Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: david thompson

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  • UNDERSTANDING AND ENRICHING PROBLEM SOLVING IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
    PATRICK BARMBY / DAVID BOLDEN / LYNN THOMPSON
    This up to date book is essential reading for all those teaching or training to teach primary mathematics. Problem solving is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics, but also an area where teachers and pupils often struggle. Set within the context of the new primary curriculum and drawing on research and practice, the book identifies the key knowledge and skills requ...

    $640.00

  • CASANOVA AND ENLIGHTENMENT
    DAVID JOHN THOMPSON
    Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe, rubbing shoulders with numerous of the eighteenth century’s greatest men and women, from Frederick the Great to Catherine the Great, from Voltaire to Albrecht von Haller, from Pope ...

    $255.99

  • ESSENTIALS OF MARKETING
    DAVID BROWN / ALEX THOMPSON
    This comprehensive textbook introduces students to all the core principles of marketing practice using an employability-focused approach. Essentials of Marketing is underpinned by six pillars, which flow through each chapter: marketing ethics, sustainability, stakeholder engagement, globalisation, the power of new media, and measuring success. The book demystifies theory by pla...

    $1,420.00

  • MONEY AND SCHOOLS
    R. CRAIG WOOD / DAVID C. THOMPSON / JEFFREY MAIDEN
    Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles t...

    $2,220.00

  • NONCONFORMITY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
    DAVID M. THOMPSON
    First published in 1972, this volume shows the potency, and the limitations of Nonconformity in shaping the beginning of modern Britain. It draws upon a wide range of sources including the writings and discussions of Nonconformists themselves, their critics, and contemporary commentators. The extracts and the extensive introduction set Nonconformity in the broader context of so...

    $1,260.00

  • NUCLEAR-FREE ZONES
    DAVID PITT / GORDON THOMPSON
    There is growing interest world wide in nuclear-free zones. Originally published in 1987, this book explores the question of what constitutes a nuclear-free zone and charts the progress of the movement to establish them. The book shows how definitions of nuclear-free zones vary from those intended to exclude everything nuclear (including nuclear power installations and the dump...

    $1,000.00

  • THE RESETTLEMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS AFTER CUSTODY
    DAVID THOMPSON / TERRY THOMAS
    Circles of Support and Accountability is a voluntary initiative that assists people with convictions for sexual offences to resettle in the community. People leaving prison with such convictions often have difficulties in resettling. They carry the burden of the conviction itself, which may be both stigmatising and isolating, and they are the subject of sex offender register re...

    $1,320.00

  • CAMBRIDGE THEOLOGY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
    DAVID M. THOMPSON
    Many books have been written about nineteenth-century Oxford theology, but what was happening in Cambridge? This book provides the first continuous account of what might be called 'the Cambridge theological tradition', by discussing its leading figures from Richard Watson and William Paley, through Herbert Marsh and Julius Hare, to the trio of Lightfoot, Westcott and Hort. It a...

    $1,420.00

  • URBANISM
    DAVID RUDLIN / ROB THOMPSON / SARAH JARVIS
    The Academy of Urbanism was founded in 2006 with a mission to recognise, encourage and celebrate great places across the UK, Europe and beyond, and the people and organisations that create and sustain them. This book is a compendium of seventy five places that have been shortlisted as part of the Academy's annual awards scheme which covers great Places, Streets, Neighbourhoods,...

    $1,560.00

  • AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
    CHARLES P. THOMPSON, DOUGLAS J. HERRMANN, DARRYL BRUCE, J. DON READ, DAVID G. PAYNE AND MICHAEL P. T
    The organization of the first Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) conference centered around two specifically identifiable research topics -- autobiographical memory and eyewitness memory. These two areas -- long-time staples on the menu of investigators of memory in more natural settings -- differ on a variety of dimensions, perhaps most notably in th...

    $1,460.00

  • ISSUES IN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK MANAGEMENT UST CLOSURE AND FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
    JANET E. ROBINSON / PAUL S. THOMPSON / W. DAVID CONN / L. LEON GEYER
    Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management presents a comprehensive description of the many complex facets of hazardous waste management, tank closure, and site assessment. It is also the only book to cover financial assurance of UST remediation. Part I discusses UST closure including regulation, closure techniques, site assessment methods and d ...

    $1,000.00

  • HIV AND SOCIAL WORK
    R DENNIS SHELBY / DAVID M ARONSTEIN / BRUCE J THOMPSON
    As HIV/AIDS continue to plague societies around the world, more and more social workers encounter HIV-infected individuals and their families and friends who are searching for help and support. In HIV and Social Work: A Practitioner's Guide, experienced social workers share their practice wisdom, knowledge, and skills on a broad range of issues. Their words of wisdom will give ...

    $2,060.00

  • NEW DIRECTIONS IN MEMORY AND AGING (PLE: MEMORY)
    POON, LEONARD W. / FOZARD, JAMES / CERMAK, LAIRD S. / ARENBERG, DAVID / THOMPSON, LARRY W.
    Originally published in 1980, this book contains the proceedings from a memorial conference held in honour of George A. Talland, who made a significant contribution to the area of memory and aging. The major objective of the volume was to stimulate research towards a more comprehensive understanding of age related differences in memory. It was also hoped it would provide direct...

    $640.00

  • MOTIVATING OTHERS
    DAVID P. THOMPSON
    This book shows how principals can foster collegiality, provide mentorship, offer rewards, and otherwise create conditions so that teachers will be internally motivated. ...

    $480.00

  • SHARED COGNITION IN ORGANIZATIONS
    LEVINE, JOHN M. / THOMPSON, LEIGH L. / MESSICK, DAVID M.
    Written for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes and perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject. The papers were presented at a conference designed to bring together behavioral scientists who were interested in the creation, conversation, distribu...

    $1,600.00

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
    CAROL AUBREY / TRICIA DAVID / RAY GODFREY / LINDA THOMPSON
    Provision of education for children under five has recently become a political concern. At the same time, this relatively small field has been attracting increased research attention, with many early years practitioners seeking routes to initial and higher degrees. This book offers essential guidance for researchers and newcomers to the field, outlining opportunities in researc...

    $1,100.00

  • BULLYING
    TINY ARORA / SONIA SHARP / DAVID THOMPSON
    Bullying: Effective Strategies for Long Term Improvement tackles the sensitive issue of bullying in schools and offers practical guidance on how to deal successfully with the issue in the long term. The authors examine how bullying begins, the impact of bullying on the victimised child, and how the extent of bullying in schools can be reliably measured and assessed. They go on ...

    $1,200.00

  • THE MEDIA AND THE TOURIST IMAGINATION
    CROUCH, DAVID / JACKSON, RHONA / THOMPSON, FELIX
    Tourism studies and media studies both address key issues about how we perceive the world. They raise acute questions about how we relate local knowledge and immediate experience to wider global processes, and they both play a major role in creating our map of national and international cultures. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores the interactions between...

    $1,340.00

  • THE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD CINEMA
    DAVID BORDWELL / JANET STAIGER / KRISTIN THOMPSON
    'A dense, challenging and important book.' Philip French Observer 'At the very least, this blockbuster is probably the best single volume history of Hollywood we're likely to get for a very long time.' Paul Kerr City Limits 'Persuasively argued, the book is also packed with facts, figures and photographs.' Nigel Andrews Financial Times Acclaimed for their breakthrough approach,...

    $1,140.00

  • CHANGING EUROPE
    DAVID DUNKERLEY / LESLEY HODGSON / STANISLAW KONOPACKI / TONY SPYBEY / ANDREW THOMPSON
    Europe has changed significantly and is now facing even more dramatic transformations with the enlargement of the European Union, the introduction of the euro and its increased role as a global actor in world affairs. This clear and accessible textbook provides an introduction to the key issues now shaping the new Europe and its citizens.The book features:* a history of the ide...

    $1,320.00

  • DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH STUDIES
    COLIN R MARTIN / DAVID R THOMPSON
    This invaluable text on the design and analysis of clinical research studies explains the basis of experimental design and statistics in a way that is sensitive to the clinical context in which nurses work. It uses data from actual studies to illustrate how to:*design the study*use and select data*present research findings*use a computer for statistical analysis.The scope of th...

    $1,280.00

  • WHAT CAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LEARN FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY?: SOCIAL AND ETHICAL LESSONS FOR NANOSCIENCE FROM THE DEBATE OVER AGRIFOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GMOS
    DAVID, KENNETH / THOMPSON, PAUL B.
    What Can Nanotechnology Learn From Biotechnology? presents diverse perspectives on biotechnology and nanotechnologies. Avoiding extreme perspectives, unwarranted hype and absolute rejection, this book explores the diverse territory of proponents and opponents of challenging but potentially risky technologies. Contributions from recognized experts in their fields represent the p...

    $1,106.00

  • RAILWAY NOISE AND VIBRATION
    DAVID THOMPSON
    Railways are an environmentally friendly means of transport well suited to modern society. However, noise and vibration are key obstacles to further development of the railway networks for high-speed intercity traffic, for freight and for suburban metros and light-rail. All too often noise problems are dealt with inefficiently due to lack of understanding of the problem.This bo...

    $3,057.00

  • CASANOVA'S LIFE AND TIMES
    DAVID JOHN THOMPSON
    This is both the life of Giacomo Casanova and a chronicle of eighteenth-century Europe. Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe, rubbing shoulders with numerous of the eighteenth century's greatest men and women, from Fred...

    $383.99

  • TRANSITION SCENARIOS
    DAVID P. RAPKIN / WILLIAM R. THOMPSON
    China’s rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we are in the early stages of a transition in power relations. Commentators have tended to treat this transitional period as a novelty, but history is in fact replete with such systemic transitions—sometimes with perilous resu...

    $706.46

  • MINDING MOVIES
    DAVID BORDWELL / KRISTIN THOMPSON
    David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America’s preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn’t spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field—Film Art, now in its ninth edition—or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the “Critic...

    $537.04