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Shirley Miles O'Donnol provides both illustrations and writtendescriptions of styles worn in everyday life and suggests ways of adapting them tostage use. Her animated and informative text gives an overview of social trends aswell as insight into the fashions themselves. Since women's fashions change morefrequently and more radically than men's, the chapters follow the eras in women'sapparel: "The First World War, " "The Flaming Twenties, " "T...

This collection of essays, the result of a John Marshall Symposium held in conjunction with the state of West Virginia's celebration of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, examines the contributions of John Marshall and the early Supreme Court from a variety of political and methodological perspectives that have been encouraged by current approaches to constitutional theory and history. It fills a gap in analysis of the constitutional f...

Written for health care administrators with little accounting or finance background, this book provides a readable, easily understood overview of health care finance. Hy fully discusses accounting concepts, working capital, rate setting, cost analysis, accounts receivable, revenue sources, and inventory management. The abundant use of figures facilitates the understanding of complex financial concepts such as the financial functions involved w...

Written especially for current and aspiring marketing managers and executives, this book discusses the avoidable marketing failure. Hendon argues that many so-called product failures could have been avoided and that certain error patterns continually recur in many marketing situations. He exposes these patterns through the use of numerous case study examples so that the reader can learn from the mistakes of others rather than from personal exp...

Deftly attacking by logic and statistics the dominant pessimism concerning future US economic and military power, Ross instead sees greater progress over the next two or three decades than during the last--a fifth rising phase of a Kondratiev cycle. The central force will consist of a surging rate of technological advance resulting from such innovations as the electronic computer in combination with solid state application, energy-related supe...

Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

Dieser Band enthält die überarbeiteten Beiträge zum 2. CIP-Status-Seminar, das vom 13. bis 14. Oktober 1988 von der Gesellschaft für Technologiefolgenforschung e.V. (GTF) an der Freien Universität Berlin veranstaltet wurde. Das Computer-Investitions-Programm (CIP) des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Wissenschaft hat den Ausbau der Rechner-Infrastruktur an den Hochschulen entscheidend gefördert. Jährlich werden im Rahmen dieses Programms ca....

Described by Leonard Feather as "one of the most influential saxophonists of the bop era, " Dexter Gordon has been a recognized master for over four decades. This new biography traces his career from h

Morf argues that the severe productivity problems being experienced in Western economies--particularly in the United States--result from an entrenched perceived dichotomy between work and life in our society.

A penetrating analysis of the changing and interacting worlds of work and family life in the U.S. military, this volume extends the concept of the organization man to focus on the organization family. Based on the most recent literature and research on work and family dynamics in the military services today, the contributors examine such issues as the special problems of dual career couples and single parents, the challenge of rebuilding milit...

A unique how-to guide for managers with asset-protection responsibilities, this book offers the reader both a clear picture of security program needs and some practical suggestions for meeting these needs. In addition to providing detailed information on security program management, the guide also emphasizes the importance of the relationship between security program management and other administrative services. Tweedy covers proven strategies...

..". sparkles with wit, intelligence and boldcharacterization." -- Women's Review of Books..". aripping yarn... admirable translation... sensitive introductory essay." --Times Literary Supplement..". a remarkable journal worthy ofthe attention of a wide audience." -- Doris Grumbach, National PublicRadioIn male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in theRussian cavalry. The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our owntime as...

Ferdinand Eberstadt, the man whose war production strategy was credited with shortening World War II by one full year, was America's financier extraordinaire. His contributions over a period of nearly fifty years helped to shape the world of business and finance as we know it today. In this lively analytical biography, Perez and Willett chronicle Eberstadt's career in the public and private sectors and explore the motives, methods, and persona...

In recent years, a number of researchers have begun to question the Piagetian theory that cognitive structural development ends with the adolescent's acquisition of formal operations and have begun to focus on the development of thought in late adolescence and adulthood. This volume brings together the work of numerous scholars in cognitive social, and perceptual development to explore the nature of postformal thought. The contributors represe...

..". compelling.... This book might have been called 'No EasyAnswers.' Each of the contributors writes with undisguised urgency.... (W)e shouldface up to these issues now. By No Extraordinary Means will serve as an impetus andguide." -- New York Times Book Review "This fine newbook... thoughtfully written... well edited and cohesively integrated... will bevaluable for physicians, nurses, nutritionists, attorneys, members of the clergy, policy ...

Captain Kangaroo has brightened the mornings of three generations of children with his friends Grandfather Clock, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and Tom Terrific. With his soft voice and reassuring manner, the Captain has given children a warm sense of security, as well as taught them about the wonders of the animal world and introduced them to favorite books. Now, Bob Keeshan, the creator of America's favorite grandfa...

Solomon explores the ideological and behavioral relationships, the roots, shared goals and responses, parallel strategies, and common obstacles that link contemporary feminism and black activism. He examines the various legal, cultural, and economic orientations that have characterized these movements and given them special force.

This important new book presents a clear and systematic analysis of the right or privilege to keep and bear arms within the meaning of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Attorney Warren Freedman provides the answers to the arguments put forth by the National Rifle Association and arms manufacturers and dealers. He carefully annotates the Second Amendment and delineates the historical background to it. How federal and state...

With the growth of the service sector of the economy and the simultaneous dramatic escalation in real estate prices in many areas, office costs are no longer an insignificant overhead item. Thus, it is increasingly critical that office space be used cost-effectively. This book is a practical guide to making the most efficient use of available space by employing tested principles of design and layout to produce a work environment that results i...