Auteur: Robert

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When I got out of the service at age 21 , I decided I was going to make my fortune in Real Estate , so I purchased with my discharge pay a large house with 7 bedrooms and two bathrooms and made my fi …

What should professionalsjudges, lawyers, teachers, social workers, and Guardian ad Litem or CASA volunteers consider in pursuing the Best Interest of Children who have been abandoned, neglected or a …

The despair that befalls a family when one of its own is forever changed by illness or tragedy is an experience we can only hope to escape. A serious accident, stroke, terminal illness, or more can c …

A seminal collection of writing from one of Canada’s most revered artists, spanning forty years of his life. When Haida sculptor and Canadian icon Bill Reid died, in the spring of 1998, he was more w …

À la fin du XXème siècle, les progrès du matérialisme et de la Franc-Maçonnerie ont réduit la religion chrétienne à une infime minorité en Europe, malgré sa survie en Irlande et dans la ville pontifi …

America is at war and the stakes are huge. The fight isn’t just in Iraq and Afghanistan; it’s a global contest between the United States, radical Islam, a resurgent Russia, and a virulent New Left co …

Twickenham is chiefly known today as the home of rugby, but its heyday could be said to be in the eighteenth century when first Alexander Pope and then Horace Walpole made it their home and extolled …

A Study Guide for groups or individuals.The King James Bible is a treasure-trove of idioms, clichs and phrases that haveentered everyone’s vocabulary-and yet few are aware of the Bible astheir source …

This is a practical guide to designing and evaluating behaviour change interventions and policies. It is based on the Behaviour Change Wheel, a synthesis of 19 behaviour change frameworks that draw o …

This book describes 83 theories of behaviour change, identified by an expert panel of psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and economists as relevant to designing interventions. For each theo …

Behaviour change interventions are increasingly being delivered through digital channels including websites, smartphone apps, and wearables. While these new channels of delivery offer huge opportunit …

How should we think about and understand human behaviour? What’s the role of theoretical models? How can – and should – such models be used in practice? And what can we learn from the many different …

This is a practical guide to designing and evaluating behaviour change interventions and policies. It is based on the Behaviour Change Wheel, a synthesis of 19 behaviour change frameworks that draw o …

This book describes 83 theories of behaviour change, identified by an expert panel of psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and economists as relevant to designing interventions. For each theo …

How should we think about and understand human behaviour? What’s the role of theoretical models? How can – and should – such models be used in practice? And what can we learn from the many different …

In this book Robert West explores the science behind motivation, delving into the Machiavellian art of persuasion and examining the roles that incentives, praise, and punishment play in our society. …

In this book Robert West explores the science behind motivation, delving into the Machiavellian art of persuasion and examining the roles that incentives, praise, and punishment play in our society. …

Aging inspired a large number of theories trying to rationalize the aging process common to all living beings. In this publication the most important environmental and intrinsic mechanisms involved i …

Learning and Using Languages in Ethnographic Research breaks the silence that still surrounds learning a language for ethnographic research and in the process demystifies some of the multilingual asp …

It was in 1681, when ‘Patriarcha’ was first published. The work won great and deserved popularity as the ablest justification of the extreme royalist doctrine. Filmer had the acuteness to see that of …

The healing arts involve a complex range of skills which each practitioner draws together in a unique way. These skills, attitudes and perspectives complement the scientific basis underpinning each d …

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Many organisations are transforming their businesses through the development of information and communications technologies. The security of this e-commerce is now a key enabler for businesses, and t …

New technologies and standards are emerging which will have a dramatic effect on the design and implementation of future industrial control systems. PLCs and PC-based soft controllers are beginning t …

How can single atoms be manipulated? Are the laws of physics still valid at the nanostructure scale? How could nanotechnologies help cure disease? What are the application fields of nanotechnologies …

Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative account of our current understanding of radar sea clutter. Topics covered include the characteris …

IEC 61499 is a standard for modelling distributed control systems for use in industrial automation, and is already having an impact on the design and implementation of industrial control systems that …

The principles for enabling children to become fully proficient multilinguals through schooling are well known. Even so, most indigenous/tribal, minority and marginalised children are not provided wi …

This book is an adventurous foray into the subtle aspects of osteopathic diagnosis and treatment, the ‘energetic’ dimension in relation to the Lesion, the patient/practitioner exchange and touch; the …

The life story of Christine, Mary and Theresa Campbell – triplets born in 1952 to a crofting family in South Uist. They were the first identical triplets to be born on the Islands for over 60 years. …

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When online learning began more than two decades ago, many universities envisioned the creation of international student markets, but this has only recently become a reality. The emergence of a globa …

Designing a Transactional Environmental Support System grew from the desire to allow citizens to exchange knowledge on local land and animals for the purpose of learning how to increase their sustain …

Churn prediction, recognition, and mitigation have become essential topics in various industries. As a means for forecasting and managing risk, further research in this field can greatly assist compa …

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The burning of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gasses critically impacts the global environment. By utilizing better techniques and process, businesses can aid in the journey to an economic, …

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When facilitating high-quality education, using digital technology to personalize students’ learning is a focus in the development of instruction. There is a need to unify the multifaceted directions …

Global awareness and competency has become an essential part of higher education and professional development. Expanding beyond the traditional ideas of learning and education, it is important to pro …

Organizations today need to continually implement new strategies that increase the sustainability and competitiveness of a business. By sharing experiences in a collaborative environment where the co …

The digital age has made it easy for anyone, even those with limited technology proficiency, to create some form of media. With so many different types of media and the sheer volume of information co …

A key challenge facing higher education institutions is that of retaining students. Though gaming technologies are increasingly being used in support of learning initiatives, gamification can also as …

Marvin’s Marvelous Memories on Mac Intosh Lane stories transport you to Mansfield, Missouri, where Marvin’s family and friends live an extraordinary life. No one has more fun or loves pickles more th …

‘Robert Bringhurst may well be the poet we have all been waiting for, one who can reclaim for poetry the dignity, wit, brilliance, and wisdom it has recently appeared to have mislaid. He is without d …

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Designing a Transactional Environmental Support System grew from the desire to allow citizens to exchange knowledge on local land and animals for the purpose of learning how to increase their sustain …

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Elvis Presley was called “the King of Rock and Roll.” His life and music transformed society in ways that are still felt to this day. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child …

Österreich steht vor der Gefahr einer endgültigen Orbanisierung, doch ausgerechnet in diesem Moment taumelt die Sozialdemokratie in eine schwere Krise. Nach der rumpelnden Lösung ihrer Führungsfrage …

Ce récit coup de poing, écrit en 1990-91 et prémonitoire il y a 30 ans, est plus actuel que jamais dans le contexte de l explosion des tensions politiques et des radicalisations en France et en Europ …

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À destination des étudiants de CPGE , d’université et des grandes écoles , cet ouvrage contient tout pour acquérir des bases solides en italien , à travers :

• des traductions de phrases …

Cet ouvrage est le guide idéal pour les étudiants souhaitant perfectionner leur maîtrise de l’allemand avec un entraînement méthodique et adapté au thème et la version . Il regroupe :

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Tout pour intégrer rapidement les grands concepts et les réflexes d’analyse en économie en CPGE ou en IEP :

• Présentation détaillée des grands modèles d’économie,
• Restitution …

‘TEST : CET OUVRAGE EST-IL FAIT POUR VOUS ? Avant d’ouvrir l’ouvrage, répondez aux questions suivantes : Voulez-vous savoir comment aborder votre année de ‘prépa’ avec sérénité et efficacité ?  …

Cet ouvrage est le guide idéal pour les élèves souhaitant s’entraîner à l’épreuve d’anglais des I.E.P . Il propose une préparation complète , avec :

• Toutes les connaissances grammatical …

À destination des étudiants de CPGE , d’université et des grandes écoles , cet ouvrage propose de tout comprendre sur l’économie contemporaine en 9 grands chapitres , avec :

• Un cours cl …

Cet ouvrage propose d’apprendre l’histoire de pays tout autour du monde : la Grande-Bretagne , les États-Unis , le Canada , l’ Australie , la Nouvelle-Zélande , l’ Afrique du Sud et l’ Inde . Il …

7 chapitres pour maîtriser tout le vocabulaire de la presse anglo-saxonne et se préparer aux concours  ! Cet ouvrage propose : 

• Plus de 3500 mots de vocabulaire sur les thème …

Mémentos, exercices d’entraînement & épreuves de concours corrigées et annotées. Cet ouvrage s’adresse principalement aux élèves des classes préparatoires préparant les concours d’entrée des grandes …

Ce vocabulaire thématique propose une médiascopie aussi complète que possible du vocabulaire arabe contemporain . Il se veut un outil de référence pour lire et comprendre la langue utilisée dans la p …