Dramatic Problem Solving

What is the meaning of peace, why should we study it, and how should we achieve it? Although there are an increasing number of manuscripts, curricula and initiatives that grapple with some strand of p

Whether people praise, worship, criticize, or reject God, they all presuppose at least a rough notion of what it means to talk about God. Turning the certainty of this assumption on its head, a respec

"Dann Stadler tells how he and his wife survived a car crash, about her near-death experience with an angel and Jesus, and how their family's life dramatically changed as a result of miraculous interv

A psychiatrist who has worked with violent offenders who have served in combat discusses the reasons post-traumatic stress injuries are increasing, how this is a threat to society, and why the armed f

By repositioning democratic education not as something that can be achieved by following a certain, proven process, but as an inherently paradoxical enterprise in its dealings with the tension between

Anam Thubten explains what “letting go of ego” means and how to start doing just that—and he writes with such clarity that even those brand-new to Buddhism will understand it immediately. A profound y

Addiction is much misunderstood. Women and addictive gambling even more so, and for many years women have suffered in silence. This book explores how lonely, troubled lives and damaging relationships

Addiction is much misunderstood. Women and addictive gambling even more so, and for many years women have suffered in silence. This book explores how lonely, troubled lives and damaging relationships

An archaeologist who participated in a seven-year excavation at the historic monument describes recent findings that correct previously-held notions about the site, including the dating and significan

The challenge of a seemingly genocidal God who commands ruthless warfare has bewildered Bible readers for generations. The theme of divine war is not limited to the Old Testament historical books, how

Banks take very large risks by herding in the same perilous directions while believing that they are safe and unique. Why and how is this the case? Gregory Vit suggests that some groups within organiz

Banks take very large risks by herding in the same perilous directions while believing that they are safe and unique. Why and how is this the case? Gregory Vit suggests that some groups within organiz

America has hundreds of thousands of log homes, and every one of them presents unique maintenance issues that differ from homes of traditional stick-frame construction. Lack of knowledge about the uni

Now updated with commentary on the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as a new foreword by Lynne Hybels and Gabe Lyons, this book offers hope and insight that can help each of

Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For th

RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 12c is an example-driven approach to the Oracle database administrator's #1 job responsibility: Be able to recover the database. Of all the things you are responsi

Once you’ve discovered your strengths, you need to discover something else: your strengths can work against you. You can have too much of a good thing.Many leaders know this on some intuitive level, a

Can this really be true? Can you really get what you want in life without using cash? The answer is yes, and it is done every day. In this ground-breaking book you will learn how governments, business

Pragmatism mediates rival extremes, and religion is no exception: the problems of realism versus antirealism, evidentialism versus fideism, and science versus religion, along with other key issues in

Chaucer, Gower, and the Vernacular Rising examines the transmission of Greco-Roman and European literature into English during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, while literacy was bur

There is no general code that links a sequence of amino acids and the structure of the naive protein, says Ben-Naim (physical chemistry, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem). But there are general--that is, genera

In commerce, many moral failures are due to narrow mindsets that preclude taking into account the moral dimensions of a decision or action. In turn, sometimes these mindsets are caused by failing to question managerial decisions from a moral point of view, because of a perceived authority of management. In the 1960s, Stanley Milgram conducted controversial experiments to investigate just how far obedience to an authority figure could subvert his subjects' moral beliefs. In this thought-provoking work, the authors examine the prevalence of narrow mental models and the phenomenon of obedience to an authority to analyse and understand the challenges which business professionals encounter in making ethical decisions. Obstacles to Ethical Decision-Making proposes processes - including collaborative input and critique - by which individuals may reduce or overcome these challenges. It provides decision-makers at all levels in an organisation with the means to place ethical considerations at t

The author follows three main characters from high school onward as they each embark on successful yet very different paths. Refusing to drift apart, the lifelong friends soon find they are more conne

Light not only catches the eye, it can transform your work into something truly magical. With four inspiring projects to get you started, Gloria Loughman shows you how light can set a mood. You ll get

Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 dramatists by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholar

Suffering that is not coupled with any redeeming good is one of our world’s more troubling, apparent glitches. It is particularly vexing for any theist who believes that the world was created by a su

Suffering that is not coupled with any redeeming good is one of our world’s more troubling, apparent glitches. It is particularly vexing for any theist who believes that the world was created by a su

This book introduces elected officials and civic volunteers throughout our country to proven recipes for success they can use when they set out to solve problems existing in their towns, counties, and

Daniel Sipe focuses on the persistent afterlife of utopias in works by artists and writers who include Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Etienne Cabet, J.J. Grandville, Charles Barbara, Auguste Villiers

This volume has been published to coincide with the anniversaries of two significant milestones in Czech and Slovak history – the establishment of communist rule in 1948 and the Prague Spring of 1968