Author: Archibald G. Peak
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: efficiency, variations, periodic
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2008-08-20
List price: $18.75
ISBN-10: 0554844508
ISBN-13: 9780554844503

Publisher: Warwick

Author: Ken Peak
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: corrections, management, courts, police, administration, justice
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2006-02-03
List price: $118.60
ISBN-10: 0132206730
ISBN-13: 9780132206730

Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management, Fifth Edition, is the only single-author book of its kind: exploring administration from a systems perspective and examining the organization, operation, personnel roles, functions, issues and practices of the police, courts, and corrections. Drawing on the author’s 35 years of experience, the text offers an authentic and unique real -world perspective. This revision incorporates more than 30 case studies, discussions of future considerations, articles from Law Enforcement News and a new chapter on terrorism and homeland def

Author: Lois Peak
Publisher: University of California Pre
Keywords: preschool, life, home, transition, school, japan, learning
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1993-10-29
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0520083873
ISBN-13: 9780520083875

Japanese two-year-olds are indulged, dependent, and undisciplined toddlers, but by the age of six they have become obedient, self-reliant, and cooperative students. When Lois Peak traveled to Japan in search of the "magical childrearing technique" behind this transformation, she discovered that the answer lies not in the family but in the preschool, where teachers gently train their pupils in proper group behavior. Using case studies drawn from two contrasting schools, Peak documents the important early stages of socialization in Japanese culture.Contrary to popular perceptions, Japanese presc

Author: John A. Peak
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Keywords: judgments, mortal
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1999-03-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 031219837X
ISBN-13: 9780312198374

Vicki Shea, a sharp San Francisco malpractice lawyer with a medical degree, has just been approached with what promises to be her most challenging--and deadly--case. Arnold Jones, an orthopedic surgeon with an unblemished record, faces an expensive lawsuit from the estate of his wealthy client, a famous lingerie designer whose accidental death during a routine surgery has the experts confounded. But Jones knows he wasn’t at fault and refuses to let his insurance company settle. Against the advice of her colleagues, Vicki takes on the case. Risking the odds, she begins her inquiry and

Authors:Colin Archibald, Colin Archibald, Emil Petriu,
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Keywords: series, computer, science, applications, strategies, machine, vision, advances
Number of Pages: 450
Published: 1992-07
List price: $108.00
ISBN-10: 9810209762
ISBN-13: 9789810209766

This book describes recent strategies and applications for extracting useful information from sensor data. For example, the methods presented by Roth and Levine are becoming widely accepted as the "best" way to segment range images, and the neural network methods for alpha numeric character recognition, presented by K. Yamada, are believed to be the best yet presented. An applied system to analyze the images of dental imprints presented by J. Cote, et al is one of several examples of image processing system designer. Important aspects of the automation of processes are presented in a practical

Author: Archibald Fripp Dr. Archibald Fripp is an electric
Publisher: Newnes
Keywords: engineers, math, time
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2003-08-12
List price: $56.95
ISBN-10: 0750675357
ISBN-13: 9780750675352

Just-In-Time Math is a concise review and summary of the mathematical principles needed by all engineering professionals. Topics covered include differential calculus, integral calculus, complex numbers, differential equations, engineering statistics, and partial derivatives. Numerous example engineering problems are included to show readers how to apply mathematical techniques to a wide range of engineering situations. This is the perfect mathematics refresher for engineering professionals who use such math-intensive techniques as digital signal processing.

Author: Mrs. Archibald Little
Publisher: James Press
Keywords: garden, peking, round
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $31.45
ISBN-10: 1406767883
ISBN-13: 9781406767889

ROUND ABOUT MY PEKING GARDEN A NEW BOOK ON CHINA. JOHN CHINAMAN AT HOME. By the RKV. E. J. HARDY, M. A., Author of How to be Happy though Married, lately Chaplain to H M. Forces in Hong Kong. With 36 Illustrations. Demy 8vo, cloth, ios. 6d, net. LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN. ROUND ABOUT MY PEKING GARDEN BV MRS. ARCHIBALD LITTLE Author of M U HUNG CHANG, IHS LIFK AND TH I AND r THfc BLUK COWN IN riMATK CHINA fc A MARRIAGK IN CHINA, HTC ILLUSTRATED J T ai vu la Paix dcscendrc sur la tcrre Somant de Tor dea flours ot dcs epis Lair ctait culme ct du dieu de la guerre Kile etouffait les foudrcs aHsoupin.