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Scholarly Pursuits

Author : M. Louisa Locke
Publisher : M. Louisa Locke
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scholarly Pursuits written by M. Louisa Locke and published by M. Louisa Locke. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Something is rotten in the state of Berkeley” --1881 Blue and Gold Yearbook, University of California: Berkeley In Scholarly Pursuits, the sixth full-length novel in the USA Today best-selling Victorian San Francisco mystery series, Locke explores life on the University of California: Berkeley campus in 1881, where Laura and her friends face the remarkably modern problems of fraternity hazings, fraught romantic relationships, and fractious faculty politics. While Annie and Nate Dawson and friends and family in the O’Farrell Street boardinghouse await a blessed event, Laura Dawson finds herself investigating why a young Berkeley student dropped out of school in the fall of 1880. No one, including her friend Seth Timmons, thinks this is a good idea, since she is juggling a full course load with a part-time job, but she can’t let the question of what happened to her friend go unanswered. Not when it means that other young women might be in danger. This cozy historical mystery of romantic suspense is set in the period immediately after the fifth book in the series, Pilfered Promises, and two novellas, Kathleen Catches a Killer and Dandy Delivers. However, it can be read as a stand-alone.

Academic Pursuits

Author : Guy R McPherson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Academic Pursuits written by Guy R McPherson and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary had the perfect job, the perfect wife, the perfect dog, indeed, it was the perfect life, and yet, somehow, he was making a perfect mess of it all. Being a high-ranking professor of journalism at his university put him in the awkward position of not only needing to know the truth but also to share it. He was getting a reputation for having a big mouth. Teaching that kind of idealism to his students was getting harder when his superiors were watching his every move and hoping he wouldn't notice their shenanigans. They were ready to go to any lengths to keep him quiet, and he was ready to fight back with the almighty powerful pen, and a bunch of scrappy students.A hilarious romp through the ivory towers of a state university, inspired by not so true events, fantastically unrealistic characters, and completely fabricated names and places-"wink, wink". Sprinkled with Merge-Matics like "Night of the Living Dead Poets Society: A mid-career professor in the humanities continuously re-lives the same poor performance in the classroom, as much to his own chagrin as that of his students." This is the first work of fiction by the legendary Dr. McXtinction, a.k.a., Guy McPherson. Written over two decades ago, this second edition is sure to entertain and maybe even inspire.

Excellence

Author : Andreas J. Köstenberger
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433530511
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Excellence written by Andreas J. Köstenberger and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are called to excellence in all aspects of our lives and activities, and not least in our character. Andreas Köstenberger summons all Christians, and especially aspiring pastors, scholars, and teachers, to a life of virtue lived out in excellence. Köstenberger moves through Christian virtues chapter by chapter, outlining the Bible's teaching and showing how Christ-dependent excellence in each area will have a profound impact on one's ministry and scholarship. Virtues covered include grace, courage, integrity, creativity, eloquence, humility, diligence, and service. This unique book is an important character check for all Christians engaged in teaching and ministry, and especially for those in training. Köstenberger's thoughtful volume will be a valuable touchstone for readers, for one's character is a critical matter in both scholarship and ministry.

Where You Stand is where You Sit: an Academic Administrator's Handbook (p)

Author : Robert V. Smith
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610754552
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Where You Stand is where You Sit: an Academic Administrator's Handbook (p) written by Robert V. Smith and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Pursuit of Knowledge

Author : Deborah Rhode
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804768177
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book In Pursuit of Knowledge written by Deborah Rhode and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-25 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although academics have never lacked for critics, publications on the profession tend to be either popularized polemics, which are engaging but misleading, or scholarly analyses, which are intellectually responsible but of little interest to anyone but specialists. In Pursuit of Knowledge offers an alternative: a unique portrait of academic life that should appeal to both experts and a general audience. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, including higher education, history, law, sociology, economics, and literature, the book focuses on the ways in which the pursuit of status has undermined the pursuit of knowledge. Deborah Rhode argues that both individual scholars and institutions in higher education are caught in an arms race of reputation. The result has been to skew priorities in scholarship, erode commitments to teaching, compromise efforts of public intellectuals, and impede effectiveness in administration. The book offers several solutions to counter these pervasive problems in our research institutions. Rhode makes a case for increasing accountability and realigning reward systems. She argues that what is needed is a greater sense of responsibility among universities and their faculties to narrow the gap between academic ideals and practices. In Pursuit of Knowledge is meticulously researched and elegantly written. It is also exceptionally entertaining in its use of quotations culled from over a hundred academic novels, including works by Kingsley Amis, Saul Bellow, David Lodge, and C.P. Snow.(For example, from P.G. Wodehouse's The Girl in Blue, "The Agee womantold us for three quarters of an hourhow she came to write her beastly book, when a simple apology was all that was required.") The result is a highly readable but also deeply reflective analysis of the academic profession.

Educational Philosophy of Dr S Radhakrishnan

Author : Dr V N Deshpande
Publisher : Manipal Universal Press
ISBN 13 : 9382460381
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Educational Philosophy of Dr S Radhakrishnan written by Dr V N Deshpande and published by Manipal Universal Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The spiritual homelessness of modern man cannot last long,’ thus believed Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), a prominent philosopher, educationalist, and one of the makers of modern India. His solution to the problems of humanity is a return to the religion of spirit, to be achieved through the right kind of education. Radhakrishnan advocated a sound educational philosophy aimed at harmonious development of the human personality, with utmost emphasis on moral and spiritual education. This book effectively presents Radhakrishnan’s thoughts, highlighting their relevance to the present day. The author has at length discussed Indian philosophy in comparison with the Western thought and successfully established that the East-West synthesis as propagated by Radhakrishnan is the need of the hour to arrest the self-destructive tendency of the world and ensure development and peace. Readers will also get an account of Radhakrishnan’s life story in the backdrop of the political history of pre and post-Independent India.

Applications of Nature-Inspired Computing and Optimization Techniques

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323957692
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Applications of Nature-Inspired Computing and Optimization Techniques written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Computers, Volume 135 highlights advances in the field, with this new volume, Applications of Nature-inspired Computing and Optimization Techniques presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including A Brief Introduction to Nature-inspired Computing, Optimization and Applications, Overview of Non-linear Interval Optimization Problems, Solving the Aircraft Landing Problem using the Bee Colony Optimization (BCO) Algorithm, Situation-based Genetic Network Programming to Solve Agent Control Problems, Small Signal Stability Enhancement of Large Interconnected Power System using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm Tuned Power System Stabilizer, Air Quality Modelling for Smart Cities of India by Nature Inspired AI – A Sustainable Approach, and much more.Other sections cover Genetic Algorithm for the Optimization of Infectiological Parameter Values under Different Nutritional Status, A Novel Influencer Mutation Strategy for Nature-inspired Optimization Algorithms to Solve Electricity Price Forecasting Problem, Recent Trends in Human and Bio Inspired Computing: Use Case Study from Retail Perspective, Domain Knowledge Enriched Summarization of Legal Judgment Documents via Grey Wolf Optimization, and a host of other topics. - Includes algorithm specific studies that cover basic introduction and analysis of key components of algorithms, such as convergence, solution accuracy, computational costs, tuning, and control of parameters - Comprises some of the major applications of different domains - Presents application specific studies, incorporating ways of designing objective functions, solution representation, and constraint handling

Political Thinkers of India - I

Author : Birinder Pal Kaur & Ishwar Singh
Publisher : Pencil
ISBN 13 : 9362631962
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Political Thinkers of India - I written by Birinder Pal Kaur & Ishwar Singh and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political thought is a mirror reflecting the intellectual, cultural, and socio-economic fabric of a society. It encapsulates the aspirations, struggles, and visions of individuals who dare to challenge the status quo and envision a better future for their nation. In the diverse tapestry of Indian political thought, there exists a rich tradition of visionary thinkers who have shaped the course of India's history and influenced its trajectory towards progress and social justice. "Political Thinkers of India - I" is a humble attempt to illuminate the lives, ideas, and legacies of some of the most influential political thinkers who have left an indelible mark on the Indian intellectual landscape.

Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy

Author : Marco Sgarbi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3319141694
Total Pages : 3618 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy written by Marco Sgarbi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 3618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives accurate and reliable summaries of the current state of research. It includes entries on philosophers, problems, terms, historical periods, subjects and the cultural context of Renaissance Philosophy. Furthermore, it covers Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Byzantine and vernacular philosophy, and includes entries on the cross-fertilization of these philosophical traditions. A unique feature of this encyclopedia is that it does not aim to define what Renaissance philosophy is, rather simply to cover the philosophy of the period between 1300 and 1650.

My Life's Journey: Reflections Of An Academic

Author : Wai-fah Chen
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981447486X
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book My Life's Journey: Reflections Of An Academic written by Wai-fah Chen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-09-21 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Wai-Fah Chen — a Chinese-born American academic and widely recognized structural engineering specialist in the field of mechanics, materials, and computing — has certainly led a fascinating life. A well-respected leader in the field of plasticity, structural stability, and structural steel design over the past half-century, he has made major contributions to introduce the mathematical theory of plasticity to civil engineering practice, especially in the application of limit analysis methods to the geotechnical engineering field. Having headed the engineering departments at the University of Hawaii and Purdue University, Chen is a widely cited author and the recipient of several national engineering awards, including the 1990 Shortridge Hardesty Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction.This book traces the life journey and reflections of Dr Chen. It presents a remarkable opportunity to understand his personal history and cultural passions: his struggle to achieve the American dream, his life as an eyewitness to the rise of China, and his career path to establish a solid engineering reputation. Presenting his scientific achievements spanning the last 40 years of his career, readers will thus be privy to his personal thoughts, experiences, and perspectives on these events.

Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Author : Basant Kumar Lal
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120802612
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Indian Philosophy by : Basant Kumar Lal

Download or read book Contemporary Indian Philosophy written by Basant Kumar Lal and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Indian Philosophy has arisen in awareness of the need to reconcile the forces of tradition with those of modernity. It is not merely repetitive. There is, in it, a definite attempt to construct a system. It develops under the conviction that the basic aim of Philosophy is to cultivate a world-view. This requires an awareness of the existential condition of life as also the con-sciousness of life s ulti-mate ideal, viz., redem-ption, not only of the individual, but of the total human race. It emphasises the ultimacy of spiritual values; yet it demonstrates that the roots of spiritual life lie in conditions that are essentially existential. The present study seeks to highlight these aspects of Contemporary Indian Philosophy. It is an attempt to rethink, in an academic manner, the thoughts of the contemporary thinkers, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya, S. Radhakrishnan, and Mohammad Iqbal. Different aspects of their thoughts have been systematised, categorised and placed under suitable philosophical heads in this work.

Pilfered Promises: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery

Author : M. Louisa Locke
Publisher : M. Louisa Locke
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pilfered Promises: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery written by M. Louisa Locke and published by M. Louisa Locke. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together. For Robert Livingston, the owner San Francisco’s newest grand emporium, the holidays don’t look so promising. Not if he can’t figure out how to stop whoever is stealing from his department store, the Silver Strike Bazaar. However, when he hires the Dawsons to investigate, they discover that behind the doors of his “Palace of Plenty,” nothing is quite what it seems. Pilfered Promises, a sweet cozy historical mystery, is the fifth novel in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery series featuring Annie and Nate Dawson and their friends and family in the O’Farrell Street boarding house.

The Learning Portfolio

Author : John Zubizarreta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470623633
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book The Learning Portfolio written by John Zubizarreta and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The learning portfolio is a powerful complement to traditional measures of student achievement and a widely diverse method of recording intellectual growth. This second edition of this important book offers new samples of print and electronic learning portfolios. An academic understanding of and rationale for learning portfolios and practical information that can be customized. Offers a review of the value of reflective practice in student learning and how learning portfolios support assessment and collaboration. Includes revised sample assignment sheets, guidelines, criteria, evaluation rubrics, and other material for developing print and electronic portfolios.

Dr. Mathura Lal Sharma: PERSONALITY AND SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTION

Author : Dr Vagisha Sharma
Publisher : SGSH Publications
ISBN 13 : 9366318010
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Dr. Mathura Lal Sharma: PERSONALITY AND SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTION written by Dr Vagisha Sharma and published by SGSH Publications. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a PhD work by Dr. Avinash Gupta submitted as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in year 1999 on Dr Mathura Lal Sharma, who is was a historian from Kota, Rajasthan, India. The dissertation was directed by Dr. Brij Kishore Sharma, who was an Associate Professor and Head of History Department at Kota Open University. The original work in Hindi is a beautiful depiction of Kota and Rajasthan's history and encouraged readers to explore the many books of Dr. Mathura Lal Sharma. Dr. Avinash Gupta's work immerses the reader in the Mughal and Pre-Independence eras of India as he narrates the events described in the original work by Dr. Mathuralal Sharma. All translation efforts were made to maintain the original meaning of Dr. Avinash Gupta's work.

Brush, Seal and Abacus

Author : Zhao Jie
Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
ISBN 13 : 9629967766
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Brush, Seal and Abacus written by Zhao Jie and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the social and cultural change in Ming China's lower Yangzi delta region from about 1500 to 1644. It takes three social groups—literati, scholarofficials and merchants—as the framework for discussing the political, socioeconomic and cultural forces that coalesced and reinforced one another to influence and facilitate the region’s change. A still wider perspective reveals how the region’s political ties with the state and commercial links with external markets impacted the region for better and for worse. The book also discusses the literati's reflection and discourse, which their participation in the change generated, on the issues of morality, money, politics and disorder. The reader, when brought into the richly textured social and cultural life of Ming China's heartland, will foster an appreciation of what it was like for the region and its people to live in an age of commercial and cultural vigor, which then descended into distress and despair. For scholars and for others conversant with Chinese history, and Ming history in particular, the extensive use of literati sources and the references to contemporary scholarship will be of interest.

A Learned Society in a Period of Transition

Author : Daphna Ephrat
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791446454
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book A Learned Society in a Period of Transition written by Daphna Ephrat and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-08-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the social significance of orthodox Islam during the medieval period in Baghdad.

The Politics of Reclusion

Author : Kendall H. Brown
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824819132
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Reclusion written by Kendall H. Brown and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese themes of the Four Graybeards of Mt. Shang and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove figure prominently in the art of Momoyama-period Japan (ca. 1575-1625). Kendall Brown proposes that the dense and multivalent implications of aesthetic reclusion central to these paintings made them appropriate for patrons of all classes - the military, who were presently in power, the aristocracy, who had lost power, and the Buddhist priesthood, who forsook power. These paintings, and their attendant messages, thus serve as dynamic cultural agents that elucidate the fundamental paradigms of early modern Japanese society. Unlike traditional art history studies, which emphasize the style and history of art objects, The Politics of Reclusion sets out to reconstruct the possible historical context for the interpretive reception and use of Chinese hermit themes within a specific period of Japanese art. In emphasizing the political dimension of aesthetic reclusion, it introduces into the field of Japanese art history a discussion of the politics of aesthetics that characterizes recent work in the field of Japanese literature. By embedding the paintings within the contexts of politics, philosophy, religion, and even gender, this study restores the reflexive relations between the paintings and their culture and, as such, is one of the first extensive intellectual and social histories of Japanese art in a Western language. It is one that will appeal not only to students of art but to those interested in Japanese literature, history, and philosophy.