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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Subdivision Surface Modeling Technology focusing not only on fundamental theories but also on practical applications. It furthers readers understanding of the contacts between spline surfaces and subdivision surfaces, enabling them to master the …
View book details for The Laughing Guide to a Better Life
Using Humor and Science to Improve Yourself, Your Relationships, and Your Surroundings
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The motto of this book is smarter through laughter. If you can laugh about it, you can probably change it. The authors use a heavy dose of humor (the laughing side), and a healthy measure of science (the learning side) …
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Reflections on Hans W. Frei on Hermeneutics, Christology, and Theological Method
Lexington Books
Hans W. Freis groundbreaking achievement in theological hermeneutics, Christology, and theological method has made possible new alternatives in contemporary theology, and has become a key impetus to the emergence of postliberal theology also known as the Yale School. Much discussion …
View book details for The Business of Electronics
A Concise History
Electronics is an ever-changing field with an entrepreneurial spirit and a rich history, populated by some of the world's most famous companies and personalities. The Business of Electronics details the field's complex ecosystem in all its trials and tribulations. It …
View book details for Experiencing Mahler
A Listener's Companion
Experiencing Mahler surveys the symphonies and major song sets of Gustav Mahler, presenting them not just as artworks but as vivid and deeply felt journeys. Mahler took the symphony, perhaps the most tradition-bound genre in Western music, and opened it …
View book details for The Voices of #MeToo
From Grassroots Activism to a Viral Roar
The Voices of #MeToo: From Grassroots Activism to a Viral Roar is a timely analysis of how marginalized voices are engaged or silenced in one of the most successful social media projects in recent history. Accessibly written, this book unravels …
View book details for Dental Assistants and Hygienists
A Practical Career Guide
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
If you are interested in a career in the dental assistants and hygienists (the allied health field, as it is often called), youve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in …
View book details for Heart Health
A Guide to the Tests and Treatments You Really Need
The idea that heart disease is the most common cause of death gets misinterpreted to mean that any and all heart condition is an imminent danger to life and needs to be aggressively tested and treated. In the absence of …
View book details for A Century of American Steel
The Strip Mill and the Transformation of an Industry
The steel industry provides much of the material basis for modern civilisation. Although its end products are numerous, the largest sector of the industry is involved in the production of wide strip. This is used by countless other industries to …
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
You have heard about the Internet of Things. You know that it is having an impact on higher education. So, what is it? Now that students have the entire computing power of 1975 in a pocket device, the college of …
Hal Leonard
Learn from top audio professionals about survival, business practices, mistakes, failures, equipment choices, finances, work life balance, workflow, and family life! Working Class Audio (WCA) is the home of the Working-Class Audio Podcast hosted by veteran Bay Area producer/engineer and …
View book details for Expanding the Edges of Narrative Inquiry
Research from the Mauro Institute
This captivating book presents innovative answers to the question: why storytelling? Each chapter represents leading edge narrative research designs from Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice in central Canada, one of the worlds leading academic programs for Peace …
View book details for Migration and Xenophobia
A Three Country Exploration
Lexington Books
Migration and Xenophobia: A Three Country Exploration examines issues of migration and xenophobia using the experiences of three nations: the United States, South Africa, and Malta. Through the cases, Kyle Farmbry builds a larger dialogue examining issues related to patterns …
Center for Strategic & International Studies
"Analysis of the FY 2019 Defense Budget" from the CSIS Defense Budget Analysis program provides an in-depth assessment of the Trump administrations request for national defense funding in FY 2019. In addition to analyzing the request for the upcoming fiscal …
Lexington Books
This book is devoted to the critical study of the cinema of John Milius, filling a major gap in the literature by combining the examination of the artistic, historical and cultural significance of Milius work, with an in-depth analysis of …
View book details for Ethics of Witness in Global Testimonial Narratives
Responding to the Pain of Others
Inspired by Susan Sontags examination of the impact of photography of conscience in Regarding the Pain of Others, Kimberly A. Nances Responding to the Pain of Others: Ethics of Witness in Global Testimonial Narratives takes as its point of departure …
View book details for Vision for Opportunity
John Roueche and the Community College Movement
John Edward Roueche is the most productive and the most recognized community college leader in the history of the community college movement. He is a person with remarkable vision and over the decades has demonstrated an uncanny ability to scan …
This book presents strategies that put the customer at the center of an enterprise. It elaborates on the reasons for viewing customers as assets that a firm needs to acquire, develop and cultivate in order to generate profitable relationships, and …
View book details for Decoding the Egalitarianism of the Qur'an
Retrieving Lost Voices on Gender
This volume challenges a long history of normalizing patriarchal approaches to the Quran and calls for a questioning of the interpretive credibility of many inherited Quranic commentaries. The author presents a fresh reading of the sacred text and Islamic teaching …
More than a quarter of the worlds population live in the Middle East and South Asia, yet our knowledge and understanding of the region is often limited to news updates about the latest conflicts and crises. This 53rd edition of …
View book details for A Nietzschean Metaethics
Criticism of Some Contemporary Themes in Metaethics
This book develops a novel interpretation of the late-nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as holding a distinct and original metaethical position (a theory about our practice of ethics). David Emannuel Rowe characterizes it as a human-centered metaethics. A central achievement …
View book details for Asking the Right Questions
A Guide to Continuous Improvement with Stakeholder Input
This book outlines a practical, four-question model that school and business leaders can use to engage stakeholder feedback, determine the organizations DNA, and establish a collective vision for improvement. Stakeholder feedback is analyzed at both the focus- and whole-group level. …
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Anti-Imperialists and Ethical Witnessing during the Philippine-American War
In No Middle Ground: Anti-Imperialists and Ethical Witnessing During the Philippine-American War, Erin L. Murphy argues that activists in the Anti-Imperialist movement against the Philippine-American War, led by the Anti-Imperialist League, followed an evolving path of ethical witnessing where leaders …
View book details for The Literacy Leadership Guide for Elementary Principals
Reclaiming Teacher Autonomy and Joy
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
For the past decade in the United States, elementary principals have faced increased scrutiny. Student performance regardless of student experiences, district funding practices, or societal factors have been the responsibility of the principal. In a similar fashion, teachers have been …
View book details for Italian Foreign Policy during Matteo Renzi's Government
A Domestically Focused Outsider and the World
Lexington Books
This book sets out to explain the foreign policy of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (February 2014 to December 2016). It offers a unique analytical framework to make sense of Renzis foreign policy: the domestically-focused outsider. It argues that to …
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