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Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at the major areas of constitutional ong>andong> administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on the protection of citizens' rights ong>andong> good governance. The third edition of this book builds on the success of the previous two editions, setting-out the established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique ong>andong> commentary of the law where appropriate. Contemporary issues ong>andong> changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: the refining of the rules governing judicial review; ong>recentong> cases dealing with the death penalty; ong>andong> the likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on the rights of citizens.

The British Economy Since

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crafts, N. F. / Woodward, Nicholas W. / Woodward, N. W. C., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In this concise economic history of Britain since the Second World War, ong>recentong> developments in economic analysis are employed to re-examine the years of Britain's relative economic decline. The book is organized thematically rather than chronologically, ong>andong> has separate chapters on all the major macro ong>andong> microeconomic aspects of ong>recentong> developments in the British economy. This lucid ong>andong> accessible study will be of particular interest to second ong>andong> third year undergraduates in economic history ong>andong> economics.

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>andong> analyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>andong> social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>andong> dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the ong>recentong> term. Supreme Court Watch is an ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>andong> Politics, ong>andong> serves as an excellent companion to other books ong>andong> for courses on law, legal studies, ong>andong> the judiciary.

Beyond Black and White: Transforming African-American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marable, Manning, PUBLISHER: Verso, Despite the ong>recentong> surge of interest in the notion of a "post-racial America," the pursuit of racial equality ong>andong> social justice for African-Americans seems more elusive than ever. In this new paperback edition, Manning Marable updates his classic work with a substantial new introduction encompassing his views on ong>recentong> African-American politics ong>andong> struggles against racism. In doing so, he brings new significance to his claim for the necessity of a "transformationist" approach for moving "beyond black ong>andong> white."

Text, Context, and Hypertext: Writing with and for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), In "Text, ConText, ong>andong> HyperText," twenty-seven experts present the most ong>recentong> developments in three important areas of technical communication: the design of effective documentation, the impact of new technology ong>andong> research on technical writing, ong>andong> the training ong>andong> management of technical writers. This first synthesis of diverse but related research provides a unique conceptualization of the field of computers ong>andong> writing ong>andong> documentation.

Transport Machines

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Norman S., PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts, Transport Machines takes a look at all kinds of vehicles: those that travel through the air, through the water, ong>andong> on long>andong>. Describes rail transportation as well as the most ong>recentong> advances to vehicles on the road, such as cars, trucks, ong>andong> motorcycles. Using detailed cutaway illustrations, Transport Machines demonstrates how ships, airplanes, ong>andong> bicycles are designed to guarantee optimal traveling conditions.

Optimal Control of Differential Equations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pavel, Nicolae H. / Pavel, Pavel H., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, "Based on the International Conference on Optimal Control of Differential Equations held ong>recentong>ly at Ohio University, Athens, this Festschrift to honor the sixty-fifth birthday of Constantin Corduneanu an outstong>andong>ing researcher in differential ong>andong> integral equations provides in-depth coverage of ong>recentong> advances, applications, ong>andong> open problems relevant to mathematics ong>andong> physics. Introduces new results as well as novel methods ong>andong> techniques "

Life Events and Psychological Functioning: Theoretical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, Lawrence H., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This volume focuses on ong>recentong> theoretical ong>andong> methodological advances in empirical research ong>andong> examines the relationship between life events ong>andong> psychological functioning. It considers life events in child, adolescent ong>andong> geriatric populations. It also discusses the contributions of small events to stress, the effects of positive events ong>andong> adjustments to stressful life events. The volume makes a substantive contribution to the social ong>andong> behavioural sciences.

Kindergarten Math

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Knapp, Zondra / Harter, Faybeth, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, These two exciting titles in the groundbreaking Grade Boosters series teach the fundamental curriculum of first grade in an entertaining ong>andong> engaging format -- puzzles ong>andong> games. Written ong>andong> endorsed by educators, each workbook has been designed specifically for parents to use in helping their children get better grades in school. Both titles: -- Develop the one tool children need to perform well in school: better thinking skills -- Incorporate the current trends in school curricula that unite the learning of advanced thinking skills with the building of self-esteem -- Feature a puzzle-ong>andong>-game format as well as lively illustrations that keep young learners interested in the pages -- Provide answer pages First Grade Reading Puzzles & Games concentrates on several fundamental reading comprehension skills, including deduction, ong>inferenceong>, sequencing, classifications, multiple meanings, ong>andong> relationship identification. First Grade Reading Puzzles & Games concentrates on several fundamental reading comprehension skills, including deduction, ong>inferenceong>, sequencing, classifications, multiple meanings, ong>andong> relationship identification.

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both an introduction to public health as a discipline ong>andong> a critique of its development over ong>recentong> times, reviews epidemiological ong>andong> demographic trends internationally. It provides an overview of major health trends; a summary of the current state of the world's health; a review of ong>recentong> estimates of the global burden of disease; ong>andong> an examination of the pattern of modern epidemics, the impact of disability, ong>andong> the causes of premature death in rich ong>andong> poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical ong>andong> medical areas, this text challenges clinicians ong>andong> public health practitioners at all levels. The authors argue for an inclusive vision of public health based on the application in public policy of improved epidemiological understong>andong>ing of the causes of disease.

Experimental Field 312

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boger, Susan M., PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, It is four o'clock in the morning on March , when a meltdown began at the Three Mile Islong>andong> nuclear power plant. As people sleep peacefully, unafraid of the smoking cement towers looming in the background, radioactive material is released into the environment ong>andong> the Susquehanna River. Repeatedly reassured that they are not in any danger, most go on with their daily lives, including the residents of a rural town just a few miles away. But no one knows that Lloydsville is about to pay a hefty price for the sins of their nuclear neighbor. 30 years later, after an experimental popcorn crop is unintentionally irrigated with the radioactive river water, the corn mutates, wreaking havoc on Lloydsville. As two-headed frogs, fish with leg-like appendages, ong>andong> aggressive insects invade the town with increasing frequency, the corn in Experimental Field 312 grows exceptionally large. Meanwhile Susan, a seasoned nurse, tries to shake off the feeling that something is terribly wrong. But as a bizarre chain of events unfolds, she realizes her intuition is spot on. In this science fiction tale, Susan ong>andong> her family must find a way to kill the corn ong>andong> bring an end to the nightmare--before it is too late for a tiny farm town ong>andong> its people.

Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Colebrook, Claire, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book offers a clear introductory overview of the concept of gender. It places gender in its historical contexts ong>andong> traces its development from the Enlightenment to the present, before moving on to the evolution of the concept of gender from within the various stances of feminist criticism, ong>andong> ong>recentong> developments in queer theory ong>andong> post-feminism. Close analysis of key literary texts, including Frankenstein, Paradise Lost ong>andong> A Midsummer Night's Dream, shows how specific styles of literature enable reflection on gender.

Understanding Regression Assumptions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, William D. / Lewis-Beck, Michael S., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Through the use of careful explanations ong>andong> examples, Berry shows the reader how to consider whether the assumptions of multiple regression are actually satisfied in a particular research project. Beginning with a brief review of the regression assumptions as they are typically presented in textbooks, Berry moves on to explore in detail the "substantive" meaning of each assumption (such as lack of measurement ong>errorong>, absence of specification ong>errorong>, linearity, homoscedasticity, ong>andong> lack of autocorrelation). Aimed at improving social science applications of regression, this volume is a must for every student's ong>andong> researcher's library.

Collecting Lalique Glass

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prescott-Walker, Robert, PUBLISHER: Francis Joseph Pub, This completely updated full-color reference showcases the style, sophistication ong>andong> breathtaking beauty of Lalique glass. Reference sections cover a wide range of exquisite pieces ong>andong> feature current values based on ong>recentong> auctions.

Recent America: The United States Since

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grantham, Dewey W. / Maxwell-Long, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, This third edition of "ong>Recentong> America" is an extensive revision that includes entirely new material to carry the coverage forward into the second decade of the twenty-first century--right up through the ong>recentong> midterm elections of . With an emphasis on national politics, the ever-evolving multicultural American society, the role of the United States in international affairs, ong>andong> economic trends, this third considers changes in American literature, fine arts, music, film, pop culture, ong>andong> sports ong>andong> their relationships to social, cultural, ong>andong> economic trends. The incorporation of these often overlooked historical themes presents a more relevant ong>andong> inclusive ong>recentong> history of the United States.Building upon the tradition set forth by Dewey Grantham in the first ong>andong> second editions of his highly readable ong>andong> informative survey history of the United States since World War II, Thomas Maxwell-Long brings new perspectives ong>andong> explores new realities that Americans did not face even as ong>recentong>ly as the turn of the century. The result provides students with an engaging, well-rounded, ong>andong> thoughtfully illustrated narrative that reconstructs history ong>andong> also makes strong connections between the present ong>andong> the past.

A European Central Bank?: Perspectives on Monetary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Cecco, Marcello, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Based on a conference held by the Italian Macroeconomic Policy Group ong>andong> the Centre for Economic Policy Research, this study examines the issues raised by European monetary unification. An introduction describes ong>recentong> developments ong>andong> identifies the motivations for creating a European central bank. Theoretical papers analyze the interactions of capital controls, financial intermediation, ong>andong> seigniorage in open economies, the optimal design of centralized banks of issue by sovereign countries, ong>andong> some new aspects of the "optimal currency area" question. The volume concludes with a panel discussion on the feasibility of European monetary unification, featuring leading academics ong>andong> central bankers.

Weird Science: A Conflatation of Art and Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hofmann, Irene / Grabner, Michelle / Wittkopp, Gregory, PUBLISHER: Cranbrook Art Museum, Art meets science -- ong>andong> engages the ong>recentong> controversies of science studies -- in work by contemporary artists Mark Dion, Gregory Green, Margaret Honda, ong>andong> ong>Andong>rea Zittel. Using scientific language, strategies ong>andong> protocols, each of these projects focuses on a different area of exploration (natural science, nuclear physics, zoology, ong>andong> genetic engineering), ong>andong> investigates the influence, authority, ong>andong> effects of science. David Wilson, Director of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, writes on the 17th century scholar, inventor, curator, ong>andong> early progenitor of 'weird science', Athanasius Kircher; exhibition curator Irene Hofmann places these works into the context of each artist's career.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in the "At Issue in History series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At offshoot of Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary ong>andong> secondary sources to explore ong>andong> investigate the various opinions offered on each topic. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices of those who participated in ong>andong> witnessed the dramatic events of the past. More ong>recentong> writings by historians ong>andong> other scholars examine events with the benefit of hindsight, illuminating both the heroism ong>andong> egregious ong>errorong>s of history makers.

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pufendorf, Samuel / Samuel, Pufendorf / Tully, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most important moral ong>andong> political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius ong>andong> Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic ong>andong> taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, ong>andong> Smith. Over the past twenty years there has been a renaissance of Pufendorf scholarship. On the Duty of Man ong>andong> Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome of his monumental On the Law of Nature ong>andong> of Nations, ong>andong> it served as a basic text in European universities throughout the Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid ong>andong> historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its context, summarizes the main arguments, surveys ong>recentong> literature on Pufendorf, ong>andong> shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law theory into an independent discipline of juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kant.

Post-Genomic Cardiology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marin-Garcia, Jose / Mara-N-Garca-A, Josa(c), PUBLISHER: Academic Press, ong>Recentong> advances in molecular ong>andong> cellular biology have markedly changed our understong>andong>ing of the heart, ong>andong> this is having tremendous ramifications for the clinician. This unique reference offers a comprehensive ong>andong> critical evaluation of this contribution in the field of cardiovascular molecular medicine providing the reader with a sense of new directions in which molecular medicine might be applied. It begins with a detailed primer that makes readily accessible ong>recentong> molecular, genetic ong>andong> cellular techniques. Rounding out the coverage of this exciting field are critical ong>andong> comprenhesive discussions on the use of molecular, genetic ong>andong> cellular techniques used to identify the etiology ong>andong> pathophysiology of specific cardiac diseases. * Discusses diagnostic ong>andong> therapeutic options available not only in the adult ong>andong> aging individuals but also in infants/children * Numerous illustrations ong>andong> flow-charts * Explans cutting-edge molecular techniques, including analysis of mitochondria, their role in cardiac dysfunction ong>andong> updated analysis of Cardioprotection ong>andong> Metabolic Syndrome * Presentation of ong>recentong> translational studies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is included (e.g., gene therapy, pharmacological treatments ong>andong> stem cell transplantation)

Regional Politics: America in a Post-City Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Savitch, H. V. / Vogel, Ronald K., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Bringing together the thoughts of outstong>andong>ing contributors, Regional Politics presents a comparative study on the emerging regional nature of local ong>andong> urban politics. ong>Recentong> studies tend to focus on the politics ong>andong> power of internal cities or on suburban areas that have gained incredible strength in the past decade. However, this important volume explores how politics work in the extended metropolis or "functional city"--which includes ong>andong> surrounds the urban core ong>andong> whose economy, society, ong>andong> politics are integrally joined. Contributors center on detailed case studies of 10 cities with a look at the development of regional patterns, an analysis of the impact regionalism has on urban politics, ong>andong> an outline for an overall approach. The comprehensive ong>andong> state-of-the-art expertise presented in this volume makes Regional Politics ideal for planners, policymakers, academics, researchers, ong>andong> students in the areas of urban politics, state ong>andong> local government, ong>andong> public policy.

Gastrointestinal Functions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delvin, Edgard E. / Lentze, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Written by internationally renowned clinical ong>andong> biomedical investigators, this volume highlights ong>recentong> advances in the understong>andong>ing, diagnosis, ong>andong> treatment of chronic ong>andong> functional gastrointestinal disorders in children ong>andong> adolescents. Coverage includes state-of-the-art guidelines on management of intractable diarrhea, malabsorption, esophageal dysfunction, celiac disease, autoimmune enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, ong>andong> gut motility disorders. To further the reader's understong>andong>ing of the pathophysiology of these conditions, the book presents current concepts on the assembly of brush border membranes, the role of extracellular matrix proteins in intestinal cell function, the structure-function relationships of intestinal disaccharidases, ong>andong> the development ong>andong> role of the gastric epithelium.

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schulz, Kathryn, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, To err is human. Yet most of us go through life assuming (ong>andong> sometimes insisting) that we are right about nearly everything, from the origins of the universe to how to load the dishwasher. If being wrong is so natural, why are we all so bad at imagining that our beliefs could be mistaken, ong>andong> why do we react to our ong>errorong>s with surprise, denial, defensiveness, ong>andong> shame? In "Being Wrong," journalist Kathryn Schulz explores why we find it so gratifying to be right ong>andong> so maddening to be mistaken, ong>andong> how this attitude toward ong>errorong> corrodes relationships--whether between family members, colleagues, neighbors, or nations. Along the way, she takes us on a fascinating tour of human fallibility, from wrongful convictions to no-fault divorce; medical mistakes to misadventures at sea; failed prophecies to false memories; "I told you so " to "Mistakes were made." Drawing on thinkers as varied as Augustine, Darwin, Freud, Gertrude Stein, Alan Greenspan, ong>andong> Groucho Marx, she proposes a new way of looking at wrongness. In this view, ong>errorong> is both a given ong>andong> a gift--one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, ong>andong>, most profoundly, ourselves. In the end, "Being Wrong" is not just an account of human ong>errorong> but a tribute to human creativity--the way we generate ong>andong> revise our beliefs about ourselves ong>andong> the world. At a moment when economic, political, ong>andong> religious dogmatism increasingly divide us, Schulz explores with uncommon humor ong>andong> eloquence the seduction of certainty ong>andong> the crises occasioned by ong>errorong>. A brilliant debut from a new voice in nonfiction, this book calls on us to ask one of life's most challenging questions: what if I'm wrong?

Stories, Theories and Things

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooke-Rose, Christine / Brooke-Rose, Christine / Christine, Brooke-Rose, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The novelist ong>andong> critic Christine Brooke-Rose reflects on her own fictional craft ong>andong> turns her well-developed analytic abilities on other writers fictional ong>andong> critical, from Hawthorne ong>andong> Pound to Bloom ong>andong> Derrida, in an attempt to investigate those difficult border zones between the "invented" ong>andong> the "real." The result is an extended meditation, in a highly personal idiom, on the creative act ong>andong> its relation to modern theoretical writing ong>andong> thinking. Like her fiction, Professor Brooke-Rose's criticism is self-consciously experimental, trying out ong>andong> discarding ideas, adopting others. Her linguistic prowess, her uncommon role as a recognized writer of fiction ong>andong> theory, ong>andong> the relevance of her work to the feminist ong>andong> other modern movements, all contribute to the interest of this unusual sequence of essays. Christine Brooke-Rose, formerly a professor at the Universite de Paris, ong>andong> now retired, lives in France. She is the author of several works of literary criticism ong>andong> a number of novels, including Amalgamemnon ong>andong> Xorong>andong>er.

Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sax, Gilbert, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This edition continues Sax's tradition of comprehensive ong>andong> comprehensible coverage of testing ong>andong> measurement principles while including the most ong>recentong> theory ong>andong> research.

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