Cox: 1982 books
In It to Win
Electing Madam President
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
When will the United States elect its first woman president? Many political observers believed that Hillary Clinton would win the White House in 2008, and many still believe she is a strong contender for 2016. Yet, while many believe that electing the first woman president is not a question of if,...
Later Life
The Realities of Aging
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process which uses symbolic interactionism as the main theoretical perspective. Accessible, interdisciplinary coverage with chapters covering a variety of subject matter areas from biology to psychology, from economics to sociology, from political science...
Radio Journalism in America
Telling the News in the Golden Age and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2013
This history of radio news reporting recounts and assesses the contributions of radio toward keeping America informed since the 1920s. It identifies distinct periods and milestones in broadcast journalism and includes a biographical dictionary of important figures who brought news to the airwaves....
Grunt
The Rise and Fall (And Rise Again?) of an American Working Class Stiff
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
There is another four-letter word associated with work: life. Beyond providing us with a means to live and survive it can be a key, as Freud noted, to self-esteem, self-identity and how we value life. Now, "Dr. Siggie" nor I believe that work can only be satisfying if you make a ton of money...
by Charles Cox
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The focus is on strategies and actions to denounce and destroy all genocidal leaders and insurrectionist movements tormenting civil society around the world. The roots, plans and capabilities of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Taliban and Boko Haram are included in our list of targets. Measures are proposed on how...
by Robert G Stevenson, Gerry R Cox
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book examines violence. It looks at the nature and types of violence, the causes of violence, and the emotional wake left by violent episodes. In the twentieth century, the world experienced two world wars and countless other wars. Many millions died violent deaths from murder, death squads,...
How to Start a Claims Adjusting Business
How to Start a Claims Adjusting Business
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
This publication will teach you the basics of starting a Claims Adjusting business. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable knowledge of how to start a Claims Adjusting business
A Meta
UM PROCESSO DE MELHORIA CONTÍNUA
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Com mais de 2 milhões de exemplares vendidos no mundo, o romance mostra a Teoria das Restrições (TOC) aplicada ao funcionamento de uma indústria, questionando seu funcionamento e a solução de seus problemas como atrasos na produção e baixa receita. Esta teoria, desenvolvida por Goldratt, pode ser aplicada em organizações, como bancos, hospitais, e até no ambiente familiar.
Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context
Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Reformers have promoted mixed-member electoral systems as the “best of both worlds.” In this volume, internationally recognized political scientists evaluate the ways in which the introduction of a mixed-member electoral system affects the configuration of political parties. The contributors examine...
by Joe Cox
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Would you have enjoyed being a captive anthropoid in a zoo 100 years ago? Today, modern zoological parks simulate the natural habitats of the species in their sanctuaries. Gorillas and chimps thrive and reproduce. Many are released back into the wild. But in the corporate world management doesnt seem...
Descriptive Metadata for Television
An End-to-End Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2006
Descriptive Metadata for Television is a comprehensive introduction for television professionals that need to understand metadata's purpose and technology. This easy-to-read book translates obscure technical to hands-on language understandable by real people.
Texas Disasters
True Stories of Tragedy and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
True accounts of major disasters in Texas history are retold in this engagingly written collection. In this part of the country tornadoes are a frequent threat, but in addition to the many violent twisters, Texas residents have experienced fires, floods, drought, blizzards, shipwrecks, and other devastating...
Texas Ranger Tales
Stories That Need Telling
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1997
They were men who could not be stampeded, said the late Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. of the men who wore the badge of the Texas Rangers. Colonist Stephen F. Austin, during the earliest days of Anglo settlement in Texas, wrote that he would employ 10 men to act as 'rangers' for the common defense......
A Stronger Kinship
One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2009
Starting in the 1860s, the people of Covert, Michigan, broke laws and barriers to attempt what then seemed impossible: to love one's neighbor as oneself. This is the inspiring, true story of an extraordinary town where blacks and whites lived as equals.