James Ron: 27 books
Drones in Society
Exploring the strange new world of unmanned aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
The integration of drones into society has attracted unprecedented attention throughout the world. The change, for aviation, has been described as being equally as big as the arrival of the jet engine. This book examines the issues that surround this change, for our society and the legal frameworks...
Profit from Intellectual Property
The Complete Legal Guide to Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Permissions, and Licensing Agreements
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
Licensing is a multi-billion dollar industry. More people than ever are involved with intellectual property transactions and arrangements in everyday business. Anyone using, selling, transferring, giving, or obtaining permissions to use a product protected by intellectual property law can benefit...
The Sortino Framework for Constructing Portfolios
Focusing on Desired Target Return™ to Optimize Upside Potential Relative to Downside Risk
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2009
The most common way of constructing portfolios is to use traditional asset allocation strategies, which match the client’s risk appetite to a weighted allocation strategy of fixed income, equities, and other types of assets. This method focuses on how the money is allocated, rather than on future...
Flags of Our Fathers
Heroes of Iwo Jima
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable...
Document Computing
Technologies for Managing Electronic Document Collections
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Document Computing: Technologies for Managing Electronic Document Collections discusses the important aspects of document computing and recommends technologies and techniques for document management, with an emphasis on the processes that are appropriate when computers are used to create, access,...
by Roy Fisher, Ron Thompson, James Avis
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
This is a comprehensive book for trainee teachers and trainers in the lifelong learning sector.
The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook
A Guide to Understanding, Exploring & Living a Spiritual Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
What is “Jewish Spirituality”? How do I make it part of my life?
Today’s foremost spiritual leaders share their ideas and experience.
Whether you are just curious, intently searching for greater personal meaning, or actively seeking ideas, information, practices and inspiration to enrich...
Orange Chinook
Politics in the New Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019
In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this...
Geography and Geographers
Anglo-American human geography since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Geography and Geographers continues to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of human geography available. It provides a survey of the major debates, key thinkers and schools of thought in the English-speaking world, setting them within the context of economic, social, cultural, political...
The Meaning of My Neighbor’s Faith
Interreligious Reflections on Immigration
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2018
The Meaning of My Neighbor’s Faith addresses two of the most critical challenges of our time: immigration and religious diversity. The diverse group of contributors, representing a variety of religious traditions, disciplines, and methodologies, explore “the meaning of my neighbor’s faith”...
AEGIS Tales
A Retro Pulp Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Eight authors. Ten stories. A world of possibilities.
The AEGISverse just got a lot bigger.
Based on the setting and characters of Airship Daedalus, A.E.G.I.S. Tales collects exciting new works of fiction written in the style of the pulps from the 1920s & ‘30s.
Thrill to...
Bowling Beyond the Basics
What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2018
“Why did I leave the 10-pin on that shot?” “Why isn't my ball hitting the pocket anymore?” “Should I change balls, or move?” “How heavy should my ball be?” “What's the best bowling ball?” “How do I get more hook?” “Why do I keep missing my spares?”
We are faced with...
by Joel Vos, Ron Roberts, Dr. James Davies
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
At a time of huge pressures on mental health services, this highly topical, broad-ranging and thought-provoking analysis of the mental health crisis examines the current challenges in mental health service delivery and access using a range of perspectives (political, economic, and cultural, organisational...
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