Peter Simon: 55 books
The People's Victory
Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
Impassioned Jurisprudence
Law, Literature, and Emotion, 1760–1848
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
In this volume of essays, scholars of the interdisciplinary field of law and literature write about the role of emotion in English law and legal theory in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The law’s claims to reason provided a growing citizenry that was beginning to establish its...
Engaging Agnes Heller
A Critical Companion
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
This collection of essays examines the life and thought of Agnes Heller, who rose to international acclaim as a Marxist dissident in Eastern Europe, then went on to develop one of the most comprehensive oeuvres in contemporary philosophy, putting forward a distinctive ethical theory and analyses of...
Holy Ground
Cathedrals in the twenty-first century
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day church; on the other they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties, and are largely left by the church and government to fend for themselves.
Many—both...
Canadian Income Funds
Your Complete Guide to Income Trusts, Royalty Trusts and Real Estate Investment Trusts
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Income trusts are booming. They have been one of the best-performing classes of investments in one of the worst markets in decades. With over 150 trusts currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange at a combined value of over $90 billion, this relatively new vehicle, the income fund, is one of...
Diasporas
Concepts, Intersections, Identities
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora. Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping...
by Simon Jowett, Peter J. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2004
PREPARE FOR JUDGEMENT!
Hot on the trail of a cargo of illegal bio-weapons, Judge Dredd boards the Cityship Sargasso, a vast agglomeration of ancient toxic waste tankers loaded with refugees from warzones around the world. It is also home to large populations of mutants and scavengers, so when...
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults
Criminal Justice and Adult Protection
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults provides an up-to-date summary of developments in the legislative framework and best practice relevant to the area of adult protection work.
It explains legislation that can be used in adult protection work, covering criminal and civil law, and...
Feminist Futures
Reimagining Women, Culture and Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
The first edition received widespread praise, including from eminent scholars such as Gita Sen and Amina Mama (see quotes below)
The only book on the subject to cover the Global South as a whole and to bring together such a wide variety of disciplines and approaches.
Offers a critical feminist perspective on development.
Bridges the gap between development scholarship and feminist activism.
by Lonely Planet, Simon Richmond, Alexis Averbuck
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet's Discover Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See the Northern Lights in Reykjavik, party in Amsterdam, or ride in a gondola through...
Innovations in Social Work Research
Using Methods Creatively
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.
Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work...
Power to Change - Keswick Year Book 2016
Becoming Like God's Son
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Christlikeness is something God planned from the beginning and will one day finally complete. But now we are in the process of change, becoming more like Jesus Christ. Really? How can we overcome the pull of sin? How can we live godly lives in a world like this? Is it possible to change?
These...
Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults
Working Effectively in Adult Protection
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection.
The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice...
Building Corporate Accountability
Emerging Practice in Social and Ethical Accounting and Auditing
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The practice of social and ethical accounting is emerging as a key tool for companies in the 1990s in response to calls for greater transparency and accountability to different stakeholders, and as a means for managing companies in increasingly complex situations where social and environmental issues...