Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: peter brown

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  • RATING VALUATION
    PATRICK H. BOND / PETER K. BROWN
    Rating Valuation: Principles and Practice has long been the standard go-to guide for both students studying rating valuation and practitioners needing a comprehensive reference book covering rating law, valuation and, importantly, practice. This fifth edition brings the reader up to date with the changes for the 2023 Rating Revaluation and developments in case law, as well as h...

    $1,499.00

  • BARNSTORMERS, WING-WALKING AND FLYING CIRCUSES
    PETER C. BROWN
    While large numbers of aeroplanes had been produced In America for the war effort overseas at the Western Front, it was found that that the British, French and Germans were far ahead of them when it came to flight technology, which led to a huge surplus of aeroplanes in the United States. The government’s solution to recover some of the money was to sell the surplus stock off f...

    $329.00

  • THE CULT OF THE SAINTS
    PETER BROWN
    In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenly connection, and their veneration is a fascinating window into the cultural mood of a region in transition. Brown challenges the lon...

    $229.00

  • THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    PETER J. BROWN / MARCIA C. INHORN
    Anthropological contributions to the study of infectious disease and to the study of actual infectious disease eradication programmes have rarely been collected in one volume. In the era of AIDS and the global resurgance of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, there is widespread interest and concern about the cultural, ecological and political factors that are...

    $1,499.00

  • THE URBAN TRANSFORMATION
    SCLAR, ELLIOTT D. / VOLAVKA-CLOSE, NICOLE / BROWN, PETER
    For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above two-thirds. A large proportion of this urban growth will be taking place in the cities of the developing world, where the provision of adequate health, shelter, water and sanitation and climate change adaptation efforts for rapidly-...

    $1,199.00

  • EVIDENCE-BASED REWARD MANAGEMENT
    MICHAEL ARMSTRONG / DUNCAN BROWN / PETER REILLY
    Evidence-Based Reward Management presents an analysis of the current failure of organisations to assess the effectiveness of pay and reward practices. It considers the reasons for this and outlines the damaging consequences of it. By examining recent developments in human capital information and measurement it looks at how HR can construct effective reward for improved performa...

    $1,099.00

  • RAPID LOAD TESTING ON PILES
    PAUL HOLSCHER / HENK BRASSINGA / MICHAEL BROWN / PETER MIDDENDORP / MAARTEN PROFITTLICH / FRITS A. VAN TO
    A Rapid Load Test (RLT), developed to determine the initial stiffness and bearing capacity, is an economical and practical alternative to a Static Load Test (SLT). The broad application of RLT, however, was hampered by uncertainty about the interpretation of the test results. This book offers clear guidance on the available analysis techniques and ...

    $1,899.00

  • ASSESSING LEARNERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
    SALLY BROWN / PETER KNIGHT
    This study examines the factors influencing the changes in teaching assessment at the higher education level and studies the range of techniques and methods available to the assessor. It evaluates the effectiveness of certain methods and discusses their implementation. ...

    $499.00

  • CHAUCER AT WORK
    PETER BROWN
    Chaucer at Work is a new kind of introduction to the Canterbury Tales. It avoids excessive amounts of background information and involves the reader in the discovery of how Chaucer composed his famous work. It presents a series of sources and contexts to be considered in conjunction with key passages from Chaucer's poems. It includes sets of questions to encourage the reader to...

    $1,259.00

  • POSITIONAL ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    JUDY BROWN / PETER SODERBAUM / MALGORZATA DERENIOWSKA
    Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution of land and water, land-use changes, lack of equality and other problems at local, national and global levels represent a challenge for economics as a social science. Mainstream neoclassical economics may be able to contribute to a more sustainable society but it has also played a dominant role in a period where problems have been ag...

    $979.00

  • RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN THE AGE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
    PETER ROBERT LAMONT BROWN
    Peter Brown, author of the celebrated 'Augustine of Hippo', has here gathered together his seminal articles and papers on the rapidly changing world of Saint Augustine. The collection is wide-ranging, dealing with political theory, social history, church history, historiography, theology, history of religions, and social anthropology. Saint Augustine is, of course, the central...

    $727.00

  • ROBOT SALVAJE
    BROWN PETER
    Cuando Roz abre los ojos por primera vez, descubre que está sola en una isla remota y salvaje. No tiene idea de cómo llegó ahí o con qué propósito, pero sabe que necesita sobrevivir.Después de enfrentarse a una feroz tormenta y escapar del ataque de un oso, se da cuenta de que su única oportunidad para sobrevivir es adaptándose a sus alrededores y aprendiendo de los demás habit...
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    $328.00

  • APRÉNDETELO
    HENRY L. ROEDIGER III / PETER C. BROWN / MARK A. MCDANIEL
    Apréndetelo revoluciona las ideas existentes sobre cómo aprender de manera efectiva para no olvidarlo después. Se ha comprobado que muchos de los hábitos y rutinas de estudio comunes (subrayar, resaltar, leer y releer, matarse la noche antes de un examen y la repetición continua de un tema en particular) resultan contraproducentes. Basado en los últimos descubrimientos en psico...
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    $96.00

  • EL ESCAPE DE LA ROBOT SALVAJE
    BROWN PETER
    La aventura apenas comenzó... Después de aprender a vivir en una isla lejana y salvaje, ahora Roz se encuentra atrapada en la granja de la familia Shareef. Su nueva vida le impone otro tipo de riesgos, como los tornados o los ataques de lobos. ...
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    $318.00

  • ¡MI MAESTRA ES UN MONSTRUO!
    BROWN PETER
    Las clases han comenzado y Bobby tiene un gran problema: su maestra, la profesora Kirby, es un monstruo real, con la piel verde y dientes puntiagudos, que ruge y deja sin recreo a los alumnos. Sin embargo, un sábado por la mañana, Bobby se encuentra con su maestra en el parque. Al principio quiere escapar de ella. Sin embargo, mientras ambos platican, descubre que hay aspectos ...
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    $275.00

  • WILD ROBOT
    BROWN PETER
    Wall-E meets Hatchet in this New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After ba...
    Agotado

    $189.00

  • EL SEÑOR TIGRE SE VUELVE SALVAJE
    BROWN PETER
    Agotado

    $295.00

  • EL SEÑOR TIGRE SE VUELVE SALVAJE
    PETER BROWN
    ¿Estás aburrido de ser siempre tan correcto?¿Desearías divertirte más?El señor Tigre sabe exactamente cómo te sientes.Por eso decidió volverse salvaje.Pero... ¿no ha ido demasiado lejos? " ...
    Agotado

    $295.00