Thomas Andrew: 128 books
America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics
Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Over 40 years ago the historic Kerner Commission Report declared that America was undergoing an urban crisis whose effects were disproportionately felt by underclass populations. In America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-blind Politics, Curtis Ivery and Joshua Bassett explore the persistence...
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
From Journeyman to Master
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1999
What others in the trenches say about The Pragmatic Programmer...
“The cool thing about this book is that it’s great for keeping the programming process fresh. The book helps you to continue to grow and clearly comes from people who have been there.”
—Kent Beck, author of Extreme...
Farming across Borders
A Transnational History of the North American West
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Farming across Borders uses agricultural history to connect the regional experiences of the American West, northern Mexico, western Canada, and the North American side of the Pacific Rim, now writ large into a broad history of the North American West. Case studies of commodity production and distribution,...
Movies in the Age of Obama
The Era of Post-Racial and Neo-Racist Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States had a significant impact on both America and the world at large. By voting an African American into the highest office, those who elected Obama did not necessarily look past race, but rather didn’t let race prevent them...
The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh
Indie Sex, Corporate Lies, and Digital Videotape
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
The industry's only director-cinematographer-screenwriter-producer-actor-editor, Steven Soderbergh is contemporary Hollywood's most innovative and prolific filmmaker. A Palme d'or and Academy Award-winner, Soderbergh has directed nearly thirty films, including political provocations, digital experiments,...
Integrity in the Business Panorama
Models of European Best-Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2016
This volume explores the value of business integrity and ethics as a "best practice" model in business strategy. The authors define business integrity, explore areas in which integrity is often absent or discredited, and provide a framework and tools to help build better business ethics...
Moral Leadership in Business
Towards a Business Culture of Integrity
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016
This brief explores the concept of moral leadership in organizations. Specifically, it examines ways in which companies can strengthen their reputation in the market and increase performance by taking leading positions in the realm of business ethics. It presents research from top scholars of Eastern...
The Everything Learning Spanish Book Enhanced Edition
Speak, Write, and Understand Basic Spanish in No Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The Everything Learning Spanish Book (Enhanced Edition) is your perfect guide for learning to speak and write in Spanish. Whether you're planning a vacation in Mexico or adding a valuable second language to your resume, this valuable book helps you order the right dish in a restaurant, answer customers'...
The Killing Spirit
An Anthology of Murder of Hire
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998
Chilling works of literary noir: “Hopler has tracked down a remarkable number of hit-man stories by a remarkable collection of authors.” —New York Press
This unique collection of writings about hired killers includes stories, screenplays, and even poems—plus an appendix listing hit-man...
by Caroline Grebbell, David Perlmutter, Jeannette Ng
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2019
After only 3 years in existence Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine won the British Fantasy Society Award 2018 for best magazine/periodical.
To celebrate this occasion we decided to publish a selection of stories from the Issues 1-10 (including a special edition 8½). We could...
by Adrienne J. Odasso, Tais Teng, Fiona Moore
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether...
by Stephen Chapis, Andrew Thomas, Mr Mark Postlethwaite
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets – principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter – from the autumn of 1944. Stunned by the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and...
by Sharon Moore, Andrew Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2016
Sally, a juvenile Orangutan, enjoys being silly and pretending. Join Sally on an epic adventure as she swings on her swing around the world!
by Gary Miner, John Elder IV, Thomas Hill
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2012
Practical Text Mining and Statistical Analysis for Non-structured Text Data Applications brings together all the information, tools and methods a professional will need to efficiently use text mining applications and statistical analysis.
Winner of a 2012 PROSE Award in Computing and Information...