R Richard: 644 books
by Richard W. Healy, Bridget R. Scanlon
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Understanding groundwater recharge is essential for successful management of water resources and modeling fluid and contaminant transport within the subsurface. This book provides a critical evaluation of the theory and assumptions that underlie methods for estimating rates of groundwater recharge....
Science as Service
Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
The King Takes Your Castle
City Laws That Restrict Your Property Rights
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015
This book describes the critical issues facing the public in view of the rapid growth and economic impact of the sharing economy, which has resulted in internet firms, such as Airbnb and HomeAway, to rapidly become larger than major hotel chains, with company value measured in multiple billions...
War along the Border
The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
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Caring For Kids
A Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates, and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools, but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained...
NATO
From Regional to Global Security Provider
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
The purpose of NATO: From Regional to Global Security Provider is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Alliance’s new vision (the new Strategic Concept) and common security impact – associated tasks to be undertaken within a short and longer term time horizon. The book serves as a relevant...
Economies and Cultures
Foundations of Economic Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
This book introduces economic anthropology to countries where it has never been taught before, including Vietnam, China, Brazil, Argentina, and Italy. It identifies the fundamental practical and theoretical problems that give economic anthropology its unique strengths and vision.
by Richard R. Pariseau
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Dick Pariseau reveals the excitement, adventures, and predicaments one can get into if one is afraid to miss anything, welcomes every opportunity, seeks excitement, and listens to ones poker buddies when they suggest new or unfamiliar areas to explore. He earned a PhD at night school because he thought...
by Richard R. Golden Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
In the life of a child, every day unfolds a series of adventures. Every child has a truly vivid imagination driven by discovery and curiosity. The excitement of newly discovered imagined friends merged with a loving quality in the fascination of the moon and the stars. Bubble over with excitement...
by Richard R. Sinden
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
DNA Structure and Function, a timely and comprehensive resource, is intended for any student or scientist interested in DNA structure and its biological implications. The book provides a simple yet comprehensive introduction to nearly all aspects of DNA structure. It also explains current ideas on...
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary
Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2006
In 2020, areas of particular importance for technology trends will include biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials technology, and information technology. The authors of this report assessed a sample of 29 countries across the spectrum of scientific advancement (low to high) with respect to their...
by T. William Donnelly, Joseph A. Formaggio, Barry R. Holstein
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
This textbook brings together nuclear and particle physics, presenting a balanced overview of both fields as well as the interplay between the two. The theoretical as well as the experimental foundations are covered, providing students with a deep understanding of the subject. In-chapter exercises...
Chicano Students and the Courts
The Mexican American Legal Struggle for Educational Equality
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
In 1925 Adolfo ‘Babe’ Romo, a Mexican American rancher in Tempe, Arizona, filed suit against his school district on behalf of his four young children, who were forced to attend a markedly low-quality segregated school, and won. But Romo v. Laird was just the beginning. Some sources rank Mexican...
by Peter Stern, Gary L. Hewitt, Michael D. Green
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
The importance of the South in the development of the United States has always been clear, but in recent decades the rise of the sunbelt-politically, economically, and culturally-has made the significance of the region's history all the more apparent. In The Human Tradition in the Old South, Professor...