This straightforward text provides journalists, both professional and student, with an explanation of the realities of an increasingly important facet of today's precision journalism--public opinion p
Independent director and screenwriter John Andrew Gallagher interviews 21 filmmakers on the craft of motion picture directing. Francois Truffaut, Michael Cimino, Ulu Grosbard, Dennis Hopper, Alan Park
Spotlights the challenges faced by our increasing cadre of military women when their service ends and they become veterans.• Spotlights personal experiences of female veterans through interviews• Incl
This account of six families whose children were wrongly seized by child protection services vividly illustrates the constitutional balancing act where medicine, family interests, and child safety can
This cohesive set of case studies collects scholarly research, policy evaluation, and field experience to explain how terrorist groups have developed into criminal enterprises.• Provides a global comp
This nontechnical book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary survey of political economy that can easily be understood by any reader with an introductory-level background in economics.‧ Provi
This nontechnical book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary survey of political economy that can easily be understood by any reader with an introductory-level background in economics.‧ Provi
A concise, accessible introduction to anxiety covering everything from its causes to its symptoms, available treatment options, and prevention.‧ Addresses some of the strategies that people can apply
This book provides a historical background of the American business cycle, challenges the validity of conventional Keynesian ideology, and presents a bold, alternative theory of how production leads
A team of expert contributors provides an in-depth exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons from a dozen countries across five continents.
This book offers an expert analysis of Russia's foreign and military defense policies since the Federation was established in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
An insightful collection of essays that explains why the global war on terror framework cannot work and how a new paradigm in countering transnational terrorism can be found.
With a well-publicized trial in the foreground, this volume explores psychiatric diagnoses, the meaning of "disability," and current law regarding when psychological conditions should allow for speci
Drawing from a huge fund of recorded interviews with directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, and actors, author John Fawell provides readers with a new means of appreciating classic American
Software. Hardware. Networks. Wireless. Entrepreneurs face a bewildering array of choices and decisions when it comes to incorporating technology into the fabric of their businesses. Yet nothing coul
In a provocative response to doom-and-gloomers, trade expert Gamble argues that the U.S. will, for a variety of reasons, maintain economic supremacy for years to come.
Knitting has recently exploded in popularity. Professionals, punks, and feminists are embracing this ancient craft, an activity that was previously relegated to the realm of the "traditional" woman,
Entrepreneurship is credited for technological invention, the rise of corporate empires, and directly linked to economic development around the world. This multi-volume set of original essays showcas
A stellar group of authors from across disciplines explains the alarming increase in the use of psychotropic medications, questions the causes, and presents disturbing thoughts regarding this phenome
To have a clear picture of developments in public financial management, a multidimensional perspective of the field is needed, since governments--unlike for-profit organizations-- serve multiple and
This study looks at how US media has framed issues surrounding euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Using examples drawn from mainstream news publications since the 1970s, Gailey (communication,
Even twins are unique. Most people idealize twins, fantasizing a close, perpetually loving relationship. Yet Klein, herself an identical twin, demonstrates that twins have complicated and intense rela
This contributed volume explores equity and social justice within the field of mathematics education. In part one, Helga Jungwirth's introductory chapter provides a strong theoretical overview that is
Walters integrates information from traditional criminological models and findings from developmental psychology to form a system of five belief systems (self-view, world-view, past-view, present-vie
One step above knowledge management systems are business intelligence systems. Their purpose is to give decision makers a better understanding of their organization's operations, and thus another way
Expanding from a study of the preparedness of Virginia communities to shift from defense to other industries, Accordino (economic-development policy and planning, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond) l
Surely one of America's most popular novelists, Stephen King has only recently begun to receive serious attention from scholars and literary critics. "The Dark Descent" assembles fifteen illuminating
Alkhafaji presents the fundamental concepts of corporate governance and suggests a new approach to the subject that focuses on the stakeholder. As Alkhafaji demonstrates, corporate governance has move
Bartter surveys 250 American science-fiction stories, and American SF novels--with occasional overlaps of stories made into episodic novels--that have some relationship, often direct, sometimes margin
"In this extensive, critical survey of Francis Coppola's films, Chown attempts an auteur theory analysis tempered with an interesting overview of the turbulent economic and corporate controversies tha
Providing a comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling American college campuses today, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.• Offers critical arguments for policy for
This important book shares insights derived from surveys, interviews, and focus groups conducted with a diverse group of first-wave Baby Boomer women professionals (born 1946–1956). These individuals
"Federalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution" provides a thorough examination of this significant and distinctive part of the U.S. constitutional system, documenting its role in ma
Johnson (humanities, Michigan Technological U.) argues that through repeated use of atomic technology and language we've developed a mindset. The cultivation of this mindset has been through a combina
Reveals the history of the secret and largely forgotten industry that developed the first computers for the military: mechanical analog targeting systems that transformed the way wars were fought.
This book provides an insider's view of how today's blockbuster companies arrived at the top and explains how your business can do the same--in good economies or bad.
Sports law specialist Wong (sport management program, U. of Massachusetts) has prepared a completely revised fourth edition of his undergraduate and graduate textbook on sports law. The author provide
This book challenges the once-dominant social responsibility model and argues that a new, "individual-first" paradigm is what will allow journalism to survive in today's crowded media marketplace.
Guarding the Gates: Immigration and National SecurityMichael C. LeMay "Today's immigration debate receives some much-needed historical perspective in this new book by LeMay, long regarded as a leadin
A former CIA analyst looks at nearly three decades of U.S. Middle East policy to examine the pervasive and too-often disastrous influence of Israel's right wing Likud party.
