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The important mental health problems of children have become the focus of increasing public awareness in the past few years. Adolescent suicide, the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children, alcohol and drug abuse by young people, as well as...

This study incorporates three important themes into the study of presidential selection:What are the international implications of how the Unites States chooses its presidents? How does the process affect other nations? Does it enhance or diminish the...

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, yet it is also one of the most densely populated. Its political culture has until recently resembled the old-style patronage politics of a city-state. The Ocean State's politics have been highly...

How much space is left for Canada in the world, and who is claiming it?How much space is left for Canada in the world, and who is claiming it?About the AuthorJean Daudelin is assistant professor, international affairs, Carleton University. Daniel...

The fifth booklet in a series to explore the topic of legislative, executive and judicial governance in eleven federal countriesThe fifth booklet in a series to explore the topic of legislative, executive and judicial governance in eleven federal...

An interdisciplinary comparative analysis of Montreal and Toronto.An interdisciplinary comparative analysis of Montreal and Toronto.About the AuthorJohanne Sloan teaches art history at Concordia University.Reviews"This original book is useful in helping...

Celebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic ServiceCelebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic ServiceAbout the AuthorCABook InformationISBN 9780773527102Author William GloverFormat HardbackPage Count...

An inspiring case for parliamentary democracy and a sympathetic exploration of current discontents.An inspiring case for parliamentary democracy and a sympathetic exploration of current discontents.About the AuthorJanet Ajzenstat is professor emeritus,...

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students improve...

Now updated for 2020 to more closely reflect the latest AQA exam question format and wording. Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level and AS Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 ...

This pack from CGP contains two full sets of realistic KS2 Maths SATS practice tests, all fully matched to the style and content of the new SATS in 2016 and beyond. Each set of tests includes three separate papers: one for Arithmetic and two for...

This book highlights some recent advances in interfacial research in the fields of fluid mechanics and materials science at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is an extension of the presentations made during the conference "Interfaces for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860205408Author David E. MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint University of Luton PressPublisher University of Luton PressWeight(grams) 540g

There is a growing movement among corporations to provide family benefits in order to attract and retain women workers. They recognize that these benefits have become a cost of doing business. Many of these benefits, like child care and older care, are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464107771Author Thomas HeinzenFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning

IntroStats Online by Greg Francis is an introductory-level statistics textbook in an online format, featuring text, extensive practice questions, interactive demonstrations, simulations, and calculators. It is designed to fully immerse students in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781405794985Author Lynnette BoberFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint TolleyPublisher LexisNexis UKWeight(grams) 1000g

Complete exam coverage, hands-on practice, and interactive study tools for the MCSA: Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 exam 70-411 MCSA: Windows Server 2012 R2 Administration Study Guide: Exam 70-411 provides comprehensive preparation for exam...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946589234Author W.G. TremewanFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Harley BooksPublisher BrillWeight(grams) 481g

This insightful study provides a look at policing in Canada from the viewpoint of rank and file members of the police community. This revised edition of the landmark Policeman (1979) examines police officers as an occupational culture and the way they...

This provocative volume makes a valuable contribution to debates on drug legislation. It is the only book that analyses and assesses all regulatory alternatives to drug prohibition. The author brings together research from the scientific, medical,...

New readings and perspectives on Nietzsche's work are brought together in this collection of essays by prominent scholars from North America and Europe. They question whether Nietzsche's work and the conventional interpretation of it is rhetorical and...

An examination of federal and provincial government responsibilities with respect to native peoples, these essays deal with the most appalling "political football" in Canadian politics. Specially commissioned experts in the field write on topics such as...

The changing roles of native women, devices for assimilation, the re-birth of the Metis: these are among the issues examined in this collection of provocative essays which explore the link between aboriginal culture and economic patterns.About the...

This volume contains papers presented at the First International Workshop on Distributed Algorithms. The papers present solutions to a wide spectrum of problems (leader election, resource allocation, routing, etc.) and focus on a variety of issues that...

Anyone who has ever suffered through a tough math class has probably wondered, "When am I going to use this stuff?" If you are confused by how real life problems can be helped by pi, cosine, and the exact time two speeding trains will meet, then this...

Challenging traditional philosophical views of moral responsibility, Eugene Schlossberger argues that we are responsible not so much for what we do as for who we are. He explores what it means to be a person, concluding that personhood is the sum of...

At a time when Canadian political institutions are being fundamentally questioned, this book provides a comparative perspective on the distinctive features of the Canadian policy process hich have enabled conflict to be resolved in the past. In...

This may be the only book that analyzes the urbanization of one area from its origins more than two thousand years ago to the present. Arthur Murphy and Alex Stepick examine Oaxaca, Mexico, where they have been doing research regularly for the last...

A clear summary of Husserl's often obscure and always complex writings...very instructive.-EthicsAbout the AuthorQuentin Lauer S. J. was a Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University from 1954 to 1990. He was an American Jesuit priest and a philosopher...

Policy Analysis and Public Choice is an important selection of articles written by William A. Niskanen over the last thirty years. The volume represents two quite different disciplines to which Niskanen has made a major contribution: policy analysis and...

If not for the reproductive functions of women, would there be anything called women's health care? A review of medical literature, practice, and policy in this country would suggest that the answer is no. Offering a startling view of the current state...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780934223119Author Elizabeth GarberFormat HardbackPage Count 325Imprint Lehigh University PressPublisher Associated University PressesWeight(grams) 660g

This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economically disadvantaged areas and in other contexts. Early intervention programs such as Head Start enjoy...

In the heavily forested foothills of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, a Shuar healer named Alejandro Tsakimp leads many lives. He is a peasant who sells cattle and lumber, a troubled member of the Shuar Federation, a son and brother, husband and father,...

"Professor Forsythe's attention to relations between peace and human rights opens new areas for analysis and synthesizes important information. This book confirms, once again, his eminent position as a scholar of human rights." - Claude E. Welch, Jr.,...

The thirty-year period examined was characterized in West Germany by a number of inconsistent trends. While income and consumption levels increased as part of a "silent revolution," poverty also increased, especially during the 1980s. People's...

Active Canadian government in sport is recent. Even after the passage of the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act in 1961, government activity was limited to small grants to national sport governing bodies and cost-sharing agreements with the provinces aimed at...

Published in 1721 by the prominent Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather, The Christian Philosopher was the first comprehensive book on science to be written by an American. Building on natural theology, Mather demonstrated the harmony between religion and...

This wise and sensible guide to practicing democracy will be invaluable to members of community and neighborhood organizations, parent-teacher associations, local government, citizens groups, and other grass-roots organizations. It will also be of...