David R Jones: 34 books
Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness
Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
"Jones and McDermott restore meaning to democratic responsibility by finding that public evaluations affect Congress. In contrast to the popular depiction of the representatives controlling the represented
rampant in the political science literature, Jones and McDermott show that the people are...
The Crimean War
Then and Now
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Following repeated visits to the Crimea over a number of years, Dr David Jones, with the help of local guides, was able to identify and photograph every important location related to one of the nineteenth century’s most deadliest conflicts. These have been set besides original paintings and photographs...
The Influence of Airpower upon History
Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital...
by David R. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Shackleford, Perez and Driscoll had two things in common: they attended the same
LAPD academy class fifteen years ago, and worked diligently and honestly at their
assignments. However, the lives of these conscientious cops are turned upside down as
the Department and Feds try...
The Origins of Civic Universities
Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2019
This book, first published in 1988, examines the origins, purposes and functioning of the civic universities founded in the second half of the nineteenth century and discusses their significance within both local and wider communities. It argues that the civic universities – and those of the northern...
Engineering Materials 2
An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2005
Engineering Materials 2 is a best-selling stand-alone text in its own right for more advanced students of materials science and mechanical engineering, and is the follow-up to its renowned companion text, Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications & Design . This book develops...
Confronting Kingdom Challenges
A Call to Global Christians to Carry the Burden Together
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2007
It takes only one look at today's news page or one listen to the news shows to understand that, clearly, there is no shortage of kingdom challenges for the twenty-first-century church at large, for Christian organizations and agencies, or for us as individuals. In the face of such enormous problems...
Engineering Materials 1
An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications....
Engineering Materials 1
An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications....
by Richard Fierce, Trevor H. Cooley, pdmac
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2019
Six talented authors lend their voices to a tale of destruction, mistrust and ... hope.
Two hundred years ago, the dwarven clans and the elvish houses of Mirstone were at peace. The king of the dwarves, in a selfish and greedy move, used his wizards to expand their mountain empire, raising...
At the Helm: Volume 4: A Sci-Fi Bridge Anthology
At The Helm, #4
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Conflict across the cosmos. New frontiers discovered. What it means to be human reimagined.
Dreams of tomorrow become reality in this fourth collection of bestselling authors and newly emerging writers from Sci-Fi Bridge. From the inner worlds of unforgettable characters to alien planets at...
Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1
With linked Table of Contents
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish;...
by Joshua Palmatier, S.C. Butler, Howard Andrew Jones
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Stop right there!
If you like your fantasy filled with fellowships and noble quests, this anthology is not for you. And if you love lengthy tales of politics and power, then it won’t be to your taste either. But if you like a little intimacy with your evil, and your vengeance short and sweet,...
Ethics of Spying
A Reader for the Intelligence Professional
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Intelligence professionals are employees of the government working in a business that some would consider unethical_the business of spying. This book looks at the dilemmas that exist when one is asked to perform a civil service that is in conflict with what that individual believes to be 'ethical.'...