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Hopefully you are old enough to remember "Yes Minister." Does government really work like that? If it does, you really need a sense of humour to examine not only its workings but also its nonworkings. That is exactly what the book If Only Politicians Had Brains does. It examines government...

Why has European growth slowed down since the 1990s while American productivity growth has speeded up? This book provides a thorough and detailed analysis of the sources of growth from a comparative industry perspective. It argues that Europe's slow growth is the combined result of a severe productivity...

This book examines stress in organizational contexts. The authors review the sources and outcomes of job-related stress, the methods used to assess levels and consequences of occupational stress, along with the strategies that might be used by individuals and organizations to confront stress and its...

Definitions of urban entities and urban typologies are changing constantly to reflect the growing physical extent of cities and their hinterlands. These include suburbs, sprawl, edge cities, gated communities, conurbations and networks of places and such transformations cause conflict between central...

Using case studies and relevant literature, this book illustrates the challenges to legitimate, Shared-governance domains when the routine of the academy is forced to deal with big issues, often brought on by external forces. Mortimer and Sathre have gone beyond a discussion of faculty/administrative...

Primer tomo de la trilogía "La lucha por al vida", En "La busca" Manuel, que está en picada pasando de trabajo en trabajo se encuentra en contacto con personajes de cada vez más baja extracción social. El Madrid de los barrios más humildes es protagonista fundamental de esta novela de final esperanzador.

Une croisade se prépare, les forces en présence tentent de prendre le pouvoir. C'est à qui contrôlera les derniers dragons pour prendre l'avantage. Une nouvelle série prête à déployer ses ailes pour tout enflammer sur son passage. 1499 en Orient, deux pilleurs violent un cimetière de dragon...

In the aftermath of the violent incident involving a mysterious cop-killing cyborg, Agents Artemis Hood and Ivan Marcos find themselves stuck with no leads. Meanwhile, world-famous holographic vlogger Shawna Kristof interviews a renowned author about how the world of 2074 found itself with so many darn werewolves.

The year is 2074, and it has been two decades since creatures previously thought to be mere myth have come out of hiding and changed many aspects of the world as we know it... including law enforcement. Amidst the peacekeepers of this unpredictable new era is a particularly scrappy and resourceful...

Humboldt County was at the forefront of the massive redwood logging industry. The impressive size of the trees necessitated drastic technological advances. Many innovations were invented by Humboldt mill owners like John Dolbeer, whose steam donkey engine mechanized and revolutionized logging all...

Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of health, and considers both risk and resiliency factors for the Black LGBT population. Contributors to this collection intimately understand the...

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Urgent Care Secrets, a new volume in this bestselling series, features the Secrets’...

Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this text draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment. It is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and anyone concerned with drug use.

The problem of how to understand and to treat masochism has plagued the vast majority of clinicians. The Clinical Problem of Masochism, edited by Deanna Holtzman, PhD, and Nancy Kulish, PhD, focuses on the common and difficult clinical problems posed by masochistic patients who are spread throughout...