Beginning a new blockbuster series set in the "Honorverse"- the universe of Honour Harrington. The Star Kingdom's ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labour planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon's stellar backyard, ...
Drawing heavily from Bloom's Taxonomy, this new book helps teachers understand and implement a standards-based curriculum. An extraordinary group of cognitive psychologists, curriculum specialists, teacher-educators, and researchers have developed a two-dimensional framework, focusing on knowledge and cognitive processes, that defines what ...
For Introduction to State and Local Politics courses. This is the most authoritative text for state and local politics. State and Local Politics: Government by the People continually sets the standards for other state and local politics texts by anticipating instructors' and students' needs. Known for its esteemed author team who treat each new ...
Here is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James. . One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography.
Complete with hundreds of examples, this updated text emphasizes federal tax concepts and issues--not the details of ever-changing tax rules--to equip readers with a solid understanding of the tax code and hands-on applications to put it into practice. The CD-ROM contains H&R Block's TaxCut software.
This work now brings readers the insights of four prize-winning political scientists - including new author David Magleby. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of American government classes today. This book is available in four versions. The Basic Version covers fundamental principles and processes that pertain ...
This work now brings readers the insights of four prize-winning political scientists - including new author David Magleby. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of American government classes today. This book is available in four versions. This Basic Version (comprising chapters 1-17 plus chapter 31) covers ...
Generally used in the second course in taxation, this book focuses primarily on taxation as it applies to corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of relevant code and regulations, as well as all major developments in federal taxation.
Born in 1938 to a mother still in high school, Etta James began her career singing in church at the age of five. Ten years later she was performing with the Johnny Otis Show: she had her first hit record, "Roll With Me Henry," an answer to Hank Ballard's "Work With Me Annie," soon afterwards. Candid and revealing as only the reminiscences of a ...
In a vivid and important critique of our government's response to threats -- real and perceived -- from communists in the 1950s, Central American activists in the 1980s, Palestinians in the 1990s, and now Islamic terrorists in the twenty-first century, two leading constitutional scholars warn that many of our government's anti-terrorism efforts ...
This book reports findings of a three-nation study of public relations and communication management sponsored by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation. The Excellence Study provides communication managers and public relations practitioners with information critical to their own professional growth, and ...
Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems offers a balanced and comprehensive account of the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of the nation's number one public health problem. This edition of Royce's award-winning text, Alcohol Problems and Alcoholism, has been extensively updated throughout by Royce and his coauthor David Scratchley, with new ...
Instream Flow Protection is a comprehensive overview of Western water use and the issues that surround it. The authors explain instream flow and its historical, political, and legal context; describe current instream flow laws and policies; and present methods of protecting instream flow.
"The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery" is the first official textbook of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) that adheres to the principals of evidence-based practice and utilizes ASCRS practice parameters. Written by top experts in the specialty, each chapter correlates with the core curriculum developed by the ...
Prepared by James C. Young (Northern Illinois University), the Study Guide encourages learners to review the chapter's main focus, key concepts, and key terms, and brush up on homework and test-taking skills. Using the available answers and solutions to its quizzes and problems, users can prepare for tests and quizzes in their course or use the ...
CompTIA is revising the popular Security+ exam for the first time since it launched in 2002. This kit includes the key Sybex titles for the new "CompTIA Security+ exam"; "CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Fourth Edition"; "CompTIA Security+ Review Guide"; and, "Security Administrator Street Smarts, Second Edition". With this complete guide, you'll ...
Volume 2 applies it to a number of specific issues in cognitive science and neuroscience, with chapters describing models of aspects of perception, memory, language, and thought.
This title offers an analysis of state and local government and politics. It provides current information on topics such as: who and what influences state policy developments?; metropolitan reform strategies; the function and role of legislative committees; the politics of governors and state legislatures; how judges are chosen; women in politics; ...
Los Angeles has nourished a dazzling array of independent cinemas: avant-garde and art cinema, ethnic and industrial films, pornography, documentaries, and many other far-flung corners of film culture. This glorious panoramic history of film production outside the commercial studio system reconfigures Los Angeles, rather than New York, as the true ...
Master introduction to digital systems with "Schaum's" - the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love "Schaum's Outlines" because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades ...
Why do some firms continually make poor R&D decisions while others can deliver a stream of successful products and services? According to the Mathesons, successful firms have internalized the nine interlocking principles of smart R&D - the building blocks of a corporate culture that emphasize making the right strategic decisions at the right times ...
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