Leadership : practice and perspectives / by Roe, Kevin, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The basic frameworks : Trait theory-description, analysis, and use -- Behavioural models -- The style approach to leadership -- Situational and contingent leadership -- Charisma and transformational leadership -- Authentic leadership -- Followership -- Part 2. …”
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From Local Patriotism to a Planetary Perspective : impact crater research in Germany, 1930s - 1970s / by Kölbl-Ebert, Martina

Table of Contents: “…Introducing the smoking gun -- Early impactists and their sources -- Dismissing the impact I -- A letter from Berlin -- Kaalijärv crater and Köfels landslide -- Impact physics--beyond human imagination -- German geology -- Setting the stage -- The tide is turning -- Dismissing the impact II -- Testing an old theory -- Ries crater--a terrestrial proxy for the moon -- From local patriotism to a planetary perspective.…”
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Human Resource Management in Education : contexts, themes, and impact / by Mercer, Justine

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: globalization, human capital theory and human resource management -- Government legislation and societal values -- Teacher culture(s) and the crisis of confidence -- Leading school and college improvement -- Empowering groups and teams / with Dave Allman -- Designing learning organizations -- Greedy organizations -- Selecting and developing professionals -- Remodelling: new learning and teaching teams -- Appraisal and performance -- Conclusion: from micro-politics to sustained improvement.…”
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Essentials of sociology: A down to earth approach/ by Hensline James M

Table of Contents: “…Sociology : theory and method -- Culture and society -- Socialization, the life cycle, and aging -- Social interaction and everyday life -- Groups, networks, and organizations -- Conformity, deviance, and crime -- Stratification, class, and inequality -- Global inequality -- Gender inequality -- Ethnicity and race -- Families and intimate relationships -- Education and religion -- Politics and economic life -- The sociology of the body : health, illness, and sexuality -- Urbanization, population, and the environment -- Globalization in a changing world.…”
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Fundamentals of criminal law : responsibility, culpability, and wrongdoing / by Simester, A. P.

Table of Contents: “…Prolegomenon to part III -- 11. A pluralistic theory of culpability -- 12. Being unreasonable -- 13. …”
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Relations of Production : Marxist approaches to economic anthropology /

Table of Contents: “…Reflections on the relevance of a theory of the history of exchange.--Godelier, M. The concept of the Asiatic mode of production and Marxist models of social evolution.…”
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The manual of photography /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the imaging process -- Light theory -- Photographic light sources -- The human visual system -- Introduction to colour science -- Photographic and geometrical optics -- Images and image formation -- Sensitometry -- Image sensors -- Camera lenses -- Photographic camera systems -- Exposure and image control -- Image formation and the photographic process -- Digital cameras and scanners -- Displays -- Digital printing and materials -- Digital image file formats -- Image storage media and archiving -- Introduction to image quality and system performance -- Speed and sensitivity -- Tone reproduction -- Photographic colour reproduction -- Digital colour reproduction -- Noise, sharpness, resolution and information -- Digital image workflow -- Colour management systems -- Spatial image processing -- Digital image processing in the frequency domain -- Image compression.…”
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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics : a contemporary approach / by Harris, Jonathan M., Roach, Brian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the economy and the environment -- Changing perspectives on the environment -- Resources, environment, and economic development -- Economic analysis of environmental issues -- The theory of environmental externalities -- Common property resources and public goods -- Resource allocation over time -- Valuing the environment -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Pollution: analysis and policy -- Ecological economics and environmental accounting -- Ecological economics: basic concepts -- National income and environmental accounting -- Energy, climate change, and greening the economy -- Energy: the great transition -- Global climate change: science and analysis -- Global climate change: policy responses -- The green economy -- Population, agriculture, and resources -- Population and the environment -- Agriculture, food and environment -- Resources : scarcity and abundance -- Renewable resource use : fisheries -- Ecosystem management : forest ecosystems -- Water systems -- Environment, trade, and development -- World trade and the environment -- Institutions for sustainable development -- Index.…”
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The Art of Watercolor Painting: master techniques for creating stunning works of art in watercolor / by Needham, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Tools & Materials -- Watercolor Techniques -- Color Theory -- Stretching Your Own Paper -- ch. 1 Beginning Watercolor with Nancy Wylie -- Exploring Color -- Developing Landscapes -- Working with Perspective -- Rendering Snow -- Painting Wet-into-Wet -- Taking Artistic License -- ch. 2 Seascapes & Sunsets with Thomas Needham -- Seascape Elements & Techniques -- Sunset Techniques -- Exploiting the Sunlight -- Adding Shadows -- Rendering the Coastline -- Painting from Imagination -- Painting in Sections -- ch. 3 Landscapes with Ronald Pratt -- Injecting Color -- Creating Soft & Hard Edges -- Adding Elements -- Conveying Depth -- Painting Buildings -- Depicting Water -- Evoking Mood -- Capturing Reflections -- ch. 4 Animals with Deb Watson -- Blue Jay -- Bunny -- Deer in Snow -- Kitten -- ch. 5 Chinese Brush with Helen Tse -- Tools & Materials -- Basic Techniques -- Warming Up -- Sunflower & Ladybug -- Mountains & Clouds -- Enhancing a Painting.…”
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The International Handbook of School Effectiveness Research / by Teddlie, Charles

Table of Contents: “…School effectiveness and education indicators / Carol Fitz-Gibbon and Susan Kochan. Theory development in school effectiveness research / Bert Creemers, Jaap Scheerens and David Reynolds -- The future of school effectiveness research. …”
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Public Health Ethics and Practice /

Table of Contents: “…PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS, DEVELOPING A BASIS FOR PRACTICE: Theory and practice in public health ethics: a complex relationship / Angus Dawson -- Conclusion: taking forward the debate / Stephen Peckham and Alison Hann.…”
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MasterClass in Geography Education : transforming teaching and learning /

Table of Contents: “…Geography, Research and Theory, Roger Firth (University of Oxford, UK) and Graham Butt (Oxford Brookes University, UK)8. …”
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The Routledge handbook of mass media ethics /

Table of Contents: “…Craig -- Transparency in journalism : meanings, merits, and risks / Kyle Heim and Stephanie Craft -- Coercion, consent, and the struggle for social media / Kevin Healey -- Digital ethics in autonomous systems / Michael Bugeja -- Peace journalism / Seow Ting Lee -- Toward an institution-based theory of privacy / Lee Wilkins and Philip Patterson -- Islamic reform for democracy and global peace / Haydar Badawi Sadig -- Buddhist moral ethics : intend no harm, intend to be of benefit / S. …”
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