John Davies: 67 books
Automotive Engineering
Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.
An expansion the Automotive Engineering print edition, this fully searchable electronic reference book of 2500 pages delivers content...
by John Thornes, Stuart Haszeldine, Tim Lenton
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectories of emissions may lead to potentially catastrophic changes in climate. While reduction in emissions...
by John Denholm, Linda Lee-Davies
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Games have become popular tools to enhance learning in both educational and business environments. Analyzing the link between games and their results on students can help provide advances for learning initiatives in the future. Enhancing Education and Training Initiatives Through Serious Games is an...
The Physics of Low-dimensional Semiconductors
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1997
The composition of modern semiconductor heterostructures can be controlled precisely on the atomic scale to create low-dimensional systems. These systems have revolutionised semiconductor physics, and their impact on technology, particularly for semiconductor lasers and ultrafast transistors, is widespread...
Serving the State
Global Public Administration Education and Training Volume II: Diversity and Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
This title was first published in 2000: Serving the State is an invaluable two-volume exploration of global trends in public administration education and training. Volume 2 of this important reference work explores traditions and contexts. Included for examination are the French and Islamic traditions,...
Second Taste
Book a Break anthology, #3
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Humour, fantasy, tragedy, drama, romance... Startling and original, the stories selected for this mouth-watering anthology are guaranteed to satisfy your appetite for the unique pleasure of reading.
From a sad tagine to vintage blood, bottled light to luminous water, the theme of nourishment...
Eric Drummond and his Legacies
The League of Nations and the Beginnings of Global Governance
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2019
This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated. It provides a new assessment of its architect, Eric Drummond, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, appointed a century ago. The authors conclude that he stands in the front rank of the 12 men...
Lift Up Your Heads
Nonverbal Communication and Related Body Imagery in the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
We are increasingly conscious of the significance of our body language in our everyday interactions. The writers of the Bible were also aware of the role this nonverbal form of communication played and have recorded aspects of this in their narratives, or used idioms based on such gestures as head...
by John Barden Davies
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
The communities of Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst and Trefriw are located where the beautiful Conwy Valley meets the spectacular Snowdonia National Park. Betws-y-Coed, meaning ‘the prayer house in the woods’ boasts the title of North Wales’ most popular inland resort. The community developed from ancient...
Caring for Older People
An Assessment of Community Care in the 1990s
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
This title was first published in 2000: Caring for Older People provides a unique insight into the world of community care in the 1990’s. It presents findings from a national study of social care from the perspectives of older service users, their carers and care managers. Descriptive findings...
Der Tiefe Staat schlägt zu
Wie die westliche Welt Krisen erzeugt und Kriege vorbereitet
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Westliche Staatsführungen und Finanzorganisationen sind mit einem zunehmenden Glaubwürdigkeitsverlust konfrontiert. Die Friedenshoffnung nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion und der Auflösung des Warschauer Paktes ist längst im Kampfgeschrei der NATO zerstoben. Der Wirtschaftskrise des Jahres 2008...