Wisconsin citizens...
by Richard D Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2017
I Am Terezin is a memoir unlike any other, written as a gripping narrative in the voice of the concentration camp itself.
Situated in Czechoslovakia, Theresienstadt, or Terezin, as the locals called it, was touted by the Germans as a model city where Jews could live their lives in tranquility....
Pediatric Orthopedics
A Guide for the Primary Care Physician
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many residency programs in primary care specialties do not provide the education in pediatric orthopedics necessary to effectively deal with the field's challenges. Here, the authors present a framework for the effective evaluation of childhood musculoskeletal problems in a practical and problem-based manner. The volume contains case studies and over 200 illustrations.
Making Threats
Biofears and Environmental Anxieties
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Today we live in times of proliferating fears. The daily updates on the ongoing 'war on terror' amplify fear and anxiety as if they were necessary and important aspects of our reality. Concerns about the environment increasingly take center-stage, as stories and images abound about deadly viruses,...
by Prof. Dr. Heinz D. Kurz, Prof. Dr. Richard Sturn
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Sie prägen seit Jahrhunderten die Welt der Ökonomie: die größten Ökonomen. Einer von ihnen ist Adam Smith.
Der Name Adam Smith ist vielen Menschen ein Begriff, über das Leben dieses großen Denkers wissen allerdings die wenigsten Bescheid. Diese Wissenslücke schließt das Buch.
Die...
Once Upon a Christmas
A Collection of Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
**ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS is a collection of short stories, all with Christmas settings, plots, and sentimentality. ** The author writes of his own boyhood Christmases, eighty-some years ago, and the Christmases of characters drawn from his imagination. He prepares us for each story with a commentary...
The Patient Survival Handbook
Avoid Being the Next Victim of Medical Error
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
The critical accomplishment of this book lies in the sensitively-worded, yet powerful approach derived from real-world experience which extols the nature and beauty of partnership in caring for very ill patients. Whether we are talking about 100,000 deaths from medical errors, or the millions of adverse...
Engaging the Dragon
A Man's Guide to Happiness in the Garden of Eden
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Men want to be "heroes." Because of this, they end up shooting themselves in the foot every time they try to be helpful to the fairer sex! What does a guy have to do to be successful once in a while with the woman he loves? The answer to that question lies between the covers of this book. But, Engaging...