“andrew m jones”

What links the world's most dynamic, successful companies - the companies that are transforming the way we live our lives? Rootling around in the Googlemould, Dr Andrew Jones has unearthed some remarkable connections and consistencies. In The Innovation Acid Test, he lays out for us the defining pra... More

Why is colored glass the big new feature in architecture? A leader in the movement offers his ideas on why this style--which stands as a major break from the mostly monochrome glass that dominated buildings for the past 50 years--has become so popular. More than 325 full-color photos showcase the wo... More

A Primer on Scientific Programming, Stochastic Modeling, and Simulation Using R An introductory text, this book surveys a range of useful mathematical tools that either require or are illuminated by scientific computation. The focus is on the use of R, an open-source programming environment. Input a... More

Colour shapes our world in profound, if sometimes subtle, ways. It helps us to classify, form opinions, and make aesthetic and emotional judgements. Colour operates in every culture as a symbol, a metaphor, and as part of an aesthetic system. Yet archaeologists have traditionally subordinated the st... More

Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising n... More

The sweltering summer of 1911. Trouble is brewing with Germany. Half the country is on strike; the other half seems to be in flames. And in his most perplexing case to date, railway detective Jim Stringer has forty-eight hours to solve a murder not yet committed . . . One Friday evening, a special ... More

The Dictionary of Globalization provides a critical overview of the contemporary globalization debate, bringing together all the disparate elements of a vast and ever-growing literature. Framed by a lively introductory chapter which examines the emergence and propulsion of this concept into widespr... More

Well known manual of doctrine for all those requiring an introduction to the Christian faith.This edition contains the addition of scripture proofs in full notes by Roderick Lawson. The Westminster Shorter Catechism has been an effective tool for teaching the Christian faith to young and old for ove... More