“chris packard”

Was the American Cowboy gay? Judging from the earliest representations of cowboys and other frontier figures in popular literature--who typically preferred a "buddy" over a wife--the answer seems to be yes. Evidence from books by nineteenth-century Western writers (from legends such as James Fenimor... More

Building upon the foundation set in the first edition, Statins: The HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in Perspective examines existing and emerging statins and their beneficial effectiveness in reducing serum cholesterol. The breadth of coverage and depth of information in this book provide an authoritat... More

Compiled from experience, observation and research, '2000 Tips for Teachers' is essential reading for all teachers, providing access to wide-ranging and practical advice and ideas, presented here in a unique, easy-to-use format. This book will save your time and help you to further your personal and... More

Representing a brave and insightful shift away from narrow perspectives on behaviour management, this book draws practitioners towards a more holistic understanding of ourselves and how we impact on children's learning and behaviour. The authors' brilliant new conceptual model of 'whole-brain' behav... More

Representing a brave and insightful shift away from narrow perspectives on behaviour management, this book draws practitioners towards a more holistic understanding of ourselves and how we impact on children??'s learning and behaviour. The authors??? brilliant new conceptual model of ???whole-brain?... More

Boards play a crucial role in ensuring that public and nonprofit publicly accountable and perform well. Following various failures and scandals they face increasing scrutiny, pressure and expectations. Serious questions have been raised about the ability of boards to govern effectively. Such concern... More

Specifically designed to help advanced system administrators get the most out of their HP-UX systems.This book introduces the basics of disk management and logical volumes in HP-UX systems. It presents hard-to-find information about HP-UX file system management, and the new Journaled File System. It... More

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity? How has the notion of what makes "good" or "bad" music changed over the years-and what does this tell us about the writers who have assigned these tags to... More