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Family Wealth. Keeping It in the Fa...

James E. Hughes, Jr.

Family Wealth. Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations

The landmark book that changed the way exceptional families think about their heritage, their wealth, and their legacy to future generations–now revised and expanded. Every family, looking at the next generation, hopes to confer advantages that are more than just material and financial–to inculcate character and leadership, to inspire creativity and enterprise, to help all family members find and follow their individual callings, and to avoid the financial dependency and loss of initiative that...

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James E. Hughes, Jr.

The Not-for-Profit CEO. How to Atta...

Walter P. Pidgeon, Jr.

The Not-for-Profit CEO. How to Attain and Retain the Corner Office

Make your move toward the top Based on research conducted with the support of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) involving more than 100 not-for-profit CEOs, as well as the author’s professional background, The Not-for-Profit CEO serves as both an authoritative reference guide and a practical workbook. In addition to sample tables, forms, and checklists, it offers case studies of leading not-for-profit CEOs, complete with illuminating interviews that enable readers to...

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Walter P. Pidgeon, Jr.

Family. The Compact Among Generatio...

James E. Hughes, Jr.

Family. The Compact Among Generations

Why do some families thrive for generations? What accounts for the sad deterioration that others experience? This book takes families and the professionals who serve them beyond the now widely accepted practices offered in Family Wealth and offers a view of Hughes's panoramic insights into what makes families flourish and fail. It lays out the basis for the vision of family governance the author has been developing through his work and research. His advice addresses not only what to do but how...

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James E. Hughes, Jr.

Fourier Methods in Imaging

Roger L. Easton, Jr.

Fourier Methods in Imaging

Fourier Methods in Imaging introduces the mathematical tools for modeling linear imaging systems to predict the action of the system or for solving for the input. The chapters are grouped into five sections, the first introduces the imaging “tasks” (direct, inverse, and system analysis), the basic concepts of linear algebra for vectors and functions, including complex-valued vectors, and inner products of vectors and functions. The second section defines «special» functions, mathematical...

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Roger L. Easton, Jr.

Project Scheduling and Management f...

David R. Pierce, Jr.

Project Scheduling and Management for Construction

First published in 1988 by RS Means, the new edition of Project Scheduling and Management for Construction has been substantially revised for students enrolled in construction management and civil engineering programs. While retaining its emphasis on developing practical, professional-level scheduling skills, the new edition is a relatable, real-world case study that can be used over the course of a semester. The book also includes classroom elements like exercises, quizzes, skill-building...

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David R. Pierce, Jr.

The Contemporary Global Economy. A...

Alfred E. Eckes, Jr.

The Contemporary Global Economy. A History since 1980

The Contemporary Global Economy provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy, focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s. It explains the main drivers of economic change and how we are able to discern their effects in the world today. A lucid and balanced survey, based on extensive research in data and documents, accessible to the non-specialist Written by a renowned specialist in international economic relations with academic and government credentials...

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Alfred E. Eckes, Jr.

Environmental Engineering. Principl...

Richard O. Mines, Jr.

Environmental Engineering. Principles and Practice

Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice is written for advanced undergraduate and first-semester graduate courses in the subject. The text provides a clear and concise understanding of the major topic areas facing environmental professionals. For each topic, the theoretical principles are introduced, followed by numerous examples illustrating the process design approach. Practical, methodical and functional, this exciting new text provides knowledge and background, as well as...

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Richard O. Mines, Jr.

Research Ethics for Scientists. A C...

C. Neal Stewart, Jr.

Research Ethics for Scientists. A Companion for Students

Research Ethics for Scientists is about best practices in all the major areas of research management and practice that are common to scientific researchers, especially those in academia. Aimed towards the younger scientist, the book critically examines the key areas that continue to plague even experienced and well-meaning science professionals. For ease of use, the book is arranged in functional themes and units that every scientist recognizes as crucial for sustained success in science; ideas,...

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C. Neal Stewart, Jr.

Site Analysis. Informing Context-Se...

James A. LaGro, Jr.

Site Analysis. Informing Context-Sensitive and Sustainable Site Planning and Design

The process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and design Sustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a unique set of physical, biological, cultural, and legal attributes that presents different opportunities and constraints for alternative uses of the site. Site analysis systematically evaluates these on-site and off-site factors to inform the design of places—including neighborhoods and communities—that are attractive, walkable, and...

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James A. LaGro, Jr.

Handbook of Troubleshooting Plastic...

John R. Wagner, Jr.

Handbook of Troubleshooting Plastics Processes. A Practical Guide

This handbook provides a framework for understanding how to characterize plastic manufacturing processes for use in troubleshooting problems. The 21 chapters are authored by well-known and experienced engineers who have specialized knowledge about the processes covered in this practical guide. From the Preface: “In every chapter, the process is described and the most common problems are discussed along with the root causes and potential technical solutions. Numerous case studies are provided...

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John R. Wagner, Jr.

Edison to Enron. Energy Markets and...

Robert L. Bradley, Jr.

Edison to Enron. Energy Markets and Political Strategies

The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. It begins with the story of Samuel Insull, a poor boy from England, who started his career as Thomas Edison's right-hand man, then went on his own and became one of America's top industrialists. But...

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Robert L. Bradley, Jr.

Crystal Clear. The Struggle for Rel...

Richard J. Thompson, Jr.

Crystal Clear. The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II

Quartz crystal-a technology that changed the tide of World War II Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory-and to post-war development-as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on...

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Richard J. Thompson, Jr.

Team Building

W. Gibb Dyer, Jr.

Team Building

Team Building Now in its fifth edition, Team Building is a classic in the field of organization development. In this new edition, the authors strengthen the Four Cs framework that was introduced in the fourth edition and add a wealth of new illustrative examples, a chapter on the challenges of managing cross-functional teams, and a chapter on leading innovative teams in a competitive environment. To complement the text, the authors have developed two online assessments: one designed for use in...

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W. Gibb Dyer, Jr.

Forest Mensuration

John A. Kershaw, Jr.

Forest Mensuration

Forest mensuration – the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products – holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management. As demands on the world’s forests have grown, scientists and professionals are increasingly called on to quantify forest composition, structure, and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, and ecology as well as practical field experience, forest mensuration offers opportunities for...

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John A. Kershaw, Jr.

Satellite Communications Systems En...

Louis J. Ippolito, Jr.

Satellite Communications Systems Engineering

The first edition of Satellite Communications Systems Engineering (Wiley 2008) was written for those concerned with the design and performance of satellite communications systems employed in fixed point to point, broadcasting, mobile, radio navigation, data relay, computer communications, and related satellite based applications. This welcome Second Edition continues the basic premise and enhances the publication with the latest updated information and new technologies developed since the...

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Louis J. Ippolito, Jr.

Complex Analysis

Jerry R. Muir, Jr.

Complex Analysis

A thorough introduction to the theory of complex functions emphasizing the beauty, power, and counterintuitive nature of the subject Written with a reader-friendly approach, Complex Analysis: A Modern First Course in Function Theory features a self-contained, concise development of the fundamental principles of complex analysis. After laying groundwork on complex numbers and the calculus and geometric mapping properties of functions of a complex variable, the author uses power series as a...

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Jerry R. Muir, Jr.

Aquinas and the Supreme Court

Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.

Aquinas and the Supreme Court

This new work clarifies Aquinas’ concept of natural law through his biblical commentaries, and explores its applications to U.S. constitutional law. The first time the use of Aquinas on the U.S. Supreme Court has been explored in depth, and its applications tested through a rigorous reading of the biblical commentaries Shows how key judgments in the Supreme Court have rested on medieval natural law, and applies critical gender theory to discuss problems with these applications Offers new...

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Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.

Mississippi. A History

Westley F. Busbee, Jr.

Mississippi. A History

The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of Mississippi state history from the time of the region’s first inhabitants into the 21st century. Represents the only available comprehensive textbook on Mississippi history specifically for use in college-level courses Features an engaging narrative mix of topical and chronological chapters Includes chapter objectives that may be used by professors and students Offers coverage...

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Westley F. Busbee, Jr.

Guide to Fluorine NMR for Organic C...

William R. Dolbier, Jr.

Guide to Fluorine NMR for Organic Chemists

Following its well-received predecessor, this book offers an essential guide to chemists for understanding fluorine in spectroscopy. With over 1000 compounds and 100 spectra, the second edition adds new data – featuring fluorine effects on nitrogen NMR, chemical shifts, and coupling constants. • Explains how to successfully incorporate fluorine into target molecules and utilize fluorine substituents to structurally characterize organic compounds • Includes new data on nitrogen NMR, focusing on...

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William R. Dolbier, Jr.

A Handbook for DNA-Encoded Chemistr...

Robert A. Goodnow, Jr.

A Handbook for DNA-Encoded Chemistry

This book comprehensively describes the development and practice of DNA-encoded library synthesis technology. Together, the chapters detail an approach to drug discovery that offers an attractive addition to the portfolio of existing hit generation technologies such as high-throughput screening, structure-based drug discovery and fragment-based screening. The book: Provides a valuable guide for understanding and applying DNA-encoded combinatorial chemistry Helps chemists generate and screen...

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Robert A. Goodnow, Jr.

Enzyme Regulation in Metabolic Path...

Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr.

Enzyme Regulation in Metabolic Pathways

Enzyme Regulation in Metabolic Pathways shows the reader how to understand the roles of enzymes and their kinetic constants in intermediary metabolism. It provides a means of correlating data obtained in experimental studies to multiple possible mechanisms through which some enzyme may catalyze the conversion of a substrate to a product. Although not the most appropriate means of determining some potential kinetic mechanism, quasi-equilibrium assumptions are used throughout the book, keeping the...

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Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr.

Atlas of Clinically Important Fungi

Carmen V. Sciortino, Jr.

Atlas of Clinically Important Fungi

Although there are many texts that provide quality information for the identification of fungi, researchers and technologists rarely have time to read the text. Most are rushed for time and seek morphological information that helps guide them to the identification of fungi. The Atlas of Clinically Important Fungi provides readers with an alphabetical list of fungi as well as listing the division of fungi by both sporulation and morphology. The characteristic traits for a particular fungus are...

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Carmen V. Sciortino, Jr.

Practical Functional Group Synthesi...

Robert A. Stockland, Jr.

Practical Functional Group Synthesis

A practical handbook for chemists performing bond forming reactions, this book features useful information on the synthesis of common functional groups in organic chemistry. • Details modern functional group synthesis through carbon-heteroelement (N, O, P, S, B, halogen) bond forming reactions with a focus on operational simplicity and sustainability. • Summarizes key and recent developments – which are otherwise scattered across journal literature – into a single source • Contains over 100...

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Robert A. Stockland, Jr.

A Practical Guide to Welding Soluti...

Robert W. Messler, Jr.

A Practical Guide to Welding Solutions. Overcoming Technical and Material-Specific Issues

As critically important as welding is to a wide spectrum of manufacturing, construction, and repair, it is not without its problems. Those dependent on welding know only too well how easy it is to find information on the host of available processes and on the essential metallurgy that can enable success, but how frustratingly difficult it can be to find guidance on solving problems that sooner or later arise with welding, welds, or weldments. Here for the first time is the book those that...

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Robert W. Messler, Jr.

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