J R Miller: 86 books
by George R.R. Martin, John J. Miller
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Sin dejar de lado la ficción especulativa y la creación de un universo paralelo en el que abundan los superhéroes y los supervillanos con poderes sorprendentes, este volumen de la extraordinaria serie se aproxima al thriller. La novela que comienza un lunes de julio y se prolonga hasta la medianoche...
by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Origin of Life and the First Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life, Barcelona, June 25–28, 1973, Volume I: Invited Papers and Volume II: Contributed Papers
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This publication, in two volumes, includes most of the scientific papers presented at the first meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life (lSSOL), held on June 25-28, 1973 in Barcelona, Spain. The first volume contains the invited articles and the second volume the contributed...
by Kevin A. Ewing, Duke K. McCall III, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
At War
The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial...
Race, Education, and Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Citizens
Counterstories and Counterspaces
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
This timely, readable text offers an authoritative and balanced analysis of how racially driven policies in America impact post release education as a leading pathway to social reintegration. Compelling research findings from an assemblage of college faculty, seasoned administrators, and criminal...
by Terry L. Anderson, Ann M. Carlos, Christian Dippel
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Most American Indian reservations are islands of poverty in a sea of wealth, but they do not have to remain that way. To extract themselves from poverty, Native Americans will have to build on their rich cultural history including familiarity with markets and integrate themselves into modern economies...
War, Media, and Propaganda
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2004
This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
Heroines of Film and Television
Portrayals in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses,...
Contemporary Orchestration
A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio....
Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Self-injurious behavior occurs in almost half of those with autism and is one of the most devastating and challenging-to-treat behaviors. There are many different forms of self-injury, such as head banging, hand biting, hair pulling, excessive scratching, and much more. With contributions from the...
Christian Practical Wisdom
What It Is, Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
In this richly collaborative work, five distinguished scholars examine the oft-neglected embodied practical wisdom that is essential for true theological understanding and faithful Christian living. After first showing what Christian practical wisdom is and does in several real-life situations, the...
Comparative Physiology and Evolution of Vision in Invertebrates
A: Invertebrate Photoreceptors
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In the comparative physiology of photoreception by the Protista and the invertebrates two aspects are emphasized: (1) the diversity of visual processes in these groups and (2) their bearing upon general mechanisms of photoreception. Invertebrates have evolved a far greater variety of adaptations than...