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Mats Lundahl has written several seminal works on Haiti, and this volume brings together the best of his past work on Haiti¿s economic and political history, along with a comprehensive introduction and two new chapters which bring the story right up to the present day. Together, the volume provides both historical background and explanation as to why Haiti was so badly affected by the earthquake, and to why reconstruction efforts have been ine...

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This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Personality, Individual Difference and Intelligence Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The guide is organised to cater for QAA and BPS recommendations for course content. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts t...

I am often disturbed or disappointed by what I experience when I "go to church", ' says David Peterson. 'At first glance the issues seem to be practical... Mostly, however, these practical failings seem to reveal a poor understanding of why we gather, little awareness of how to lead a gathering effectively, and an inadequate grasp of what we should expect from our time together.'In response, Peterson offers this accessible and stimulating expo...

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Lifting out the understated themes of love, grace, promise and renewal in Jeremiah and Lamentations, this commentary by Hetty Lalleman opens our eyes to an important chapter in salvation history.

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Composing Our Future is the ideal book for music teacher educators seeking to learn more about composition education. It provides resources to guide the development of undergraduate and graduate curricula, specific courses, professional development workshops, and environments where composition education can flourish.

Needs assessments identify the needs for services, answering questions about who needs these services and in what priority. Asset assessments focuses on existing resources, combing both needs and asset assesments helps find the gaps in these services and is useful to organizations and communities.

Combining biography, literary history, and gender studies, Mark Twain and Male Friendship examines three profoundly influential and vastly different friendships in the life of the author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. With accessible prose informed by extensive research, the study explores the relationships between Mark Twain and his pastor Joseph Twichell, his rival William Dean Howells, and his unlikely ally, Standard Oil robber baron H....

In Spirituality in the Flesh, Robert C. Fuller investigates how our sensory organs, emotional programs, sexual sensibilities, and neural structures shape religious phenomena. Comfortable with the language of scientific analysis and sympathetic to the inherently subjective aspects of religious events, Fuller introduces the biological study of religion by joining our unprecedented understanding of bodily states with an experts knowledge of relig...

An understanding of rock mechanics is fundamental to a number of civil engineering applications, including tunneling, foundation engineering, slope stabilization, and mining. Covering the principles of rock mechanics in a simple, accessible manner for those with little or no background, this book is the ideal introduction to the subject. Outlining the basis of rock mechanics and the relevant aspects of engineering geology, this text is an exce...

Posing a serious threat to public order and social welfare of the society, property crimes has become a significant social problem in public agenda across the world. Understanding Property Crimes: An analysis of social disorganization and social capital factors provides an analysis of the problem in Turkey by employing Sampson and Grove's social disorganization approach and social capital concepts underlined by Putnam. Understanding Property C...

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A new take on the classic fairy tale Snow White, in a graphic novel format.

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An essay on whether world human rights are getting better or worse, an essay on a round-the-circle way of conducting argumentative meetings, and an essay on direct democracy.

Leading scholars provide fresh and critical insights on the systemic failures of corporate governance linked to the global financial crisis.