C. Smith's Books

Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same

By: Robert C. Smith

Systematically illustrates the inescapable racism of American conservatism.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

291

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438432348

ISBN 13

9781438432342

Silent Tears

The Life of a Former Pastor's Wife

By: Stephanie C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Silent Tears

The Life of a Former Pastor's Wife

By: Stephanie C. Smith

Silent Tears reveals the challenges, abuse, and control the author experienced during her marriage to a former pastor and her motivation to no longer be a victim but to become the victor. This book will be an inspiration to anyone who has been victimized in their life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

WestBow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1449716156

ISBN 13

9781449716158

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

By: Hanes Walton,Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

By: Hanes Walton,Robert C. Smith

This dynamic and comprehensive text from two nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had -- and continue to have -- on American politics. Through the use of two interrelated themes -- the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority-majority coalitions -- the text demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States affected the founding of the Republic and its political institutions and processes. The authors show that through the quest for their own freedom in the United States, African Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms of all Americans.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

404

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317350448

ISBN 13

9781317350446

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

By: Hanes Walton, Jr,Robert C. Smith,Sherri L. Wallace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

By: Hanes Walton, Jr,Robert C. Smith,Sherri L. Wallace

This dynamic and comprehensive text from nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had -- and continue to have -- on American politics. Through the use of two interrelated themes -- the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority-majority coalitions -- the text demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States affected the founding of the Republic and its political institutions and processes. The authors show that through the quest for their own freedom in the United States, African Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms of all Americans. New to the Eighth Edition A new co-author, Sherri L. Wallace, is renowned for her teaching, scholarship, and participation in APSA’s American government textbook assessment for coverage of race, ethnicity, and gender. She is the perfect addition following an election year that included female presidential candidates as well as candidates of color and issues focusing on racial tension and inequality. Offers a new Media Integration Guide for the first time. Provides the first overall assessment of the Obama administration in relation to domestic and foreign policy and racial politics in particular. Updated through the 2016 elections, connecting the Obama years with the new administration. Looks at candidates Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson in particular in relation to the themes of the book. Adds a new section on State Politics and Elections. Includes new sections on intersectionality dealing with issues of race, gender and sexuality; LGBT issues as another manifestation of the struggle for universal freedom; a discussion of the "Black Lives Matter" movement; and a new section focusing on the changing character of black ethnicity as result of increased immigration from Africa and the Caribbean. Discusses the way in which race contributed to the polarization of American politics; the connections to the Tea Party; and the Obama Presidency and the 2016 presidential campaign as the most polarized since the advent of polling. Previews the impact of the Trump Administration on matters of race and ethnicity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

435

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317218620

ISBN 13

9781317218623

From Scribbles to Poetry

By: Richard C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

From Scribbles to Poetry

By: Richard C. Smith

From Scribbles to Poetry, is all about descriptive poetry. The Author likes to write pictures as this is what this type of writing is called. At open mic readings people come to him and tell him that while he was reading they were seeing pictures of the poem in their minds. This is what he really likes to do with this type of poetry. When he was reading on television, they had call ins and people were asking to talk to him about his poetry and the type of format he was writing. This is something he developed himself. He never had any formal training in writing and has made up his own ways of doing it as he went along so to speak. He has been writing poetry since 1985.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1514489945

ISBN 13

9781514489949

John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance

By: Robert C. Smith

Political analysts and journalists often draw analogies between John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic Irish president, and Barack Obama, the first African American president. Their election to the nation's highest office was historic, but for reasons not fully appreciated. In John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance, Robert C. Smith provides a fascinating comparison of the challenges both men faced in their bid for the presidency, while at the same time providing comparative histories of the Catholic Irish and African American struggles to overcome racial and religious subordination in America. Kennedy's Catholicism was an explicit issue in the 1960 election, and once elected he was extremely careful to avoid appearing either "too Irish" or "too Catholic." While Obama's race was not an explicit issue in the 2008 election, he was just as careful to avoid appearing "too black." Paradoxically religion—thanks to rumors and lies about whether Obama was a Muslim—became a substitute for race, allowing Republican strategists to "otherize" Obama by raising the issue of religion in the context of national security and terrorism.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

277

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

143844561X

ISBN 13

9781438445618

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal

A Critical Thinker's Toolkit

By: Jonathan C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal

A Critical Thinker's Toolkit

By: Jonathan C. Smith

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity. Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker's Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim“/li> Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1444358944

ISBN 13

9781444358940

We Have No Leaders

African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

We Have No Leaders

African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era

By: Robert C. Smith

CHOICE 1997 Outstanding Academic Books This is the first comprehensive study of African American politics from the end of the 1960s civil rights era to the present. Not an optimistic book, it concludes that the black movement has been almost wholly encapsulated into mainstream institutions, co-opted, and marginalized. As a result, the author argues, African American leadership has become largely irrelevant in the development of organizations, strategies, and programs that would address the multifaceted problems of race in the post-civil rights era. Meanwhile, the core black community has become increasingly segregated, and its society, economy, culture, and institutions of governance and uplift have decayed. In exhaustive detail Smith traces this sad state of affairs to certain internal attributes of African American political culture and institutional processes, and to the structure of American politics and its economic and cultural underpinnings. Sure to be controversial, this book challenges both liberal and conservative notions of the black political struggle in the United States. It will serve as a major reference for academic study and a point of departure for political activists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

420

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438420536

ISBN 13

9781438420530

Contemporary Controversies and the American Racial Divide

By: Robert C. Smith,Richard Seltzer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Contemporary Controversies and the American Racial Divide

By: Robert C. Smith,Richard Seltzer

Contemporary Controversies and the American Racial Divide is a detailed study of some of the most racially divisive issues America has encountered in the past decade. Smith and Seltzer employ more than forty surveys to explore race-based public opinion differences on high-profile controversies including the Rodney King and O. J. Simpson cases; the arrest, trial, jailing, and subsequent reelection of Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry; the Million Man March and Louis Farrakhan; and the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy. The authors also look at race-based opinion differences on the inner-city crack cocaine epidemic and the spread of AIDS among the American populace. The divisions in opinion between blacks and whites on these controversies are explained in terms of the distinctive historical and cultural experiences of the different races and the gaps, gulfs, and chasms in their contemporary social and economic conditions. While also noting significant commonalities in opinion across the color line, the book focuses on racial differences and their sources, and in a concluding chapter advances suggestions as to how the nation might overcome its racial divisions. This innovative study is a unique, rich, contextualized, dynamic analysis of race opinion, unlike anything else in literature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0742575047

ISBN 13

9780742575042

Gerard C. Smith

A Career in Progress

By: Gerard C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gerard C. Smith

A Career in Progress

By: Gerard C. Smith

As a 37-year old assistant to an Atomic Energy Commissioner in 1951, at the outset of a public career already spanning four decades, Gerard Smith journeyed to Eniwetok to witness an atmospheric nuclear test. He later characterized the experience as 'having a look at Hell.' He has dedicated his career to the cause of enhancing understanding of the risks posed by nuclear weapons and to seeking practical, non-utopian measures to limit these risks. In this volume an extraordinary group of similarly committed men reflect upon their joint endeavors to foster nuclear understanding and restraint. The contributors are uniformly conscious of the incompleteness of their task but united in their belief that the quest must continue. The historical insights and personal anecdotes that they record bear compelling witness to the intelligence, integrity, moral gravity and steadfastness of Gerard Smith.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

160

Publisher

University Press of America

Published Date

ISBN 10

0819174440

ISBN 13

9780819174444

ABC Relaxation Theory

An Evidence - Based Approach

By: Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

ABC Relaxation Theory

An Evidence - Based Approach

By: Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

Relaxation is the world's most popular therapy--used by more psychologists, counselors, social workers, and rehabilitation specialists than any other tool. ABC Relaxation Theory offers a new treatment strategy by presenting and enhancing the effectiveness of current relaxation treatments into an approach tailored to each client. Based on the most ambitious scientific exploration of relaxation (20 studies and 5,000 subjects from all cultures and walks of life), Smith presents some of his groundbreaking findings, including the first demonstration and replication of differences among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites; men and women; those with religious and secular beliefs approaches; and more. His work is highly readable, practical, and comprehensive and will appeal to clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and students of psychology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

233

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0826116795

ISBN 13

9780826116796

Microelectronic Circuits

International edition

By: Adel S. Sedra,Kenneth C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Microelectronic Circuits

International edition

By: Adel S. Sedra,Kenneth C. Smith

This market-leading textbook continues its standard of excellence and innovation built on the solid pedagogical foundation that instructors expect from Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith. All material in the international sixth edition of Microelectronic Circuits is thoroughly updated to reflect changes in technology-CMOS technology in particular. These technological changes have shaped the book's organization and topical coverage, making it the most current resource available for teaching tomorrow's engineers how to analyze and design electronic circuits. In addition, end-of-chapter problems unique to this version of the text help preserve the integrity of instructor assignments.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1353

Publisher

OUP USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199738513

ISBN 13

9780199738519

The Livonian Rhymed Chronicle

By: Jerry C. Smith,William L. Urban

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Livonian Rhymed Chronicle

By: Jerry C. Smith,William L. Urban

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

214

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134899734

ISBN 13

9781134899739

From the Bayou to the Bay

The Autobiography of a Black Liberation Scholar

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

From the Bayou to the Bay

The Autobiography of a Black Liberation Scholar

By: Robert C. Smith

In this refreshingly candid intellectual autobiography, Robert C. Smith traces the evolution of his consciousness and identity from his early days in rural Louisiana to his emergence as one of the nation's leading scholars of African American politics. He interweaves this personal narrative with the significant events and cultural flashpoints of the last half of the twentieth century, including the Watts Rebellion, the rise of the Black Power movement, the tumultuous protests at Berkeley, and the sex and drug revolutions of the 1960s. As a graduate student he experiences the founding of Black Studies, the grounding in blackness at Howard University, and, as a professor, the swirling controversies and contradictions of Black Studies and feminism at San Francisco State University. Smith also locates his story in the context of the scholarly literature on African American politics, imbuing it with his own personal perspective. His account illuminates the past but, at the same time, looks toward the future of the long struggle by African American scholars to use knowledge as a base of power in the fight against racism and white supremacy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

288

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438482337

ISBN 13

9781438482330

African American Leadership

By: Ronald W. Walters,Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

African American Leadership

By: Ronald W. Walters,Robert C. Smith

CHOICE 2000 Outstanding Academic Title Written by two preeminent scholars of the subject, this book provides a panoramic view of the theory, research, and praxis of African American leadership. Walters and Smith offer a great deal to students of black leadership, as well as important strategy and policy recommendations for black leaders. The book first presents a comprehensive assessment of the social science research literature on black leadership. It finds that older studies (1930s to 1960s) dealt with the nascent formation of leadership theory, where blacks were located predominantly in the context of southern politics and had to adopt a conservative to moderate leadership style. The authors also review and evaluate research on black leadership from the 1970s to the present and suggest attention be given to studies of leadership that involve community level leadership, female leaders, black mayors, and black conservatives. African American Leadership also focuses on the practice of black leadership. It begins with an analysis of the roles of black leadership and historical analysis of strategies or "strategy shift." The authors then provide illustrative case studies of the styles of black leadership. They examine the continued utilization of mass mobilization in the form of boycotts, direct action, and mass demonstrations and marches. The issue of collective black leadership or the framework of unity—an illusive but necessary form of community organization—is also explored, and serious attention is given to issues, recruitment, and deployment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438423209

ISBN 13

9781438423203

A Heart at Fire's Center

The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

By: Steven C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Heart at Fire's Center

The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann

By: Steven C. Smith

No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, François Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. In this first major biography of the composer, Steven C. Smith explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life, using much previously unpublished information to illustrate Herrmann's often outrageous behavior, his working methods, and why his music has had such lasting impact. From his first film (Citizen Kane) to his last (Taxi Driver), Herrmann was a master of evoking psychological nuance and dramatic tension through music, often using unheard-of instrumental combinations to suit the dramatic needs of a film. His scores are among the most distinguished ever written, ranging from the fantastic (Fahrenheit 451, The Day the Earth Stood Still) to the romantic (Obsession, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) to the terrifying (Psycho). Film was not the only medium in which Herrmann made a powerful mark. His radio broadcasts included Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre on the Air and The War of the Worlds. His concert music was commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic, and he was chief conductor of the CBS Symphony. Almost as celebrated as these achievements are the enduring legends of Herrmann's combativeness and volatility. Smith separates myth from fact and draws upon heretofore unpublished material to illuminate Herrmann's life and influence. Herrmann remains as complex as any character in the films he scored—a creative genius, an indefatigable musicologist, an explosive bully, a generous and compassionate man who desperately sought friendship and love. Films scored by Bernard Herrmann: Citizen Kane, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Vertigo, Psycho, Fahrenheit 451, Taxi Driver, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North By Northwest, The Birds, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Cape Fear, Marnie, Torn Curtain, among others

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

468

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520927230

ISBN 13

9780520927230

Race, Class, and Culture

A Study in Afro-American Mass Opinion

By: Robert C. Smith,Richard Seltzer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Race, Class, and Culture

A Study in Afro-American Mass Opinion

By: Robert C. Smith,Richard Seltzer

Race is arguably the most profound and enduring cleavage in American society and politics. This book examines the sources and dynamics of the race cleavage in American society through a detailed analysis of intergroup and intragroup differences at the level of mass opinion. The ethclass theory, which examines the intersection of ethnicity and class, is used to analyze interracial differences in mass attitudes. This analysis yields three clusters of opinion that distinguish African Americans from whites religiosity, interpersonal alienation, and political liberalism. The authors then examine the intragroup sources of these opinion differences among blacks in terms of class, gender, age, region, and religion. While the authors demonstrate an embryonic trend of more black middle class opinion agreement with whites, the book confirms the ethclass character of the black experience whereby race and race consciousness are still more significant than class in shaping black attitudes. Given the growing class bifurcation in black America and the continuing debate about its significance in shaping black attitudes and behavior, this book offers a refreshing new analysis of the homogeneity as well as heterogeneity of black mass public opinion.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

228

Publisher

SUNY Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0791409465

ISBN 13

9780791409466

Goat Medicine

By: Mary C. Smith,David M. Sherman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Goat Medicine

By: Mary C. Smith,David M. Sherman

Fully revised and expanded, Goat Medicine, Second Edition includes discussions on new diseases ranging from bovine spongiform encephalopathy to floppy kid disease as well as major updates on important diseases such as scrapie, mycoplasmosis, paratuberculosis, and urolithiasis. Information has also been added on management of transgenic goats and organic goat production. The text begins by outlining fundamentals of goat practice and moves on to systems-based coverage of the goat. Each chapter provides clinical anatomy and physiology of every system alongside information on relevant clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and system-specific disease.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

886

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0781796431

ISBN 13

9780781796439

Adam Smith and the Origins of American Enterprise

How the Founding Fathers Turned to a Great Economist's Writings and Created the American Economy

By: Roy C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Adam Smith and the Origins of American Enterprise

How the Founding Fathers Turned to a Great Economist's Writings and Created the American Economy

By: Roy C. Smith

Author Roy C. Smith details how the fledgling, deeply indebted United States of America developed a highly effective economic system by embracing the ideas of Scottish philosopher Adam Smith.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

244

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312325762

ISBN 13

9780312325763

Reference and Information Services

An Introduction

By: Melissa A. Wong,Laura Saunders

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reference and Information Services

An Introduction

By: Melissa A. Wong,Laura Saunders

This revised and updated sixth edition of Reference and Information Services continues the book's rich tradition, covering all phases of reference and information services with less emphasis on print and more emphasis on strategies and scenarios. Reference and Information Services is the go-to textbook for MSLIS and i-School courses on reference services and related topics. It is also a helpful handbook for practitioners. Authors include LIS faculty and professionals who have relevant degrees in their areas and who have published extensively on their topics. The first half of the book provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, including the reference interview, ethics, instruction, reader's advisory, and services to diverse populations including children. This part of the book establishes a foundation of knowledge on reference service and frames each topic with ethical and social justice perspectives. The second part of the book offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type—including dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, and abstracts—as well as by broad subject areas including government, statistics and data, health, and legal information. This second section introduces the tools and resources that reference professionals use to provide the services described in the first half of the text.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

853

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798216137276

Ebola

By: Tara C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ebola

By: Tara C. Smith

Ebola, or hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), is a disease that affects both humans and nonhuman primates-including monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees-and is often fatal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

105

Publisher

Infobase Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438101392

ISBN 13

9781438101392

The Rise of Today's Rich and Super-Rich

By: Roy C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Rise of Today's Rich and Super-Rich

By: Roy C. Smith

The story of some of America'sl eading billionaires and how they made their fortunes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

376

Publisher

Beard Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

158798248X

ISBN 13

9781587982484

Ending Global Poverty

A Guide to What Works

By: Stephen C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ending Global Poverty

A Guide to What Works

By: Stephen C. Smith

Over 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger, and over ten million children die each year from preventable causes. These may seem like overwhelming statistics, but as Stephen Smith shows in this call to arms, global poverty is something that we can and should solve within our lifetimes. Ending Global Poverty explores the various traps that keep people mired in poverty, traps like poor nutrition, illiteracy, lack of access to health care, and others and presents eight keys to escaping these traps. Smith gives readers the tools they need to help people overcome poverty and to determine what approaches are most effective in fighting it. For example, celebrities in commercials who encourage viewers to "adopt" a poor child really seem to care, but will sending money to these organizations do the most good? Smith explains how to make an informed decision. Grass-roots programs and organizations are helping people gain the capabilities they need to escape from poverty and this book highlights many of the most promising of these strategies in some of the poorest countries in the world, explaining what they do and what makes them effective.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

351

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466892323

ISBN 13

9781466892323

Encyclopedia of African American Politics

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encyclopedia of African American Politics

By: Robert C. Smith

An A to Z presentation of over 400 articles on African American politics and notable people, from the abolitionist movement to Whitney Young.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

433

Publisher

Infobase Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438130198

ISBN 13

9781438130194

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice

By: Marlaine C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice

By: Marlaine C. Smith

The only nursing research and theory book with primary works by the original theorists! Noted nursing scholars explore the historical and contemporary theories that are the foundation of nursing practice today. The 5th Edition, continues to meet the needs of today’s students with an expanded focus on the middle range theories and practice models that link theory to clinical practice. You’ll explore the role of these theories in the real-world to see how they guide nursing practice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

813

Publisher

F.A. Davis

Published Date

ISBN 10

0803699840

ISBN 13

9780803699847

Midway: Dauntless Victory

Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II

By: Peter C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Midway: Dauntless Victory

Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II

By: Peter C. Smith

This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including new material on the post-war analysis made by a US select committee. There are new viewpoints on the muddle among the US Admirals; the total failure of the USAAF, despite elaborate claims; fresh thinking on the part played by the US Navy Dauntless dive-bombers in the action; the mystery of the carrier Saratoga's presence; Hollywood's totally wrong take on the battle in all the films since made about it. Also, included are new eyewitness accounts the author has obtained and information from Japanese sources that has never been previously published. The lengthy Appendices will include statistical details of the ships, the planes and the men.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

857

Publisher

Casemate Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

184884705X

ISBN 13

9781848847057

Uncertainty Quantification

Theory, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition

By: Ralph C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Uncertainty Quantification

Theory, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition

By: Ralph C. Smith

Uncertainty quantification serves a fundamental role when establishing the predictive capabilities of simulation models. This book provides a comprehensive and unified treatment of the mathematical, statistical, and computational theory and methods employed to quantify uncertainties associated with models from a wide range of applications. Expanded and reorganized, the second edition includes advances in the field and provides a comprehensive sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification framework for models from science and engineering. It contains new chapters on random field representations, observation models, parameter identifiability and influence, active subspace analysis, and statistical surrogate models, and a completely revised chapter on local sensitivity analysis. Other updates to the second edition are the inclusion of over 100 exercises and many new examples — several of which include data — and UQ Crimes listed throughout the text to identify common misconceptions and guide readers entering the field. Uncertainty Quantification: Theory, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in mathematics, statistics, engineering, physical and biological sciences, operations research, and computer science. Readers are assumed to have a basic knowledge of probability, linear algebra, differential equations, and introductory numerical analysis. The book can be used as a primary text for a one-semester course on sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification or as a supplementary text for courses on surrogate and reduced-order model construction and parameter identifiability analysis.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

571

Publisher

SIAM

Published Date

ISBN 10

1611977843

ISBN 13

9781611977844

On Understanding Islam

Selected Studies

By: Wilfred C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

On Understanding Islam

Selected Studies

By: Wilfred C. Smith

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

369

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

Published Date

ISBN 10

3110825805

ISBN 13

9783110825800

Rivers of Power

How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

By: Laurence C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rivers of Power

How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

By: Laurence C. Smith

An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction). Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, rivers remain a powerful global force -- one that is more critical than ever to our future. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith explores the timeless yet underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are of course important in many practical ways (water supply, transportation, sanitation, etc). But the full breadth of their influence on the way we live is less obvious. Rivers define and transcend international borders, forcing cooperation between nations. Huge volumes of river water are used to produce energy, raw commodities, and food. Wars, politics, and demography are transformed by their devastating floods. The territorial claims of nations, their cultural and economic ties to each other, and the migrations and histories of their peoples trace back to rivers, river valleys, and the topographic divides they carve upon the world. And as climate change, technology, and cities transform our relationship with nature, new opportunities are arising to protect the waters that sustain us. Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly influenced our civilization and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for the future of humanity. "As fascinating as it is beautifully written."---Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and Upheaval

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

335

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Published Date

ISBN 10

0316411981

ISBN 13

9780316411981

Reference and Information Services

An Introduction

By: Richard E. Bopp,Linda C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reference and Information Services

An Introduction

By: Richard E. Bopp,Linda C. Smith

Reflecting the dramatic changes shaped by rapidly developing technologies over the past six years, this new fourth edition of Reference and Information Services takes the introduction to reference sources and services significantly beyond the content of the first three editions. In Part I, Concepts and Processes, chapters have been revised and updated to reflect new ideas and methods in the provision of reference service in an era when many users have access to the Web. In Part II, Information Sources and Their Use, discussion of each source type has been updated to encompass key resources in print and on the Web, where an increasing number of freely available sources join those purchased or licensed by libraries. A number of new authors are contributors to this new edition, bringing to their chapters their experience as teachers of reference and as practitioners in different types of libraries. Discussions of services in Part I integrate digital reference as appropriate to each topic, such as how to conduct a reference interview online using instant messaging. Boxes interspersed in the text are used to present scenarios for discussion, to highlight key concepts, or to present excerpts from important documents. Discussions of sources in Part II place more emphasis on designing effective search strategies using both print and digital resources. The chapter on selection and evaluation of sources addresses the changing nature of reference collections and how to evaluate new types of sources. Each chapter concludes with an updated list of additional readings to guide further study. A new companion website will provide links to Web-accessible readings and resources as well as additional scenarios for discussion and example search strategies to supplement those presented in the text.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

768

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1598848178

ISBN 13

9781598848175

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible

By: Edward C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible

By: Edward C. Smith

A fully updated 10th-anniversary edition covers more vegetables, fruits and herbs than the first edition and includes full-color photos, extended-season growing advice, sections on organic gardening and solutions for small-space gardening. Original.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

354

Publisher

Storey Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

160342475X

ISBN 13

9781603424752

Introduction to the Natural History of Southern California

By: Edmund C. Jaeger,Arthur C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to the Natural History of Southern California

By: Edmund C. Jaeger,Arthur C. Smith

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

137

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520330870

ISBN 13

9780520330870

Decentralization

The Territorial Dimension of the State

By: Brian C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Decentralization

The Territorial Dimension of the State

By: Brian C. Smith

First published in 1985, Decentralization provides an analytical framework for the comparative study of decentralization in contemporary systems of government. It discusses the structures and processes of all forms of decentralized government and administration, drawing on a wide range of states, developed and developing, capitalist and socialist. The book provides a comparative and theoretical treatment of a subject that for too long has been dealt with in a fragmented and ethnocentric fashion. Decentralization is examined from a theoretical perspective and the political demand for it is analysed. Four key universal themes are then explored: areas, intergovernmental relations, finance and institutions. Decentralization to small-scale communities is discussed and the special claims made for decentralization in developing countries are assessed. Examples are drawn from a wide range of countries throughout the world. The book is intended for courses in public administration, comparative government, urban studies and public policy. It will help both the student and the non-specialist understand an important and topical aspect of government everywhere.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

221

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000899845

ISBN 13

9781000899849

Infrared Spectral Interpretation

A Systematic Approach

By: Brian C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Infrared Spectral Interpretation

A Systematic Approach

By: Brian C. Smith

This author's second volume introduces basic principles of interpreting infrared spectral data, teaching its readers to make sense of the data coming from an infrared spectrometer. Contents include spectra and diagnostic bands for the more common functional groups as well as chapters on polyester spectra and interpretation aids. Discussions include: Science of infrared interpretation Light and molecular vibrations How and why molecules absorb infrared radiation Peak heights, intensities, and widths Hydrocarbons, carbonyl groups, and molecules with C-N bonds Polymers and inorganic molecules The use of atlases, library searching, spectral subtraction, and the Internet in augmenting interpretation Each chapter presents an introduction to the nomenclature and structure of a specific functional group and proceeds with the important diagnostic bands for each group. Infrared Spectral Interpretation serves both novices and experienced practitioners in this field. The author maintains a website and blog with supplemental material. His training course schedule is also available online.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351438379

ISBN 13

9781351438377

The Chemung Valley

By: Diane L. Janowski,Allen C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Chemung Valley

By: Diane L. Janowski,Allen C. Smith

Authors Diane L. Janowski and Allen C. Smith combine an interest in the evolution of the commercial and residential landscapes in their home town with an exquisite collection of images in The Chemung Valley. This engaging pictorial history captures the people of Elmira, New York, at work and at play and preserves the memories of yesteryear. In The Chemung Valley, discover the people and places of Elmira's early days as well as scenes from other areas of Chemung County, including Horseheads, Elmira Heights, Big Flats, Pine City, and Pine Valley. The images in this edition, all of which were selected from the permanent collection of the Chemung Valley History Museum, represent all aspects of life in these communities. Both authors are award-winning creative photographers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0738500178

ISBN 13

9780738500171

Stephens City

By: Linden A. Fravel,Byron C. Smith,Stone House Foundation

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Stephens City

By: Linden A. Fravel,Byron C. Smith,Stone House Foundation

On October 12, 1758, a newly appointed lieutenant governor of Virginia approved a set of bills passed by the colonys legislature, and the town of Stephens City, originally named Stephensburgh, was born. As the town grew over the next century and a half, its inhabitants participated in events of national significance, including the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the Civil War, when the town was almost burned by Union forces. Throughout its history, the town has had a reputation for labor, industry, thrift, and the overland travel and vehicle traffic associated with the modern U.S. Route 11 corridor. Where 150 years ago the town was famous for producing high-quality freight wagons, it is today a growing suburban community with residents who commute to work in the surrounding region.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439635668

ISBN 13

9781439635667

Power, Philosophy and Egalitarianism

Women, the Family and African Americans

By: Robert C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Power, Philosophy and Egalitarianism

Women, the Family and African Americans

By: Robert C. Smith

In this book, Robert C. Smith presents a philosophical and empirical examination on the subordination of women and blacks in the United States. Comparing liberalism—specifically the major social contract philosophies—and Marxism on the nature of the subordination of blacks and women and their proposals, if any, for women’s and black liberation, Smith argues that sexual and racial equalitarianism in the United States is about politics and power. He begins with a discussion of the multiple meanings of politics and its relationship to power, and an analysis of nine power bases blacks and women should acquire and manipulate in order to advance a moral and substantive equalitarianism. These power bases include money, knowledge (including technology and information), religion, morality, authority, size/solidarity, charisma, violence and status. Smith concludes by making a moral case for racial and sexual equalitarianism and advocates for black leadership to use the power bases available to it to make reparations for the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Power, Philosophy and Egalitarianism is an essential read for all those interested in race, women and politics today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

235

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000193675

ISBN 13

9781000193671

Streptococcus (Group A)

By: Tara C. Smith,Hilary Babcock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Streptococcus (Group A)

By: Tara C. Smith,Hilary Babcock

Discusses group A streptococcus and the diseases they can cause, their diagnosis, treatment, and more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

113

Publisher

Infobase Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438132883

ISBN 13

9781438132884

Stuka Spearhead

The Lightning War from Poland to Dunkirk, 1939-1940

By: Peter C. Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Stuka Spearhead

The Lightning War from Poland to Dunkirk, 1939-1940

By: Peter C. Smith

This addition to the Luftwaffe at War Series is a fully illustrated guide to the formative years of the Ju 87 dive-bomber which dominated the opening campaigns of W orld War II.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

119

Publisher

Pen and Sword

Published Date

ISBN 10

1784380342

ISBN 13

9781784380342

Book's by C. Smith

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email