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In this book, Marc Rodwin examines the development of conflicts of interest in the health care systems of the US, France, and Japan. He shows that national differences in the organization of medical practice and the interplay of organized medicine, the market, and the state give rise to variations in the type and prevalence of such conflicts, and then analyzes the strategies that each nation employs to cope with them. Drawing on the experience...

Do your business intelligence (BI) projects take too long to deliver? Is the value of the deliverables less than satisfactory? Do these projects propagate poor data management practices?If you screamed "yes" to any of these questions, read this book to master a proven approach to building your enterprise data warehouse and BI initiatives. Extreme Scoping, based on the Business Intelligence Roadmap, will show you how to build analytics applicat...

This elegantly illustrated series exhibits fantastic biographical accounts ofthe "great names" of all time. Full color.

The third edition of Super Baby Food is completely revised and updated. Super Baby Food partners with parents to create the perfect, nutritionally superior bite for their babies and toddlers. Author Ruth Yaron, nationally recognized authority and media veteran, shares her sound, meticulous research to bring new parents the most up-todate reference, complete with incredible feeding charts, suggested schedules, and a complete system of food prep...

Follow Dan as he uses his computer Map Pad to guide him on a treasure hunt. This funny story is written by well-known children's author and illustrator Shoo Rayner.

Terence Fisher is best known as the director who made most of the classic Hammer horrors - including The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Devil Rides Out. But there is more to Terence Fisher than Hammer horror. In a busy twenty-five year career, he directed fifty films, not just horrors but also thrillers, comedies, melodramas, and science-fiction. This book offers an appreciation of all of Fisher's films and also gives a sense of his pl...

In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine's first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for her compassion. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but unc...

According to the recent United States Census, there are 650, 000 same-sex couple households in the U.S., and an estimated one-quarter of those households are raising children. In the past few years, several states across the nation have passed Freedom to Marry bills for same-sex couples. But even with the rise in recognition of LGBTQ families, acceptance has not necessarily followed. Unfortunately, young adults in LGBTQ families encounter many...

A comprehensive introduction to the castles of Wales, with a detailed guide to 80 of them, photographs and OS grid-references, for the historical tourist. The introduction covers the contemporary historical significance of castles, the military and political background, building stone castles, and mottes and ringworks, builders, castles of the...

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When Dan dips his net into a rock pool, he finds Nip. Will Dan successfully reunite Nip and Nip's dad? This beautifully illustrated story is written by Jane Clarke.

The Star Trek: Into Darkness songbook features eight selections for piano solo from the piano-centric score to the 2013 film.

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Over 12, 000, 000 people have survived cancer, and as they do, new questions arise about what happens after cancer, what the new normal looks like. Cancer survivors Alexis Hilliar-Hine (double mastectomy at age 33) and Theresa Kilpatrick (2-time lymphoma and stem cell transplant survivor, and caregiver to her husband who had stage 4 prostate cancer) share their experiences, talk about the 9 gifts of cancer and in the process, give hope back to...

The essays in this collection explore representations of and responses to sexual violence over the course of the long eighteenth century. Contributors examine the underlying ideologies that spawned these representations, confronting the social, political, legal and aesthetic conditions of the day.

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If the global economy seems unfair, how should we understand what a fair global economy would be? What ideas of fairness, if any, apply, and what significance do they have for policy and law? Working within the social contract tradition, this book argues that fairness is best seen as a kind of equity in practice.

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This beautiful gift book includes 8 traditional Jewish tales, each chosen for their appeal to families and each featuring a powerful, moral message. A fantastic set of stories to share together and treasure forever. Ages: 7+