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Universe: Solar System, Stars, and Galaxies, 7th Edition
(Cengage Learning, 2011)With their best-selling astronomy textbook, UNIVERSE: SOLAR SYSTEM, STARS, AND GALAXIES, authors Mike Seeds and Dana Backman help you understand your place in the universe--not just your location in space but your role in ... -
Universities and the Production of Elites: Discourses, Policies, and Strategies of Excellence and Stratification in Higher Education
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This book explores how universities as organizations influence and construct the production of academic elites and elitist institutions. It analyzes the role played by the reorganization of higher education (HE) institutions, ... -
Universities as Agencies
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This book discusses how modern universities increasingly use reputation management in relation to internal and external challenges. Universities are increasingly characterized by social embeddedness, relating to many ... -
Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build a Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Energy System
(MIT Press, 2011)Energy innovation offers us our best chance to solve the three urgent and interrelated problems of climate change, worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, and rapidly growing energy demand. But if we are to achieve a ... -
Untangling the Web
(Faber & Faber, 2013)The World Wide Web is the most revolutionary innovation of our time. In the last decade, it has utterly transformed our lives. But what real effects is it having on our social world? What does it mean to be a modern family ... -
Until There Is Justice: The Life of Anna Arnold Hedgeman
(Oxford University Press, 2016)A demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in over half a century of social justice initiatives. Like many of her colleagues, including A. ... -
Urban Economics
(McGraw-Hill Education, 2011)Over the course of two decades, Urban Economics has achieved a worldwide audience, and has been translated into Chinese, Greek, Russia, and Korean. Like the seven previous editions, this edition provides a clear and concise ... -
Urbanization and Urban Governance in China: Issues, Challenges, and Development
(Palgrave Macmillan US, 2018)This book explores the process of urbanization and the profound challenges to China’s urban governance. Economic productivity continues to rise, with increasingly uneven distribution of prosperity and accumulation of wealth. ... -
US RDA TEST COPY RECORD GSLIS7 Macroeconomics : private and public choice
(Cengage Learning, 2010)Until the 1970s, there was a consensus in applied macroeconometrics, both regarding the theoretical foundation and the empirical specification of macroeconometric modelling, commonly known as the Cowles Commission approach. ... -
Usable social science
(University of California Press, 2012)Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and ... -
Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
(McGraw-Hill Education, 2015)The streamlined companion to the classic Users' Guides to the Medical Literature--fully updated and revised This compact guide condenses the most clinically relevant content of the landmark Users' Guides to the Medical ... -
The uses of social investment
(Oxford University Press, 2017)The Uses of Social Investment provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the limits and potential of social ... -
Using accounting and financial information : analyzing, forecasting and decision making
(Business Expert Press, 2015)Accounting often is referred to as the language of business, unfortunately, many business professionals lack the fluency in this unique language required to perform basic financial analysis, prepare budgetary forecasts, ... -
Using Econometrics: A Practical Guide (7th Edition)
(Pearson, 2016)For courses in Econometrics. A Clear, Practical Introduction to Econometrics Using Econometrics: A Practical Guide offers readers an innovative introduction to elementary econometrics. Through real-world examples and ... -
Using Excel for business analysis : a guide to financial modelling fundamentals
(Wiley, 2015)Using Excel for Business Analysis, Revised Edition provides practical guidance for anyone looking to build financial models. Whether for business proposals, opportunity evaluation, financial reports, or any other business ... -
Using Excel for Business Analysis, Website: A Guide to Financial Modelling Fundamentals
(Wiley, 2012)A clear, concise, and easy-to-use guide to financial modelling suitable for practitioners at every level. Using a fundamental approach to financial modelling that's accessible to both new and experienced professionals, ... -
Using Financial Accounting Information: The Alternative to Debits and Credits
(South-Western College, 2010)Using Financial Accounting Information: The Alternative to Debits and Credits (7th Edition) is a non-debit/credit text known for its strong decision-making focus, its incorporation of flagship companies for increased ... -
Using think-aloud interviews and cognitive labs in educational research
(Oxford University Press, 2017)This volume focuses on distinguishing psychological interview methods for probing distinct forms of student cognition for assessment purposes: student problem solving versus student comprehension and understanding of the ... -
USMLE Step 2 CK , Second Edition
(McGraw-Hill Education, 2010)Deja Review: USMLE Step 2 CK boils down your coursework to just the critical concepts you ned to know for exam success. This unbeatable guide features a quick-read, two-column "flashcard" QandA format--specifically designed ... -
Utilitarian Philosophy and Politics: Bentham's Later Years
(Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011)Exploring the life, work and ideas of the great 19th century utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, this study takes a unique look at his intellectual project from the point of view of the development of his political ...