James D : 1091 books
Farmland Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions in northern and western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation Evidence, evidence summarized on our database and systematic...
by Delbert G. Carlson DVM, Liisa D. Carlson DVM, James M. Giffin MD
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2008
The classic bestseller--expanded and updated
For years, many veterinary treatments for cats were based on research conducted with dogs because it was wrongly assumed that cats were very similar. Recently, there have been giant strides in feline veterinary research. This classic reference is...
by William James Cunningham Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
"The Ancient Healer In The 21st Century" There is a growing consensus in the world that the massive expenditures on medical research have failed to demonstrate any significant improvement in society's level of health. The incidence of major chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease...
by Elizabeth Monvey, Pelaam, Lilith Duvalier
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Does the sight of a cop’s badge—or his handcuffs—make your pulse race? Do you drive by your local firehouse just to catch a glimpse of your favorite fireman? Ever peek in the cockpit just to check out the captain?
If you agree the only thing sexier than a man in uniform is a man out of...
by James J. McCluskey Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
The TV news business is all about authority, credibility, and professionalism: you must deliver the news with authority, strive to make it credible, and do everything in a professional manner. Everyone should always look and act in a professional manner, both on and off the camera, because you never...
An Unseen Light
Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Memphis, Tennessee, had the largest metropolitan population of African Americans in the Mid-South region and served as a political hub for civic organizations and grassroots movements. On April 4, 1968, the city found itself at the epicenter of the...
By His Own Hand?
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis’s death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this...
Comparative Environmental Politics
Theory, Practice, and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Combining the theoretical tools of comparative politics with the substantive concerns of environmental policy, experts explore responses to environmental problems across nations and political systems
How do different societies respond politically to environmental problems around the globe?...
Special Libraries: A Survival Guide
A Survival Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Learn why special or corporate libraries must align with their parent organizations in order to survive in these difficult economic times—and how to foster and demonstrate this critical relationship.
• Presents case studies of corporate and other special library reductions and closures...
Pan-Africanism in Modern Times
Challenges, Concerns, and Constraints
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
For about one hundred years, Pan-Africanism—as a social, cultural, economic, political, and philosophical idea—thrived. Towards the tail-end of the twentieth century, however, it waned. But in more recent times, there has been noticeable resurgence. And as we approach the second decade of the...
The Flex Diet
Design-Your-Own Weight Loss Plan
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
SMALL CHANGES YIELD BIG RESULTS.
Many diet books present readers with a single, inflexible program which forces them to stay on that diet or risk another dieting failure. Rather than teaching you just one way to lose ten or twenty or even fifty pounds, The Flex Diet shows you how to lose...
The Doctoral StudentOs Advisor and Mentor
Sage Advice from the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
Out of Many, One People
The Historical Archaeology of Colonial Jamaica
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4
As a source of colonial wealth and a crucible for global culture, Jamaica has had a profound impact on the formation of the modern world system. From the island's economic and military importance to the colonial empires it has...
Dune Worlds
How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
This book describes how sand dunes work, why they are the way they are in different settings, and how they are being studied. Particular attention is paid to their formation and appearance elsewhere in the solar system. New developments in knowledge about dunes make for an interesting story – like...