Authors starting with K from Gulls Nest Books

Scarecrow Pr., 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Twenty-eight contributions provide a conceptual framework, explaining change management, knowledge management, networking in global marketing, new libraries, knowledge structures, knowledge domain visualization, bibliometrics, and the relationship between the knowledge revolution and the green revolution. They explain how technology is transforming scholarship, how computer anxiety figures in, how digital governance works, and how media convergence adds ... more information

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American Mathematical Society, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. These proceedings of the May symposium held at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) address the needs of university-level mathematicians to develop effective ways of teaching undergraduate mathematics. The contributors, who are distinguished for their contributions to mathematics teaching, cover a wide range of topics at both broad and specific levels. Topics include the role of mathematics in general education, ... more information

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American Mathematical Society, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. These proceedings of the May symposium held at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) address the needs of university-level mathematicians to develop effective ways of teaching undergraduate mathematics. The contributors, who are distinguished for their contributions to mathematics teaching, cover a wide range of topics at both broad and specific levels. Topics include the role of mathematics in general education, ... more information

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Scarecrow Pr., 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Kabatchnik, a retired theater professor from SUNY Binghamton, Stanford U., Ohio State U., Florida State U. and Elmira College, offers this chronology of plays containing themes of crime, mystery and criminal investigation. Plot summaries and reviews are supplied for these plays, which include works from such noted playwrights as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacinto Benavente and John Galsworthy. The author gives thorough criticism for the bene... more information

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Edition Axel Menges, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The work and theory of architect Reinhard Gieselmann is illuminated here through excerpts of his own texts and contributions from art historian Kabierske (Karsruhe U., Germany). Text in both English and German is accompanied by mostly b&w photographs of Gieselmann's sites (mainly houses and churches from the 1960s and 70s) that stood in protest of the concept of functionality-as-art, with emphasis on light and material effects and form as a... more information

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Praeger, 2003. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Baumgartner (political science, East Carolina U.) and Kada (political science, San Diego State U.) argue that presidential impeachment proceedings should be analyzed primarily through political and systemic analytical lenses. They also stress a cross-national comparative approach in their presentation of eight chapters looking at impeachments in the 1990s. The countries discussed include the United States, the Philippines, Colombia, Madagascar, Russia, Brazil,... more information

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Saqi Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This is the short memoir of Maged Kadar, who was born in Baghdad, Iraq, leaving in 1979 at the age 22 after Saddam Hussein's rise to power only to suffer through unemployment in Thatcherite Britain before becoming a London cab driver. Distributed in the US by Consortium. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Author, consultant, and speaker Kador has some 30 years of experience in the communications industry and has written numerous books on best practices in leadership and promoting the highest standards of personal accountability, humility, and transparency. While written for leaders, managers, and the people they serve, his latest text also addresses apology in the broader context of all human relations and is equally accessible to interested ... more information

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Routledge, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Kaehne (politics and history, Humboldt U. and Free U., Germany) surveys the debates over political liberalism in post-communist Russia. He takes a thematic approach to the topic, examining in turn theoretical positions that understand Russian political liberalism as a form of political culture and civility, theories of liberalism as associated with law and morality, the social and political theory of statehood as formulated by Aleksandr Akhiezer, scholars th... more information

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Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Kafalas, a veteran English teacher, outlines a step-by- step, year-long teaching plan, based on the workshop model, for middle and secondary English teachers. Designed to reach all students, even those who are struggling, the plan focuses on developing reading fluency, improving essay and research paper writing, and integrating literature in the classroom. Kafalas counters some of the myths about workshop classes, then describes key ... more information

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Naval Institute Press, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Kagan (history emeritus, Hamline U.) believes that Lee, the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1988 to 2000, is largely misunderstood. Lee took an authoritarian state through the rigors of transition to democracy without bloodshed, and he also managed to develop a multiple-party political system. He also struggled to maintain cultural mores, develop new ideas when needed, and support human rights, democracy and economic justice. In ... more information

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U. of British Columbia Press, 2004. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Scholars in law and other fields, and activists, some of both groups being Aborigines in the US or Canada, explore whether alternative dispute resolution threatens traditional forms of justice in the context of Aboriginal land claims, treaties, and self-government agreements and in connection with court-based institutions in indigenous communities. They begin by discussing theoretical perspectives on cross-cultural communication and disput... more information

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Haworth Press, 2003. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Eight articles consider the use of the Internet by European Union and US service providers, small business managers' values and retail strategies in Romania, an approach to supplier selection based on a fuzzy analytic hierarchy, and other topics. They were published simultaneously as Journal of Euromarketing vol. 12, nos. 3/4 (2003). (©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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U. of Virginia Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. He was not just a public man but the founder of a nation that was far from secure in its identity. Hundreds of funeral processions and memorial services, most featuring empty flag-draped coffins, followed George Washington's death in 1799, and the nation remained in shock long after the official day of mourning on 20 February 1800. As independent scholar Kahler notes, a number of those memorial services and processions were led by John Adams a... more information

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U. of Washington Press, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This catalog documents a 2004 exhibition held at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art showcasing the work of Brad Kahlhamer (b.1956). The paintings and drawings produced for this exhibition reflect the artist's desire to spend time working in the southwestern environment of his childhood and focusing on the Native American experience. They are accompanied by photographs and excerpts from Kahlhamer's song lyrics and journals. (©... more information

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The Center for American Places, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. From 1998-2007, Kahn and Fox traveled through the mill towns along the Patapsco River of Maryland recording the stories of long time residents. Kahn's text offers oral histories which are supplemented by Fox's portraits. Photographs of the towns and buildings appear in an opening sequence of plates. The result is a rich history, chronicling the lives and events of black and white residents, many of whom lived their entire lives i... more information

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Praeger, 2004. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. A psychoanalyst and family therapist in private practice, Kahn, herself a German-Jewish-American, investigates why, even after the Holocaust, Jews have chosen to live in Germany, and whether and how it is possible for Jewish culture to develop and thrive there once more. After interviewing 34 Jewish and non-Jewish men and women in Germany ranging in age from middle teens to late seventies, and conducting group discussions with many more, she shares their views... more information

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Management Concepts, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Intended for executives, managers and team leaders who work with performance networks that cross agency boundaries, this guide provides practical advice on understanding the operations of government-based networks and creating beneficial partnerships. Kahn, a psychologist with the Federal Aviation Administration, views government networks through such perspectives as leadership, geography, communication, learning, activities, structure, management,... more information

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Timber Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This attractive volume presents lengthy entries for 140 perennials, each of them chosen as proven winners in the challenging climate of the Midwest. Each entry begins with a snapshot listing the plant's common name or names, its season of bloom, landscape use, size, origin, and key ornamental characteristics. The entry describes the plant, its appearance, uses, and planting and care recommendations. Cultivars are discussed, as are any of the disadvant... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume examines the physical phenomena that take place during the drying process of food, with specific focus on the effect of structure on transport. The authors discuss types of driers, the structure of food materials, transport parameters such as humidity, density, and concentration, thermodynamic equilibrium relationships, drying rate, transport phenomena and drying models, shrinkage, and diffusivity, with many mathematical equations w... more information

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