Authors:Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: night, sky, observing, tools, hacks, tips, astronomy
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-06-24
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 0596100604
ISBN-13: 9780596100605

Why use the traditional approach to study the stars when you can turn computers, handheld devices, and telescopes into out-of-this-world stargazing tools? Whether you’re a first timer or an advanced hobbyist, you’ll find Astronomy Hacks both useful and fun. From upgrading your optical finder to photographing stars, this book is the perfect cosmic companion.This handy field guide covers the basics of observing, and what you need to know about tweaking, tuning, adjusting, and tricking out a ’scope. Expect priceless tips and tools for using a Dobsonian Telescope, the large-apert

Author: Bruce Thompson EdD
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: based, approach, insight, statistics, behavioral, foundations
Number of Pages: 457
Published: 2006-03-21
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 1593852851
ISBN-13: 9781593852856

With humor, extraordinary clarity, and carefully paced explanations and examples, Bruce Thompson shows readers how to use the latest techniques for interpreting research outcomes as well as how to make statistical decisions that result in better research. Utilizing the general linear model to demonstrate how different statistical methods are related to each other, Thompson integrates a broad array of methods involving only a single dependent variable, ranging from classical and robust location descriptive statistics, through effect sizes, and on through ANOVA, multiple regression, loglinear an

Author: Bruce Thompson
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: reliability, issues, thinking, contemporary, score
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-07-15
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0761926267
ISBN-13: 9780761926269

"This is a book that should be on the desk of anyone truly concerned with reliability. The whole question of conditional reliabilities is current and important; and, the question of reliability generalization is being opened out and moving away from Cronbach’s approach. The topic is an important one."--Richard L. Gorsuch, Director of Research in Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological SeminaryShould a high school diploma be awarded to students based on their score on a final exit exam? Should businesses deny employment to people based on their score on a personality test? In a w

Author: Bruce R. Thompson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Keywords: ketchup, day
Number of Pages: 20
Published: 2006-01-31
List price: $9.13
ISBN-10: 1412072204
ISBN-13: 9781412072205

The Day the Ketchup Ran Out is about an imaginary town that wakes up one day... "on October the twelfth, to not a bottle of ketchup on anyone’s shelf!" The story proceeds to explain how such a catastrophic calamity affects the entire town’s eating habits.

Author: Robert Bruce Thompson
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: lecture, diy, science, lab, experiments, guide, home, chemistry, illustrated
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2008-04-29
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0596514921
ISBN-13: 9780596514921

For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells, but to learn how to do real lab work: Purify alcohol by distillation Produce hydrogen and oxygen gas by electrolysis Smelt metallic copper from copper ore you make yourself Analyze the makeup of seawater, bone, and other common substances Synthesize oil of wintergreen from aspirin and rayon fiber fro

Authors:Michael A. Powell, Bruce A. Thompson,
Publisher: The History Press
Keywords: history, crossroads, maryland, mid
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2005-12-09
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1596290714
ISBN-13: 9781596290716

The region of Mid-Maryland—consisting of Washington, Frederick and Carroll Counties—has been a historical crossroads, vital in the development of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. This collection of compelling and insightful essays offers fresh perspectives on an area incomparably rich in history, taking the reader on a tour of some of the most critical themes—such as the events and effects of the Civil War, African American history and historic preservation efforts—in the region’s past. Editors Powell and Thompson have compiled contributions from professional an

Authors:George A. Feldhamer, Bruce C. Thompson, Joseph A. Ch
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: management, conservation, biology, america, mammals, north, wild
Number of Pages: 1232
Published: 2003-10-21
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 0801874165
ISBN-13: 9780801874161

Winner of the 1984 Wildlife Publications Award from the Wildlife Society, the first edition of Wild Mammals of North America (published in 1982) offered zoologists, naturalists, wildlife specialists, and students detailed information about the biology, conservation status, and management of 57 mammalian species and species groups, with contributions from 100 of the leading authorities. Now thoroughly revised to reflect new biological research and approaches to wildlife conservation and management, the second edition of this "essential volume" (Wildlife Society Bulletin) continues to prov