David Sally: 28 books
The Numbers Game
Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding—and winning—the most popular sport on the planet.
Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers—a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually...
by Chris Anderson, David Sally
Language: Dutch
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Language: Dutch
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Chris Anderson en David Sally prikken in Corners moet je kort nemen een aantal vastgeroeste mythen door en ze laten zien welke cijfers echt belangrijk zijn. Met statistieken bewijzen ze bijvoorbeeld waarom het veel belangrijker is om een goal te voorkomen dan er een te scoren en dat je veel beter je slechtste speler kunt verbeteren dan een dure superster kopen.
A Biography of Mrs Marty Mann
The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Marty Mann was the first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, and she inspired thousands of others, especially women, to help themselves.
The little-known life of Marty Mann rivals a Masterpiece Theatre drama. She was born into a life of wealth and privilege, sank to...
From Sapper to Spitfire Spy
The WWII Biography of David Greville-Heygate DFC
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
David Greville-Heygate was one of the few men who served in both the army and the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, but it was in the sky that he really earned his stripes. Stalking the skies flying photo-reconnaissance missions with No. 16 Squadron over Northern France, he was to win the...
Traveling the Beaten Trail
Charles Tait's Charges to Federal Grand Juries, 1822–1825
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
In Traveling the Beaten Trail: Charles Tait’s Charges to Federal Grand Juries 1822–1825, a concise and essential addition to the Occasional Publications of the Bounds Law Library, authors Paul M. Pruitt Jr., David I. Durham, and Sally E. Hadden capture the life, achievements, and legacy of federal...
by David Oliver, Sally Tureman
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
In an attempt to challenge the prevailing attitudes and images of nursing homes in America, the authors have written a touching book about the people and the relationships that are a part of nursing home care. Their extensive study of and experience with nursing home residents and caregivers reveal...
Paying for the welfare state in the 21st century
Tax and spending in post-industrial societies
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it. In a challenge...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
Existere 37.1
Journal of Arts and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Growing up has always been hard work, but our 37.1 Fall/Winter 2017/2018 edition perfectly documents life’s strenuous journey. Though we may have had different upbringings, we have all faced adversity and milestones. Whether it was overcoming personal, academic, professional or social hurdles, life...
The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education
An International Assessment of New Research and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2002
The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly...
Transforming Higher Education
Economy, Democracy, and the University
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The university is being transformed and can be transformed. This doubleness informs this book. 'Transforming' in 'transforming higher education' can be read as adjective, suggesting that higher education is being transformed by the social and political situation in which it is enmeshed. 'Transforming'...
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Enola Gay Aird
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...
Taxation of Americans in Canada
Are you at risk?
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Living in Canada is a privilege that many Americans enjoy. One of the benefits of living up north is not paying as much in taxes -- or is it? Legally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can collect taxes on US citizens no matter where they permanently reside. Even dual citizens or those who have lived...
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...
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