This book offers an intellectual history of the libertarian case for markets in education. Currie-Knight tracks the diverse and evolving arguments libertarians have made, with each chapter devoted to a different libertarian thinker, their reasoning and their impact. What are the issues libertarians have had with state-controlled public schooling? What have been the libertarian voices on the benefits of markets in education? How have these thinkers interacted with law and policy? All of these questions are considered in this important text for those interested in debates over market mechanisms in education and those who are keen to understand how those arguments have changed over time.
Stephen Hunter was the youngest, and most successful attorney in the D.C. area. Wealthy and engaged to an intelligent, driven, beautiful woman named Nalya. Stephen's picture perfect life is about to be interrupted when one night a small child appears on his doorstep. Cold, hungry, dirty, tired, and unable to speak, Stephen takes the child in not realizing how much his life is about to change from a simple act of kindness
Kevin was having a difficult time adjusting to a new city. To make thing worse, he hears an unsettling voicemail detailing his battle with cancer, and the caller wants to meet! Trying clear his head Kevin visits a local coffee shop where he meets Death who takes the form of Patrick Stewart. Death asks for Kevin's help and soon he will meet Cupid, God and even the Devil, which changes the way he views life, Death and his loved ones.
What if you found out there was another world where plastic people live, work and play just like us? What if a six year old boy discovered this world and with his camera captured moments of these plastic people without being caught? That is exactly what happened and now you can see never before seen photo of the secret life of plastic people.
Can you imagine living underground for 17 years Cicadas do Learn about the fascinating life of a cicadas.Comprehension Skill: Identifying DetailText Type: Literary Recount
Nina and Nick make their parents get a new car that doesnt let out as much smoke. Its time to save the environmentComprehension Skill: Main IdeaText Type: Narrative
Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students reading ability.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Reading age: 8 - 10 yearsText Type: Recount
Is your garden bird-friendly? Learn how you can make your garden bird-friendly in this informative book.Contents:IntroductionAttracting BirdsWater for BirdsFood for BirdsNesting MaterialsGlossaryIndexComprehension Skill: SequencingText Type: Procedure
What is your favourite kind of soup? Tom makes the best soup in town Lets find out what it is...Comprehension Skill: Fact and OpinionText Type: Literary Recount
Did you know that giant squid can grow up to the length of 13 metres That is longer then the average-sized truck Find out more about giant squids in this interesting read.Contents:IntroductionWhere Do Gaint Squid Live?How Big Are Giant Squid?Parts of a Giant SquidWhat do Giant Squid Eat?What Eats Giant Squid/Big Eyes and Blue BloodFact or FictionA Rare SightGlossaryIndexComprehension Skill: Identifying DetailText Type: Factual Description
Between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, explorers set out from different parts of Europe. They went on to discover lands that had never before been seen by European eyes. One of the last great lands that European explorers came across was Australia. Read about the exploration of Australia in this book.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from
Learn all about the fascinating reptile Chameleons in this fun, factual book.Contents:IntroductionWhat Are Chameleons Like?What Does Chameleon Mean?Where Do Chameleons Live?What Do Chameleons Eat and DrinkChameleon Eggs and BabiesGlossary IndexComprehension Skill: Identifying DetailText Type: Factual Description
Gold fever started in Australia in the 1850s when the first pieces of gold were found by men in each state. These men were the pioneers of gold digging in Australia, but they were followed by many others from all over the world. People left their jobs and their homes to seek their fortunes on the gold fields. Some of them were successful and some of them went home empty handed.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading
About 3000 million years ago there were many islands moving slowly around the Earth. Eventually, these islands joined together to form a mega-continent called Pangea. Then, about 200 million years ago, Pangea began to break up. In this way Australia and the other land masses of today were formed. This fascinating book tells about the formation of Australia using simple language.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading
Thunder and Lightning can be very scary and dangerous. Do you know what things are safe and unsafe during a Thunderstorm? Read and find outContents:IntroductionWhat Are Thunderstorms?What Is Lightning?What is Thunder?How Far Away Is the Thunderstorn?Why Are Thunderstorms Dangerous?Keeping SafeGlossaryIndexComprehension Skill: Fact and OpinionText Type: Explanation
Forests cover almost 25 per cent of the Earths land surface. Rainforest covers only seven per cent of the Earths land surface. Yet rainforest is home to more than half the worlds plant and animal species. It is the most diverse and complex ecosystem on Earth.Free online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics
Can you play basketball? Find out all about this exciting sport in this fascinating readContents:IntroductionMoving the BallSlam-DunkingDefending the BasketWho Plays Basketball?Basketball SafetyGlossaryIndexComprehension Skill: Identifying DetailText Type: Explanation
A chronological history of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the site of the city of Detroit’s landmark bankruptcy case. Bankruptcy law is a major part of the American legal landscape. More than a million individuals and thousands of businesses sought relief in the United States' ninety-three bankruptcy courts in 2014, more than twenty-seven thousand of them in the Eastern District of Michigan. Important business of great consequence takes place in the courts, yet they ordinarily draw little public attention. In Adversity and Justice: A History of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Kevin Ball takes a closer look at the history and evolution of this court. Using a variety of sources from newspaper accounts and interviews to personal documentation from key people throughout the court's history, Ball explores not only the history of the court from its beginning in the late nineteenth century but also two major courthouse scandals and their significant and long-lasting effects on the court. The first, in 1919, resulted in the removal of a court referee for a series of small infractions. The second was far more serious and resulted in the resignation of a judge and criminal convictions of the court's chief clerk, one of his deputies, and one of Detroit's most prominent lawyers. The book culminates with a comprehensive account of the city of Detroit's own bankruptcy case that was filed in 2013. Drawing on the author's expertise as both a longtime bankruptcy attorney and a political scientist, the book examines this landmark case in its legal, social, historical, and political contexts. Anyone with an interest in bankruptcy, legal history, or the city of Detroit's bankruptcy case will be attracted to this thorough case study of this court.
The giant conflagration of the First World War created the world we live in today, and its history is replete with stirring battles, mind-boggling strategies, and geopolitical manoeuvring. However, the real story was lived in the trenches of Europe and the lonely households of those left behind. The stories of this period are full of tragedy, anger, and loss but also inspirational courage. This special five-book bundle presents some of these stories, from brave Canadian contributions to the battlefields at Ypres and Amiens, to the specific untold story of Canada’s unheralded 58th Division, to an analysis of the myth and legend of air ace Billy Bishop, to the voice of one single soldier, Deward Barnes, told through his diary. These books provide new and enlightening perspectives on the war. Amiens Hell in Flanders Fields It Made you Think of Home The Making of Billy Bishop Second to None
This book advances a theoretically informed realist criminology of computer crime. Looking beyond current strategies of online crime control, this book argues for a new sort of policy that addresses the root causes of computer crime and criminality, reduces the harms experienced by the victims of such crimes, and does not unduly contribute to state and corporate power and surveillance. Drawing both on the proponents of realist criminology and on those who have leveled critiques of the approach, Steinmetz illustrates the contours of a realist criminology of computer crime by considering definitions of harm with online crime, the idiosyncrasies of online locality and community, the social relations of computer crime, the tension between piecemeal reform and structural changes, and other matters. Furthermore, Steinmetz surveys the methodological dimensions of computer crime research, offers a critique of positivist “computational criminology,” and posits an agenda for computer crime policy. Against Cybercrime is an essential reading for all those engaged with cybercrime, realist criminology, criminological theory, and social harm online.
Issues of scale have become increasingly important to ecologists. This book addresses the structure of regional (large-scale) ecological assemblages or communities, and the influence this has at a local (small-scale) level. This macroecological perspective is essential for the broader study of ecology because the structure and function of local communities cannot be properly understood without reference to the region in which they are situated. The book reviews and synthesizes the issues of current importance in macroecology, providing a balanced summary of the field that will be useful for biologists at advanced undergraduate level and above. These general issues are illustrated by frequent reference to specific well-studied local and regional assemblages -- an approach that serves to relate the macroecological perspective (which is perhaps often difficult to comprehend) to the everyday experience of local sites. Macroecology is an expanding and dynamic discipline. The broad aim of the book is to promote an understanding of why it is such an important part of the wider program of research into ecology. Summarises the current macroecological literature. Provides numerous examples of key patterns. Explicitly links local and regional scale processes. Exploits detailed knowledge of one species assemblage to explore broad issues in the structuring of biodiversity.
“A long, insightful look at three Founder presidents. ... Political histories are rarely page-turners, but Gutzman, clearly a scholar who has read everything on his subjects, writes lively prose and displays a refreshingly opinionated eye for a huge cast of characters and their often unfortunate actions. Outstanding historical writing.” — Kirkus (starred review) A lively and essential chronicle of the only consecutive trio of two-term presidencies of the same political party in American history, from the bestselling author of Thomas Jefferson - Revolutionary and James Madison. Before the consecutive two-term administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, there had only been one other trio of its type: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. Kevin R. C. Gutzman’s The Jeffersonians is a complete chronicle of the men, known as The Virginia Dynasty, who served as president from 1801 to 1825 and implemented the foreign policy, domestic, and constitutional agenda of the radical wing of the American Revolution, setting guideposts for later American liberals to follow. The three close political allies were tightly related: Jefferson and Madison were the closest of friends, and Monroe was Jefferson’s former law student. Their achievements were many, including the founding of the opposition Republican Party in the 1790s; the Louisiana Purchase; and the call upon Congress in 1806 to use its constitutional power to ban slave imports beginning on January 1, 1808. Of course, not everything the Virginia Dynasty undertook was a success: Its chief failure might have been the ineptly planned and led War of 1812. In general, however, when Monroe rode off into the sunset in 1825, his passing and the end of The Virginia Dynasty were much lamented. Kevin R. C. Gutzman’s new book details a time in America when three Presidents worked toward common goals to strengthen our Republic in a way we rarely see in American politics today.
Many ideas about poverty and discrimination are nothing more than politically driven assertions unsupported by evidence. And even politically neutral studies that do try to assess evidence are often simply unreliable. In Poverty and Discrimination, economist Kevin Lang cuts through the vast literature on poverty and discrimination to determine what we actually know and how we know it. Using rigorous statistical analysis and economic thinking to judge what the best research is and which theories match the evidence, this book clears the ground for students, social scientists, and policymakers who want to understand--and help reduce--poverty and discrimination. It evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked--and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. And it provides new insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination. The book begins by asking, "Who is poor?" and by giving a brief history of poverty and poverty policy in the United States in the twentieth century, including the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. Among the topics covered are the changing definition of poverty, the relation between economic growth and poverty, and the effects of labor markets, education, family composition, and concentrated poverty. The book then evaluates the evidence on racial discrimination in areas such as education, employment, and criminal justice, as well as sex discrimination in the labor market, and assesses the effectiveness of antidiscrimination policies. Throughout, the book is grounded in the conviction that we must have much better empirical knowledge of poverty and discrimination if we hope to reduce them.
Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first to draw attention to Americans’ propensity to form voluntary associations—and to join them with a fervor and frequency unmatched anywhere in the world. For nearly two centuries, we have sought to understand how and why early nineteenth-century Americans were, in Tocqueville’s words, “forever forming associations.” In The Making of Tocqueville’s America, Kevin Butterfield argues that to understand this, we need to first ask: what did membership really mean to the growing number of affiliated Americans? Butterfield explains that the first generations of American citizens found in the concept of membership—in churches, fraternities, reform societies, labor unions, and private business corporations—a mechanism to balance the tension between collective action and personal autonomy, something they accomplished by emphasizing law and procedural fairness. As this post-Revolutionary procedural culture developed, so too did the legal substructure of American civil society. Tocqueville, then, was wrong to see associations as the training ground for democracy, where people learned to honor one another’s voices and perspectives. Rather, they were the training ground for something no less valuable to the success of the American democratic experiment: increasingly formal and legalistic relations among people.
A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor--in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons--were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.
The game of baseball has often resulted in brawls, both on the field and in the courtroom, and from the 1890's on, much of what baseball is today has been shaped by the law. In eighteen chapters, this eye-opening book discusses cases that involved rules of the game, new stadium construction, ownership of baseball memorabilia, injured spectators, television contracts, and much more.
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