Richard Walker: 25 books
by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, Glen M. Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the...
Pictures Of A Gone City
Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
The San Francisco Bay Area is currently the jewel in the crown of capitalism - the tech capital of the world and a gusher of wealth from the Silicon Gold Rush. It has been generating jobs, spawning new innovation, and spreading ideas that are changing lives everywhere. It boasts of being the Left...
The Atlas of California
Mapping the Challenge of a New Era
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
California is at a crossroads. For decades a global leader, inspiring the hopes and dreams of millions, the state has recently faced double-digit unemployment, multi-billion dollar budget deficits and the loss of trillions in home values. This atlas brings together the latest research and statistics...
Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty
The Return of Tamerlane?
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
After twenty-five years of independence, there is little doubt that the five Central Asian states will persist as sovereign, independent states. They increasingly differ from each other, and are making their way in global politics. No longer connected only to Russia, they are now connected in important...
Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Second Edition
An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Praise for Androgen Deprivation Therapy:
"Every man who is a candidate for ADT needs to read this outstanding book.”
–Patrick C. Walsh, MD, University Distinguished Service Professor of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
“This new and updated second edition will...
by Jennifer Clapp, H Richard Friman, Eric Helleiner
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 1999
Illicit cross-border flows, such as the smuggling of drugs, migrants, weapons, toxic waste, and dirty money, are proliferating on a global scale. This underexplored, clandestine side of globalization has emerged as an increasingly important source of conflict and cooperation among nation-states, state...
Drawing a Line in the Sea
The Gaza Flotilla Incident and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
The deadly May 31, 2010 Gaza flotilla incident has been misunderstood. This book explores the incident in more detail than mainstream media coverage has allowed—explaining the background, key players, and the incident itself—enriched by the authors having had unique access to senior Israeli officials...
Androgen Deprivation Therapy
An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
"This is an excellent resource for individuals who are both being treated by and caring for those on androgen deprivation therapy. It addresses commonly understood as well as sensitive topics impacted by this treatment and offers explanations and strategies for how to address and cope with these...
Tibes
People, Power, and Ritual at the Center of the Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2009
The first comprehensive analysis of a strategically located ceremonial center on the island of Puerto Rico.
The prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, just north of the modern coastal city of Ponce. Protected on two sides by a river, and...
Psychiatry in Prisons
A Comprehensive Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Psychiatry in Prisons provides a comprehensive overview of the history, problems and development of psychiatric health care in prisons, focusing particularly on the UK. The contributors tackle a broad range of issues, from familiar mental health issues such as substance misuse, self-injury and health...
Wind Energy Essentials
Societal, Economic, and Environmental Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Examines the possible societal impacts of wind energy projects and explains the potential issues faced when siting, constructing, and operating a wind energy project.
This book begins with a history of wind power and the social impacts of both electricity and wind power from a historical perspective,...
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