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Book The Ghost Map

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven Johnson
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9781594489259
  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book The Ghost Map written by Steven Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is the summer of 1854. Cholera has seized London with unprecedented intensity. A metropolis of more than 2 million people, London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure necessary to support its dense population - garbage removal, clean water, sewers - the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease that no one knows how to cure." "As their neighbors begin dying, two men are spurred to action: the Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose faith in a benevolent God is shaken by the seemingly random nature of the victims, and Dr. John Snow, whose ideas about contagion have been dismissed by the scientific community, but who is convinced that he knows how the disease is being transmitted. The Ghost Map chronicles the outbreak's spread and the desperate efforts to put an end to the epidemic - and solve the most pressing medical riddle of the age."--BOOK JACKET.

Book K State

    Book Details:
  • Author : Debbie Mercer
  • Publisher : Mascot Books
  • Release : 2014-02-04
  • ISBN : 9781620865156
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book K State written by Debbie Mercer and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the alphabet as a guide, take a tour of the landmarks and celebrations that represent Kansas State University and what it means to be part of the Wildcat family"--Back cover.

Book StrengthsQuest

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald O. Clifton
  • Publisher : Gallup Press
  • Release : 2016-01-01
  • ISBN : 9781595620118
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book StrengthsQuest written by Donald O. Clifton and published by Gallup Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students who use their natural talents achieve the most --- but they need to know what those talents are. StrengthsQuest includes the Clifton StrengthsFinder, an online assessment that reveals students’ top five themes of talent. And StrengthsQuest also helps students make the most of those talents. Students and learners of all ages continually face the challenges of gaining direction, making decisions, and building self-confidence. Fortunately, the keys to successfully meeting these challenges — your own natural talents — already exist within you. Through these talents, you will produce your greatest achievements. Over the course of 30 years, Gallup conducted millions of psychological interviews and identified 34 themes of talent that are indicative of success. In the StrengthsQuest program, Gallup offers you the opportunity to discover talents from your top five themes and build on them to achieve academic, career, and personal excellence. More than 100,000 students have benefited from the program. Your quest starts with the Clifton StrengthsFinder, a 30-minute assessment that reveals your top five themes of talent. This online assessment is your entryway to a variety of experiences that will help you discover your greatest talents and develop strengths. You’ll gain access to action items specific to your top themes, covering general academic life, study habits, relationships, and career. You’ll also be challenged to think about applying your talents for success in other settings, such as on projects and teams and in leadership. StrengthsQuest was written by the late Donald O. Clifton, who was the former chairman of Gallup; coauthor of the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths; and recognized as the Father of Strengths-Based Psychology and the late Edward “Chip” Anderson, who taught education, psychology, and leadership at UCLA and Azusa Pacific University. Revised portions of the text were written by Laurie A. Schreiner, who has taught psychology and higher education at Azusa Pacific University and Eastern University. Your quest starts with the Clifton StrengthsFinder, a 30-minute assessment that reveals your top five themes of talent. This online assessment is your entryway to a variety of experiences that will help you discover your greatest talents and develop strengths. You’ll gain access to action items specific to your top themes, covering general academic life, study habits, relationships, and career. You’ll also be challenged to think about applying your talents for success in other settings, such as on projects and teams, and in leadership. StrengthsQuest was written by the late Donald O. Clifton, former chairman of Gallup, coauthor of the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths, and recognized as the Father of Strengths-Based Psychology and the late Edward “Chip” Anderson, who taught education, psychology, and leadership at UCLA and Azusa Pacific University. Revised portions of the text were written by Laurie A. Schreiner, who has taught psychology and higher education at Azusa Pacific University and Eastern University.

Book Bill Snyder

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill Snyder
  • Publisher : Triumph Books
  • Release : 2021-11-30
  • ISBN : 1641256826
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Bill Snyder written by Bill Snyder and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The opportunity for the greatest turnaround in college football exists here today, and it's not one to be taken lightly." — Bill Snyder A captivating autobiography from the architect of Kansas State football When Kansas State hired Bill Snyder as its head football coach in 1988, the Wildcats had one of the worst programs in college football and hadn't won a conference title since 1934. Little could anybody predict that Snyder would soon engineer a total transformation in Manhattan, Kansas. From his humble beginnings in St. Joseph, Missouri, Snyder rose to greatness, bringing K-State up from the ashes to a No. 1 ranking, six 11-win seasons in a span of seven years, and one Big 12 Championship. He still wasn't finished. After a three-year retirement, Snyder returned to lead the Wildcats to another Big 12 title. In 2015, he became just the fourth person in college football history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an active coach. In this new memoir, Snyder reflects on a successful yet complicated life, detailing the grueling 80-hour work weeks, his visionary Wildcat Goals for Success, and the virtues he doubled down on during his final years as head coach, all the while battling throat cancer. Readers will discover a multi-faceted portrait of one of college football's greatest leaders, his triumphs and defeats, his greatness and his flaws, and his passion and drive to, not once, but twice, lead a championship team while developing young men.

Book The Book of Will

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lauren Gunderson
  • Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
  • Release : 2018-06-18
  • ISBN : 0822237725
  • Pages : 95 pages

Download or read book The Book of Will written by Lauren Gunderson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, THE BOOK OF WILL finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

Book Wildcats to Powercats

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Stallard
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 1584970049
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Wildcats to Powercats written by Mark Stallard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the first official football game played by K-State in 1896, the purple-clad gridders always struggled to find respectability. By the end of the 1980s, the team was mired in a 30-game winless streak and considered the worst college football team in America.

Book Marking Open and Affordable Courses

Download or read book Marking Open and Affordable Courses written by Sarah Hare and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collaboratively authored guide helps institutions navigate the uncharted waters of tagging course material as open educational resources (OER) or under a low-cost threshold by summarizing relevant state legislation, providing tips for working with stakeholders, and analyzing technological and process considerations. The first half of the book provides high-level analysis of the technology, legislation, and cultural change needed to operationalize course markings. The second half features case studies by Alexis Clifton, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Michael Daly, Juville Dario-Becker, Tony DeFranco, Cindy Domaika, Ann Fiddler, Andrea Gillaspy Steinhilper, Rajiv Jhangiani, Leslie Kennedy, Brian Lindshield, Andrew McKinney, Nathan Smith, and Heather White.

Book Stan Weber s Tales from the Kansas State Sideline

Download or read book Stan Weber s Tales from the Kansas State Sideline written by Stan Weber and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How bad was Kansas State football when Bill Snyder took over as head coach? The story goes, once upon a time... if you got caught speeding in Manhattan, you didn't get a speeding ticket--you got a football ticket. If you got caught twice? They made you go to the game. While that may be an exaggeration, it's only a slight one. K-State was the worst college football program in the country and hadn't won a game in two years. Oh, how things have changed. Snyder's Wildcats now are regarded as one of the top programs in the country. The Wildcats are regulars in the national rankings, share the best overall record in Big XII Conference history and own the conference's best record on the road. Through the rise to prominence since Snyder's arrival in 1989, the constant has been change. There have been four athletics directors, five sports information directors, three Voices of the Wildcats, and well over 30 assistant coaches. But there's been only one color analyst for Wildcat football--Stan Weber. The former K-State starter at safety and quarterback has seen every play of the Bill Snyder era. And who else, besides Snyder himself, can say that? Stroll through the pages of Stan Weber's Tales from the Kansas State Sideline, and learn the stories behind the stories. Weber will tell first-hand experiences of the events that took K-State football from the outhouse to the penthouse. You'll hear Weber's recollections of some of the great games, like the Wildcats' first victory over Oklahoma in 23 years and the first KSU victory in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 35 years. And, he will share his insights into the personalities of many of K-State's heroes of the Snyder era. Sit back, relax and enjoy StanWeber's Tales from the Kansas State Sideline by Stan Weber with David Smale. Purple attire is required.

Book Columbian History of the Kansas State Agricultural College

Download or read book Columbian History of the Kansas State Agricultural College written by John Daniel Walters and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Radio in China

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael A. Krysko
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2011-04-12
  • ISBN : 0230301932
  • Pages : 299 pages

Download or read book American Radio in China written by Michael A. Krysko and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, and US foreign relations, this study frames the ill-fated radio initiatives as symptomatic of an increasingly troubled US-East Asian relationship before the Pacific War.

Book Language of Evil

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Beattie
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2009-01-06
  • ISBN : 1440660794
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Language of Evil written by Robert Beattie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant linguist, charming professor, and renowned writer Tom Murray had a way with words. He used them to seduce. And he used them to get away with murder. Erudite Kansas City professor Tom Murray seduced, then married his starry-eyed student Carmin Ross. But when Carmin attempted to leave their violent marriage, Tom stabbed her in the throat thirteen times, but left behind no evidence. Convinced he'd committed a perfect crime, Tom didn't even solicit a lawyer. But he hadn't counted on relentless small town deputy sheriff Doug Wood, who refused to be underestimated. What happened next would result in one of the most unforgettable, shocking, and unexpected trials in Kansas state history.

Book Child Language

Download or read book Child Language written by Michelle Aldridge and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises 17 papers presented at the Child Language Seminar, Bangor 1994, with contributions in areas as diverse as bilingual development, phonological disorders, sign language development, and the language of Down's syndrome children.

Book Stop  Look  and Listen

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gus van der Hoeven
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-02-20
  • ISBN : 9781736541913
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Stop Look and Listen written by Gus van der Hoeven and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned radio personality, Gus A. van der Hoeven, has commented on life in rural Kansas for over 45 years. Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas provides highlights from his weekly program aired on Kansas State University's KKSU radio. He provides insights into the quirks, challenges, surprises, and heart-warming moments that accompany life in this region of the country. With equal parts wisdom, humor, and common sense, van der Hoeven clarifies what we know about ourselves and need to know about others as we strive to create lives worth living. He holds a Ph.D. in Landscape and Environmental Horticulture and is a retired Extension Landscape Specialist with years spent traveling through all parts of rural Kansas. His commentary reflects a deep concern for the environment and the future of small farm holdings and rural living. His home in Manhattan and farm in the Flint Hills of Kansas provide the backdrop for many stories as he takes the reader into his world of horses, animals, soil, trees, plants, and people he has encountered along the way.

Book Bill Snyder

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Janssen
  • Publisher : Kci Sports Publishing
  • Release : 2006-06
  • ISBN : 9780975876961
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Bill Snyder written by Mark Janssen and published by Kci Sports Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bill Snyder arrived as head football coach at Kansas State University prior to the 1989 season, he inherited the worst NCAA Division I football program on planet Earth. In 93 previous seasons, the Wildcat football record was a miserable 299-510-40. The program had earned exactly one league title, that coming in 1934, well before Snyder was born. In the years just prior to Snyders arrival, the Wildcats had slumped to their worst, even by K-State standards. The program had lost 13 games in a row, and except for one tie, and had not rung the victory bell in 27 games. Seventeen years later, Snyders orchestration of the greatest turnaround in college football history defines the American dream of achieving the unimaginable. This is his story, from Bill Snyders unique viewpoint, of the process by which he helped transform a program considered the laughingstock of college football into one that won 136 games over seventeen years including eleven bowl appearances and seven seasons of at least ten wins and became a household name in college football circles. Its also the story of Snyders own triumphant journey, one that forced him at a young age to deal with his own lack of discipline and academic shortcomings in a single-parent family, one that saw him climb to the top of big-time college football, and one that ultimately brought him face-to-face with the toughest decision of his life. Snyders story is written by Mark Janssen, sports editor of the The Manhattan Mercury since 1981 and a fixture of Kansas State athletics for the better part of four decades. It captures, in Snyders candid, upfront style, the action behind the scenes in running a major college football program, the strategies employed by early K-State coaches to change the culture of losing that had permeated an entire university, and the magic with which Snyder pulled off the Miracle in Manhattan.

Book Poetry as Individuality

Download or read book Poetry as Individuality written by Derek Hillard and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most significant European poet of the second half of the twentieth century, Paul Celan, viewed poetry as "the language of an individual that has become form," an individual that is constructed through the act of observation in the poem. In Poetry as Individuality: The Discourse of Observation in Paul Celan Derek Hillard argues that individuality is the crux of poetry for Celan because the Holocaust effectively eviscerated the individual. Hillard investigates the core figures of individuality in Celan's poetry and prose: semblance, madness, and the wound. Celan's enigmatic poetry of a depopulated textual universe has perplexed critics. The book argues that the poetry's figures have a common source - the discourse of observation from the fields of appearance, perception, and the mind.

Book Take It from Me

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill Snyder
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-10-06
  • ISBN : 9780996974219
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Take It from Me written by Bill Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kansas State University  College of Education

Download or read book Kansas State University College of Education written by Kansas State University. College of Education and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: