Derek: 1655 books

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the Red Scare seized the American public. While President Eisenhower cautioned restraint, his hand was forced, and NASA’s budget had increased five thousand percent over its pre-Sputnik levels by the time President Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon....

First published in 1972, this book explores the nature of the British education service up until the early 1970s, looking at its complex administration and financial and legislative constraints. Derek Birley, an experienced educational administrator himself, explores radical methods of approach to...

Even the best and most experienced teachers can struggle with classroom control and it is likely your experiences will vary day-to-day. Bestselling author of Learning Theories Simplified Bob Bates, together with former head teachers Andy Bailey and Derek Lever, offers one-stop support for all teachers...

Since World War II, says the author, industrialized nations have come to depend so heavily on expert knowledge, scientific discovery, and highly trained personnel that universities have become “the central institution in postindustrial society.” “If universities are so important to society and...

In Occupational Risk Control, Derek Viner brings together the theoretical aspects of his subject into a coherent whole and then connects them with the needs both of practitioners and educators. The theory embraced by the author spans ideas formed between the industrial revolution and the present day,...

This book is intended for undergraduate courses in social theory for second and third year sociology students, as well as postgraduate and academic researchers. Secondary markets include social psychology, social geography, social anthopology, cultural studies.

The follow-up to the heartwarming thriller Painless. It picks up a few months following the original story, and chronicles Carolyn Whitcomb, Billy Harper and crew, as they deal with the challenges of Carolyn's unique condition, and the trouble that always seems to find her. Which turns into quite eventful year, and a wild ride!

History changes with each turn of the page! What seems like an innocent school project to trace family history, reveals a dark secret. Maggie Peterson uncovers that her great-grandmother, Ellen, was part of the inner-circle of Nazi Germany. What’s more, she has left behind clues of a diabolical...

All Kris Collins wants for Christmas is to survive. With everyone from a ruthless assassin to the FBI, and even his ex-father-in-law after him, it almost makes him long to return to the safety of prison, where he'd spent the last three years. Those closing in on him believe he's hiding a treasure...

How do you create happiness in your life? Is it something you’re constantly chasing? Do you assume other people are happier than you? It’s time to turn the idea of happiness on its head and break free of the unattainable idea that life should be absolute bliss! Derek O’Neill’s HAPPINESS:...

Researchers commonly ask subjects to self-identify their race from a menu of preestablished options. Yet if race is a multidimensional, multilevel social construction, this has profound methodological implications for the sciences and social sciences. Race must inform how we design large-scale data...

Ecological Exile explores how contemporary literature, film, and media culture confront ecological crises through perspectives of spatial justice – a facet of social justice that looks at unjust circumstances as a phenomenon of space. Growing instances of flooding, population displacement, and pollution...

This book shows you how to use PowerShell to quickly pinpoint, diagnose, and solve problems with your Windows Server environment, reducing the need for external tools, and ensuring you stay up-to-date with PowerShell as it quickly becomes one of the most useful tools in an administrator’s toolkit. Authors...

No diet can tackle the real causes and patterns of your struggle with food. WEIGHT – WHAT’S EATING YOU? takes a fresh and effective approach to weight management by helping you go deeper and tap into your ability to change your entire relationship with food. Part of the GET A GRIP series...