Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: robert nelson

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  • LATER BYZANTINE PAINTING
    ROBERT S. NELSON
    Written over nearly three decades, the fifteen essays involve the three a's of the title, art, agency, and appreciation. The first refers to the general subject matter of the book, Byzantine art, chiefly painting, of the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries, the second to its often human-like agency, and the last to its historical reception. Responding to different issues a...

    $5,100.00

  • A HISTORY OF INSPIRATION THROUGH METAPHORS OF LEARNING
    ROBERT NELSON
    In this book, Robert Nelson reminds us that one of the most important elements of teaching and learning is to inspire and to be inspired. Given that inspiration itself has evolved through metaphor, the inquiry distinguishes inspirational learning by its peculiarly metaphoric character. We acknowledge that students respond to passion and enthusiasm, that they seek stimulation, p...

    $1,160.00

  • EMERGING SCHOOL-BASED APPROACHES FOR CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
    C MICHAEL NELSON / ROBERT J ILLBACK
    It is becoming recognized that the multiple and complex problems of children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families exceed the capacity of any single service system. Emerging School-Based Approaches for Children With Emotional and Behavioral Problems presents educators and social service practitioners with innovative programs and practices for these children ...

    $980.00

  • THE U.S. CONGRESS AND THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG
    UWE THAYSEN / ROBERT GERALD LIVINGSTON / MARTIN J HILLENBRAND / NELSON W POLSBY
    This book examines the lawmaking bodies of the United states and the Germany and their constitutional duties and limitations. It is a first ever joint US-German parliamentary study that compares and contrasts two of the democratic West's most powerful legislatures. ...

    $1,200.00

  • WIND ENERGY DESIGN
    THOMAS C. CORKE / ROBERT C. NELSON
    Wind Energy Systems is designed for undergraduate engineering courses, with a focus on multidisciplinary design of a wind energy system. The text covers basic wind power concepts and components - wind characteristics and modeling, rotor aerodynamics, lightweight flexible structures, wind farms, aerodynamics, wind turbine control, acoustics, energy storage, and economics. These ...

    $4,000.00

  • MEGAPOLITAN AMERICA
    ARTHUR NELSON / ROBERT LANG
    With an expected population of 400 million by 2040, America is morphing into an economic system composed of twenty-three 'megapolitan' areas that will dominate the nation’s economy by midcentury. These 'megapolitan' areas are networks of metropolitan areas sharing common economic, landscape, social, and cultural characteristics. The rise of 'megapolitan' areas will change how A...

    $1,800.00

  • DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONVENTION AND EVENT TOURISM
    ROBERT R. NELSON
    A multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of developing a complete package for convention and event tourism To be successful in today’s competitive convention and event tourism market, communities need to provide a complete package that includes quality lodging, convenient and affordable transportation, restaurants, entertainment, and tourist appeal. Developing a Successfu...

    $980.00

  • CURRENT ISSUES IN CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
    ROBERT R. NELSON
    Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your local convention and exposition services! This book provides you with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and production phases of constructing a facility as part of a community’s tourism infrastructure. In Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development, you’ll find diver...

    $1,160.00

  • GOD? VERY PROBABLY
    ROBERT H. NELSON
    In recent years, a number of works have appeared with important implications for the age-old question of the existence of a god. These writings, many of which are not by theologians, strengthen the rational case for the existence of a god, even as this god may not be exactly the Christian God of history. This book brings together for the first time such recent diverse contribut...

    $674.00

  • THE CONTEMPORARY RELATIONAL SUPERVISOR
    ROBERT E. LEE / THORANA S. NELSON / TONI S. ZIMMERMAN
    This leading resource is an empirically based, socioculturally attuned, and learner-friendly text on the cutting edge of couple and family therapy supervision. The revised third edition provides emerging supervisors with the conceptual and pragmatic tools to engage a new wave of therapists, helping them move forward together into a world of highly systemic, relational, developm...

    $800.00

  • WIND ENERGY DESIGN
    THOMAS C. CORKE / ROBERT C. NELSON
    Wind Energy Design provides an understanding of how wind farm design impacts wind turbine performance and offers rigorous design optimization coverage. It explores the blade design features, including aerodynamics, structures, and environmental impact, that yield an efficient rotor. Demonstrating how theoretical aspects can be applied to produce a new conceptual wind energy des...

    $3,300.00

  • THE MAKING OF LAWYERS' CAREERS
    ROBERT L. NELSON / RONIT DINOVITZER / BRYANT G. GARTH / JOYCE S. STERLING / DAVID B. WILKINS / MEGHAN DAW
    An unprecedented account of social stratification within the US legal profession. How do race, class, gender, and law school status condition the career trajectories of lawyers? And how do professionals then navigate these parameters? The Making of Lawyers’ Careers provides an unprecedented account of the last two decades of the legal profession in the US, offering a data-backe...

    $611.56

  • RIGHTS ON TRIAL
    ELLEN BERREY / ROBERT L. NELSON / LAURA BETH NIELSEN
    Gerry Handley faced years of blatant race-based harassment before he filed a complaint against his employer: racist jokes, signs reading “KKK” in his work area, and even questions from coworkers as to whether he had sex with his daughter as slaves supposedly did. He had an unusually strong case, with copious documentation and coworkers’ support, and he settled for $50,000, even...

    $559.12

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO FEEDING FARM LIVESTOCK
    ROBERT H. NELSON
    An Introduction to Feeding Farm Livestock, Second Edition is a two-part book that focuses on nutrition and rationing of farm livestock. Part I describes the animal and its food. Part II presents the terms used in animal nutrition; feeding dairy cattle for milk production; and the rations specific for beef cattle, sheep and pigs. This book will be a valuable supplement to lectur...

    $425.00

  • CRITICAL TERMS FOR ART HISTORY, SECOND EDITION
    ROBERT S. NELSON
    "Art" has always been contested terrain, whether the object in question is a medieval tapestry or Duchamp's Fountain. But questions about the categories of "art" and "art history" acquired increased urgency during the 1970s, when new developments in critical theory and other intellectual projects dramatically transformed the discipline. The first edition of Critical Terms for A...

    $663.99

  • OSTEOPOROSIS
    FELDMAN, DAVID / MARCUS, ROBERT / FELDMAN, DAVID / NELSON, DOROTHY / ROSEN, CLIFFORD J.
    Now in its third edition, Osteoporosis, is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Worldwide, 200 million women between 60-80 suffer from osteop...

    $6,039.00

  • FUNDAMENTALS OF OSTEOPOROSIS
    MARCUS, ROBERT / FELDMAN, DAVID / NELSON, DOROTHY / ROSEN, CLIFFORD J.
    Fundamentals of Osteoporosis offers a concise yet comprehensive source of all the latest basic research related to osteoporosis in one reference work. Experts from all areas of osteoporosis research expose readers to genomic and proteomic analysis, and histopathology and imaging, as well cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to assay development and drug discovery. Present...

    $1,360.00