Author: Rob Gifford
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Keywords: rising, power, future, journey, road, china
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-06-03
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0812975243
ISBN-13: 9780812975246
Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down.In this utterly surprising and deeply personal book, acclaimed National Public Radio reporter Rob Gifford, a fluent Mandarin speaker, takes the dramatic journey along Route 312 from its start in the boomtown of Shanghai to its end on the border with K
Authors:Mary Woodhouse, Scott Gifford,
Publisher: Tab Books
Keywords: forever, last, airplane
Number of Pages: 194
Published: 1995-12-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0070717044
ISBN-13: 9780070717046
Packed with innovative ideas to make that expensive plane stay newer longer, this tip-filled guide gives you preventative maintenance techniques and sound operating procedures to help your aircraft hold its value. Storage, cleaning, troubleshooting, repairs, and the 100-hour inspection are all covered. A wealth of checklists helps you improve safety as well as durability.
Author: Jim Gifford
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Keywords: century, storm, canada, hazel, hurricane
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2004-08-03
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1550025260
ISBN-13: 9781550025262
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel battered southern Ontario, leaving in its wake a terrible toll: thousands homeless, $25 million in property damage, and, worst of all, 81 people dead. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting Ontarians in their homes and cars. Raymore Drive in Weston was decimated when the Humber River swelled by eight feet, taking the lives of 32 residents in only one hour. In Etobicoke, five volunteer firemen drowned while trying to reach marooned motorists. Towns and villages from Toronto north to Timmins felt Hazel’s fury. After the storm, pe
Author: David Fergusson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: lectures, gifford, conversation, critics, faith
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-10-18
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 019956938X
ISBN-13: 9780199569380
Heralded as the exponents of a "new atheism," critics of religion are highly visible in today’s media, and include the household names of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris. David Fergusson explains their work in its historical perspective, drawing comparisons with earlier forms of atheism. Responding to the critics through conversations on the credibility of religious belief, Darwinism, morality, fundamentalism, and our approach to reading sacred texts, he establishes a compelling case for the practical and theoretical validity of faith in the contemporary world. An invitati
Author: Jane Lunzer Gifford
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Keywords: food, manger, pret
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-04-16
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1921208910
ISBN-13: 9781921208911
Authors:Franklyn A. Turbak, David K. Gifford,
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: languages, programming, concepts, design
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 2008-08-31
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0262201755
ISBN-13: 9780262201759
Hundreds of programming languages are in use today—scripting languages for Internet commerce, user interface programming tools, spreadsheet macros, page format specification languages, and many others. Designing a programming language is a metaprogramming activity that bears certain similarities to programming in a regular language, with clarity and simplicity even more important than in ordinary programming. This comprehensive text uses a simple and concise framework to teach key ideas in programming language design and implementation. The book’s unique approach is based on a family o
Authors:Gifford Pinchot, Ron Pellman,
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Keywords: innovation, business, handbook, action, intrapreneuring
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1576750612
ISBN-13: 9781576750612
Being competitive in the 21st century requires an ability to innovate rapidly and cost-effectively. Companies must prove themselves again and again or fade from glory. Without energetic innovation, standard brands grow obsolete, and the technical giants who dominated the market are left behind. Based on the authors’ experience helping companies launch over 400 new products and businesses, Intrapreneuring in Action gives managers at all levels examples and instructions on how to identify people within their organizations who behave like entrepreneurs. It shows in detail how to combine coo
