William Leslie: 24 books
by Dener, Cem; Watkins, Joanna ; Dorotinsky
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Since 1984 the World Bank has financed 87 Financial Management Information System (FMIS) projects in 51 countries totaling over US 2.2 billion of which US 938 million was for FMIS related information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. This study presents the World Bank?s experience with these...
by Thomas William Lawson, Mark Leslie
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
The original novel about bad luck on Friday the Thirteenth
In Thomas William Lawson's 1907 novel, a stock broker picks Friday the Thirteenth as the day in which he will set about events that bring Wall Street to its knees.
When originally published, the novel was a resounding success,...
by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Daniel Defoe, Alexandre Dumas
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks [Horatio Alger, Jr] Tom Swift and His Wireless Message [Victor Appleton] Gulliver of Mars Edwin [Lester Arnold] The Lust of Hate Guy [Newell Boothby] Cabin...
Laboratory Lifestyles
The Construction of Scientific Fictions
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2019
A generously illustrated examination of the boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories and how this affects scientists' work.
The past decade has seen an extraordinary laboratory-building boom. This new crop of laboratories features spectacular architecture and resort-like amenities....
by George Pope Morris, Eliza Leslie, George William Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of...
Understanding Inequality
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Sustainability in Higher Education
Stories and Strategies for Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Campus leaders describe how community colleges, publicly funded universities, and private liberal arts colleges across America are integrating sustainability into curriculum, policies, and programs.
In colleges and universities across the United States, students, faculty, and staff are forging...
Envisioning the Faculty for the Twenty-First Century
Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Model
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
The institution of tenure—once a cornerstone of American colleges and universities—is rapidly eroding. Today, the majority of faculty positions are part-time or limited-term appointments, a radical change that has resulted more from circumstance than from thoughtful planning. As colleges and universities...
Britannia in Brief
The Scoop on All Things British
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
When it comes to Britain, most Americans don’t know (Union) Jack. Fortunately, now an Anglo-American husband-and-wife team are here to help with a smart, funny, and handy guide that minds the gap between fact and fiction. From Whigs and Windsors to wankers and Wales, this spit-spot-on reference...
Historians on Hamilton
How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is Hamilton? And how...
Culture Re-Boot
Reinvigorating School Culture to Improve Student Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Your start up menu for super-charged culture change
School culture is the invisible thread woven throughout your school that defines everything from dress codes to student success. Packed with workable strategies and real-life stories of culture re-boots, this practical handbook for change...
Adaptive Disclosure
A New Treatment for Military Trauma, Loss, and Moral Injury
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
A complete guide to an innovative, research-based brief treatment specifically developed for service members and veterans, this book combines clinical wisdom and in-depth knowledge of military culture. Adaptive disclosure is designed to help those struggling in the aftermath of traumatic war-zone...
by Leslie Kimmelman, William Owl
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Best friends Sam and Charlie are headed to sleepaway camp for the first time! Each day brings something new—from swimming and nature hikes to camp songs and FOAM day! At camp, Sam and Charlie learn the importance of shomrei adamah, taking care of the earth, and taking care of friendships, new and old.
A World-Systems Reader
New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism, Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
This book brings together some of the most influential new research from the world-systems perspective. The authors survey and analyze new and emerging topics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, from political science to archaeology. Each analytical essay is written in accessible language...
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