Kirjojen hintavertailu. Mukana 11 627 549 kirjaa ja 12 kauppaa.
Kirja.info

Kirjahaku

Etsi kirjoja tekijän nimen, kirjan nimen tai ISBN:n perusteella.

1000 tulosta hakusanalla Richard J. Thomas

A Poor Priest for the Poor: The Life of Father Rick Thomas S.J.

A Poor Priest for the Poor: The Life of Father Rick Thomas S.J.

Richard Dunstan

Lord's Ranch Press
2018
nidottu
When he heard God's call to the priesthood, Rick Thomas set out on a journey he could never have imagined. He turned his back on a life of wealth and worldly success. In more than half a century with the Society of Jesus, he not only served the poor tirelessly, but embraced poverty in his own life-so completely that he spent the majority of his career eating tortillas and beans and sleeping on a cot wherever he was working. For over 40 years, he led a multifaceted set of ministries to the poor of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, relying on God to guide decisions and provide the resources. This book is the story of that life's journey.
Vertaile hintoja
Pinocchio Goes Postmodern

Pinocchio Goes Postmodern

Richard Wunderlich; Thomas J. Morrissey

Routledge
2008
nidottu
In the first full-length study in English of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, the authors show how the checkered history of the puppet illuminates social change from the pre World War One era to the present. The authors argue that most Americans know a trivialized, diluted version of the tale, one such source is Disney's perennial classic. The authors also discover that when adults are introduced to the 'real' story, they often deem it as unsuitable for children. Placing the puppet in a variety of contexts, the authors chart the progression of this childhood tale that has frequently undergone dramatic revisions to suit America's idea of children's literature.
Vertaile hintoja
Pinocchio Goes Postmodern

Pinocchio Goes Postmodern

Richard Wunderlich; Thomas J. Morrissey

CRC Press Inc
2002
sidottu
In the first full-length study in English of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, the authors show how the checkered history of the puppet illuminates social change from the pre World War One era to the present. The authors argue that most Americans know a trivialized, diluted version of the tale, one such source is Disney's perennial classic. The authors also discover that when adults are introduced to the 'real' story, they often deem it as unsuitable for children. Placing the puppet in a variety of contexts, the authors chart the progression of this childhood tale that has frequently undergone dramatic revisions to suit America's idea of children's literature.
Vertaile hintoja
A Tenderfoot in Colorado

A Tenderfoot in Colorado

Richard Baxter Townshend; Thomas J. Noel

University Press of Colorado
2008
nidottu
Now back in print, A Tenderfoot in Colorado is R. B. Townshend's classic account of his time in the wild frontier territory known as Colorado. Townshend arrived in the Rockies in 1869, fresh from Cambridge, England, with $300 in his pockets.He found friends among some of Colorado's more colorful characters, people who taught him much about life on the frontier. Jake Chisolm taught him how to shoot after rescuing him from two men preparing to skin him at poker. Wild Bill of Colorado taught him the meaning of "the drop" and warned him against wearing a gun in town unless he wanted trouble. Capturing the Western vernacular more accurately than any other writer, Townshend includes vivid details of life in the West, where he killed a buffalo, prospected for gold, and was present for the official government conference with the Ute Indians after gold was discovered on their lands.
Vertaile hintoja
The Ordinary Path to Holiness

The Ordinary Path to Holiness

Benedict J Groeschel; R Thomas Richard

Independently Published
2018
pokkari
New - 3rd Edition There is an ordinary path to holiness. Not common Not usual. But simple, and true.It is not easy to hear whispers in a chaos of noise - and Truth comes in whispers.It is not easy to see Truth right before one's eyes, while looking for figments of imagination.It is not easy to grasp the firm anchor, racing with the crowd in stampede for escape. Bright, clear, unmoving and eternal - Truth exists And He calls us into the holy, into the beauttiful, into the True - but we have to learn to listen so as to hear. We have to learn to walk all over again, as a learner - a disciple - following the true Teacher, no matter the cost. Jesus brought Truth, and it is here, and it is free and it alone is freeing. Why then is there so much confusion? Why so many "opinions" and so little certainty, or lasting happiness, or deep peace? Why? Many are too busy to really listen and be surprised by Truth And learn, and follow His way to holiness. How do we work out our salvation? What ought we anticipate, and likely meet, on this journey through - and to - life? If we know the purpose of our life, do we have the wisdom we need to attain that purpose, even through the trials and temptations we are sure to encounter? We are called to holiness, and Jesus is the Way Many holy saints have found in Him, the ways of His way. There is an "ordinary path" - many have walked it, and their wisdom has been treasured in His Church for centuries. Many seekers, however, have yet to find this path, and many contemporary teachers and spiritual guides have failed to teach this path, even to today. This ought not be. There are today many new attempts to renew, awaken, invigorate and vivify the Church and her members There are many program packages, including guides, books, videos, training manuals, leaders, and so on. "Church renewal in a Box Prepackaged - everything you need " Many of these new programs promise much, but deliver little that is lasting, because they lack the depth, the wisdom and the unction that is needed for this task They promise new insights, but fail to see what is there already, in the traditional wisdom of the Church. Persons sincerely seeking holy Truth, eternal Truth, no matter the cost, need God Himself to guide them. The wisdom, depth and unction that is needed was found by the holy saints, and embraced by the holy saints, and lived by them. Their examples, their writings and experiences are the foundations of the "renewal program" that the Church needs, and that you and I need personally, to grow in the life of Christ. He the Lord will guide us, in His Holy Spirit, if we will avoid the latest innovations that come and go, and receive instead, and cling tenaciously to all that is proven, trustworthy and true. This book presents the traditional Catholic spirituality that has been tested and proven in the lives of the saints. Our spiritual life develops and grows in a way not unlike our physical, emotional and intellectual lives. There are stages of human growth, stages common to our growth both in natural human life and in supernatural spiritual life. We have an "interior" life ordered to our calling to true, personal communion with God the Holy Trinity. That interior life is intended to grow, develop and mature. And if we will follow Truth, we will find all that we seek. This book is offered to help the sincere seeker find, and grow, toward the "all" He created us for: beatitude in Him.
Vertaile hintoja
“Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken”

“Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken”

Thomas J Ryan; Richard R Schaus

Savas Beatie
2022
nidottu
Thousands of books and articles examine nearly every aspect of the Civil War, but the important retreat of the armies from the Gettysburg battlefield to the Potomac River has been but little covered. Until now, no one had produced a critical analysis of the command decisions made during that fateful time based upon available intelligence. “Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken”: Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg, July 4 to July 14, 1863, by Thomas J. Ryan and Richard R. Schaus, now available in paperback, rectifies this oversight. This comprehensive day-by-day account, which begins after the end of the Gettysburg battle, examines how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln’s mandate to bring about the “literal or substantial destruction” of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s defeated and retreating Army of Northern Virginia. As far as Lincoln was concerned, if Meade aggressively pursued and confronted Lee before he could escape across the flooded Potomac River, “the rebellion would be over.” The long and bloody three-day battle exhausted both armies. Both commanders faced the difficult tasks of rallying their troops for more marching and fighting. Lee had to keep his army organized and motivated enough to conduct an orderly withdrawal into Virginia. Meade faced the same organizational and motivational challenges with the added expectation of catching and defeating a still-dangerous enemy. Central to their decision-making was the information they received from their intelligence gathering resources about the movements, intentions, and capability of the enemy. The eleven-day period after Gettysburg was a battle of wits to determine which commander better understood the information he received and directed his army accordingly. Prepare for some surprising revelations. Ryan and Schaus rely on a host of primary sources to craft their study, including letters, memoirs, diaries, official reports, newspapers, and telegrams. The threading of these intelligence gems creates a gripping narrative with a significant amount of new information—which the authors use to offer their own direct and often damning conclusions. “Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken” is a sequel to Thomas Ryan’s Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign (Savas Beatie, 2015), the recipient of the Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award and Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Distinguished Book Award.
Vertaile hintoja
“Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken”

“Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken”

Thomas J. Ryan; Richard R. Schaus

Savas Beatie
2019
sidottu
Countless books have examined the battle of Gettysburg, but the retreat of the armies to the Potomac River and beyond has not been as thoroughly covered. “Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken”: Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 to July 14, 1863, by Thomas J. Ryan and Richard R. Schaus goes a long way toward rectifying this oversight. This comprehensive study focuses on the immediate aftermath of the battle and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln’s mandate to bring about the “literal or substantial destruction” of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s retreating Army of Northern Virginia. As far as the president was concerned, if Meade aggressively pursued and confronted Lee before he could escape across the flooded Potomac River, “the rebellion would be over.” The long and bloody three-day battle exhausted both armies. Their respective commanders faced difficult tasks, including the rallying of their troops for more marching and fighting. Lee had to keep his army organized and motivated enough to conduct an orderly withdrawal away from the field. Meade faced the same organizational and motivational challenges, while assessing the condition of his victorious but heavily damaged army, to determine if it had sufficient strength to pursue and crush a still-dangerous enemy. Central to the respective commanders’ decisions was the information they received from their intelligence-gathering resources about the movements, intentions, and capability of the enemy. The eleven-day period after Gettysburg was a battle of wits to determine which commander better understood the information he received, and directed the movements of his army accordingly. Prepare for some surprising revelations. Woven into this account is the fate of thousands of Union prisoners who envisioned rescue to avoid incarceration in wretched Confederate prisons, and a characterization of how the Union and Confederate media portrayed the ongoing conflict for consumption on the home front. The authors utilized a host of primary sources to craft their study, including letters, memoirs, diaries, official reports, newspapers, and telegrams, and have threaded these intelligence gems in an exciting and fast-paced narrative that includes a significant amount of new information. “Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken” is a sequel to Thomas Ryan’s Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign, the recipient of the Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award and Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Distinguished Book Award.
Vertaile hintoja
Historical Atlas of Colorado

Historical Atlas of Colorado

Thomas J. Noel; Paul F. Mahoney; Richard E. Stevens

University of Oklahoma Press
1994
nidottu
This unique historical atlas will help you to comprehend quickly Colorado's geography and its fascinating past - from the prehistoric Indian cultures to the modern metropolises, from the Spanish and French explorers to the modern ski resorts. The full-page, clearly drawn maps and the lively text provide easy access to the essential information about the Highest State.Colorado's history has been played out on a spectacular landscape. The highest mountains of the continental divide cut the state in half with a two-mile-high barrier. This rocky obstacle long served as a tribal and international boundary and as an impediment to exploration and settlement. All that changed in 1858 when gold was discovered on the South Platte River. Within two years, 100,000 people rushed to Colorado, the home of instant cities and instant millionaires. Quickly, the state evolved from a most rugged and remote frontier into a booming mining and agricultural center.Compiled by three leading authorities on Colorado history and geography, this atlas is designed for both students and tourists. Scholars will profit from the maps of little-known phenomena such as the earliest county lines and the explorers' routes. Weekend tourists will learned to follow old trails, stagecoach lines, and narrow-gauge railroads to ghost towns, historic districts, literary landmarks, quaint bed-and-breakfasts, and other attractions.For easy use, the atlas is well organized into sections on geography, political boundaries, mining, transportation, settlement and urbanization, and recreational and historic areas. The extensive references for each of the sixty maps are a gold mine of detailed and esoteric literature. No Colorado traveler, whether in an armchair or hiking back country, should be without the Historical Atlas of Colorado.
Vertaile hintoja
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Richard A. Swanson; Thomas J. Chermack

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
nidottu
With the volatile nature of today’s workplaces, analysis tools are more valuable than ever: this book provides those tools to capture human expertise before it leaves the organization.The concepts of analysis may be timeless, but recent years have seen massive changes in terms of organizational structures, work systems, and worker requirements, such as remote working and increased employee turnover. This book covers the theory and concepts behind performance improvement, and then turns to the real-world work of performance diagnosis, process improvement, and task documentation, introducing cross-functional task analysis, which recognizes the changing nature of work as more of today’s tasks are extensive and require collaboration across jobs. Each chapter can stand alone if organizations need to focus on a particular area, and includes examples that reflect contemporary work, from job descriptions to task inventories and specific task analyses.One of the only texts providing the tools and processes necessary to analyze workplace performance, document human expertise, and develop training materials, this book is intended for managers, executives, students, and any workplace or organization development professional interested in human expertise and how to manage it.
Vertaile hintoja
ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Richard A. Swanson; Thomas J. Chermack

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
sidottu
With the volatile nature of today’s workplaces, analysis tools are more valuable than ever: this book provides those tools to capture human expertise before it leaves the organization.The concepts of analysis may be timeless, but recent years have seen massive changes in terms of organizational structures, work systems, and worker requirements, such as remote working and increased employee turnover. This book covers the theory and concepts behind performance improvement, and then turns to the real-world work of performance diagnosis, process improvement, and task documentation, introducing cross-functional task analysis, which recognizes the changing nature of work as more of today’s tasks are extensive and require collaboration across jobs. Each chapter can stand alone if organizations need to focus on a particular area, and includes examples that reflect contemporary work, from job descriptions to task inventories and specific task analyses.One of the only texts providing the tools and processes necessary to analyze workplace performance, document human expertise, and develop training materials, this book is intended for managers, executives, students, and any workplace or organization development professional interested in human expertise and how to manage it.
Vertaile hintoja
The Properties of Gases and Liquids, Sixth Edition

The Properties of Gases and Liquids, Sixth Edition

J. Richard Elliott; Vladimir Diky; Thomas A. Knotts IV; W. Vincent Wilding

McGraw-Hill Education
2023
nidottu
A thoroughly revised edition of the go-to chemical engineering referenceFully updated for the latest advances, this must-have chemical engineering guide serves as a single source for up-to-date physical data, chemical data, and predictive and estimation methods. The Properties of Gases and Liquids, Sixth Edition provides the latest curated data on over 480 compounds and includes a special section devoted to the interpretation of uncertainty in physical property estimation. You will get new coverage of advanced EOSs, advanced computational methods, quantum density functional theory, and semi-empirical combinations. Clear explanations and sample calculations are provided throughout this all-inclusive resource.Coverage includes:Traditional and non-traditional estimation methodsUncertaintyCritical properties and related constantsIdeal gas propertiesSaturation properties and virial coefficientsEquations of state for pure compoundsEquations of state for mixture propertiesVapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-liquid equilibriaInfinite dilution activity coefficientsViscosity and thermal conductivityDiffusivity and surface tension
Vertaile hintoja
Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

Ellen Sue Turner; Thomas R. Hester; Richard L. McReynolds; Harry J. Shafer

Taylor Trade Publishing
2012
pokkari
Useful for academic and recreational archaeologists alike, this book identifies and describes over 200 projectile points and stone tools used by prehistoric Native American Indians in Texas. This third edition boasts twice as many illustrations—all drawn from actual specimens—and still includes charts, geographic distribution maps and reliable age-dating information. The authors also demonstrate how factors such as environment, locale and type of artifact combine to produce a portrait of these ancient cultures.
Vertaile hintoja
Festschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen zu Ehren des Herrn Ministerpräsidenten Karl Arnold

Festschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen zu Ehren des Herrn Ministerpräsidenten Karl Arnold

Richard Alewyn; Herbert Von Einem; Joseph Höffner; Günther Jachmann; Gerhard Kegel; Josef Kroll; Thomas Ohm; Hans Peters; Josef Pieper; Karl Heinrich Rengstorf; Fritz Schalk; Georg Schreiber; Friedrich Karl Schumann; Franz Steinbach; Hans Erich Stier; Jost Trier; Leo Weisgerber; Harry Westermann; Hans J. Wolff; Leo Brandt; Kurt Alder; Volker Aschoff; Friedrich Becker; Heinrich Behnke; Theodor Beste; Hans Braun; Wilhelm Fucks; Wilhelm Groth; Fritz Gummert; Burckhardt Helferich; Walther G. Hoffmann; Walter Kikuth; Bruno Kuske

Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften
1955
nidottu
Funf Jahre Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur wissenschaftliche Forschung in den vielfaltigen Bezirken der Naturwissenschaften und Technik, seit einigen Jahren notwendig und wirksam erganzt durch die Forschung auf geistes wissenschaftlichem Gebiet, ist zu einem Begriff fur deutsche Forschung und hervorragende Forschungsergebnisse nicht nur in Nordrhein-Westfalen, ihrem Wurzel- und Nahrboden, sondern weit daruber hinaus im Bereich unseres gesamten Vaterlandes geworden, sogar mit Ausstrahlungen in die ganze Welt und Resonanz aus der ganzen Welt. Ein Beweis dafur, dass die Insti tution, die gar keine Institution im engeren und regelnden Sinne ist und auch nicht sein sollte, sondern ein freiwilliger Zusammenschluss namhafter Wissen schaftler und Forscher aus allen Gebieten der wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, in Plan und Anlage richtig war und sich sinnvoll und zweckdienlich ent faltet hat. Was heisst in diesem Falle "zweckdienlich"? Dem Zweck des Austausches, der gegenseitigen Befruchtung von Forschern der verschiedensten Species in Rede und Aussprache dienen, um der Gefahr der Einseitigkeit, der jeder Spezialwissenschaftler ausgesetzt ist, zu begegnen und zu entgehen, um teilzuhaben an den Aufgaben, Erkenntnissen und Ergebnissen des Kollegen der benachbarten, aber und besonders auch der entfernteren wissenschaft lichen Bereiche. Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Forschung hat in ihren regelmassigen Sitzun gen und durch ihre zahlreichen Veroffentlichungen einen Reichtum aus " ... Wort und Widerwort und wieder Wort ... " wie es auf der Beschriftung des Vogel Phonix von Ewald Mathare in der Vorhalle des Landtags heisst, gewonnen, eine Fulle von Erkenntnissen geschaffen, wie sie in dieser Reich weite und Tiefe kaum auf andere Weise zu erzielen sind als in einer solchen wissenschaftlichen "Societat.""
Vertaile hintoja
Preparation of Compounds Labeled with Tritium and Carbon-14

Preparation of Compounds Labeled with Tritium and Carbon-14

Rolf Voges; J. Richard Heys; Thomas Moenius

John Wiley Sons Inc
2009
sidottu
Compounds labeled with carbon-14 and tritium are indispensable tools for research in biomedical sciences, discovery and development of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Preparation of Compounds Labeled with Tritium and Carbon-14 is a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date discussion of the strategies, synthetic approaches, reactions techniques, and resources for the preparation of compounds labeled with either of these isotopes. A large number of examples are presented for the use of isotopic sources and building blocks in the preparation of labeled target compounds, illustrating the range of possibilities for embedding isotopic labels in selected moieties of complex structures. Topics include: Formulation of synthetic strategies for preparing labeled compoundsIsotope exchange methods and synthetic alternatives for preparing tritiated compoundsIn-depth discussion of carbon-14 building blocks and their utility in synthesisPreparation of enantiomerically pure isotopically labeled compoundsApplications of biotransformations Preparation of Compounds Labeled with Tritium and Carbon-14 is an essential guide to the specialist strategies and tactics used by chemists to prepare compounds tagged with theradioactive atoms carbon-14 and tritium.
Vertaile hintoja
Data Mining: Know It All

Data Mining: Know It All

Soumen Chakrabarti; Richard E. Neapolitan; Dorian Pyle; Mamdouh Refaat; Markus Schneider; Toby J. Teorey; Ian H. Witten; Earl Cox; Eibe Frank; Ralf Hartmut Güting; Jiawei Han; Xia Jiang; Micheline Kamber; Sam S. Lightstone; Thomas P. Nadeau

Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
2008
sidottu
This book brings all of the elements of data mining together in a single volume, saving the reader the time and expense of making multiple purchases. It consolidates both introductory and advanced topics, thereby covering the gamut of data mining and machine learning tactics ? from data integration and pre-processing, to fundamental algorithms, to optimization techniques and web mining methodology. The proposed book expertly combines the finest data mining material from the Morgan Kaufmann portfolio. Individual chapters are derived from a select group of MK books authored by the best and brightest in the field. These chapters are combined into one comprehensive volume in a way that allows it to be used as a reference work for those interested in new and developing aspects of data mining. This book represents a quick and efficient way to unite valuable content from leading data mining experts, thereby creating a definitive, one-stop-shopping opportunity for customers to receive the information they would otherwise need to round up from separate sources.
Vertaile hintoja
1234...50