Subject(s): Nasr, Seyyed Hossein | Tibi, Bassam | Ramadan, Tariq | Islam -- 20th century | East and West | Islam -- Relations | Modernism and Islam | Islamic awakening Summary: In this book, the author assesses the social vision of three western Muslim intellectuals, Seyyed H. Nasr, Bassam Tibi and Tariq Ramadan. He finds that the thoughts of N

Subject(s): Mulgrew, Gary -- Imprisonment | Prisoners -- Texas Big Spring | Prisons -- Texas Big Spring Summary: Imagine you're a 35 year old, white, British, middle-class business man sentenced to three years in Big Spring, one of America's most notorious prisons. You've been told that if get into any trouble, your sentence will be

Subject(s): Nuclear reactors -- Fluid dynamics | Nuclear energy Summary: "This book provides a concise and up-to-date summary of the essential thermo-hydraulic analyses and design principles of nuclear reactors for electricity generation. Beginning with the basic nuclear physics, it leads through technical and quantitative analyses to descr

Subject(s): Banks and banking | Electronic funds transfers Summary: "Technology is permanently transforming the banking industry, and digital payments are the keyElectronic Payments, Mobile Commerce, and Virtual Banking: A Guide to Innovation, Partnering, and Regulation takes a hands-on approach to competing in the modern banking environmen

Subject(s): Creative ability in business | Management Summary: 'Chris Bilton's and Stephen Cummings' Handbook of Management and Creativity collects some of the very best research on creativity and why and how it matters to companies and their management. It is an important addition to our understanding of the management of creativit

Subject(s): Military policy -- United States | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Business cycles -- United States | Globalization -- Economic aspects | United States -- Defenses Economic aspects | United States -- Foreign economic relations Summary: "In A Political Economy of American Hegemony, Thomas Oatley explores how America's mi

Subject(s): Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes | Negotiation | Conflict management | Negotiation in business Summary: "Negotiation has always been an important alternative to the use of force in managing international disputes. This textbook provides students with the insight and knowledge needed to evaluate how negotiation c

Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Japan | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Japan | Industrial mobilization -- History -- 20th century -- Japan | Military planning -- History -- 20th century -- Japan | Japan -- Armed Forces Mobilization History -- 20th century | Japan -- Economic policy -- 1918-1945 | Japan -

Subject(s): Roof gardening -- Design | Green roofs (Gardening) | Urban gardens -- Design | Ecological landscape design | Landscape design Summary: Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated

Subject(s): Sustainable architecture | Sustainable design Summary: "The promise of environmental architecture is here. An extensive pattern is emerging, where the most innovative of contmeporary building design is a response to place. Instead of overcoming nature and supplanting cultural acumen, hyperlocal architecture embraces the comlplex