J B Walker: 15 books

Book cover of Nightcap at Dawn

Nightcap at Dawn

American Soldiers' Counterinsurgency in Iraq

by J. B. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012

A “truly extraordinary” collection of emails by US soldiers in Iraq, offering a firsthand account on the defining conflict of our time (Christopher Hitchens, author of Mortality).   What does it mean to fight an enemy that hides amid—and even targets—a civilian population? That is the question...
Book cover of Tibes

Tibes

People, Power, and Ritual at the Center of the Cosmos

by Edwin Crespo-Torres, Lisa M. Stringer, L. Antonio Curet
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2009

The first comprehensive analysis of a strategically located ceremonial center on the island of Puerto Rico. The prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, just north of the modern coastal city of Ponce. Protected on two sides by a river, and...
Book cover of Prosperity Bundle #4
by William Walker Atkinson, Neville Goddard, Peter B. Kyne
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016

This is the fourth in our important Prosperity series. Now together for the first time are ten more of the most important books ever written on the subject of Wealth and Success. We’ve gathered another 1,000+ pages of the best advice and instruction that you’ll ever receive on how to become successful,...
Book cover of Equity and Full Participation for Individuals with Severe Disabilities
by Christine Bigby "B.A. (Hons), M.", Linda M. Bambara
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014

What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 1

Breeding and cultivation techniques

by M.B. Zhang, X. T. Chu, H. N. Su
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...
Book cover of The Technology of Property Rights
by Bruce Yandle, Clay J. Landry, Robert B. Naeser
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2001

The Technology of Property Rights combines the understanding of institutions and institutional change with a discussion of the latest technologies and their influence on the measurement and monitoring of property rights. The contributors analyze specific applications for fisheries, whales, water quality,...
Book cover of Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future

Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future

Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams

by J. Michael Adams, Dame Glynis Breakwell, Angelo Carfagna
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016

This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by...
Book cover of More Language Arts, Math, and Science for Students with Severe Disabilities
by Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell Ph.D., Stephanie Al Otaiba Ph.D., Jill Allor
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015

How can today’s educators teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities—while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards? This text has answers for K-12 teachers, straight from 37 experts in special and general education. A followup...
Book cover of Tropical Pathology
by T.G. Ashwort, E.M. Andersen, R.C. Ballard
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The continuous and rapid improvement of tourism around the whole world and the increasing emigration of peoples from the developing countries to the "old continents" have changed the classical image of tropical diseases, which are now seen more frequently in temperate and highly developed...
Book cover of What Do We Expect from Our Government?
by Alison Brooks, , Chanin
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Much has changed in US politics since the historic 2008 election. While the press covers the actions and agendas of the new administration, other impacts of this political shift have not received as much attention. These changes have forced the nation to rethink the necessary role of government, the...
Book cover of Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, #5

by Mike Baretta, J.L. Bell, Siobhan Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018

What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse? If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men! Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure...
Book cover of The Strong Gray Line

The Strong Gray Line

War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004

by Jim Wilson, Charles Lewis, B. J. Kraemer
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...
Book cover of 2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide

2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide

Young Explorer's Adventure Guide

by Nancy Kress, Marilag Angway, Stephen Blake
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017

Girls, Boys, Robots - Everyone is Welcome here!   This stellar collection will appeal to both teens and grown-ups who dream of future worlds. ~Kirkus Starred Review What’s it like to be a space station detective? To be homesick for Mars? What do you say when your robot gets you in...
Book cover of Out of Line

Out of Line

Essays on the Politics of Boundaries and the Limits of Modern Politics

by R.B.J. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015

A collection of essays on the politics of boundaries, this book addresses a broad range of cases, some geographical, some legal, and some involving less tangible practices of inclusion and exclusion. The book begins by exploring the boundary between modern Western forms of international relations...
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