Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Presenting a comprehensive history of modern suicide terrorists, this book looks at what they are trying to achieve and what motivates them to take such extreme measures.
Presenting a comprehensive history of modern suicide terrorists, this book looks at what they are trying to achieve and what motivates them to take such extreme measures.
Emergency exercises address and reveal the significant gaps between plans and capabilities. They are an important component of an organization's emergency planning and preparedness, yet few emergency managers and practitioners have training in designing or evaluating emergency exercises. In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. The book focuses on natural disasters and technological emergencies that occur in communities of any size. It provides emergency planners, public health professionals, emergency managers, police officers, and fire fighters with an in-depth look at exercise design issues and an accessible guide to designing and evaluating emergency exercises.
Emergency exercises: objectives & purpose - Essential exercise design elements and steps - Issues in exercise design - Exercise organization and structure - Exercise control and management - Exercise evaluation principles - Exercise ...
A delectable potpourri of quizzes--Who wrote the first mystery in which the narrator was the murderer?--acrostics, and puzzles to challenge, delight, and humble mystery-addicts
A delectable potpourri of quizzes--Who wrote the first mystery in which the narrator was the murderer?--acrostics, and puzzles to challenge, delight, and humble mystery-addicts
Chronicles the achievements of nine Afro-Americans responsible for inventions related to important parts of modern life such as refrigeration, electric lighting, and transportation.
Chronicles the achievements of nine Afro-Americans responsible for inventions related to important parts of modern life such as refrigeration, electric lighting, and transportation.
This book describes and analyses programmes and approaches to the teaching of thinking from all around the world, providing ideas for teachers to use in their own classroom.
This book describes and analyses programmes and approaches to the teaching of thinking from all around the world, providing ideas for teachers to use in their own classroom.
In agriculture no less than the other practical arts, technique has played a determining role. Besides provide the instruments for the creation of a centralized economy, technique has spawned numerous tools, such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers, bioengineered crops, and confined animal feeding operations. These and other technologies have transformed agriculture into agribusiness, thereby taking the art out of farming.
In agriculture no less than the other practical arts, technique has played a determining role.
