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Ethics of Spying
A Reader for the Intelligence Professional
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Intelligence professionals are employees of the government working in a business that some would consider unethical_the business of spying. This book looks at the dilemmas that exist when one is asked to perform a civil service that is in conflict with what that individual believes to be 'ethical.'...
Key States, High Stakes
Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the...
Early Intervention Every Day!
Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Effective early intervention doesn’t stop when the provider leaves the family’s home. That’s why every interventionist needs this practical sourcebook, packed with research-based strategies for helping parents and caregivers take a consistent, active role in supporting young children’s...
Reconstructing Appalachia
The Civil War's Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Families, communities, and the nation itself were irretrievably altered by the Civil War and the subsequent societal transformations of the nineteenth century. The repercussions of the war incited a broad range of unique problems in Appalachia, including political dynamics, racial prejudices, and...
Por que gritamos Golpe?
Para entender o impeachment e a crise política no Brasil
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Somando-se ao debate público sobre a crise política no Brasil, Por que gritamos Golpe? proporciona ao leitor diversas análises sobre a dinâmica do processo de impeachment da presidente Dilma Rousseff, dentro de uma perspectiva multidisciplinar e de esquerda. Os textos que compõem a coletânea...
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions
Programs, Policies, and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The first of its kind, Teacher Education across Minority-Serving Institutions brings together innovative work from the family of institutions known as minority-serving institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian...
America's Healthcare Transformation
Strategies and Innovations
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
A revolution in American medicine is in full swing, with the race from fee-for-service to fee-for-value at the front line in an epic battle that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America’s Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A. Phillips brings together...
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 Stephanie Burgis, Anne E. Johnson, Robert Lowell Russell
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
What does the future hold for us? This anthology of nineteen diverse stories from authors around the world shows us a future full of adventure, intrigue, fun, heart-ache, and wonder.A imprisoned space pirate from Phobos is given a last chance for freedom, but only if he’s willing to kill his younger...
Courting Justice
Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Since 1947 a modernized New Jersey Supreme Court has played an important and controversial role in the state, nation, and world. Its decisions in cutting-edge cases have confronted society’s toughest issues, reflecting changing social attitudes, modern life’s complexities, and new technologies.
Paul...
Captain's Log
Boundary Shock Quarterly #1
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?
Twelve...
by Fundación Heberto Castillo Martínez AC, Pedro Miguel, Ramón Alberto Garza
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 11, 2002
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 11, 2002
En esta publicación objetividad, verdad, democratización, ética, responsabilidad son conceptos recurrentes en estas voces publicadas que, independientemente de su posición política, ubican en el centro de la discusión a una sociedad cada vez más participativa y demandante.
In Search of Humanity
Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...