Richard E : 523 books
James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy
A Rational Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction examines the contemporary meaning and significance of James M. Buchanan’s body of work. The book uses Buchanan’s past contributions to explore the present and future relevance of his scholarly contributions and insights....
Probabilistic Methods for Bioinformatics
with an Introduction to Bayesian Networks
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2009
The Bayesian network is one of the most important architectures for representing and reasoning with multivariate probability distributions. When used in conjunction with specialized informatics, possibilities of real-world applications are achieved. Probabilistic Methods for BioInformatics explains...
Health and Safety Communication
A Practical Guide Forward
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Health and Safety Communication: A Practical Guide Forward is an easy introduction to the principles and practice of health and safety communications, providing all you need to know to design and implement communications efforts on a wide range of health and safety topics and issues. Whether you're...
Risk Navigation Strategies for Major Capital Projects
Beyond the Myth of Predictability
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Investors and managers of major projects know how often they result in cost overruns and schedule delays. Risk Navigation Strategies for Major Capital Projects builds on conventional best practice to provide a risk-based view of current practices for planning and executing large international projects.
As...
The Population of the United States
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
This third edition, written with two new coauthors, combines 1990 census data with information from the Current Population Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, and numerous other sources, even including demographic data not available in any other published source.
by George C. Papen, Richard E. Blahut
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
This pioneering, course-tested text is the first to combine communications theory with the physics of optical communications. Comprehensive and rigorous, it brings together an in-depth treatment of the physical characteristics of the guided lightwave channel with the study of modern methods of algorithmic-based...
A Short Guide to Brain Imaging
The Neuroscience of Human Cognition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Brain imaging has revolutionised the field of Psychology - once more concerned with IQ tests, reaction times and questionnaires. Most Psychology departments now have access to an MRI scanner - some have even renamed themselves as departments of cognitive neuroscience. Yet brain imaging can be a minefield,...
by Jennifer Eisenhauer Tanner, Richard E. Klingner
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2017
Thoroughly Updated Coverage of Masonry Codes, Materials, and Structural Design
This fully revised resource covers the design of masonry structures using the 2015 International Building Code, the ASCE 7-10 loading standard, and the TMS 402-13 and TMS 602-13 design and construction standards....
Artificial Intelligence
With an Introduction to Machine Learning, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
The first edition of this popular textbook, Contemporary Artificial Intelligence, provided an accessible and student friendly introduction to AI. This fully revised and expanded update, Artificial Intelligence: With an Introduction to Machine Learning, Second Edition, retains the same accessibility...
Response to Revolution
The United States and the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1961
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
The Cuban Revolution was a catalyst in shaping American foreign policy over the past generation. Welch's study is the first detailed evaluation of U.S. policy toward Cuba in the early years of the Castro regime and the first effort to analyze public sentiment during that crucial period. Our response...
by Richard E. Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Due to its high impact on the cost of electricity and its direct correlation with customer satisfaction, distribution reliability continues to be one of the most important topics in the electric power industry. Continuing in the unique tradition of the bestselling first edition, Electric Power Distribution...
Revision Strategies for Adolescent Writers
Moving Students in the Write Direction
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Supported by the Common Core State Standards, the 30+ strategies in this book include pre-writing planning, peer conferencing, modeling effective revision, and using technology.
by Richard E. Crabbe
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
New York City, August 1889: within sight of Madison Square Park, a man lays dead in a darkened construction site. Jim Tupper, a Mohawk of the Iroquois nation, stands over the body. Within minutes he's seen. And as police whistles scream in the night, he runs, knowing there is but one place to hide.
With...
The Everything Essential Latin Book
All You Need to Learn Latin in No Time
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
The basics of Latin made fun--and fast!
Learning the basics of Latin can vastly improve your vocabulary and even provide keys to understanding legal, medical, and scientific terminology. The Everything Essential Latin Book is your perfect introduction to this fascinating language. With easy-to-follow...