James Pearson: 12 books
Climbing Beyond
The world's greatest rock climbing adventures
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
From historic rock-faces to never-before summited peaks, this stunning visual book brings to life the incredible experience of climbing hard and climbing high.
Whether it is scaling the world’s most challenging peaks, bouldering on epic rock faces or hanging underneath the cavernous crags spread...
North Korea Confidential
Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
****Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist**
Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.**
North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family,...
Shamanism and the Ancient Mind
A Cognitive Approach to Archaeology
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2002
Pearson brings a cogent, well-argued case for the understanding of much prehistoric art as shamanistic practice. Using the theoretical premises of cognitive archaeology and a careful examination of rock art worldwide, Pearson is able to dismiss other theories of why ancient peoples produced art_totemism,...
by James Patterson, Mark Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
In James Patterson's #1 bestselling Private series, the world's most exclusive detective agency hunts London's most mysterious killer.
For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private-the world's most exclusive detective...
by M.G. Aune, Bruce E. Brandt, Douglas Bruster
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
The impetus for this Approaches to Teaching volume on The Taming of the Shrew grew from the editors' desire to discover why a play notorious for its controversial exploration of conflicts between men and women and the challenges of marriage is enduringly popular in the classroom, in the performing...
by James Patterson, Mark Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
The next explosive book in James Patterson's #1 bestselling Private series!
For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private--the world's most exclusive detective agency--saved her from...
Falsche Schuld. Private London
Thriller
Language: German
Release Date: May 18, 2015
Dan Carter ist der Chef der Londoner Dependance von PRIVATE – der weltweit erfolgreichsten Detektivagentur. Sein derzeit bedeutenster Fall ist Hannah Shapiro, die Tochter eines reichen und wichtigen Klienten. Sie wurde bereits als Kind zusammen mit ihrer Mutter entführt. Hannah überlebte, ihre...
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
Shareholder Democracies?
Corporate Governance in Britain and Ireland before 1850
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Understanding the challenges of corporate governance is central to our comprehension of the economic dynamics driving corporations today. Among the most important institutions in capitalism today, corporations and joint-stock companies had their origins in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth...
by Scott Schang, Leila B. Azari, Nicholas Bianco
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...
Graphic Anaesthesia
Essential diagrams, equations and tables for anaesthesia
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
From reviews:
"Graphic Anaesthesia is a well-written, easy-to-read book, ideal for trainees studying for primary FRCA examinations... It will be an ideal companion for preparing for exams." Ulster Medical Journal, May 2016
"Graphic Anaesthesia is an excellent revision...
No Margin, No Mission
Health Care Organizations and the Quest for Ethical Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2003
Can the ethical mission of health care survive among organizations competing for survival in the marketplace? On this question hinges not only the future of health care in the US, but that of the health care systems of all advanced countries. This book presents both an analytic framework and a menu...