Gerald: 1985 books

Performance Based Budgetingis the next volume in the ASPA Classics series. It covers the most influential, paramount research articles published on public budgeting and finance. The book will surely be of great interest and use to anyone concerned with public budgeting, and anyone enrolled in, or...

Security Metrics Management, Measuring the Effectiveness and Efficiency of a Security Program, Second Edition details the application of quantitative, statistical, and/or mathematical analyses to measure security functional trends and workload, tracking what each function is doing in terms of level...

Societal problems are not new and were probably in existence for as long as humans have been around. If one could agree with Adler (2003: 3)that the first “humanlike creature, or hominid, was walking about in east Africa more than 5.5 million years ago,” one could argue that people have been trying...

As to the Duke of Marlborough . . . it was allowed by all men, nay even by France itself, that he was more than a match for all the generals of that nation. This he made appear beyond contradiction in the ten campaigns he made against them; during all which time it cannot be said that he ever slipped...

Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses. Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on the psychometrician's view of measurement. This book focuses on the users' view by concentrating on effective...

We all know that a business can be run in the ground by bad management, poor planning, a downturn in the economy and many other reasons. But improper financial planning is the #2 reason that businesses fail - that is why this book is a valuable resource. Far too many people plan to open or expand...

Many Americans believe that their healthcare is second to none. Most patients, therefore, fail to appreciate the flaws and dangers present while receiving medical care. In fact, the American health care industry is one of the great tragedies of this country, which is now being brought to its knees...

College guides written by students for students. Berea College Students Tell It Like It Is This insider guide to Berea College in Berea, KY, features more than 160 pages of in-depth information, including student reviews, rankings across 20 campus life topics, and insider tips from students...

DeGere is a thief. But stealing has become much too easy for the man of many masks who bides his time between jobs seducing local women into stealing for him. His fence, Manson, gets all the details of his latest conquest, all the while questioning if the stories the thief tells are true. But then the two find out how very dangerous lies can be.

To have your hair cut is not painful, nor does it hurt to have your whiskers trimmed. But round wooden shoes, shaped like bowls, are not comfortable wear, however much it may amuse the onlooker to see you try to walk in them. If you have a nice fur coat like a company promoter's, it is most annoying...

This early handbook is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A concise look at falconry that will prove of great interest to the falconry enthusiast and historian of the sport. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating...

"This was a secret war, whose battles were lost or won unknown to the public … No such warfare had ever been waged by mortal men." SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL The Second World War, Vol. II

An invaluable student-tested study aid, this primer, first published in 2007, provides guided instruction for the analysis and interpretation of genetic principles and practice in problem solving. Each section is introduced with a summary of useful hints for problem solving and an overview of the...

The definitive evidence-based introduction to patient history-taking NOW IN FULL COLOR A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! For medical students and other health professions students, an accurate differential diagnosis starts with The Patient History. The ideal companion to major...