Peter Sullivan: 13 books
Punch-Drunk on Co2...Dizzy from Spin
Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warming Sustainable Hypothesis or Unsustainable Hoax?
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Prior to the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference, it became evident that no discernible global warming had occurred since 1998, despite a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions. Consequently, the catastrophic man-made global warming hypothesis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
by Peter Sullivan, Doug Clarke, Barbara Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
This book is about how teachers can use classroom mathematics tasks to support student learning, and presents data on the ways in which teachers used those tasks in a particular research project. It is the product of research findings focusing on teacher practice, teacher learning and knowledge,...
by Peter O'Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
An original legal thriller from debut author and lawyer Peter O'Sullivan; packed with twists, turns, moral choices and an ending you just won't see coming. Life is great for Dan Grover a sports loving, confident young lawyer who inherits a small Brisbane legal practice. His world is turned upside...
by Peter F. Hamilton, Nancy Kress, Ian McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Sixteen original stories of science fiction and wonder from sixteen talented authors, written to commemorate the first ten years of NewCon PressContents:1. Introduction by Ian Whates2. The Final Path – Genevieve Cogman3. Women’s Christmas – Ian McDonald4. Pyramid – Nancy Kress5. Liberty...
Classifying Psychopathology
Mental Kinds and Natural Kinds
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Scholars question the extent to which current psychiatric classification systems are inadequate for diagnosis, treatment, and research of mental disorders and offer suggestions for improvement.
In this volume, leading philosophers of psychiatry examine psychiatric classification systems, including...
by Terry Sullivan, Peter T. Maiken
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The Real Story Of John Wayne Gacy-- By The Man Who Helped Catch Him
He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial killers of all time. But few people could see the cruel monster beneath the colorful clown makeup that John Gacy wore to entertain children in...
Other People's Kids
Social Expectations and American Adults? Involvement with Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
According to the study conducted by Gallup Organization, only a minority of Americans experience consistent normative motivation for engaging with other people's children. Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply involved if that involvement is viewed as highly important,...
Fiction River: Pulse Pounders
Kobo Special Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Starts with a bang.
Ends with a bang.
And a lot of bang in between.
Pulse Pounders. Ranging from straight thriller to science fiction, fantasy to pulp adventure, these stories make your heart race. Share the excitement as a woman held hostage in a chair has only a few minutes...
The People's Victory
Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
by Peter Bates, Bob Bayles, Wilfred Beckford
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish...
A History of Habit
From Aristotle to Bourdieu
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
From bookshelves overflowing with self-help books to scholarly treatises on neurobiology to late-night infomercials that promise to make you happier, healthier, and smarter with the acquisition of just a few simple practices, the discourse of habit is a staple of contemporary culture high and low....
Organic Electro-Optics and Photonics
Molecules, Polymers, and Crystals
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying quantum and statistical concepts through to the practical application of materials in modern devices and systems. •...
The Free Market and the Human Condition
Essays on Economics and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
The Free Market and the Human Condition explores the human condition as situated in the free market from a variety of academic disciplines: philosophy, theology, archeology, literature, sociology, political science, criminal justice, and education. By relying upon contributors who approach the topic...