David J David: 1790 books
Paleoecology
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. This text covers the fundamental approaches that have provided the foundation for present paleoecological understanding, and...
by David J. Whittaker
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multi-faceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations. Using eight case- studies, from four continents: Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan,...
by Major David J. Rapone
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Outreach, negotiation and cooption may be a vital tool for counterinsurgencies as they transform conflict and facilitate Amnesty, Reconciliation and Reintegration (AR2) of warring elements within a war-torn society. This monograph utilizes a two-system comparison between the Taliban and the Irish...
Imperial Theory and Colonial Pragmatism
Charles Harper, Economic Development and Agricultural Co-operation in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This book considers the role played by co-operative agriculture as a critical economic model which, in Australia, helped build public capital, drive economic development and impact political arrangements. In the case of colonial Western Australia, the story of agricultural co-operation is inseparable...
Comparative Union Democracy
Organization and Opposition in British and American Unions
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
A major empirical study of thirty-one British and fifty-one American national trade unions, this volume provides the background to a new, organizationally oriented theory of union democracy. Supported by in-depth studies of the political process in the British Mineworkers' Union and the Engineers'...
by David J. Rouzzo
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Despite the title, leprechauns have very little to do with this book. In fact, other than the title and a few random pictures, leprechauns actually have absolutely nothing to do with this book. If a leprechaun sees this book and is offended by the title, please feel free to reach out to me. I'll offer...
The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts
Expanding the Space Frontier in the Late Sixties
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Resulting from the authors’ deep research into these two pre-Shuttle astronaut groups, many intriguing and untold stories behind the selection process are revealed in the book. The often extraordinary backgrounds and personal ambitions of these skilled pilots, chosen to continue NASA’s exploration...
Lisez dans les pensées de vos interlocuteurs
Les secrets de la psychologie pour deviner les intentions de vos interlocuteurs et anticiper leurs réactions
Language: French
Release Date: October 27, 2017
N'avez-vous jamais rêvé de savoir ce qui se cachait dans la tête de vos interlocuteurs ? Lors d'un entretien professionnel, d'un rendez-vous amoureux ou d'une partie de poker, il est souvent difficile de connaître les sentiments et les intentions de la personne qui vous fait face. Pourtant cela...
by David J. Telfer, Richard Sharpley
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism’s development potential, the extent to which economic and social progress is linked to the growth of a country’s...
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age
The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
An Introductory Text for Emergency Management and Planning Professionals, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This book introduces the concept of hazards as part of the earth’s natural systems, in contrast to "disasters," which occur at the intersection of the built and natural environments. The authors emphasize choices made by society that either increase or diminish our level of vulnerability...
by David J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
A collection of lessons dedicated to those willing to dream the impossible while seeking the improbable, to those willing to reach for the stars when establishing their reality, to those who would accept what could be as a destination rather than being content to live life within what is, to those...
by David J. Abbott M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
The Programmer’s Manual for Your Mind contains the tools you need to reprogram your mind with a positive operating system. It’s your Personal Tool Kit that shows you how to change the way you think and feel.
Reprogramming isn’t rocket science, and you don’t need...
Sport Mega-Events in Emerging Economies
The South American Games of Santiago 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Chile and the South American Games of Santiago 2014 offers an interesting case to examine an event of sizeable magnitude in a country with little history of hosting sport mega-events (SMEs). This case study will expand the readers understanding of third-order SMEs like the South American Games and...