Author: Malcolm Budd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: nature, aesthetics, essays, aesthetic, appreciation
Number of Pages: 179
Published: 2003-04-10
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0199259658
ISBN-13: 9780199259656

The aesthetics of nature has over the last few decades become an intense focus of philosophical reflection, as it has been ever more widely recognised that it is not a mere appendage to the aesthetics of art. Everyone delights in the beauty of flowers, and some are thrilled by the immensity of mountains or of the night sky. But what is involved in serious aesthetic appreciation of the natural world? Malcolm Budd presents four interlinked studies in the aesthetics of nature, approaching the subject from a variety of angles. As well as developing Budd’s own original ideas, the book provide

Author: Malcolm Budd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: nature, appreciation, aesthetic
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2006-01-06
List price: $54.00
ISBN-10: 019928699X
ISBN-13: 9780199286997

The aesthetics of nature has over the last few decades become an intense focus of philosophical reflection, as it has been ever more widely recognized that it is not a mere appendage to the aesthetics of art. Everyone delights in the beauty of flowers, and some are thrilled by the immensity of mountains or of the night sky. But what is involved in serious aesthetic appreciation of the natural world? Malcolm Budd presents four interlinked studies in the aesthetics of nature, approaching the subject from a variety of angles. As well as developing Budd’s own original ideas, the book provide

Author: Malcolm Budd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: essays, aesthetic
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-12-15
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0199556172
ISBN-13: 9780199556175

The book is a selection of Malcolm Budd’s papers on aesthetics, some of which have been revised or added to. A number of the essays are aimed at the abstract heart of aesthetics, attempting to solve a cluster of the most important issues in aesthetics which are not specific to particular art forms. These include the nature and proper scope of the aesthetic, the intersubjective validity of aesthetic judgments, the correct understanding of aesthetic judgments expressed through metaphors, aesthetic realism versus anti-realism, the character of aesthetic pleasure and aesthetic value, the aim

Author: Charles I. Budd; Charlene Spoede Budd
Publisher: Management Concepts
Keywords: project, management, value, earned, guide, practical
Number of Pages: 314
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 1567261671
ISBN-13: 9781567261677

Now you don’t have to know accounting to understand and reap the benefits of earned value project management. In one convenient resource, "A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management" spells out everything you need to know to use this highly effective project management tool. First you’ll get an overview of the earned value management system (EVMS) and how it’s used. Then you’ll take a look at the 32 criteria — and learn how each corresponds with successful project management. Next, you’ll move through the lifecycle of a sample project to see how the components of the

Author: Charles I. Budd and Charlene S. Budd
Publisher: Management Concepts
Keywords: practical, second, guides, management, value, guide, earned, project
Number of Pages: 403
Published: 2009-10-07
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 1567262562
ISBN-13: 9781567262568

The Best Resource on Earned Value Management Just Got Better! This completely revised and updated guide to earned value (EV) project management is the go-to choice for both corporate and government professionals. A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, Second Edition, first offers a general overview of basic project management best practices and then delves into detailed information on EV metrics and criteria, EV reporting mechanisms, and the 32 criteria of earned value management systems (EVMS) promulgated by the American National Standards Institute and the Electronic Indust

Authors:David A. Budd, David A. Budd, Arthur H. Salle, Paul M
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Keywords: aapg, memoir, series, strata, carbonate, amp, porosity, unconformities
Number of Pages: 313
Published: 1995-05-01
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 089181342X
ISBN-13: 9780891813422

Looking for insights and methods useful for predicting and identifying subaerial exposure surfaces and associated porosity? This memoir addresses four major topics: Detection of unconformities; Modification of porosity during exposure; Preservation of porosity during burial; and Influence of unconformities on subsequent depositional and diagenetic patterns.

Authors:David Malcolm, Cheryl Alexander Malcolm,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: companions, literature, culture, blackwell, story, british, irish, short, companion
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $209.95
ISBN-10: 1405145374
ISBN-13: 9781405145374

A Companion to the British and Irish Short Story provides a comprehensive treatment of short fiction writing and chronicles its development in Britain and Ireland from 1880 to the present. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the short story in Britain and Ireland as it developed over the period 1880 to the present Includes essays on topics and genres, as well as on individual texts and authors Comprises chapters on women’s writing, Irish fiction, gay and lesbian writing, and short fiction by immigrants to Britain