Eric Gordon: 9 books
Net Locality
Why Location Matters in a Networked World
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable.
Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to all aspects of digital media, from mobile phones,...
Civic Media
Technology, Design, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...
Congress and the People’s Contest
The Conduct of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
The American Civil War was the first military conflict in history to be fought with railroads moving troops and the telegraph connecting civilian leadership to commanders in the field. New developments arose at a moment’s notice. As a result, the young nation’s political structure and culture...
Mängelexemplare 4: Heimgesucht
Horroranthologie
Language: German
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Sie sind wieder da! Entfesselt. Gnadenlos. Sie lauern in nebelverhangenen Steinhäfen, verbergen sich in verlassenen Häusern und manifestieren sich in überlegenen Computerintelligenzen. Streuen ihre böse Saat in den Seelen unschuldiger Kinder. Sie verkörpern das Unheimliche in sechs mitreißenden...
Our Story Begins
Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
From award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today.
Everyone’s...
Planning and Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Issues for Case Managers and Other Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
'Thought-provoking, well-written, and offering a range of fresh and sometimes challenging perspectives, Planning and Support should be essential reading for people working in the field of learning disabilities. Highly recommended.' - Involve Magazine The authors outline the skills needed and common issues...
by Gordon Jones, Eric Stark
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
This book reveals the most critical moments and important facts about past and present players, coaches, and teams that are part of the storied history that is 76ers basketball. Scattered throughout the pages are superstars, records, and Sixers lore to test any fan’s knowledge, from the franchise’s...
Hong Kong, China
Learning to belong to a nation
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
The idea of ‘national identity’ is an ambiguous one for Hong Kong. Returned to the national embrace of China on 1 July 1997 after 150 years as a British colony, the concept of national identity and what it means to "belong to a nation" is a matter of great tension and contestation...
Coffins of the Brave
Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
In Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812, archaeologist Kevin J. Crisman and his fellow contributors examine sixteen different examples of 1812-era naval and commercial shipbuilding. They range from four small prewar vessels to four 16- or 20-gun brigs, three warships of much greater...