David Evans: 115 books
The Crux of Refugee Resettlement
Rebuilding Social Networks
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
While the world’s refugee population reaches record high numbers, countries offering third-country resettlement are increasingly shifting toward policies of exclusion and austerity. This edited volume envisions a more humane future for refugee resettlement. Combining anthropology with a variety...
Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5
Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, #5
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018
What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse?
If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men!
Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure...
They Made America
From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
An illustrated history of American innovators--some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating-- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.
by Diana Allan, Rick Altman, Ariella Azoulay
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
The spirit that founded the volume and guided its development is radically inter- and transdisciplinary. Dispatches have arrived from anthropology, communications, English, film studies (including theory, history, criticism), literary studies (including theory, history, criticism), media and screen...
by Brenda Kennedy, Carla Evans, Martha Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
While on a Caribbean Cruise and after numerous bottles of Moscato wine and several trips to the all-you-can-eat dessert bar, four sisters decided to write a book about their love affair with food and their experiences with diet disasters. They also invited a brother to contribute some writing, and...
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
Paying with Plastic
The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2004
The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry.
The payment card business has evolved from its inception in the 1950s as a way to handle payment for expense-account lunches (the Diners Club card) into today's complex, sprawling industry that drives trillions of dollars...
Invisible Engines
How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2008
Harnessing the power of software platforms: what executives and entrepreneurs must know about how to use this technology to transform industries and how to develop the strategies that will create value and drive profits.
Software platforms are the invisible engines that have created, touched,...
Digital Information Strategies
From Applications and Content to Libraries and People
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Digital Information Strategies: From Applications and Content to Libraries and People provides a summary and summation of key themes, advances, and trends in all aspects of digital information at the present time.
This helpful resource explores the impact of developing technologies on the information...
A Handbook of Digital Library Economics
Operations, Collections and Services
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
This book provides a companion volume to Digital Library Economics and focuses on the ‘how to’ of managing digital collections and services (of all types) with regard to their financing and financial management. The emphasis is on case studies and practical examples drawn from a wide variety of...
by Brenda Kennedy, David Bruce, Rosa Jones
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
While on a Caribbean Cruise and after numerous bottles of Moscato wine and several trips to the all-you-can-eat dessert bar, four sisters decided to write a book about their love affair with food and their experiences with diet disasters. They also invited a brother to contribute some writing, and...
by Michael Boyd, Bryan Brown, Paul Carr
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples,...
by Jennifer L. McMahon, B. Steve Csaki, Shai Biderman
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western...
Java in a Nutshell
A Desktop Quick Reference
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
This updated edition of Java in a Nutshell not only helps experienced Java programmers get the most out of Java versions 9 through 11, it’s also a learning path for new developers. Chock full of examples that demonstrate how to take complete advantage of modern Java APIs and development best practices,...