Elizabeth Porter: 16 books
Peace and Security
Implications for Women
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Offering a broad overview of what is being done in conflict-affected countries to advance women’s participation in peace processes, peace building, and decision making, this record examines the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on “Women, Peace, and Security” and presents...
by Elizabeth Porter
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Stranger Visitor Foreigner Guest is the story of a collision of worlds and the ways in which westerners interact and impact on an extraordinary social and political arena told in first person narratives by Sasha, a young American, and in the 19th century by Lucy, a would-be missionary. At the heart...
by Elizabeth Porter
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Feminist Perspectives on Ethics is a unique guide to the development of feminist thought on ethics and moral agency. Each chapter offers a survey of feminist debates on key areas: the nature of feminist ethics; intimate relationships; professional ethics; politics; sexual politics; abortion and reproductive...
Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam
Or, How Not to Learn from the Past
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer “history at its best, meaning, at its most useful.” —Howard Zinn
From the launch of the “Shock and Awe” invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished”...
Redefining Health Care
Creating Value-based Competition on Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2006
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by skyrocketing premiums-not to mention the stability of state and federal government budgets.
In Redefining Health Care, internationally...
Llewellyn's 2017 Sabbats Almanac
Samhain 2016 to Mabon 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Rituals • Recipes • Crafts • Pagan Lore • Planetary Guidance
Bring more magic and meaning into each season of the Witches’ year with Llewellyn’s 2017 Sabbats Almanac. This essential guide offers fun and fresh ways to celebrate the eight sacred holidays. Enrich your spiritual life...
by Robyn Donald, Jane Porter, Elizabeth Harbison
Language: French
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Language: French
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Un serment princier, Robyn Donald
Trois ans plus tôt, Abby a fait une promesse à son amie Gemma : choyer son enfant et l’élever loin de la famille princière de Dacia. Mais quand Caelan, l’oncle du petit Michael, retrouve sa trace, l’existence clandestine d’Abby prend fin et son...
by Lucy Ellis, Michelle Reid, Sara Craven
Language: German
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Language: German
Release Date: July 20, 2017
NUR DIESE EINE NACHT DER SÜNDE? Der argentinische Multimillionär Alejandro du Crozier liebt die Frauen - und seine Freiheit! Als er wegen einer Autopanne mit der entzückenden Lulu in einem Hotel in den Highlands übernachten muss, kann er sich ihren sinnlichen Reizen nicht entziehen. Aber er sagt...
Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)
The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
by Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter, Michael E. Porter
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
How can management cure health care’s ills? This digital collection, curated by Harvard Business Review, includes the ideas and best practices for transforming health care in these books and articles: Leading Change, Redefining Health Care, The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care,” HBR’s 10...
Llewellyn's 2018 Magical Almanac
Practical Magic for Everyday Living
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2017
Discover unique perspectives on the magic of life’s journey with Llewellyn’s 2018 Magical Almanac. Inspiring all levels of magical practitioners for more than twenty-five years, this almanac features nearly three dozen compelling articles, exploring a variety of topics, such as creating a well-stocked...
by Elizabeth Morrow, Lindsay Scorgie-Porter
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
American political scientist Robert Putnam wasn’t the first person to recognize that social capital – the relationships between people that allow communities to function well – is the grease that oils the wheels of society. But by publishing Bowling Alone, he moved the debate from one primarily...
Llewellyn's 2018 Herbal Almanac
Gardening, Cooking, Health, Crafts, Myth & Lore
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2017
With recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and herbal lore, Llewellyn’s Herbal Almanac has provided new ideas and perspectives for gardeners and herb lovers for almost twenty years. Enjoy many fun and easy ways to enrich your cooking and crafting, from recipes for bread, jam, and candies to how-to guides...
Beyond Walls and Cages
Prisons, Borders, and Global Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The crisis of borders and prisons can be seen starkly in statistics. In 2011 some 1,500 migrants died trying to enter Europe, and the United States deported nearly 400,000 and imprisoned some 2.3 million people—more than at any other time in history. International borders are increasingly militarized...
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