Richard Christopher: 75 books

Book cover of Chemistry for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide
by Christopher Talbot, Richard Harwood
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2017

Exam Board: IB Level: IB Subject: Chemistry First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: Summer 2016 Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise explanations of all syllabus requirements and topics, and practice questions...
Book cover of Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost

Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost

Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century

by Christopher Burgess, SYNGRESS, Richard Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011

The threats of economic espionage and intellectual property (IP) theft are global, stealthy, insidious, and increasingly common. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, IP theft is estimated to top $250 billion annually and also costs the United States approximately 750,000 jobs. The International...
Book cover of Ensuring safety and quality in the production of beef Volume 2
by Prof. Mick Price, Dr Matt Spangler, Annie Vénien
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness;  Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties;  Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as color, flavor and tenderness
Book cover of Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government
by George Amedee, David Anderson, Cal Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011

Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a 'perfect storm' of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attack politics, and miserable failures to respond...
Book cover of The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016

The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field. Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...
Book cover of In Search of Humanity

In Search of Humanity

Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin

by Timothy W. Burns, Paul A. Cantor, Brent Edwin Cusher
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015

This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...
Book cover of Violence

Violence

Humans in Dark Times

by Brad Evans, Natasha Lennard, Simon Critchley
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...
Book cover of The Rural Solution

The Rural Solution

Modern Catholic Voices on Going Back to the Land

by Mgr. Richard Williamson, Dr. Peter Chojnowski, Christopher McCann
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004

A compelling and persuasive outline for the Catholic church's support of rural living is presented in this collection of contemporary writings on why city-dwelling Catholics should settle and work in the country. Discussions of the practice of retreat accompany arguments of the principles of faith,...
Book cover of War and Border Crossings

War and Border Crossings

Ethics When Cultures Clash

by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Terence Ball, Linell Cady
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2005

War and Border Crossings brings together renowned scholars to address some of the most pressing problems in public policy, international affairs, and the intercultural issues of our day. Contributors from widely varying disciplines discuss cross-cultural ethical issues and international topics ranging...
Book cover of The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down

Maintaining American Leadership in a Dangerous Age

by Joseph Nye, Condoleezza Rice, Nicholas Burns
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018

Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications on the United States’ most pressing foreign policy and national security issues. In 2017, the Aspen Strategy Group examined the future of the liberal world order. The papers in this volume outline the history and importance the system of institutions...
Book cover of Latina/o Discourse in Vernacular Spaces
by Claudia Anguiano, Roberto Avant-Mier, Lisa B. Y. Calvente
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011

Taking up the charge to study discourses of marginalized groups, while simultaneously extending scholarship about Latina/os in the field of Communication, Latina/o Discourse in Vernacular Spaces: Somos de Una Voz? provides the most current work examining the vernacular voices of Latina/os. The editors...
Book cover of Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London
by Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger, Christopher Reid
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016

This study offers an authoritative and readable account of the hidden history of book theft in eighteenth-century London. It exploits a rich primary source, the compelling narratives of crime contained in the digitised Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The authors explain how cases of book theft came...
Book cover of Achieving Education for All

Achieving Education for All

Dilemmas in System-Wide Reforms and Learning Outcomes in Africa

by Rokhaya Cissé, Abdou Salam Fall, Sam Jones
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016

Using the Education for All (EFA) global movement as the setting, this book surveys the complex labyrinths of international education policy making, the design and implementation of system-wide educational reform, and the assessment of learning outcomes in the African context. It addresses the following...
Book cover of Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between

Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between

Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media

by Fatima Q. Al Hattami, Sara Austin, Thomas J. Billard
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017

Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently...
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