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Corruption in the Contemporary World
Theory, Practice, and Hotspots
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
This book deals with large-scale, systemic corruption, a phenomenon that it identifies as part of the political landscape in most, if not all, societies of the contemporary world. While the analysis is grounded in the political thought of earlier thinkers, especially Edmund Burke, and integrates the...
Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
Generation Ageless
How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Live Today…And They’re Just Getting Started
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Generation Ageless—an authoritative and eye-opening look at the past, present, and future of Baby Boomers
Think Baby Boomers are all alike? Think again. This dynamic generation is nearing the traditional age of retirement, but is in no mood to slow down. Learn how to market, sell to, do...
Human Subjects Research Regulation
Perspectives on the Future
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Experts from different disciplines offer novel ideas for improving research oversight and protection of human subjects.
The current framework for the regulation of human subjects research emerged largely in reaction to the horrors of Nazi human experimentation, revealed at the Nuremburg trials,...
by Alan MacEachern, John Sandlos, Ben Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
"... a diverse and fascinating array of perspectives on the history of Canada's national parks, illuminating many less well-understood aspects of the evolving place of people in and near these parks." - Stephen Bocking, Professor and Chair, Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent...
Communicating Globally
Intercultural Communication and International Business
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Communicating Globally: Intercultural Communication and International Business uniquely integrates the theory and skills of intercultural communication with the practices of multinational organizations and international business. Authors Wallace V. Schmidt, Roger N. Conaway, Susan S. Easton, and William...
Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Concrete Science and Technology
Principles, Techniques and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
Measuring the long-term durability of new types of concrete and concrete technologies is crucial to their acceptance in the marketplace. This long-needed handbook of analytical techniques provides a complete reference to the cutting-edge procedures used to test today's innovative materials.
Ranging...
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context
Learning from the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2005
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context is the first book to provide a broadly interdisciplinary approach to understanding the leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex abuse scandal and how it was handled. Well-known scholars, religious clergy, and laymen in the trenches...
Spectrum
SmartyPants Spectrum Series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
**You are an explorer in a galaxy of worlds... **
...with countless stories to delve into or even just try out.
Inside, you are the rescuer of the kitten who rescues you right back. You are the citizen making a life-or-death decision. You are the teenager experiencing her first...
by Séverine Gauthier, Jérémie Almanza
Language: French
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Es-tu plutôt cœur de pierre ou cœur d’artichaut ? Découvre-le dans ce conte original réalisé par la scénariste de Mon arbre sur un très beau dessin de Jérémie Almanza.
Le jour où la petite fille au cœur d’artichaut rencontre le garçon au cœur de pierre, elle tombe éperdument...
The Space Opera Novella MEGAPACK®
6 Science Fiction Classics
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Galactic empires. Mighty heroes blasting their way to victory. Galaxy-spanning quests. They're all essential ingredients for a space opera! Here are 6 classic novellas from the pulps, showcasing galaxy-spanning adventures. Included are:
"Thunder to Venus," by Joseph J. Millard"The Last Outpost,"...
La CIA, Camarena y Caro Quintero
La historia secreta
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 21, 2014
¿Fue sólo una casualidad que Caro Quintero saliera de la cárcel unos meses antes de que capturaran al Chapo Guzmán?
Un libro explosivo que aporta las claves definitivas para esclarecer un suceso que definió la historia del narcotráfico en México: el asesinato del agente de la DEA Enrique...
The Must-Read Novels for Christmas Time (Illustrated Edition)
The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Christmas Angel, The Little City of Hope, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Presenting our best ever and biggest ever collection of hand-picked Christmas classics for a wonderful holiday enjoyment. Our editions are meticulously crafted to give the absolute reading pleasure and that happy festive smile. So, what are you waiting for? Just come along... Life and Adventures of...
by S.J. WATSON
Language: French
Release Date: May 5, 2011
Language: French
Release Date: May 5, 2011
La révélation 2011 du thriller. Un premier roman que les amateurs du genre n'oublieront pas.
La révélation 2011 du thriller. Un premier roman que les amateurs du genre n'oublieront pas.
A la suite d'un accident survenu une vingtaine d'années plus tôt, Christine est aujourd'hui...