Mark Richard: 208 books
Defenders of Reason in Islam
Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Drawing on texts both ancient and modern, this book explores rational theology in Islam, from ninth and tenth century Mu'tazilism to rationalist modernist scholarship.
by Mark D. Brewer, Richard Powell, Chad Kinsella
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider — a candidate with no previous governmental experience and mixed support from his own party — won the election by winning in traditionally Democratic...
by Richard Day, Nina Prentice, Jennifer Bassett
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2016
Extensive Reading - revised edition is the ideal companion for teachers who would like to add the substantial benefits of extensive reading to their language programmes. It explains the research that shows how reading for pleasure helps learners to improve their English, and guides teachers through the...
Courage to Be First
The Journey of Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles , Oregon Becoming the First Planetree Hospital in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
This book is more than the story of a small, rural Oregon hospital’s successful attempt to profoundly change for the better the way patients, their families and friends, staff and employees experience healthcare. It is the account of an extraordinary effort that led to a remarkable transformation...
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Enola Gay Aird
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...
The Differentiated Workforce
Translating Talent into Strategic Impact
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution.
Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high...
by Mark Easterby-Smith, Professor Richard Thorpe, Professor Paul R Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Now in its Fifth Edition, this much-loved text offers theoretical and philosophical depth as well as insights into practice.
The text covers the entire research process in an accessible way and provides critical, thoughtful treatment of important issues like ethics and politics, making...
Organisational Change and Retail Finance
An Ethnographic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Financial organizations, like many others, are undergoing radical change. This is affecting both their organizational processes and the technology that supports those processes. This book reports on the use of sociological ethnography in helping guide these changes, both in terms of helping better...
by Richard A. DeFusco, Dennis W. McLeavey, David E. Runkle
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Your complete guide to quantitative analysis in the investment industry
Quantitative Investment Analysis, Third Edition is a newly revised and updated text that presents you with a blend of theory and practice materials to guide you through the use of statistics within the context of finance...
Handbook on Student Development
Advising, Career Development, and Field Placement
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Because this book's main objective is to foster and promote student development, it should appeal to those who advise, counsel, and teach undergraduate and graduate students, particularly those in psychology, education, and other social sciences. Along with a plethora of stimulating ideas for practice...
Crop Chemophobia
Will Precaution Kill the Green Revolution?
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2011
The Green Revolution of 1960s introduced herbicides, pesticides, and advanced agricultural technologies to third world countries-rescuing hundreds of millions of people from malnutrition and starvation and transforming low-yield, labor-intensive farming into the high-tech, immensely productive industry...
Java Message Service
Creating Distributed Enterprise Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Java Message Service, Second Edition, is a thorough introduction to the standard API that supports "messaging" -- the software-to-software exchange of crucial data among network computers. You'll learn how JMS can help you solve many architectural challenges, such as integrating dissimilar...
The Enlightened Bracketologist
The Final Four of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
Every March, the NCAA men's basketball tournament blankets newspapers and the Internet, and attracts millions of television viewers over the course of three weeks. Will a perennial favorite like Duke win? Or will it be a dark horse like Gonzaga? The phenomenon known as March Madness galvanizes a nation...
Professional Web Video
Plan, Produce, Distribute, Promote and Monetize Quality Video
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Add professional-level video to your Web communications toolbox with a complete understanding of the process, potential and limitations of Web video. Step up from the mini-cam experience with this solid introduction to professional planning and production techniques, ensuring that your video meets...