Jan: 4507 books
The Development of Logic in Adulthood
Postformal Thought and Its Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
In this book Jan D. Sinnott synthesizes her 20 years of research on lifespan cognitive development to describe the growth of complex (or `postformal') thought in adults. She shows specifically how adults improve mentally over a lifetime and learn to think in more complex and wiser ways. Applications...
by Jan Fredrik Qvigstad
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
In these six lectures given at the Norwegian Royal Academy of Science and Letters, Jan Qvigstad draws on his deep experience at Norges Bank to outline key principles on which to base central bank policy. The first two lectures (Keeping promises and Transparency) emphasize the importance of credibility...
by Cees-Jan van Westen, Reinier Jan Scheele
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The pilot study on estuarine management was initiated by the NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modem Society (CCMS). The objective of this project was to make a comparison of several estuarine management strategies and to formulate a set of recommen dations and planning guidelines to restore polluted...
Interests and Epistemic Integrity in Science
A New Framework to Assess Interest Influences in Scientific Research Processes
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Scientific research is often influenced by financial interests, political interests, or personal career interests of the scientists involved. For instance, the pharmaceutical giant Merck manipulated clinical trial data in order to make sure that data confirmed the safety of one of its products, Vioxx,...
The Origins of Globalization
World Trade in the Making of the Global Economy, 1500-1800
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2018
For better or for worse, in recent times the rapid growth of international economic exchange has changed our lives. But when did this process of globalization begin, and what effects did it have on economies and societies? Pim de Zwart and Jan Luiten van Zanden argue that the networks of trade established...
Capital Women
The European Marriage Pattern, Female Empowerment and Economic Development in Western Europe 1300-1800
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
How women increasingly became economic agents in early modern Europe is the focus of this stimulating book, which highlights how female agency was crucial for understanding the development of the Western European economy and sheds light on economic development today. Jan Luiten van Zanden, Tine De...
Introducing Piaget
A guide for practitioners and students in early years education
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Jean Piaget was one of the most significant contributors to our current understanding of how children think and learn, from birth through to adolescence. In this comprehensive and accessible new book, Ann Marie Halpenny and Jan Pettersen capture the key concepts and principles of Piaget’s fascinating...
Taking Back the Boulevard
Art, Activism, and Gentrification in Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
The promises and conflicts faced by public figures, artists, and leaders of Northeast Los Angeles as they enliven and defend their neighborhoods
Los Angeles is well known as a sprawling metropolis with endless freeways that can make the city feel isolating and separate its communities. Yet...
Deployment of Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions
A complete guide to cloud development using Microsoft Azure
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Master all the important and tough decision-making aspects involved in architecting an Azure public cloud for your organization.
Key Features
Deploy Azure Active Directory and implement synchronization
Manage storage solutions with Azure network services
Implement Azure cloud based on organizational...
Diabetes Hurt Alert Book 1
Diabetes Hurt Alert, #1
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
Diabetes Hurt Alert is written in poetic quick-speak that discusses the perils and difficulties of the disease of diabetes. The book can be a support book to help diabetics, spouses, families, and caregivers to understand and cope.
Biomedical Applications of Acridines
Derivatives, Syntheses, Properties and Biological Activities with a Focus on Neurodegenerative Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This book describes applications of acridines for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and various prion diseases, and discusses the potential of acridines in neuro-regenerative medicine. Using modern data-mining software, it presents...
Above the Gene, Beyond Biology
Toward a Philosophy of Epigenetics
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2018
Epigenetics is currently one of the fastest-growing fields in the sciences. Epigenetic information not only controls DNA expression but links genetic factors with the environmental experiences that influence the traits and characteristics of an individual. What we eat, where we work, and how we live...
Wiedergeburt des Bösen
Das magische Amulett #1
Language: German
Release Date: June 18, 2019
Das magische Amulett Band 1 Roman von Jan Gardemann Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 101 Taschenbuchseiten. Brenda Logan erwacht in einem Krankenhausbett und leidet an Amnesie, nachdem man sie mit einem Schädeltrauma aus der Themse gefischt hat. In ihren Träumen wird sie von sonderbaren, sehr...
by Jan Guillou, Knut Krüger
Language: German
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Language: German
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Der Abschluss der sagenhaften Kreuzrittersaga
In der siegreichen Schlacht gegen die Dänen bei Gestilren verlor Arn Magnusson sein Leben, doch sein Sohn Birger führt dessen Erbe fort und steigt zu einem der mächtigsten Männer des Landes auf. Jan Guillou schickt seinen Helden auf eine Reise durch das finstere Mittelalter, an dessen Ende die Gründung Schwedens steht.