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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times and IndieBound bestseller: "Farmer's passionate book bring(s) Haiti's appalling tragedy back to the world's attention" --Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 480 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610390989
- ISBN
- 9781610390989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.08
€ 18.99
€ 18.08
Paperback. Millions are dying from diseases that we can easily and inexpensively prevent, diagnose, and treat. Why? Because even though we know exactly what people need, we just can't get it to them. In this profoundly important book, Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein lay out a solution: a new kind of bottom-up health care that is delivered at the source. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609947897
- ISBN
- 9781609947897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.92
€ 30.99
€ 25.92
The Self-Made Myth. And the Truth About How Government Helps Individua...
Miller, Brian Cole; Lapham, Mike
Paperback. Explores the historic roots of the self-made myth and offers profiles of business leaders who, in their own words, identify the kinds of government support and assistance that were crucial to their success. The authors disprove the arguments of individuals like Donald Trump who have tried to perpetuate their own self-made myths of their success. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 85 x 56 x 4. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609945060
- ISBN
- 9781609945060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.71
€ 18.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Compares and contrasts the developments in three major federal policy areas in the United States: welfare, Medicare, and Social Security. This title concentrates on three cases of social policy reform (or attempted reform) that took place during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, Beland and Waddan. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589018846
- ISBN
- 9781589018846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Paperback. Here people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love and self-acceptance. Kettelhack shows how 'sticking with it' ultimately creates a sense of life as an ongoing adventure, more vivid and exciting than thought possible. The book has examples from the lives of real people. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568382319
- ISBN
- 9781568382319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.49
€ 14.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX4; HRCX6; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556126178
- ISBN
- 9781556126178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.05
€ 25.05
Paperback. Adapting C.S. LewisOs classic allegory, this book is a gathering of 33 instructional letters written between demons. With wit, insight and a fearless honesty, this book shows how alcohol addiction ravages human lives and relationships. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV2; HRCX4; JFFH; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556125652
- ISBN
- 9781556125652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Paperback. Presents lessons learnt from managing major incidents at regional and state levels. It is not an academic work. Rather, it is a collection of stories from professionals on the ground and others who subsequently reviewed the events and gained significant knowledge and understanding through that process. Editor(s): MacCarter, Kent; Ellis, Stuart. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1MB; JKSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486306176
- ISBN
- 9781486306176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.90
€ 45.90
Yet many of us still like amusement park rides that scare the devil out of us; they dare us to take risks. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407906
- ISBN
- 9781421407906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.79
€ 68.79
Paperback. A handy, well illustrated aide memoire for any disaster situation Provides rapid access to 80 easy to remember rules for a multiple casualty event Presents each rule followed by concise yet authoritative, evidence-based explanations and guidance A companion to the popular Trauma Rules, 2nd edition (9780727916495) . Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JKSW; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193788
- ISBN
- 9781405193788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.43
€ 47.99
€ 47.43
Paperback. Social workers practice in a diverse and ever-growing number of fields, with many schools covering the different areas of practice in their curriculum to help students decide on an area of concentration. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118176924
- ISBN
- 9781118176924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.28
€ 81.28
Psychoanalysis: Listening to Understand: Selected Papers of Arlene Kra...
Richards , Arlene Kramer, Ed.D
Hardcover. Editor(s): Goodman, Nancy. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMAF; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- International Psychoanalytic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985132996
- ISBN
- 9780985132996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.49
€ 156.49
Paperback. Series: Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides (Paperback). Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JNR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Frederick Fell United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883911792
- ISBN
- 9780883911792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.86
€ 15.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Honouring the Contract provides a novel perspective on the distinctive foundations of New Zealand's welfare state. It raises issues concerning modern-day concepts of citizenship as the welfare state comes under challenge. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW; HBLX; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864736345
- ISBN
- 9780864736345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.31
€ 27.31
Hardcover. Examines critical aspects of contemporary volunteerism, from the perspective of a variety of volunteering contexts. Editor(s): Stebbins, Robert Alan; Graham, M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KNSG; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851997506
- ISBN
- 9780851997506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.31
€ 182.31
Hardcover. Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. This volume examines how and why this is the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698561
- ISBN
- 9780847698561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.17
€ 172.17
Paperback. David Koitz cuts through the partisan rhetoric that has made social Security one of the most debated programs on the U.S. political scene and looks at both the Republican and the Democratic plans for Social Security, showing important flaws in each. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817999728
- ISBN
- 9780817999728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.13
€ 12.13
Paperback. A government monopoly over drug regulation is not sacrosanct. This hard-hitting book describes the current regulation of drugs by the FDA and proposes a model for fundamental, yet workable, reform including an innovative proposal for drug testing and certification review." Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817999025
- ISBN
- 9780817999025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.21
€ 20.21
Hardcover. Arguing that an equitable US social security solution will be unattainable unless stakeholders are brought together around a common understanding of the facts and of the need to take action to address them, former White House adviser Charles Blahous presents some often misunderstood, basic factual background about social security. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911942
- ISBN
- 9780817911942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165837
- ISBN
- 9780813165837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.13
€ 48.13