Kent: 1460 books

Book cover of Bullets And Bread
by Kent Whitaker
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2018

The U.S. a collection of cities serviced by outlying farms and producers is amazingly transformed into a nation serviced, by a national food production industry to meet the needs of fighting a world war. The armed services, 350,000 strong at the war's start, quickly grew to 11,000,000 men and women...
Book cover of Talladega Superspeedway
by Kent Whitaker
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014

Originally named Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway was built on the site of a World War II�era Air Force base in the heart of Alabama. NASCAR founder Bill France and his family envisioned a race track that would be faster, larger, and more exciting than any track built to...
Book cover of Irrigation Horticulture In Highland Guatemala

Irrigation Horticulture In Highland Guatemala

The Tablon System Of Panajachel

by Kent Mathewson
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019

New evidence that the ancient Mayas practiced intensive, often irrigated, agriculture on a massive scale has forced revision in current thinking about that civilization. Yet, little study has focused on the heirs of this agricultural tradition; in areas of highland Guatemala, Mayan farmers today carry on forms of intensive, irrigated horticulture t
Book cover of Manage Your Life

Manage Your Life

Active Responses to Challenges

by Kent Voigt
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017

When youre up to your ears in trouble or fear and looking for help, you dont want a lecture or a book on philosophy or theology. You want practical ideas you can use right now to at least calm or, hopefully, settle the tempest. Manage Your Life is such a resource. Its aim is to help readers...
Book cover of Kinder, Gentler Ways

Kinder, Gentler Ways

Reflections of a River Town Boy

by Kent Otto Stever
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014

Harsh as the times of post-World War II days were in appearance, the 1950s comprised an era of proven practice—with common denominators of honesty and truth binding together the “kinder, gentler ways.”
Book cover of Politics of Gross National Happiness

Politics of Gross National Happiness

Governance and Development in Bhutan

by Kent Schroeder
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017

This book explores the practices of governance in Bhutan and how they shape the implementation of the country’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) development strategy. The author examines whether Bhutan’s innovative GNH governance framework successfully navigates competing power dynamics and generates...
Book cover of Politics Beyond the Capital

Politics Beyond the Capital

The Design of Subnational Institutions in South America

by Kent Eaton
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2004

A recent wave of decentralization in Latin America has increased the prominence of politicians at the subnational level. Politics Beyond the Capital is the first book to place this trend in comparative historical perspective, examining past episodes of decentralization alongside contemporary ones...
Book cover of Individual Positive Behavior Supports

Individual Positive Behavior Supports

A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings

by Martin Agran Ph.D., Richard Albin Ph.D., Sharon Ann Ballard-Krishnan
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016

Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Book cover of Mystic
by Kent Fuller, Meredith Fuller, Lisa Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016

Since Mystic, Connecticut, celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1954, it has evolved from a working-class village into a tourist-driven community while embracing its quaint New England charm and keeping its rich history alive. The shoreline village of two townships (Stonington to the east; Groton to...
Book cover of Politics vs Economics in World Steel Trade
by Kent Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017

There can be few industries which have generated as much political controversy as the world steel industry. Since 1968 the trade policies of both the US and the EEC have created a vicious circle of protectionism and delayed adjustment in their steel industries. In particular, protectionist policies...
Book cover of Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice
by Karen Hansen, Kent Zenobia
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011

A well-written, hands-on, single-source guide to the professional practice of civil engineering There is a growing understanding that to be competitive at an international level, civil engineers not only must build on their traditional strengths in technology and science but also must acquire...
Book cover of The International Relations of Northeast Asia
by Thomas Berger, Kent E. Calder, Lowell Dittmer
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003

Is Northeast Asia primed for peace or ripe for great-power rivalry? In this turbulent region, all the world-order challenges of arms control and disarmament, global North-South tensions, human rights and humanitarian intervention, environmental protection and eco-development, and democratization and...
Book cover of Desi Girls

Desi Girls

Stories by Indian Women Writers Abroad

by Mohini Kent
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015

Coping with the customs and expectations in the countries where they are now living, the mainly female characters in these tales have to choose whether to cling to their Indian culture, discard it completely, or learn how to adjust and compromise. It's a challenge! Themes of courtship, marriage and...
Book cover of Leadership as Service

Leadership as Service

A New Model for Higher Education in a New Century

by Kent A. Farnsworth
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2006

This provocative and readable discussion of leadership in higher education argues that leadership is essentially an act of service; that the more responsible the leadership position, the greater the responsibility to serve. Weaving together the Servant Leadership philosophy of Robert Greenleaf with...
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