Public Affairs & Policy

President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring e...

As The Supreme Court Continues To Rule On Important Issues, It Is Essential To Understand How It Operates. Based On Exclusive Interviews With The Justices T...

Samuel Stein.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesUrban Planning & Development

The road to global security," writes Jeremy Rifkin, "lies in lessening our dependence on Middle East oil and making sure that all people on Earth have acces...

Community Development in Canada, Second Edition teaches you how to be successful in working with communities such as seniors clubs, youth centres, First N...

Using numerous case studies from his own practice, Hoyt describes models of brief psychotherapy that improve quality while containing costs. He presents gu...

This long-awaited memoir of a trailblazing emergency physician (otherwise known as "Doc Hollywood") and a former Nova Scotia Minister of Health also tells t...

This Text Highlights The Diversity Of Political Responses To Environmental Issues, Bringing Together Over 40 Readings In Environmental Politics That Cover V...

Economics Of Natural Resources ; Environmental Ideology, Politics, And Decision Making ; Ecologic Perspectives On Natural Resources ; The Human Population ;...

One of BookPage's Best Books of 2020 "The detailed, nuanced, gripping account of that strange and complex journey offered in Robert Draper's To Start a War:...

Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society pro...

Climate change is one of the most complex, multilayered and interdisciplinary intellectual puzzles facing us today. The questions are numerous. What scien...

Using this experiential workbook, readers can practice all the steps important to social work practice. The author includes case examples and situations tha...

In Recent Years, The Young, Educated, And Affluent Have Surged Back Into Cities, Reversing Decades Of Suburban Flight And Urban Decline. And Yet All Is Not ...

written From A Global Perspective On Risk, Hazards, And Disasters, Introduction To International Disaster Management Provides Practitioners, Educators A...

Near The Ontario-michigan Border, Canada's Densest Concentration Of Chemical Manufacturing Surrounds The Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living In The Polluted He...

Presents A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Ecological Resources And Technologies Required For Sustaining Households, Communites, Regions, And Nations. Why Wor...

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet...

In This Concise And Up-to-date Introduction, J. Edward Kellough Brings Together Historical, Philosophical, And Legal Analyses To Fully Inform Participants A...

In Health Care for Some, Beatrix Hoffman offers an engaging and in-depth look at America’s long tradition of unequal access to health care. She argues tha...

Andrea Tone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Law SpecialtiesLabor Law

Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. Now, as the world struggles to recover, it's tempting...

A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other ...

In Out Of Captivity, Gonsalves, Stansell, And Howes Recount For The First Time Their Amazing Tale Of Survival, Friendship, And, Ultimately, Rescue, Tracing ...

A Revelatory History--spanning Continents And Millennia--of How The Distribution Of Water Has Shaped Human Civilization, By The Chief Strategy Officer And G...

This Handbook Brings Together Foundational And Leading-edge Research Exploring Dimensions Of Improving Quality Of Life In Communities Of Place. Social Indic...

Roots -- Transformation -- Industrialization -- A History Of Seed Politics In Canada -- Germination -- Nation -- Corporation -- Commodification -- Privatiza...

The economic boom of the 1990s created huge wealth for the bosses, but benefited workers hardly at all. At the same time, the bosses were able to take the ...

Thoreau Went To Walden Pond To Live Simply In The Wild And Contemplate His Own Place In The World By Observing Nature. Robert Sullivan Went To A Disused, Ga...

Staying Alive provides a fresh perspective on the issues surrounding health, health care, and illness. In addition to the traditional approaches of health s...

Historically there have been few options available for individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant loved ones suffering from substance abuse. Coautho...

1. Introduction -- 2. History Matters -- 3. Theories Matter Less -- 4. Trying This -- 5. Trying That -- 6. Mulroney : Inflicting Prosperity -- 7. Chretien :...

Breaking night: (Urban slang) staying up through the night, until the sun rises Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen w...

"How to comfort? How to help?" are questions often asked by persons providing care to individuals suffering from dementia. According to Hoffman and Platt-...

Migration Is A Central Dynamic In Globalization That Is Recasting Contemporary States And Societies In Distinctive, Powerful Ways. Now With More Balanced Co...

The Anguished, Volatile Intensity We Associate With The Artistic Temperament, Often Described As A Fine Madness, Has Been Thought Of As A Defining Aspect Of...

As A Commentator, Citizen, And Advisor, Daniel Yankelovich Has Had A Long Career Reporting And Analyzing National Issues, Trends, And Opinions. Here, He Sha...

In today's world, drugs and their use present a social paradox, combining the potential for good and for bad. As a society and as individuals, we can be the...

Pulitzer Prize–winning conflict journalist C.J. Chivers follows the arcs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through the experiences of those who fought t...

Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, eth...

Raghuram Rajan. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [401]-421) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyReference

Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement’s reputation for gloom and doom Activists today strive to...

From Nbc News And Msnbc Correspondent Jacob Soboroff, Winner Of The 2019 Walter Cronkite Award: An Intimate And Deeply Reported Journey To Uncover The Truth...

Makes Recommendations For Meeting Four Major Challenges Currently Facing The United States, Including Globalization, The Information Technology Revolution, ...

After a period in which the global economy appeared prosperous and stable, the economic crisis exposed the fragile foundations of the international financia...

Bjørn Lomborg. Originally Published In Danish As Verdens Sande Tilstand, 1998. This Revised And Updated Version First Published In English By Cambridge Uni...

What secrets connect Egypt‘s Great Pyramids, the Freemasons, and the Council on Foreign Relations? In this astonishing book, celebrated journalist Jim Mar...

The crisis exposed the contradiction of globalization itself: as economies have become more interconnected, regulators and governments have failed to keep ...