We are all fascinated by them - that enigmatic class of people often referred to as the rich. In our fantasies, we envision them living in extreme luxury in million dollar mansions, cruising on yachts and jetting off to exotic locales at a moments notice. In "The New Elite", the authors reveal what drives our country's most powerful and ...
The city plans to cut down a historic tree that has existed in the neighborhood for hundreds of years, and people of the community come together to try and save it from being destroyed.
A collection of eight short stories about frogs. Selections include "Afternoon of the Elves," by Janet Taylor Lisle, "A Boy and His Frog" by David Lubar, and "Green Plague" by Jane Yolen. Illustrated with occasional b&w drawings.
This book shows how current and recent market prices convey information about the probability distributions that govern future prices. Moving beyond purely theoretical models, Stephen Taylor applies methods supported by empirical research of equity and foreign exchange markets to show how daily and more frequent asset prices, and the prices of ...
"Imaging for Nurses" is a practical guide for nurses in imaging departments and for all clinical nurse specialists caring for patients undergoing imaging procedures and investigations eg in the areas of cardiology, vascular interventions, accident and emergency, urology, neurology, and gastro-intestinal medicine. "Imaging for Nurses" addresses all ...
A new collection of 120 passages from Greek authors. The first half contains twenty adapted passages building up to GCSE level, thirty lightly adapted ones for AS, and ten easy unadapted passages to introduce the translation of verse. The second half contains thirty prose and thirty verse passages of A2 standard, unadapted except by minor ...
Over the past two decades, citizens, organizations, and governments have passionately debated the nature of the consequences of nuclear production, and how they should be managed. This volume focuses on the role of communication in shaping - and potentially resolving - the conflicts that emerge during these debates.
Ten essays highlight different aspects of Jonathan Edwards's life and legacy and show how his teachings are just as relevant today as they were three centuries ago.
Much attention has been given to shark cartilage as a treatment for cancer. But how much real science is behind the hype? At last, renowned physician Dr. Stephen Holt has brought together all the studies and all the evidence to tell us exactly what shark -- and just as importantly, bovine -- cartilage can do. Picking up where the bestselling ...
Anyone interested in financial markets soon discovers that changes in prices are frequently substantial and are always difficult to forecast. Taylor describes the behaviour from a statistical perspective, recording prices at regular intervals of time, thereby determining trends from which to anticipate future prices and the potential volatility of ...
The result of the most exhaustive research ever conducted into choice in secondary education, Schools, Markets and Choice Policies brings together the findings and provides in-depth context, analysis and discussion. In assessing the impact of choice policies not only upon the education system itself, but also upon wider society, it provides ...
The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied ecosystems in the world. Coastal plains and river valleys are also home to agriculture on a vast scale, and it is not surprising to find that streams and rivers receive the majority of agricultural runoff, carrying the residues of insecticides, fungicides and ...
This collection of self-assessment picture tests addresses aspects of farm animal practice, covering cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, and poultry. The book is divided into four sections comprising 75 questions, each dealing with the different species. The questions, almost all picture-related, test the reader not only on their knowledge of animal ...
Offering a response to the crisis of political communication, this text examines the potential applications of new information and communication technologies to the political process. Its contributors explore the question of whether the immense developments in the means of communicating information (based upon digital technologies, the convergence ...
Written by experienced nurse-researchers to provide total coverage of the research process from conception and planning to design and application. The publication includes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, post-modernist approaches and practical examples of nursing research projects.
The histories of parliament and the Church of England are inextricably linked. The Church of England, indeed, is in many respects a parliamentary church, created in a burst of law making during the Reformation. Consequently, parliament has always played a central role in debates about the relationship between church and state, in defining the ...
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