John A Venable

Tackling Society's Grand Challenges with Design Science: 11th International Conference, DESRIST 2016, St. John's, NL, Canada, May 23-25, 2016, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2016, held in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, in May 2016. The 11 full papers, 2 short papers and 9 short papers describing prototy...

Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes

Surface and thin film processes are crucial in understanding current and future electronic, magnetic, optical and chemical devices. This book covers the experimental and theoretical understanding of surface and thin film processes. It presents a unique description of surface processes in absorption ...

Out of the Shadow: The Story of Charles Edison

Journey to Statehood - Alaska Becomes Our 49th State

Synopsis of Journey to Statehood by John H. Venables This very readable 70 page “booklet” (as distinguished from the 150 page book to be published in the near future) celebrates Alaska’s 50th Anniversary of Statehood January 3, 1959, to January 3, 2009. In 2009 John Venables in historic attire trave...

The Gazer Within (Poets on Poetry)

The Gazer Within collects the prose of one of America's favorite poets. Refreshingly candid, laugh-out-loud funny, and, at the same time, intimate, the pieces trace Larry Levis's early years growing up on his father's farm, his decision at sixteen to become a poet, and his undergraduate experience i...

The Gazer Within

The Gazer Within