Deborah Gordon: 18 books
by Daniel Sperling;Deborah Gordon;Arnold Schwarzenegger
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
At present, there are roughly a billion motor vehicles in the world. Within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in...
Getting Pregnant the Natural Way
The 6-Step Natural Fertility Program Integrating Nutrition, Herbal Therapy, Movement Therapy, Massage, and Mind-Body Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
The Wiley Women's Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice and support on a wide range of topics of concern to women, including perimenopause, breast health, and menopause.
Are you experiencing infertility?Written...
by Deborah Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK "Raw sewage" and "jail" may not be the first words that come to mind in terms of what might be found in a treatise on public school funding. Yet, these terms, along with privilege, poverty, racism, injustice, wealth, and equity/inequity, sum up the major themes of "Savage Inequalities:...
Steering a New Course
Transportation, Energy, and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Steering a New Course offers a comprehensive survey and analysis of America's transportation system -- how it contributes to our environmental problems and how we could make it safer, more efficient, and less costly.
by Molly Siple, M.S., R.D.
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2007
Make menopause a change for the better!
Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of life is upon you or years away, now is the best time to find out all you can about this natural life process. The more you know, the better you can...
Ant Encounters
Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2010
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network...
by Andrew W. Lo, Deborah M Gordon, Jeffrey P. Bigham
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Experts describe the latest research in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field, the study of groups of individuals acting collectively in ways that seem intelligent.
Intelligence does not arise only in individual brains; it also arises in groups of individuals. This is collective intelligence:...
Happy Homicides 4: Fall Into Crime
Happy Homicides Mystery Anthologies, #4
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Find your new favorite author - or enjoy a new story by an old fave - with this collection of clean mysteries. Cuddle up with intrepid sleuths, stunning locations, and puzzling crimes. Includes an email address for a free illustrated bonus file with recipes and craft ideas that go along with stories...
Happy Homicides 3: Summertime Crime
Happy Homicides Mystery Anthologies, #3
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Ten mystery authors and eleven great, clean stories! Find your new favorite author or enjoy spending time with an old faithful. Summertime is prime time for crime in this, the third book in our mystery series. As always, this book comes with a super-duper secret email address so you can send away for...
by James R. Griesemer, Joan Roughgarden, Ofer Feinerman
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
Broad perspective on collectivity in the life sciences, from microorganisms to human consensus, and the theoretical and empirical opportunities and challenges.
Many researchers and scholars in the life sciences have become increasingly critical of the traditional methodological focus on the...
Quizmas Carols
Family Trivia Fun with Classic Christmas Songs
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
In this fun and festive follow-up to Plume’s popular Quizmas and Family Quizmas trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday season’s best-loved songs.
Featuring an introduction to the history of Christmas carols; Quizmas-style questions organized by era, region, and...
Quizmas
Christmas Trivia Family Fun
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Start a new Christmas tradition with Quizmas
Ever wonder why we kiss under the mistletoe? Are the lights on the Christmas tree just pretty decorations or do they symbolize something deeper? And speaking of Christmas trees, where did that idea come from? Why would we bring a tree into our homes,...
Web of Deceit
Misinformation and Manipulation in the Age of Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Skilled researchers, journalists, and subject experts have come together in this follow-up to Web of Deception to reveal important lessons for staying safe and retaining privacy online. In the wake of the social media popularity boom-epitomized by MySpace, eBay, and Craigslist and accelerating with...
Family Talk
Discourse and Identity in Four American Families
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2007
Through everyday talk, individuals forge the ties that can make a family. Family members use language to manage a household, create and maintain relationships, and negotiate and reinforce values and beliefs. The studies gathered in Family Talk are based on a unique research project in which four dual-income...
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