Jeff Wald's Books

The End of Jobs

The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations

By: Jeff Wald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The End of Jobs

The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations

By: Jeff Wald

The world has witnessed three step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These industrial revolutions led to massive increases in productivity and thus the need for fewer workers. With each of these technological breakthroughs, the power balance between companies and workers shifted heavily to companies. The abuses of that power by companies instigated employee unrest and sometimes even armed uprisings. Counterbalancing forces rose to constrain companies’ power, eventually prompting unions, regulation, and the social safety net to bring stability to the relationship. As we enter the fourth great leap forward in technology with robots and AI, we face the first services revolution. The power balance will again shift massively to companies as new technologies drive productivity increases in the service industry, much as the last three industrial revolutions transformed manufacturing. What lessons can we learn from the past three industrial revolutions and the current state of the labor market? How will we renegotiate the social contract to ensure fairness for workers, set clear rules for companies, and provide stability for society? What is the future of work? The book also includes The Future of Work Prize competition, where the following twenty thought leaders in the world of work wrote essays on their vision of the world in 2040. The contributor that is most correct in 2040 will be awarded the $10 million Future of Work Prize. Contributors include: Andrew Stern - President Emeritus, Service Employees International Union Barry Asin - President, Staffing Industry Analysts Bruce Morton - Head of Strategy, Allegis Global Solutions Carl Camden - Former CEO, Kelly Services Cindy Olson - Former CHRO, Enron Daniel Pianko - Managing Partner, Achieve Partners David Fano - CEO, Teal Deborah Borg - CHRO, Bunge Gene Holtzman - Founder, Talent Tech Labs Gene Zaino - Founder, MBO Partners Holly Paul - CHRO, FTI Consulting Ian Ziskin - Former CHRO, Northrop Grumman Jane Oates - President, WorkingNation Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. - President, Society for Human Resource Management Kim Seymour - CHRO, WW (formerly Weight Watchers) Marcus Sawyerr - CEO, Yoss Michael Bertolino - Senior Partner, E&Y Michael Johnson - Former CHRO, UPS Michelle Greenstreet - Former CHRO, Various William Weissman - Partner, Littler Mendelson

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

223

Publisher

Post Hill Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1642934364

ISBN 13

9781642934366

Quantifying the User Experience

Practical Statistics for User Research

By: Jeff Sauro,James R Lewis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Quantifying the User Experience

Practical Statistics for User Research

By: Jeff Sauro,James R Lewis

Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research, Second Edition, provides practitioners and researchers with the information they need to confidently quantify, qualify, and justify their data. The book presents a practical guide on how to use statistics to solve common quantitative problems that arise in user research. It addresses questions users face every day, including, Is the current product more usable than our competition? Can we be sure at least 70% of users can complete the task on their first attempt? How long will it take users to purchase products on the website? This book provides a foundation for statistical theories and the best practices needed to apply them. The authors draw on decades of statistical literature from human factors, industrial engineering, and psychology, as well as their own published research, providing both concrete solutions (Excel formulas and links to their own web-calculators), along with an engaging discussion on the statistical reasons why tests work and how to effectively communicate results. Throughout this new edition, users will find updates on standardized usability questionnaires, a new chapter on general linear modeling (correlation, regression, and analysis of variance), with updated examples and case studies throughout. - Completely updated to provide practical guidance on solving usability testing problems with statistics for any project, including those using Six Sigma practices - Includes new and revised information on standardized usability questionnaires - Includes a completely new chapter introducing correlation, regression, and analysis of variance - Shows practitioners which test to use, why they work, and best practices for application, along with easy-to-use Excel formulas and web-calculators for analyzing data - Recommends ways for researchers and practitioners to communicate results to stakeholders in plain English

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

374

Publisher

Morgan Kaufmann

Published Date

ISBN 10

0128025484

ISBN 13

9780128025482

Genetic Disorders and the Fetus

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

By: Aubrey Milunsky,Jeff M. Milunsky

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Genetic Disorders and the Fetus

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

By: Aubrey Milunsky,Jeff M. Milunsky

Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment, Seventh Edition is the eagerly awaited new edition of the discipline-leading text that has been at the forefront of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of fetal genetic disorders for over 36 years. The seventh edition continues the long-established tradition of excellence that has become synonymous with this text. The book builds on the foundations of preconception and prenatal genetic counseling and the original pillars of prenatal diagnosis while also providing authoritative coverage of exciting developments in non-invasive genetic testing and rapidly developing molecular techniques, including microarray analysis and next generation sequencing, that are revolutionizing the field. Chapters are once again authored by internationally recognized authorities in the field of prenatal diagnosis. The editors have added three entirely new chapters to this edition to complement the complete revision of existing content. The three new chapters focus on non-invasive prenatal screening, placental genetics, and the psychology of prenatal and perinatal grief. The broad-ranging coverage and international scope will ensure that the new edition maintains its role as the major repository for information on all aspects of prenatal diagnosis. The editors have brought together an invaluable collection of evidence-based facts bolstered by knowledge and decades of experience in the field. Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment, 7th Edition is a timely update to this world-leading text.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1216

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118981545

ISBN 13

9781118981542

Tearing Down the Streets

Adventures in Urban Anarchy

By: Jeff Ferrell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Tearing Down the Streets

Adventures in Urban Anarchy

By: Jeff Ferrell

From New York to San Francisco, Times Square to the Tenderloin, graffiti artists, young people, radical environmentalists, and the homeless clash with police on city streets in an attempt take back urban spaces from the developers and "disneyfiers". Drawing on more than a decade of first-hand research, this lively account goes inside the worlds of street musicians, homeless punks, militant bicycle activists, high-risk "BASE jump" parachutists, skateboarders, outlaw radio operators, and hip hop graffiti artists, to explore the day-to-day skirmishes in the struggle over public life and public space.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

298

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312233353

ISBN 13

9780312233358

Akzeptanz

Buch 3 der Southern Reach Trilogie

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Akzeptanz

Buch 3 der Southern Reach Trilogie

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Seit ein mysteröses 'Ereignis' vor mehr als dreißig Jahren das Gebiet erschütterte, ist Area X von einer unsichtbaren Grenze umgeben. Niemand weiß genau, was dahinter geschieht, aber es gibt Gerüchte von einer sich verändernden und die Reste der menschlichen Zivilisation überwuchernden Natur, einer Natur, die ebenso makellos und bezaubernd wie verstörend und bedrohlich ist. Zuständig für das Gebiet ist eine geheime Regierungsorganisation, die sich 'Southern Reach' nennt und den Auftrag hat, herauszufinden, was hinter der Grenze geschieht. Aber keine der Expeditionen, die 'Southern Reach' in das Gebiet entsandte, um Erklärungen für das Unerklärbare zu finden, hatte bisher Erfolg. Die meisten der Expeditionen endeten in Katastrophen, bei denen letztlich alle Mitglieder ums Leben kamen, und die Zeit, um Antworten zu finden, wird knapp, denn Area X scheint sich immer schneller auszudehnen. Es ist Winter, und eine weitere Expedition übertritt die Grenze zu Area X. Während sie, auf der Suche nach einem verschollenen Mitglied einer früheren Expedition, tiefer ins Unbekannte vordringt und mit neuen Herausforderungen konfrontiert wird, nimmt die Bedrohung der Außenwelt durch Area X immer beängstigendere Ausmaße an. Die Geheimnisse von Area X mögen zwar gelüftet worden sein, doch ihre Implikationen und Konsequenzen sind abgrundtief erschreckend.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Antje Kunstmann

Published Date

ISBN 10

3888979986

ISBN 13

9783888979989

The End of Jobs

The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations

By: Jeff Wald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The End of Jobs

The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations

By: Jeff Wald

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

223

Publisher

Post Hill Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1642934364

ISBN 13

9781642934366

Climb!

The History of Rock Climbing in Colorado

By: Jeff Achey,Dudley Chelton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Climb!

The History of Rock Climbing in Colorado

By: Jeff Achey,Dudley Chelton

Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition of a cult classic that profoundly transformed the world of rock climbing More than 50 percent new material, including perspectives on new routes and stories about well-known climbers Includes a 16-page color insert of never before seen routes and digitally remastered images from Greg Epperson, the celebrated climbing photographer featured in the first edition of Climb!This history of Colorado's world-renowned, destination peaks will appeal to climbing enthusiasts everywhereIn 1977, well-respected climbing gurus Bob Godfrey and Dudley Chelton self-published Climb! Rock Climbing in Colorado. The first climbing book of its kind, Climb! detailed Colorado climbing history and suggested a new set of challenges for those fascinated by life on the edge. In addition, Greg Epperson's photography introduced wide-angle drama and on-rappel images. Twenty-five years later, Chelton has teamed up with former Climbing magazine photo editor and climber Jeff Achey to recapture the original book's influence and impact for a new generation of climbers. With more than 50 percent new text and a stunning 16-page color insert, Climb! takes readers through the evolution of climbing, from the first technical climbs, to the improvised free climbs of the 60s and 70s, to the sport climbing of the 80s, to the extreme climbing of the 90s. Conflicts and competitions among climbers, of which there are many, are documented here, as is the entry and accomplishments of women climbers.This book will capture fans of the original book and build a new audience, as well.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Publisher

The Mountaineers Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0898868769

ISBN 13

9780898868760

Generalized Linear Models

A Unified Approach

By: Jeff Gill,Michelle Torres

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Generalized Linear Models

A Unified Approach

By: Jeff Gill,Michelle Torres

Generalized Linear Models: A Unified Approach provides an introduction to and overview of GLMs, with each chapter carefully laying the groundwork for the next. The Second Edition provides examples using real data from multiple fields in the social sciences such as psychology, education, economics, and political science, including data on voting intentions in the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential primaries. The Second Edition also strengthens material on the exponential family form, including a new discussion on the multinomial distribution; adds more information on how to interpret results and make inferences in the chapter on estimation procedures; and has a new section on extensions to generalized linear models. Software scripts, supporting documentation, data for the examples, and some extended mathematical derivations are available on the authors’ websites as well as through the \texttt{R} package \texttt{GLMpack}. Supporting material (data and code) to replicate the examples in the book can be found in the ′GLMpack′ package on CRAN or on the website&

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

140

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1506387322

ISBN 13

9781506387321

Customer Analytics For Dummies

By: Jeff Sauro

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Customer Analytics For Dummies

By: Jeff Sauro

The easy way to grasp customer analytics Ensuring your customers are having positive experiences with your company at all levels, including initial brand awareness and loyalty, is crucial to the success of your business. Customer Analytics For Dummies shows you how to measure each stage of the customer journey and use the right analytics to understand customer behavior and make key business decisions. Customer Analytics For Dummies gets you up to speed on what you should be testing. You'll also find current information on how to leverage A/B testing, social media's role in the post-purchasing analytics, usability metrics, prediction and statistics, and much more to effectively manage the customer experience. Written by a highly visible expert in the area of customer analytics, this guide will have you up and running on putting customer analytics into practice at your own business in no time. Shows you what to measure, how to measure, and ways to interpret the data Provides real-world customer analytics examples from companies such as Wikipedia, PayPal, and Walmart Explains how to use customer analytics to make smarter business decisions that generate more loyal customers Offers easy-to-digest information on understanding each stage of the customer journey Whether you're part of a Customer Engagement team or a product, marketing, or design professional looking to get a leg up, Customer Analytics For Dummies has you covered.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118937597

ISBN 13

9781118937594

Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

By: Jeff Zentner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

By: Jeff Zentner

Anyone can break your heart--Jeff Zentner can also make you laugh out loud!" --RAINBOW ROWELL, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carry On and Eleanor & Park From the award winning author of The Serpent King comes a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior year of high school. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new book, In the Wild Light! Every Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show Midnite Matinee on the local cable station TV Six. But with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder. Scary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If Midnite Matinee becomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too. As the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous. "I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee." --JENNIFER NIVEN, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

379

Publisher

Crown Books for Young Readers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1524720224

ISBN 13

9781524720223

Rehearsals

The German Army in Belgium, August 1914

By: Jeff Lipkes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rehearsals

The German Army in Belgium, August 1914

By: Jeff Lipkes

People screamed, cried, and groaned. Above the tumult I could distinguish the voices of small children. All this time the soldiers were singing.... Sometime after the first salvo, there was another round of fire and, once again, I was not hit. After this I heard fewer cries, save from time to time a small child calling its mother."?Félix Bourdon, survivor of a mass execution in Dinant, BelgiumIn August 1914, without any legitimate pretext, German soldiers killed nearly 6,000 Belgian noncombatants, including women and children, and burned some 25,000 homes and other buildings. Rehearsals is the first book to provide a detailed narrative history of the German invasion of Belgium as it affected civilians. Based on extensive eyewitness testimony, the book chronicles events in and around the towns of Liége, Aarschot, Andenne, Tamines, Dinant, and Leuven, where the worst of the German depredations occurred. Accounts of the killing, looting, and arson have long been dismissed as "atrocity propaganda," particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. Rehearsals examines the campaign by revisionists that led to voluminous and compelling testimony about German war crimes being discredited.Recently, the case has been made that the violence that came to a peak between August 19 and August 26, 1914, was the result of a spontaneous outbreak of German paranoia about civilian sharpshooters. In Rehearsals, Jeff Lipkes offers compelling evidence that the executions were in fact part of a deliberate campaign of terrorism ordered by military authorities. In his shocking account of events that have been largely overlooked by historians of World War I, Lipkes commemorates the heroism as well as the suffering of the Belgian victims of German aggression.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

817

Publisher

Leuven University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

9058675963

ISBN 13

9789058675965

Ready to Return

Bringing Back the Church's Lost Generation

By: Britt Beemer,Ken Ham,Jeff Kinley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ready to Return

Bringing Back the Church's Lost Generation

By: Britt Beemer,Ken Ham,Jeff Kinley

Having grown up in church, an alarming percentage of people have now traded in the timeless beliefs of Scripture for a more comfortable, postmodern faith or secular worldview. They have waded so deep into the culture that the current has swept them away with the pluralism of biblical compromise and secular indoctrination. Ready to Return explores: Why this is happening, and more importantly, what can be done about it to help bring back a godly generation New persuasive research that clearly reveals shocking details about views on the Church and faith by people in their 20s, known as millennials Conclusive evidence we cannot ignore, showing a lack of effective biblical apologetics in homes and churches, compromise with secular beliefs, secular education, and failures on the part of previous generations, contributes greatly to this dilemma. Within these pages is more than just a clinical diagnosis of the Church’s current condition and how we got here. It’s a simple and powerful call to return to the Church’s fundamental mission to reach the world! If we are to bring back this lost generation, we need a proven strategy and willingness to present truth, a biblical battle plan, and spiritual soldiers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

207

Publisher

New Leaf Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

1614584613

ISBN 13

9781614584612

Religion, Politics and International Relations

Selected Essays

By: Jeff Haynes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Religion, Politics and International Relations

Selected Essays

By: Jeff Haynes

A leading authority in the discipline, Jeffrey Haynes has contributed to many of the most significant debates in the fields of religion & politics and religion & international relations in the last twenty years. This book brings together many of his most influential essays, offering a comprehensive analysis of religious actors and their political goals. In recent years, scholars have identified a range of religious actors with a variety of political goals. The aim of this collection is to identify and examine political activities of selected religious actors in both domestic and international contexts. The introductory chapter sets the scene for the collection, providing a clear understanding of why, how and when religious actors act politically both within and between countries. Over the course of 15 essays, Jeffrey Haynes presents a survey of the interaction of religion and politics, both domestically and internationally, in relation to a variety of issues, and draws the findings together in a new conclusion written for the volume. This work will be of great interest to the growing number of scholars and students and practitioners internationally who work on religion and politics, in both domestic and international contexts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136737529

ISBN 13

9781136737527

Hangdog Days

Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14

By: Jeff Smoot

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hangdog Days

Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14

By: Jeff Smoot

Fast-paced history-cum-memoir about rock climbing in the wild-and-wooly ’80s Highlights ground-breaking achievements from the era Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing “rules,” enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late ’70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including “hangdogging,” hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era’s superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, “what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed.”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

391

Publisher

Mountaineers Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1680512331

ISBN 13

9781680512335

Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist

Reading the Hollywood Reds

By: Jeff Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist

Reading the Hollywood Reds

By: Jeff Smith

Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist examines the long-term reception of several key American films released during the postwar period, focusing on the two main critical lenses used in the interpretation of these films: propaganda and allegory. Produced in response to the hearings held by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) that resulted in the Hollywood blacklist, these filmsÕ ideological message and rhetorical effectiveness was often muddled by the inherent difficulties in dramatizing villains defined by their thoughts and belief systems rather than their actions. Whereas anti-Communist propaganda films offered explicit political exhortation, allegory was the preferred vehicle for veiled or hidden political comment in many police procedurals, historical films, Westerns, and science fiction films. Jeff Smith examines the way that particular heuristics, such as the mental availability of exemplars and the effects of framing, have encouraged critics to match filmic elements to contemporaneous historical events, persons, and policies. In charting the development of these particular readings, Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist features case studies of many canonical Cold War titles, including The Red Menace, On the Waterfront, The Robe, High Noon, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

364

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520280679

ISBN 13

9780520280670

Soccer's Most Wanted™ II

The Top 10 Book of More Glorious Goals, Superb Saves, and Fantastic Free-Kicks

By: Jeff Carlisle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Soccer's Most Wanted™ II

The Top 10 Book of More Glorious Goals, Superb Saves, and Fantastic Free-Kicks

By: Jeff Carlisle

Soccer is the world’s game, more popular than any other sport. Fans fill stadia, and players strive to perform at the highest levels for them. Soccer’s Most Wanted™ II presents more of the best and brightest, funniest and freakiest, and the highs and lows of soccer. It highlights the crazy incidents and interesting bits of trivia that have helped make soccer (football to the rest of the globe) the most-watched sport on the planet. Everyone remembers the World Cup winners, but what about the best teams who fell just short? And what about the great players who never got to appear on the world stage? Then there is the burgeoning American game, thanks to the steady progress of Major League Soccer and the strides made by the country’s respective national teams. Jeff Carlisle presents all that and more in fifty top-ten lists chock full of entertaining stories. He covers strange injuries, bizarre bookings, and some of the more colorful feuds worldwide. He discusses the greatest players to travel from the MLS to overseas and lambastes the biggest flops who came to MLS assuming glory and fell flat on their faces. He covers European leagues and players too, from the EPL to Serie A and everything in between. Through it all he presents the game as only a true follower can, with an expertise gained through years of coverage. Soccer’s Most Wanted™ II brings the beautiful game to life!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

Potomac Books, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1597971936

ISBN 13

9781597971935

Investing in Renewable Energy

Making Money on Green Chip Stocks

By: Jeff Siegel,Chris Nelder

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Investing in Renewable Energy

Making Money on Green Chip Stocks

By: Jeff Siegel,Chris Nelder

Investing in Renewable Energy puts the depletion of finite resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal in perspective, and discusses how renewable energy solutions–from solar and wind to geothermal and biofuels–will usher in a new generation of wealth for investors and a new way of life for everyone. With this book, you'll discover various renewable energy technologies that are at the forefront of transitioning our energy economy, and learn how to profit from next-generation renewable energy projects and companies that are poised to take over where fossil fuels will leave off.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

047044732X

ISBN 13

9780470447321

Numerical Issues in Statistical Computing for the Social Scientist

By: Micah Altman,Jeff Gill,Michael P. McDonald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Numerical Issues in Statistical Computing for the Social Scientist

By: Micah Altman,Jeff Gill,Michael P. McDonald

At last—a social scientist's guide through the pitfalls of modern statistical computing Addressing the current deficiency in the literature on statistical methods as they apply to the social and behavioral sciences, Numerical Issues in Statistical Computing for the Social Scientist seeks to provide readers with a unique practical guidebook to the numerical methods underlying computerized statistical calculations specific to these fields. The authors demonstrate that knowledge of these numerical methods and how they are used in statistical packages is essential for making accurate inferences. With the aid of key contributors from both the social and behavioral sciences, the authors have assembled a rich set of interrelated chapters designed to guide empirical social scientists through the potential minefield of modern statistical computing. Uniquely accessible and abounding in modern-day tools, tricks, and advice, the text successfully bridges the gap between the current level of social science methodology and the more sophisticated technical coverage usually associated with the statistical field. Highlights include: A focus on problems occurring in maximum likelihood estimation Integrated examples of statistical computing (using software packages such as the SAS, Gauss, Splus, R, Stata, LIMDEP, SPSS, WinBUGS, and MATLAB®) A guide to choosing accurate statistical packages Discussions of a multitude of computationally intensive statistical approaches such as ecological inference, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and spatial regression analysis Emphasis on specific numerical problems, statistical procedures, and their applications in the field Replications and re-analysis of published social science research, using innovative numerical methods Key numerical estimation issues along with the means of avoiding common pitfalls A related Web site includes test data for use in demonstrating numerical problems, code for applying the original methods described in the book, and an online bibliography of Web resources for the statistical computation Designed as an independent research tool, a professional reference, or a classroom supplement, the book presents a well-thought-out treatment of a complex and multifaceted field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

349

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0471475742

ISBN 13

9780471475743

The Family

Power, Politics and Fundamentalism's Shadow Elite

By: Jeff Sharlet

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Family

Power, Politics and Fundamentalism's Shadow Elite

By: Jeff Sharlet

A journalist's penetrating and controversial look at the untold story of Christian fundamentalism's most elite organisation- a self-described 'invisible' global network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful. They are 'the Family' - fundamentalism's avant-garde, waging spiritual war in the halls of American power and around the globe. They consider themselves the 'new chosen'- congressmen, generals and foreign dictators who meet in confidential 'cells', to pray and plan for a 'leadership led by God', to be won not by force but through 'quiet diplomacy'. Jeff Sharlet is the only journalist to have reported from inside its walls. The Family is about the other half of American fundamentalist power - not its angry masses, but its sophisticated elites. In public, they host Prayer Breakfasts; in private they preach a gospel of 'biblical capitalism', military might and American empire. Citing Hitler, Lenin and Mao as leadership models, the Family's current leader, Doug Coe, declares, 'We work with power where we can, build new power where we can't'. Part history, part investigative journalism, The Family is a compelling account of how fundamentalism came to be interwoven with American power and the no-holds-barred economics of globalisation. No other book about the Right has exposed the Family or revealed its far-reaching impact on democracy, and no future reckoning of fundamentalism will be able to ignore it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

468

Publisher

Univ. of Queensland Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0702236942

ISBN 13

9780702236945

Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Social Cleavages and Political Change

Voter Alignments and U.S. Party Coalitions

By: Jeff Manza,Clem Brooks

What social groups support which political party, and how that support has changed over time, are central questions in the sociology of political behaviour. This study provides the first systematic book-length reassessment and restatement of the sociological approach to American politics in more than 20 years. It challenges widespread arguments that the importance of social cleavages have declined precipitously in recent years in the face of post-industrial social and economic changes. The book reconceptualizes the concept of social cleavages and focus on four major cleavages in American society: class, religion, gender, and race, arguing a that a number of important changes in the alignments of the groups making up these four cleavages have occurred. The book examines the implications of these changes for the Democratic and Republican Parties. The findings of the book are examined in light of the central dilemmas facing the two major parties in the contemporary political environment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

358

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191544620

ISBN 13

9780191544620

Sophisto-punk: the Story of Mark Opitz and Oz Rock

By: Luke Wallis,Mark Opitz,Jeff Jenkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sophisto-punk: the Story of Mark Opitz and Oz Rock

By: Luke Wallis,Mark Opitz,Jeff Jenkins

Mark Opitz and the inside story of making the great albums of Oz rock. Sophisto-punk will take you on a unique journey inside the bands, tours and recording studios of the music that defined an Australian generation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

Random House Australia

Published Date

ISBN 10

1742757936

ISBN 13

9781742757933

Women's Vascular Health

By: Iain A Greer,Jeff Ginsberg,Charles Forbes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women's Vascular Health

By: Iain A Greer,Jeff Ginsberg,Charles Forbes

This book brings together specialist authors from a variety of medical disciplines to give comprehensive coverage of the whole spectrum of women's vascular health. Covering coronary artery disease and its precursors, venous disease, thrombophilic defects, hormonal therapy and haemorrhagic problems, the content is divided into three sections. Section one reviews generic issues including the pathophysiology of arteriosclerosis, metabolic factors in vascular disease, the epidemiology and management of CHD in women. The management of cardiac syndrome X and the problem of diabetes are also discussed here. The second section looks at women's vascular health as it applies to fertility issues and during pregnancy such as polycystic ovarian disease, menstrual dysfunction, the menopause, venous thromboembolism and haemorrhagic problems. In the concluding third section, hormonal therapy in women and in particular the oral contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapies are covered. The reader will be given a clear overview of the potential mechanisms whereby such therapy can act as a risk factor for arterial and venous disease, and will receive clear guidance regarding prescribing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

507

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0340809973

ISBN 13

9780340809976

Liar in a Crowded Theater

Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation

By: Jeff Kosseff

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Liar in a Crowded Theater

Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation

By: Jeff Kosseff

The author addresses one of the most pressing issues in modern American life: the pervasiveness of lies, the constitutional protection they enjoy, the harm that they cause, and how to combat them. The two most recent presidential elections, the battle against the coronavirus, and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol demonstrate the power of lies, their pervasiveness online, and the damage that they can inflict"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

363

Publisher

JHU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1421447320

ISBN 13

9781421447322

Shell Shocked

My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.

By: Howard Kaylan,Jeff Tamarkin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shell Shocked

My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.

By: Howard Kaylan,Jeff Tamarkin

(Book). If Howard Kaylan had sung only one song, the Turtles' 1967 No. 1 smash hit "Happy Together," his place in rock-and-roll history would still be secure. But that recording, named in 1999 by BMI as one of the top 50 songs of the 20th century, with over five million radio plays, is only the tip of a rather eye-opening iceberg. For nearly five decades, Howard Kaylan has been a player in the rock-and-roll revolution. In addition to his years with the Turtles, Kaylan was a core member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and the dynamic duo Flo and Eddie, and part of glam rock history with Marc Bolan and T. Rex. He's also given street cred and harmonies to everyone from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Alice Cooper to the Ramones and Duran Duran, to name just a few. Howard Kaylan's life has been a dangerous ride that he is only too happy to report on, naming names and shedding shocking tales of sex, drugs, and creative excess. Shell Shocked will stand alone as not only one of the best-told music-biz memoirs, but one with a truly candid and unmatchable story of rock-and-roll insanity and success from a man who glories in it all.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

360

Publisher

Hal Leonard Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1480342939

ISBN 13

9781480342934

Raising Germans in the Age of Empire

Youth and Colonial Culture, 1871-1914

By: Jeff Bowersox

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Raising Germans in the Age of Empire

Youth and Colonial Culture, 1871-1914

By: Jeff Bowersox

Raising Germans in the Age of Empire is a cultural history of the German colonial imagination around the turn of the twentieth century. Looking beyond the colonialist movement, it focuses on young Germans who grew up during this era and the various commercial and educational media through which they daily encountered the wider world. Using their imaginary colonial encounters, Jeff Bowersox explores how Germans young and old came to terms with a globalizing world. Chapters on toys, school instruction, popular literature, and the Boy Scouts (or Pfadfinder) reveal how Germans, through mass consumer culture and mass education, built a definitive association between colonial hierarchies and Germany's place in the modern age. By 1914 this colonial sensibility had been accepted as common sense, but it always remained flexible and vague. It could be adapted to serve competing and contradictory purposes, ranging from profit and pedagogical reform to nationalist mobilization and international socialist solidarity. Thus, as young Germans used images of imperialism to construct their own fantastical adventures, adults tried to use those same images to ward off the worst excesses of industrial modernity and to mold young people into capable and productive citizens. The result was a chaotic multitude of imagined empires vying for space in the public arena as Germans debated how best to raise the next generation of children. Raising Germans in the Age of Empire explains how colonial visions not only shaped Germans' engagement with globalization but also determined how they understood themselves as a modern nation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191636924

ISBN 13

9780191636929

Partial Hegemony

Oil Politics and International Order

By: Jeff D. Colgan,Jeff Colgan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Partial Hegemony

Oil Politics and International Order

By: Jeff D. Colgan,Jeff Colgan

When and why does international order change? Easy to take for granted, international governing arrangements shape our world. They allow us to eat food imported from other countries, live safely from nuclear war, travel to foreign cities, profit from our savings, and much else. New threats, including climate change and simmering US-China hostility, lead many to worry that the "liberal order," or the US position within it, is at risk. Theorists often try to understand that situation by looking at other cases of great power decline, like the British Empire or even ancient Athens. Yet so much is different about those cases that we can draw only imperfect lessons from them. A better approach is to look at how the United States itself already lost much of its international dominance, in the 1970s, in the realm of oil. Only now, with several decades of hindsight, can we fully appreciate it. The experiences of that partial decline in American hegemony, and the associated shifts in oil politics, can teach us a lot about general patterns of international order. Leaders and analysts can apply those lessons when seeking to understand or design new international governing arrangements on topics ranging from climate change to peacekeeping, and nuclear proliferation to the global energy transition"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0197546374

ISBN 13

9780197546376

The Best Tennis of Your Life

50 Mental Strategies For Fearless Performance

By: Jeff Greenwald

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Best Tennis of Your Life

50 Mental Strategies For Fearless Performance

By: Jeff Greenwald

Play with Freedom...And Win More! The Best Tennis of Your Life is an inspirational and practical guide that will help players of all levels finally master the mental game. Author Jeff Greenwald draws from his unique background as a world-class player, sports psychology consultant, psychotherapist, and former coach to provides 50 specific tools you can immediately apply in any match situation. This comprehensive guide will show you how to: • Embrace nerves and play even better under pressure • Maintain confidence to win more consistently • Develop a pin-point focus • Access an ideal level of intensity • Play with a renewed sense of passion and freedom Why wait any longer to play the best tennis of your life? Get the mental edge with this invaluable resource and watch your game soar.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

162

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440316392

ISBN 13

9781440316395

The Presidents We Imagine

Two Centuries of White House Fictions on the Page, on the Stage, Onscreen, and Online

By: Jeff Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Presidents We Imagine

Two Centuries of White House Fictions on the Page, on the Stage, Onscreen, and Online

By: Jeff Smith

In such popular television series as The West Wing and 24, in thrillers like Tom Clancy’s novels, and in recent films, plays, graphic novels, and internet cartoons, America has been led by an amazing variety of chief executives. Some of these are real presidents who have been fictionally reimagined. Others are “might-have-beens” like Philip Roth’s President Charles Lindbergh. Many more have never existed except in some storyteller’s mind. In The Presidents We Imagine, Jeff Smith examines the presidency’s ever-changing place in the American imagination. Ranging across different media and analyzing works of many kinds, some familiar and some never before studied, he explores the evolution of presidential fictions, their central themes, the impact on them of new and emerging media, and their largely unexamined role in the nation’s real politics. Smith traces fictions of the presidency from the plays and polemics of the eighteenth century—when the new office was born in what Alexander Hamilton called “the regions of fiction”—to the digital products of the twenty-first century, with their seemingly limitless user-defined ways of imagining the world’s most important political figure. Students of American culture and politics, as well as readers interested in political fiction and film, will find here a colorful, indispensable guide to the many surprising ways Americans have been “representing” presidents even as those presidents have represented them. “Especially timely in an era when media image-mongering increasingly shapes presidential politics.”—Paul S. Boyer, series editor “Smith's understanding of the sociopolitical realities of US history is impressive; likewise his interpretations of works of literature and popular culture. . . .In addition to presenting thoughtful analysis, the book is also fun. Readers will enjoy encounters with, for example, The Beggar's Opera, Duck Soup, Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, Philip Roth's Plot against America, the comedic campaigns of W. C. Fields for President and Pogo for President, and presidential fictions that continue up to the last President Bush. . . . His writing is fluid and conversational, but every page reveals deep understanding and focus. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.”—CHOICE

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

408

Publisher

Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0299231836

ISBN 13

9780299231835

Simon the Super Case Ace

The Catch of the Day Caper

By: Jeff Kuczkowski

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Simon the Super Case Ace

The Catch of the Day Caper

By: Jeff Kuczkowski

Simon and the Super Case Ace The Catch of the Day Caper By: Jeff Kuczkowski Meet Simon Slade: super ace private eye of the Super Case Detective Agency. From lost dogs to haunted tree houses, Simon leaves no mystery unsolved. But when Rhonda comes in about a missing fish sign, Simon just might have an unbeatable case. Was it mean, old Mrs. Gordon? Was it bullies? Or was it magic? Simon Slade is on the case and with the help of his dog One Eyed Jack and friends Flash and Jazz Sinclair, no clue will be left unfound and no case unsolved!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Dorrance Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1480989746

ISBN 13

9781480989740

Green Arrow Vol. 6: Broken

By: Jeff Lemire

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Green Arrow Vol. 6: Broken

By: Jeff Lemire

Oliver Queen has traveled the world to confront his fate and fully become what he was meant to be—the Green Arrow. But while Ollie was on his journey, things closer to home were falling apart. The crime lord Richard Dragon was able to consolidate the Seattle underworld under his own control. And those who rise up against him, including Green Arrow’s allies Naomi, Henry and Diggle, find themselves Dragon’s prisoners. Now, Green Arrow has arrived back home to find his city in chaos and his friends under siege. There’s only one way this can end—in a direct confrontation between Ollie and Richard Dragon. But that’s exactly what Dragon is after...and the only way he sees it ending is with the death of Green Arrow. Acclaimed creative team Jeff Lemire (JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED, THE NEW 52: FUTURE’S END) and Andrea Sorrentino (I, VAMPIRE) wrap their celebrated run with the Emerald Archer’s greatest challenge yet! GREEN ARROW: BROKEN collects stories from GREEN ARROW #32-34, GREEN ARROW: FUTURES END #1 and SECRET ORIGINS #4.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

DC Comics

Published Date

ISBN 10

1401259499

ISBN 13

9781401259495

The Three Stooges Scrapbook

By: John Howard Maurer,Jeff Lenburg,Joan Howard Maurer,Greg Lenburg,Norman Maurer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Three Stooges Scrapbook

By: John Howard Maurer,Jeff Lenburg,Joan Howard Maurer,Greg Lenburg,Norman Maurer

Dour-faced Moe Howard with his sugar-bowl haircut, his bald, chubby brother Curly and frizzy-haired Larry have poked, slapped, ear-yanked and nose-twisted their way into people's hearts across the world - and into film history. Their nearly 200 two-reel comedies, made between 1933 and 1958, have been translated into over 25 languages, entertained nearly six generations of fans and are seen somewhere in the world every single day. The Three Stooges Scrapbook is a historical overview of their time in showbusiness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Publisher

Citadel Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0806509465

ISBN 13

9780806509464

Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Just the Facts

By: Sam Siddighi,Jeff Hardesty

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Just the Facts

By: Sam Siddighi,Jeff Hardesty

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A to-the-point, time-efficient review of this important area of gynecologic practice Following the steamlined Just the Facts format, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery provides easy-to-study, easy-to-memorize information via bullet points and summary tables. 200 board-type self-assessment questions allow you to quickly build and review your knowledge of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

McGraw Hill Professional

Published Date

ISBN 10

0071447997

ISBN 13

9780071447997

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents, 1999-2000

Who They Are, What They Want and How to Win Them Over

By: Jeff Herman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents, 1999-2000

Who They Are, What They Want and How to Win Them Over

By: Jeff Herman

Over the years, "Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents has helped thousands of writers just like you get their books published. With the best and most up-to-date listings of key book publishing insiders, "Writer's Guide gets you past the reject piles and into the hands of the right people. Nowhere else will you find the detail, the insight, the depth. Nowhere else will you find the solid inside information. "Writer's Guide is your key to book publishing success. It gets you inside. It gets you noticed. Your talent will do the rest. "Beats the pants off "Writer's Market." --Michael Werner, coauthor of "Databases for Businesses and "Using Lotus 1-2-3 "This guide started my book publishing career." --Marcos McPeek Villatoro, author of "A Fire in the Earth, They Say That I Am Two, and "Walking to La Milpa "The finest lead source that I've ever seen. A must buy for every writer, published or not!" --Derek Savage, author of "The Second Coming and "The Dancer "Invaluable information, from query letter to book proposal. This book has made my dreams come true." --Eileen Oster, author of "The Healing Mind "This book got my foot in the door." --Wynn Goldsmith, writer "A masterpiece. I have never found so much practical information in this type of book before." --Walter Lambert, author of "Healing the Trauma of Divorce "As a writer and literary agent, this book has been invaluable." --Mary N. Oluonye, O-Squared Literary Agency "Jeff Herman has crammed a generous helping of information and advice into this invaluable book." --Paul Nathan, "Publishers Weekly ""Writer's Guide haseclipsed both "Literary Market Place and "Writer's Market as a source of projects for our agency. At least a third of our sales last year came as a result of this book." --Michael Snell, Michael Snell Literary Agency About the Author /Jeff Herman is founder of The Jeff Herman Literary Agency, one of New York's leading agencies for writers. He has sold hundreds of titles and represents dozens of top authors.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

986

Publisher

Prima Lifestyles

Published Date

ISBN 10

0761513531

ISBN 13

9780761513537

Book's by Jeff Wald

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email