J Brian: 404 books
American Remakes of British Television
Transformations and Mistranslations
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Ever since Norman Lear remade the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part into All in the Family, American remakes of British television shows have become part of the American cultural fabric. Indeed, some of the programs currently said to exemplify American tastes and attitudes, from reality programs like...
by Brian W.J. Mahy
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2009
Completely revised and updated to take into account the new taxonomy and grouping changes made by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in their 8th Report, The Dictionary of Virology provides an authoritative and concise list of all viruses affecting vertebrate species, from humans to...
by Frederick A. Leve, Brian J. Hamilton, Mason A. Peck
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems, specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs). As a result, the subject matter includes theory, technology,...
The United States, South Africa and Africa: Of Grand Foreign Policy Aims and Modest Means
Of Grand Foreign Policy Aims and Modest Means
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This title was first published in 2001. "Grand aims" refers to the overarching tenets and doctrines that prevailed in US and South African foreign policies towards Africa. This study argues that when modest means were imposed upon American and South African foreign policy-makers, they were...
by Robert J. McCalla, Brian Slack
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Seaport gateways and the corridors which connect them to widely dispersed hinterlands are of vital and essential importance to international trade and the world economy. Distributing goods to ultimate land destinations or bringing the goods to seaports from inland origins is organizationally complex...
by Brian J. Foley
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
"There are few books that will both revolutionize your life and also make you laugh so hard that you will nearly choke to death on a peanut while flying from Boston to Cleveland. This is one of those books."-- Jay Wexler, author of Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars (2009).
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Changes in technology and adversary behavior will invariably produce new threats that must be assessed by defense and homeland security planners. An example of such a novel threat is the use of cruise missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by terrorist groups. Individual threats cannot be assessed...
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting
How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating your children in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new Golden Rule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children. And most important, they show...
by Brian J. Donley
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
There are elements of Genius in every person that if awakened and trained will enable them to do something worthwhile." "Learn apply and teach used correctly equal success.
The Daily Show and Rhetoric
Arguments, Issues, and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
The Daily Show and Rhetoric: Arguments, Issues, and Strategies examines the popular Comedy Central program from a rhetorical perspective to uncover the ways in which Jon Stewart, the cast, and writers critique mainstream media and politicians. This volume analyzes the nature of The Daily Show, the...
by Dr Brian J. Brown, Dr Sally Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2007
Research in higher education could be more useful, innovative and better designed if we were clearer about the philosophical and epistemological basis of the theories that underlie our research methods. People who have to interpret research would do a better job if they were able to interrogate research...
Pediatric Orthopedics
A Guide for the Primary Care Physician
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many residency programs in primary care specialties do not provide the education in pediatric orthopedics necessary to effectively deal with the field's challenges. Here, the authors present a framework for the effective evaluation of childhood musculoskeletal problems in a practical and problem-based manner. The volume contains case studies and over 200 illustrations.
How We Got to Coney Island
The Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
How We Got to Coney Island is the definitive history of mass transportation in Brooklyn. Covering 150 years of extraordinary growth, Cudahy tells the complete story of the trolleys, street cars, steamboats, and railways that helped create New York’s largest borough---and the remarkable system that...
Demystifying the Big House
Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison,...