Knowledge Matters

With a biodome-by-biodome structure that mirrors Mother Nature's own design, "Earth Matters" is a celebration of the planet, a warning to protect it, and an inspiring sourcebook full of ideas for maki

Writing Matters TabbedMake it your own!Writing Matters Tabbed unites research, reasoning, documentation, grammar, and style into a cohesive whole, helping students see the conventions of writing as a

Get hands-on experience with this Lab Manual! Designed to accompany Trefil’s Physics Matters, this Lab Manual contains 20 different labs covering major topics with common equipment. Written

Physics Matters is a textbook for an introductory physics course for non-science majors. Written by authors who have vast experience in communicating science to general audiences, Physics Matters conv

On a quest for what matters most, the author discovers the joy of being fully aliveAs chairman of Special Olympics, Timothy P. Shriver has dedicated his life to the world’s most forgotten minority—peo

Make American Government matter while increasing student performance, student engagement, and critical analysis skills with "Government Matters, " 1e, now available with "GinA," an educational game in

Extensively revised and expanded in this second edition, Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works examines morality from an environmental perspective. Featuring seventy-one accessi

Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the ca

Art Matters is the definitive study of Hemingway's short story aesthetics, locating Hemingway's art in literary historical contexts and explaining what he learned from earlier artists such as Edgar Al

Why Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and emotional brain systems, and presents the startling d

Praise for "Life Matters": "A great read This book is a great read, especially if you have a family, where balance in life is paramount "--Larry King, Host of "Larry King Live""Roger and Rebecca Merri

In this unique tribute, veteran journalist and award winning author Pete Hamill remembers and pays tribute to the legacy of Frank Sinatra. Why Sinatra Matters draws on Hamill's years-long friendship

This book describes in detail the relationship between symbolic representations of knowledge and abstract states of knowledge, exploring along the way the foundations of knowledge, knowledge bases, kn

Looking at ways to encode prior knowledge and to extract, refine, and revise knowledge within a neurocomputing system.Neurocomputing methods are loosely based on a model of the brain as a network of s

Offers insight into how organizational knowledge is created, how it can be effectively shared, and why knowledge transfer systems work when they do, drawing on an in-depth study of organizations inclu

Consumption matters to everyone, arguably more than ever before. This up-to-date selection of papers considers some of the key changes in the patterning and social significance of consumption. It is b

All-new, comprehensive review and preparation for the Praxis II: Elementary Education Content Knowledge Exam (5018), which most states require you to pass in order to be an elementary educator.

This inspiring book helps remove refined sugar where it really matters - in sweets and cakes!

Between the early seventeenth and the mid-nineteenth century, the field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline of medicine, produced knowledge that questioned the traditional

This 3rd Edition of the CliffsNotes FTCE General Knowledge test-prep guide captures the recent changes to the FTCE General Knowledge test, which would-be teachers in Florida must successfully pass as

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, is the official reference manual for pilots at all levels. An indispensable and invaluable encyclopedia, it

What is essential knowledge for architecture? This frequently posed question targets fundamental principles of design, those basic criteria and priorities through which disciplinary stability is ensur

Building on the success of the second edition, the third edition of Knowledge Management in Organizations presents a critical introduction to the subject. Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, en

The Harvard Business Review was among the first to identify the importance of knowledge management, & now the cutting-edge thinking & practical applications that are defining the field are convenientl

The development of modern communication and information technologies like the Internet and globalization have not only changed access and spread of the available knowledge but also the speed of collec

Knowledge is information that is essential to transact business in ways that improve employee performance and an organization's competitiveness. It is vital to treat such knowledge--which can be anyth

This book is a companion to Volume 8 - General Engineering Knowledge" in the "Reed's Marine Engineering Series", and is based on the DoT sylabus of Engineering Knowledge for

A step-by-step guide for turning information into advantage This book describes a ten-step method that empowers companies to transform their information into knowledge, helping managers develop and ma

Asserting that knowledge is a key source of competitive strength and intelligent strategy, Hatten and Rosenthal (business, Boston U. and consultants, both) present a model, test, and review to help fr

Encyclopedia of Knowledge is a definitive encyclopedia, covering everything kids aged 9+ need to know about the world. Six themed sections for easy navigation Information presented as bullet points, l

A Wolfson History Prize FinalistA Sunday Times Book of the Year "If you care about books, and if you believe we must all stand up to the destruction of knowledge and cultural heritage, this is a brilliant read--both powerful and prescient."--Elif Shafak "Wonderful...full of good stories and burning with passion."--Sunday Times "Timely and authoritative...Touches not only high politics but also information technology and life-and-death drama...I enjoyed it immensely."--Philip Pullman "The sound of a warning vibrates through this book."--The Guardian "Essential reading for anyone concerned with libraries and what Ovenden outlines as their role in 'the support of democracy, the rule of law and open society.'"--Wall Street Journal "Ovenden emphasizes that attacks on books, archives and recorded information are the usual practice of authoritarian regimes."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post Libraries have been ransacked since ancient times but the deliberate destruction of knowledge has increa

The Dawn of X reaches a pivotal point in its evolution! IN X-MEN, the Krakoan leaders show humanity exactly what real power looks like! And Beast of X-FORCE takes matters into his own hands when a pie

Strong and proud, the tiger is lord of the jungle, but all his strength and boldness cannot keep him safe from the human hunters. In captivity, the tiger realises that what really matters is not stren

Had they found each other again after all these years, only to lose everything that matters most?As children, Jade Conner and Tanner Eastman were best friends—until scandal drove them apart. The

Political polarization in America is at an all-time high, and the conflict has moved beyond disagreements about matters of policy. For the first time in more than twenty years, research has shown that

From Gold Star father and beloved Democratic National Convention speaker Khizr Khan comes a book for young people about the Constitution—what it says and why it matters for everyone. Our Fo

Pilot license candidates studying for the Private and Recreational Pilot FAA Knowledge Exam will find sample questions for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration exam database along wit

In the spirit of Adam Braun’s The Promise of a Pencil and Blake Mycoskie’s Start Something That Matters, Fully Alive tells the story of an astoundingly successful young entrepreneur’s immersion in Ama

Why popularity matters to adults as much as it did when they were in high school—and how we all can avoid the pitfalls that come with the wrong type of popularityPopular examines why popularity plays

When two-year-old tabby, Molly, loses her beloved owner, her world falls apart. Re-homed with three cat-hating dogs, she decides to take matters into her own paws and embarks on a grueling journey to