John K : 448 books
Free Markets and Food Riots
The Politics of Global Adjustment
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
This book describes and explains the extraordinary wave of popular protest that swept across the so-called Third World and the countries of the former socialist bloc during the period from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, in response to the mounting debt crisis and the austerity measures widely...
Career Diplomacy
Life and Work in the US Foreign Service, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Career Diplomacy is an insider's guide to the Foreign Service as an institution, a profession, and a career. In this thoroughly revised third edition, Kopp and Naland provide an up-to-date, authoritative, and candid account of the life and work of professional US diplomats, who advance and protect...
The Architecture of Privacy
On Engineering Technologies that Can Deliver Trustworthy Safeguards
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Technology’s influence on privacy not only concerns consumers, political leaders, and advocacy groups, but also the software architects who design new products. In this practical guide, experts in data analytics, software engineering, security, and privacy policy describe how software teams can...
by John K Rowlands
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
This book, a collection of photographs of rural dwellings that have long since vanished, and those that still stand but have changed beyond all recognition, records the changes inflicted upon the Lancashire townships of Maghull and Lydiate by the turnpike, the canal, the railways and the more modern...
Mi'sel Joe
An Aboriginal Chief’s Journey
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2009
The inspirational memoir of a Mi'kmaq civil rights leader.
by John K. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Written by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded diary featuring the 'birth and long life' of what was a truely innovative telescope. Based on input received from people involved in its planning, building, operation, and many scientists...
by John K Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2010
This is a cookbook: each chapter contains a selection of useful self-contained recipes. The book begins with simple recipes for installing and configuring DotNetNuke then offers recipes for using out-of-the-box modules before delving into custom module and skin development. If you are a .NET developer...
by John K. DiBaise
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
An intense, streamlined review for the gastroenterology board exam
Gatroenterology and Hepatology Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, 3e is a unique question and single-answer review for gastroenterology in-service and board exams. The book features about 3,500 questions with only the correct answer...
Armand Vaillancourt : Social Sculptor
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Armand Vaillancourt has, for over 60 years, been active as a sculptor and social reformer in Quebec, Canada. Playing with Fire takes an in depth look at Vaillancourt, the personality, the artist and social activist and performer. Works discussed include Embarcadero Plaza sculpture fountain, San Francisco,...
Understanding Richard Hoggart
A Pedagogy of Hope
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
Awarded 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention in Media & Cultural Studies
With the resurgent interest in his work today, this is a timely reevaluation of this foundational figure in Cultural Studies, a critical but friendly review of both Hoggart's work and reputation.
Re-examines the reputation...
Evaporites
A Geological Compendium
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
The monograph offers a comprehensive discussion of the role of evaporites in hydrocarbon generation and trapping, and new information on low temperature and high temperature ores. It also provides a wealth of information on exploitable salts, in a comprehensive volume has been assembled and organized...
VISIONS 2100
Stories from Your Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Stories from Your Future The complex issue of climate change is one that our race is struggling to address. The solutions are not beyond us in any way. Technological solutions exist, scientific knowledge is plentiful, the world can afford the transition but still significant action eludes us. Rational...
101 Things You Didn't Know About The Freemasons
Rites, Rituals, and the Ripper-All You Need to Know About This Secret Society!
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2007
The Freemasons include some of the greatest minds in history, such as Darwin and Churchill. They also stand accused of some of the bloodiest acts humanity has ever seen. Many even believe that they control the destinies of the nations. They are the Freemasons, the longest lasting fraternal organisation...
The Everything Freemasons Book
Unlock the Secrets of This Ancient And Mysterious Society!
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2006
For thousands of years, one clandestine organization has been rumored to control the destinies of men, cities, even nations: Freemasonry. Often traced back to the stonemason guilds of the Middle Ages, Freemasons were supposedly to be found among all the great minds of the Renaissance, including Da...