Michael Brown: 187 books
On Foundations of Seismology
Bringing Idealizations Down to Earth
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
This remarkable collaboration between a mathematical physicist and a science philosopher concerns foundational and conceptual issues in seismology. Their aim is to present mathematical, physical and philosophical topics in a clear and concise manner. They provide an extensive philosophical discussion...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature
Perspectives on Business from Novels and Plays
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature are committed to treating literary texts with integrity and believe that business should have a larger claim upon people’s literary consciousness. In addition, they all value the important role of literature in dealing with the complexities of a...
The Power of Metaphor
Story telling & guided journeys for teachers, trainers and therapists
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 1999
Packed with original stories and visualisations, this is a must-buy resource for teachers, trainers and therapists who are looking for new approaches to group work, or are simply story-telling enthusiasts. " An essential part of our professional development library and widely consulted" Fiona Balloch, Principal, Oxford House College, London
by Michael E. Telzrow, Neville Public Museum of Brown County
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
In 1897, the Wisconsin state legislature approved the creation of the Wisconsin State Reformatory on a 200-acre site between Green Bay and De Pere. It was born during a period of profound change when liberal reformers began to question the traditional punitive approach employed in American prisons. The...
Vital Signs 1999-2000
The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This annual volume shows key trends that should be integrated into the planning of our global future. It enables readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental progress, or the lack of it, into 45 vital signs of our time. Each trend is presented as an overview using both text and graphics.
Vital Signs 2000-2001
The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This ninth annual edition of Vital Signs takes the world's pulse by compiling a wide-ranging collection of trends that identify both problems and progress in the quest for a sustainable society. It highlights both alarming situations and encouraging developments. Part One is a comprehensive presentation...
by Rickert Althaus, Adam Brown, Charles S. Bullock III
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process...
by Jonathan Bean, David T. Beito, Matthew Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Historians working in the classical liberal tradition believe that individual decision-making and individual rights matter in the making of history. History written in the classical liberal tradition emerged largely in the nineteenth century, when the field of history was first professionalized in...
The Fire that Never Sleeps
Keys to Sustaining Personal Revival
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Get Revived . . . and Stay On Fire!
“I had such a powerful experience with God. He touched my heart so deeply… and after that one encounter, I wanted to live for Jesus every day for the rest of my life.”
Then life went back to normal.
Sound familiar?
Perhaps you’ve had...
Closet Space
Geographies of Metaphor from the Body to the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2005
Is the closet just a metaphor? Closet Space provides a highly original account of the spatial metaphor of "the closet", and is the first geography text to focus on this important issue. Using a variety of research techniques and materials, the book explores the closet through texts including:
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Tell Me What Happened
Questioning Children About Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Represents a scholarly and ambitious attempt to improve the quality of interviews received by the courts and minimize the risks of miscarriages of justice, for victims and defendants
This book updates the previous review of research on children’s testimony—reexamining and readdressing how...
Solutions Focused Special Education
Practical and Inclusive Strategies for All Educators
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Drawing on the work of innovative educators, this edited volume shows how adopting a solutions focused approach can offer new constructive ways forward for special education. Diverse international contributors from both the world of special education and solutions focused thinking, offer ways to rethink...
by Michael McDowell Ph.D., Nathan Robert Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Quick reference to the major religions of the world.
With World Religions at Your Fingertips, readers can quickly learn anything they need to know about Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and more. From reincarnation to resurrection, the Four...