Author: Mark Thompson
Publisher: Motorbooks
Keywords: race, winning, performance, tune, handbook, road, training, motocross
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-03-10
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0760321132
ISBN-13: 9780760321133

With millions of participants worldwide, motocross and off-road motorcycle riding are the most popular amateur motorsports in the worldâ€"and, many agree, the most physically demanding. For a sport that asks so much of so many, a training manual is a mustâ€"and this one is the very first to make the necessary know-how accessible to the amateur rider. While providing sound advice for the would-be Ricky Carmichael of tomorrow, this handbook offers a no-nonsense, real-world approach that the average racer or rider can understandâ€"and turn into real results. Among the topics the book

Author: Mark L. Thompson
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Keywords: lakes, books, graveyard
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2006-05
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0814332269
ISBN-13: 9780814332269

An analysis of the economic, social, and psychological factors that have influenced shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.

Author: Mark L. Thompson
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Keywords: lakes, freighters, books, aboard, logbook, season, sailor
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-08
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 081432844X
ISBN-13: 9780814328446

A firsthand account of life aboard the ships of the Great Lakes. Thompson began his logbook after reporting for duty aboard the "Calcite II" at Fraser Shipyard, in Superior, Wisconsin for the 1996 shipping season. His log provides a chronicle of a sailor’s life at the end of the 20th century.

Author: Mark R. Thompson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: democratic, transition, philippines, rule, personalistic, marcos, struggle, anti
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1995-12-27
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0300062435
ISBN-13: 9780300062434

The Philippine dictatorship of Ferdinand E. Marcos was characterized by family-based rule and corruption. This sultanistic regime - in which the ruler exercised power freely, without loyalty to any ideology or institution - had to be brought down because Marcos would never step down. In this study, Mark Thompson analyzes how Marcos’s opponents in the political and economic elite coped with this situation, and why their struggle resulted in a transition to democracy through "people power" rather than through violence and revolution. Based on 150 interviews that Thompson conducted with key

Authors:Fred Thompson, Mark T. Green,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: public, policy, administration, finance, handbook
Number of Pages: 684
Published: 1998-02-01
List price: $259.95
ISBN-10: 0824701348
ISBN-13: 9780824701345

This up-to-date and lucid reference/text demonstrates the utility of integrating public finance theory with actual public policy practices;featuring unique emphases on and approaches to issues such as government spending, reporting, pricing, and fiscal federalism. Discussing applications in major subfields of public finance, including public education, environmental regulation, energy policy, social welfare programs, and local and state politics, the Handbook of Public Finance furnishes edifying surveys on normative public finance institutional design tax burden analysis cost-benefit an

Authors:James A Thompson, Mark S. Coyne,
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: scientists, soil, math
Number of Pages: 285
Published: 2005-09-08
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0766842681
ISBN-13: 9780766842687

This unique resource is written for students and practitioners in the field of soil science who must learn or review basic mathematical operations faced when studying or working with soils. Unlike other texts of its kind, Math for Soil Scientists explains the importance of each concept explored, discusses the theory behind each concept, and presents the method for solving each problem. Designed to cover all of the most common equations in the soil science field, from calculating particle size distribution to conducting simple hypothesis testing, this text provides the reader with many opportu

Authors:Mark Thompson, Brian Tracy,
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: profits, market, maximize, ways, business, build
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2010-11-17
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0814416977
ISBN-13: 9780814416976

No matter what industry you’re in or what economic conditions you are facing, you can still build a phenomenally successful business. Bestselling business authority Mark Thompson and international success expert Brian Tracy have joined forces on a revolutionary book whose ideas are as inspiring and thought-provoking as they are accessible, practical and proven to deliver results. Now, Build a Great Business! reveals a series of seven powerful principles that will change your business for the better. This fast-moving and engaging book explains how to: Become a great leader - get superior