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  • BOY OF HEAVEN
    MORRIS HOFFMAN
    A seventeenth-century Italian orphan finds the long-lost piece of The Last Supper, missing since Dominican friars cut out a portion of the wall to connect the priory’s refectory with its kitchen. The painting has long ago dissolved, and the refectory converted to stables. The orphan boy sleeps in the stables, and he begins to have visions of the painting. Each night, the vision...

    $196.00

  • DISPELLING THE SHADOW
    MALA HOFFMAN / LUCY MORAN
    Dispelling the Shadow provides a context for navigating through the challenges and emotions that children may experience when discussing the cycle of life. Using a curriculum framework adaptable to many different settings and purposes, this book contains discussion prompts, activities and resources grounded in science, folklore, belief systems and creative expression to allow y...

    $520.00

  • QUICK REFERENCE DICTIONARY OF EYECARE TERMINOLOGY
    JANICE K. LEDFORD / JOSEPH HOFFMAN
    A leading resource for nearly two decades and a daily reference for thousands of eyecare professionals, the Fifth Edition of Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology continues this tradition and provides the latest terms, concepts, conditions, and important resources in an instant. Janice K. Ledford and Joseph Hoffman have updated and expanded this essential resource t...

    $1,660.00

  • CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION FOR EARLY LEARNERS
    ELLEN CHASE / LAURA HOFFMAN / MATTHEW LASNOSKI
    Cultural Heritage Conservation for Early Learners explores how to introduce young audiences to art conservation. Conservators and educators from around the world share their approach to creating engaging, hands-on programs for children aged three to eight and their caregivers. Drawing on their experiences as conservators and educators, the authors provide an in-depth look at th...

    $640.00

  • WEB APPLICATION SECURITY
    ANDREW HOFFMAN
    In the first edition of this critically acclaimed book, Andrew Hoffman defined the three pillars of application security: reconnaissance, offense, and defense. In this revised and updated second edition, he examines dozens of related topics, from the latest types of attacks and mitigations to threat modeling, the secure software development lifecycle (SSDL/SDLC), and more. Hoff...

    $681.00

  • THE DANGEROUS SEX
    HOFFMAN R HAYS
    First published in 1966, The Dangerous Sex shows how the irrational concept of the "dangerous sex" evolved and how it was – and is – used by man to maintain his dominance. He examines sexual practices and beliefs, marriage customs and rituals, and social behaviour in every society and every age from pre-historic times to the present day. The result is a revealing picture of the...

    $960.00

  • FROM APE TO ANGEL
    HOFFMAN R HAYS
    First published in 1958, From Ape to Angel is a popular history of social anthropology which sketches the extraordinary world of ethical, religious and marital customs revealed by the men and women who travelled to remote places to live among and observe primitive people. Here, in absorbing detail, are the findings of such scholars as Henry Schoolcraft, who unravelled the myste...

    $960.00

  • UNDERSTANDING COLLEGIATE ESPORTS
    JENNIFER LEE HOFFMAN, REGENA PAUKETAT AND KELSEY A. VARZEAS
    As esports is one of the new and rapidly growing sports programs at the collegiate level, today’s campus leaders are increasingly asked to navigate the complexity of esports. This practical volume helps higher education professionals understand the expanding role of collegiate esports, describing the ecosystem of college esports and the experience for college players, as well a...

    $960.00

  • INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
    PAUL GRAHAM / JOHN HOFFMAN
    This vibrant and significantly revised new edition is a comprehensive and accessible text for studying political theory in a changing world. Bringing together classic and contemporary political concepts and ideologies into one book, it introduces the major approaches to political issues that have shaped our world, and the ideas that form the currency of political debate. Consis...

    $1,100.00

  • CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION
    GRETCHEN L. HOFFMAN
    The cataloging and classification field is changing rapidly. New concepts and models, such as linked data, identity management, the IFLA Library Reference Model, and the latest revision of Resource Description and Access (RDA), have the potential to change how libraries provide access to their collections. To prepare library and information science (LIS) students to be successf...

    $1,160.00

  • EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING
    SHARON THOMAS / JIM KNIGHT / MICHELLE HARRIS / ANN HOFFMAN
    A clear and comprehensive guide to evaluating and supporting instructional coaches and coaching programs, including how to recruit, hire, and retain effective coaches.With sound practices in place to evaluate coaching programs, instructional coaches will become better partners, teachers will become better mentors, and students will become better learners.Few evaluation systems ...

    $798.00

  • BATES. GUÍA DE BOLSILLO DE EXPLORACIÓN FÍSICA E HISTORIA CLÍNICA
    LYNN S. BICKLEY / PETER G. SZILAGYI / RICHARD M. HOFFMAN / RAINIER P. SORIANO
    Aclamada como la principal guía de bolsillo de examen físico disponible en la actualidad, Bates. Guía de bolsillo de exploración física e historia clínica se ha posicionado como uno de los referentes clásicos de la propedéutica clínica actual. Para preparar eficazmente a los estudiantes para la práctica, los autores hacen hincapié en la importancia de utilizar el razonamiento c...

    $945.00

  • TOURISM AND ARCHITECTURAL SIMULACRA
    POMPPER, DONNALYN AND HOFFMAN, LINDSAY
    Since its beginnings, tourism has inspired built environments that have suggested reinvented relationships with their original architectural inspirations. Copies, reinterpretations, and simulacra still constitute some of the most familiar and popular tourist attractions in the world. Some reinterpret archetypes such as the ancient palace, the Renaissance villa, or the Mediterra...

    $1,200.00

  • WHAT IS NEWS?
    POMPPER, DONNALYN AND HOFFMAN, LINDSAY
    This volume explores contemporary understandings of "news values" and the "fake news" phenomena and collects together important new theory-building research that sheds light on implications of compromised news products and the ways it shapes perceptions. News does not happen in a vacuum and journalism is a practice with a definable milieu which manufactures a product shaped by ...

    $1,160.00

  • THE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAYBOOK
    JIM KNIGHT / ANN HOFFMAN / MICHELLE HARRIS / SHARON THOMAS
    In schools, every day is "game day." Every day, teachers need the best resources and forms of support because students deserve the best we as educators can offer. An instructional playbook aims to serve as that kind of support: a tool that coaches can use to help teachers match specific learning goals with the right research-based instructional strategies.Coaches have enormous ...

    $639.00

  • THE SCIENCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL
    JAY HOFFMAN
    The game of American football may be the greatest team sport that exists. It epitomizes the need of a "team" first approach to achieve the desired success. Success is often measured as the hoisting of a championship trophy, which involved a journey that required discipline, perseverance, sacrifice, and hard work. These traits are the backbone of success in football, but more im...

    $1,240.00

  • AIRBNB, SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THE FUTURE OF HOUSING
    LILY M. HOFFMAN / BARBARA SCHMITTER HEISLER
    How do Airbnb and short-term rentals affect housing and communities? Locating the origins and success of Airbnb in the conditions wrought by the 2008 financial crisis, the authors bring together a diverse body of literature and construct case studies of cities in the US, Australia and Germany to examine the struggles of local authorities to protect their housing and neighborhoo...

    $860.00

  • THE GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
    DANIEL HOFFMAN / ALLAN BOWDITCH
    The pharmaceutical industry, long thought of as a recession-proof investment, now faces a day of reckoning. The reasons for this impending downfall are not hard to discern. The prices the industry charges for its prescription drugs have escalated at four to five times the cost-of-living increases during the past two decades and have reached a point where 30% of Americans must c...

    $1,200.00

  • COLLEGE SPORTS AND INSTITUTIONAL VALUES IN COMPETITION
    JENNIFER LEE HOFFMAN
    College Sports and Institutional Values in Competition interrogates the relationship between athletics and higher education, exploring how college athletics departments reflect many characteristics of their institutions and are also susceptible to the same challenges in delivering on their mission. Chapters cover the historical contexts and background of campus athletics, issue...

    $1,200.00

  • GOVERNING THE ATOM
    JOHN BYRNE / ‎STEVEN M. HOFFMAN
    Promoted as a form of limitless, low-cost energy without the polluting effects of Its fossil fuel counterparts, nuclear power has enjoyed unparalleled support in several countries. Despite the development of an extensive set of policy and institutional mechanisms to foster its use. nuclear technology has been troubled by a wide range of problems and continues to pose risks many...

    $820.00

  • THE POWER OF PRACTICE-BASED LITERACY RESEARCH
    MISTY SAILORS / JAMES V. HOFFMAN
    Accessible and inviting, this book showcases how teachers and literacy coaches can use research as a tool to teach literacy effectively and with intention. Sailors and Hoffman invite literacy specialists and practicing and preservice teachers into a conversation about how they can use research as means for professional learning, mentorship, and empowerment. Chapters feature a w...

    $980.00

  • PRACTICING ORAL HISTORY AMONG REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES
    MARELLA HOFFMAN
    Practicing Oral History among Refugees and Host Communities provides a comprehensive and practical guide to applied oral history with refugees, teaching the reader how to use applied, contemporary oral history to help provide solutions to the ‘mega-problem’ that is the worldwide refugee crisis. The book surveys the history of the practice and explains its successful application...

    $1,160.00

  • 50 YEARS OF COMBINATORICS, GRAPH THEORY, AND COMPUTING
    FAN CHUNG, RON GRAHAM, FREDERICK HOFFMAN, LESLIE HOGBEN, RONALD C. MULLIN AND DOUGLAS B. WEST
    50 Years of Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing advances research in discrete mathematics by providing current research surveys, each written by experts in their subjects. The book also celebrates outstanding mathematics from 50 years at the Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory & Computing (SEICCGTC). The conference is noted for the dissem...

    $1,560.00

  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MEN IN CONTEXT
    MICHAEL ADDIS / ETHAN HOFFMAN
    What does it really mean to say that boys will be boys, men are from Mars, or that contemporary men are in crisis? Does modern psychology support or refute these notions? And how is psychological theory and research about boys and men used in society? The Psychology of Men in Context is an essential introduction to the field which challenges readers to examine psychological res...

    $1,420.00

  • GREAT BRITAIN AND THE GERMAN TRADE RIVALRY
    ROSS J. S. HOFFMAN
    Originally published in 1933, this volume covers 3 features of British history in the 40 years prior to the First World War: the inroad made by commercial and industrial Germany on the far-flung business empire of Great Britain; the British national reaction to this German rivalry and the influence of that rivalry upon the shaping of British policy toward Germany. ...

    $1,000.00

  • DRIVING FORCE
    KURT HOFFMAN
    This book is concerned with the future direction of the international division of labour in manufacturing. It explores the different patterns of foreign direct investment in the eras of machinofacture and systemofacture with respect to a study of the global production of automobile components. ...

    $1,200.00

  • PROGRAMMING WEBASSEMBLY WITH RUST
    KEVIN HOFFMAN
    WebAssembly fulfills the long-awaited promise of web technologies: fast code, type-safe at compile time, execution in the browser, on embedded devices, or anywhere else. Rust delivers the power of C in a language that strictly enforces type safety. Combine both languages and you can write for the web like never before! Learn how to integrate with JavaScript, run code on platfor...

    $534.00

  • CONCEPTS OF IDENTITY
    KATHERINE HOFFMAN
    Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the presentmore than two thirds of the book covers the twentieth century. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other media, Hoffman provides eye-open ...

    $1,240.00

  • REAL-TIME RENDERING
    TOMAS AKENINE-MO¨LLER / ERIC HAINES / NATY HOFFMAN
    Thoroughly updated, this fourth edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of programmable shaders, a wide variety of new algorithms have arisen and evolved over the past few years. This edition discusses current, practical rendering methods used in games and other applications. It also pre...

    $1,940.00

  • THE SUN IS RISING IN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
    PETER F. VARADI / FRANK WOUTERS / ALLAN R. HOFFMAN
    Both Africa and the Middle East are blessed with enormous solar energy resources. Electrification is an urgent need in Africa, where many of its 54 countries are among the world’s fastest-growing economies, but where half the population still has no access to electricity. Solar energy is seen as the fastest and cheapest path to addressing this need. Oil-rich countries in the Mi...

    $999.00


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