David Mitchell: 78 books
Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...
Taking Chances
The Coast after Hurricane Sandy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy—which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages—shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging...
This Place
150 Years Retold
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2019
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived...
War and Border Crossings
Ethics When Cultures Clash
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2005
War and Border Crossings brings together renowned scholars to address some of the most pressing problems in public policy, international affairs, and the intercultural issues of our day. Contributors from widely varying disciplines discuss cross-cultural ethical issues and international topics ranging...
The Biopolitics of Disability
Neoliberalism, Ablenationalism, and Peripheral Embodiment
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
In the neoliberal era, when human worth is measured by its relative utility within global consumer culture, selected disabled people have been able to gain entrance into late capitalist culture. The Biopolitics of Disability terms this phenomenon “ablenationalism” and asserts that “inclusion”...
by David Smiley, Eric Pugh, Kranti Parisa
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
This book is for developers who want to learn how to get the most out of Solr in their applications, whether you are new to the field, have used Solr but don't know everything, or simply want a good reference. It would be helpful to have some familiarity with basic programming concepts, but no prior experience is required.
Healing What Hurts
Fast Ways to Get Safe Relief from Aches and Pains and Other Everyday Ailments
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Readers are given the tools needed to take charge of their own health, including developing a strong foundation through good eating, a healthy lifestyle, stress management, and a positive attitude. Introduction to self-healing techniques, such as herbal medicine, homeopathy, acupressure, and meditation is also provided.
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it....
by Michael S. Kappy, David B. Allen, Mitchell E. Geffner
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
The go-to guide for managing endocrine problems in children – completely updated for today’s practice
Part of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Endocrinology is an outstanding clinical analysis and decision-making tool for those treating endocrine problems in children. Featuring...
Diving in Southeast Asia
A Guide to the Best Sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Well–travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Asia.
No other region on earth presents such a rich variety of marine life, and none can boast as many different types of dive sites: tiny, isolated atolls, World War II wrecks...
The Bioregional Imagination
Literature, Ecology, and Place
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Bioregionalism is an innovative way of thinking about place and planet from an ecological perspective. Although bioregional ideas occur regularly in ecocritical writing, until now no systematic effort has been made to outline the principles of bioregional literary criticism and to use it as a way...
Scotland Decides
The Devolution Issue and the 1997 Referendum
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years, and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the failure of the first referendum on the issue...
Peace on Earth
The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation...
by David Callahan, Dominic Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
This book looks at 100 items that have profoundly shaped how people watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. Each item contains around 500 words on a double-page spread and include an illustration of the object in question. The book includes the objects listed below as well as many more.The...