A Michael: 1281 books
by Howard Good, Berrin A. Beasley, Sandra L. Borden
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
How far should a reporter go for a story? What's the role of the press at the scene of an emergency, or a murder? Why has journalism suddenly become so susceptible to plagiarism? Here's a book that poses these and other urgent questions—and offers candid answers. At a time when professionals and...
The Dysfunctional Relationships of Givers and Takers
An Analysis of Toxic Chemistries
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
In your relationships does it matter if you and your partner are a giver or a taker? Are there different types of givers and takers? Whats the secret to a good marriage? How can you save a rocky marriage? What is the best way to get counseling and what should you expect from counseling? What if a...
by Michael A Day
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Incorporating elements from history, science, philosophy and international relations theory, this book takes a fresh look at the life and thought of Robert Oppenheimer.
The author argues that not only are Oppenheimer's ideas important, engaging and relevant, but also more coherent than generally...
The Psychic Hold of Slavery
Legacies in American Expressive Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
What would it mean to “get over slavery”? Is such a thing possible? Is it even desirable? Should we perceive the psychic hold of slavery as a set of mental manacles that hold us back from imagining a postracist America? Or could the psychic hold of slavery be understood as a tool, helping us get...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
Living with Bipolar Disorder:A Guide for Individuals and FamiliesUpdated Edition
A Guide for Individuals and FamiliesUpdated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Living with Bipolar Disorder is designed to help patients and their families develop the skills they need to be good consumers of treatment and to become expert partners in the management of this challenging disorder. Drawing on research documenting the strength of combining drug treatments with behavioral...
by Joyce A. Baugh, John D. Burrow, Mark S. Hurwitz
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
This book examines the criminal justice decisions of the Rehnquist Court era through analyses of individual justices' contributions to the development of law and policy. The Rehnquist Court era (1986-2005) produced a period of opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court's judicial conservatives to reshape...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Seeing Judaism Anew
Christianity's Sacred Obligation
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2005
In September 2002, twenty-one prominent Catholic and Protestant scholars released the groundbreaking document "A Sacred Obligation," which includes ten statements about Jewish-Christian dialogue focused around a guiding claim: "Revising Christian teaching about Judaism and the Jewish...
American Catholics and Civic Engagement
A Distinctive Voice
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2003
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding...
Introduction to Aging
A Positive, Interdisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
"This new textbook creates a paradigm shift with a very practical approach to problem solving. Aging is an asset. Its focus on well care rather than just sick care by understanding physical fitness, sexual fitness, consumer fitness, nutritional fitness and social fitness among others, all point...
The Sales Advantage
How to Get It, Keep It, and Sell More Than Ever
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2003
Now, for the first time ever, the time-tested, proven techniques perfected by the world-famous Dale Carnegie® sales training program are available in book form.
The two crucial questions most often asked by salespeople are: "How can I close more sales?" and "What can I do to reduce objections?"...
Mergers & Acquisitions
A Guide to Creating Value for Stakeholders
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2001
In 1999, MCI WorldComm and Sprint agreed to merge. Valued at $129 billion, this expected transaction was the largest in history. However, it fell victim to regulators in Europe concerned with the potential monopoly power of the merged firm. This M&A action was merely the latest in a growing trend...
Purchase Order Management Best Practices
Process, Technology, and Change Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2006
In todays competitive business climate, companies with effective procurement strategies are beginning to separate themselves from the competition. Successful purchase order management (POM) is now a critical core competency and organizations in all industries have started investigating tools and techniques...