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Author Stephen Maple
Anyone with assets and heirs needs a will to determine what will happen to their property and plan for the welfare of their children should they pass away unexpectedly. As people age, they tend to think more seriously about having a will and planning their estates,....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Beginner Gardening Step by Step
Author DK
New to gardening? Start with the essentials for beginners.Beginner Gardening Step By Step shows you the basics to get your green space under control and keep it that way. In this expert text, you'll find simple step-by-step instructions, with clear images to help you cre....
Release Date 2019/02 -
Author DK
Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphics-led book.Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of witt....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Author Anupama C. Raman , Pethuru Raj
The emergence of highly promising and potent technologies has enabled the transition of ordinary objects into smart artifacts-providing wider connectivity of digitized entities that can facilitate the building of connected cities. This book provides readers with a ....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Deploying iPads in the Classroom: Planning, Installing, and Managing iPads in Schools and Colleges
Author Guy Hart-Davis
Master the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of iPads that will suit your school and your classroom. This book helps you evaluate your various options for deploying iPads—from configuring the tablets manually, through using Apple Configurator fo....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Author Guy Hart-Davis
Learn how to deploy Chromebook computers in a classroom or lab situation and how to navigate the hardware and software choices you face.This book equips you with the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of Chromebook computers in the classroom. Te....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Beginning Radio Communications: Radio Projects and Theory
Author Alex Wulff
Understanding radio communications systems unlocks a new way to look at the world and the radio waves that connect it. Through easy-to-understand instruction and a variety of hands-on projects, this book gives the reader an intuitive understanding of how radio wave....
Release Date 2019/10 -
Author Tim P. Vos
This volume sets out the state-of-the-art in the discipline of journalism at a time in which the practice and profession of journalism is in serious flux.While journalism is still anchored to its history, change is infecting the field. The profession, and the schol....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Nonprofits as Policy Solutions to the Burden of Government
Author Herrington J. Bryce
This book addresses a specific subset of nonprofits that are chartered with a single mission: decrease the burden of government. Designing and engaging nonprofits to lessen the burden of government requires a specific description and acknowledgement of the burden t....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Shaun Rein
With Chinese-led initiatives such as One Belt One Road (OBOR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) combined with uncertainty due to US shifts in policy and apparent commitments over the past decade, the stakes are high for companies looking to profit....
Release Date 2017/12 -
A Complaint Is a Gift, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition
Author Janelle Barlow
The third edition of this bestseller (over 275,000 copies sold) builds on the tested formula that helps organizations recognize the value of complaints using updated examples and concepts in the age of COVID-19.
Release Date 2022/11 -
Author Cedric L. Alexander
When those we elect descend into partisan tribalism, criminal malfeasance, and emulation of foreign autocracies and oligarchies, Cedric Alexander says it is the unelected apolitical "fourth branch" of government—our nation's public servants, civil servants, a....
Release Date 2020/01 -
The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Author Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his typically in....
Release Date 2019/06 -
The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Author Thom Hartmann
In today's America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it's a ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
Author Simon Anholt
“Not only does Anholt explain the challenges facing the world with unique clarity, he also provides genuinely new, informative, practical, innovative solutions. . . . The book is a must-read for anyone who cares about humanity's shared future.”—H. E. Mohamed Abdull....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Author Chandran Nair
The free-market, limited government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, ....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Compassionate Counterterrorism
Author Leena Al Olaimy
From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren't motivated by devotion to religion, Leena Al Olaimy argues. So why do they really turn to violence, and what does that tell us abo....
Release Date 2019/02 -
The Making of a Democratic Economy
Author Ted Howard , Marjorie Kelly
Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people.We live in a world where twenty-six billionaires own as much we....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Michael P. Barry
Mike brings to this work his comprehensive experience and consummate technical talent in a beautifully readable book. A treasure. --Frank Cummings, Former Adjunct Lecturer in Law at UVA Law School, Columbia Law School, NYU Law School, and ALI-ABA Retirement Savings....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Central Bank Balance Sheet and Real Business Cycles
Author Mustapha Akinkunmi
Central Bank Balance Sheet and Real Business Cycles argues that a deeper comprehension of changes to the central bank balance sheet can lead to more effective policymaking. Any transaction engaged in by the central bank—issuing currency, conducting foreign exchange....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Citizen-Centered Cities, Volume I
Author Paul R. Messinger
Modern cities are increasingly involving citizens in decisions that affect them. This trend is a part of a movement toward a new standard of city management and planning—falling under the names public involvement, public engagement, collaborative governance, ....
Release Date 2016/12 -
The Art and Science of Training
Author Elaine Biech
There are more similarities than differences between how artists and scientists work. Both ask countless questions. Both search in earnest for answers. Both are dedicated to reaching the best results. Not so different from today's trainers, are they? Elaine Bi....
Release Date 2016/12 -
The LMS Guidebook: Learning Management Systems Demystified
Author Steve Foreman
Select, Implement, and Operate the Perfect LMS If you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don’t waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook gets to the core of what an LMS d....
Release Date 2017/12 -
ISD From The Ground Up, 4th Edition
Author Chuck Hodell
Don’t leave course design to trial and error. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? Does success come only to experienced designers with expert instincts? Prior to the 2000 publication of ISD From the Ground Up, it certai....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Real World Evaluation Training: Navigating Common Constraints for Exceptional Results
Author Jack J. Phillips , Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Is your program ready for the real world? Real world evaluation is a balance between art, science, accuracy, and cost. To set your program up for success, you need to start the measurement and evaluation journey with a clear destination in mind. In Real World Train....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Thom Hartmann
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cau....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 3rd Edition
Author Andy Affleck
Start podcasting or take your podcast to the next level with start-to-finish guidance from Andy Affleck. You'll learn tricks of the trade as you assemble your hardware and software, make recordings, and add polish by editing and mixing. Once your audio is in the c....
Release Date 2016/08