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Charlie at Christmas

By: Paul W. Robinson

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A compilation of 4 more stories from master storyteller Paul Robinson featuring his young detective Charlie Holmes. In this latest series of stories, Charlie and her friends stare danger and death in the face. Can even Charlie get them out of this one? The stories cover their adventures from Christmas to Easter and involve everything from horse-racing crime to kidnapping and murder. At the same time, Charlie finds her emotions running out of control now she is beginning to grow up, and she finds it hard to cope with them. She suffers bad temper, impatience and the throes of love. Can she control her emotions, catch the crooks and live to tell the tale?

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ShieldCrest

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1911090569

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9781911090564

Introduction to Community Development

Theory, Practice, and Service-Learning

By: Jerry W. Robinson, Jr.,Gary Paul Green

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Introduction to Community Development

Theory, Practice, and Service-Learning

By: Jerry W. Robinson, Jr.,Gary Paul Green

This text provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field. Bringing together leading scholars, it provides both a conceptual background and contemporary approaches, with a progression from theory to practice. Included are case studies and supportive material to develop community service-learning activities.

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329

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SAGE Publications

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1452212317

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9781452212319

Charlie on the Case

By: Paul W. Robinson

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Charlie on the Case

By: Paul W. Robinson

This time Charlie and her friends may have bitten off more than they can chew, as they track down a kidnapper and murderer. In this, the first full-length Charlie Holmes novel, they undergo grave peril as they chase the criminal across the country. The action takes our heroine from her home in the home counties to the north of England and finally to the north of Scotland where the final confrontation takes place. Will they catch the cunning perpetrator? Will they all survive? And will Charlie get back in time to complete her homework for school?

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326

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ShieldCrest

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1911090313

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9781911090311

It Takes a City

Getting Serious about Urban School Reform

By: Paul T. Hill,Christine Campbell,James Harvey

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It Takes a City

Getting Serious about Urban School Reform

By: Paul T. Hill,Christine Campbell,James Harvey

Mayoral takeovers of big city public education systems are desperation measures. After decades of decline in school quality, something must be done to make sure city children learn enough to function as adults in American society. But how can city leaders make a real difference? This book, a sequel to Fixing Urban Schools (Brookings, 1998), is a practical guide for mayors, civic leaders, school board members, and involved citizens. Based on case studies of city reform initiatives in Boston, Memphis, New York City District #2, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Seattle, the book provides practical guidance on how to formulate a plan bold enough to work and how to deal with political opposition to change. It concludes that mayors and private sector leaders must stay engaged in education reform by creating new public-private institutions to support high quality schools.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815723555

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9780815723554

The Politics of Deregulation

By: Martha Derthick,Paul J. Quirk

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The Politics of Deregulation

By: Martha Derthick,Paul J. Quirk

The standard wisdom among political scientists has been that "iron triangles" operated among regulatory agencies, the regulated industries, and members of Congress, all presumably with a stake in preserving regulation that protected the industries from competition. Despite almost unanimous agreement among economists that such regulation was inefficient, it seemed highly unlikely that deregulation could occur. Yet between 1975 and 1980 major deregulatory changes that strongly favored competition did take place in a wide range of industries. The results are familiar to airline passengers, users of telephone service, and trucking freight shippers, among others. Martha Derthick and Paul J. Quirk ask why this deregulation happened. How did a diffuse public interest prevail over the powerful industry and union interests that sought to preserve regulation? Why did the regulatory commissions, which were expected to be a major obstacle to deregulation, instead take the initiative on behalf of it? And why did influential members of Congress push for even greater deregulation? The authors concentrate on three cases: airlines, trucking, and telecommunications. They find important similarities among the cases and discuss the implications of these findings for two broader topics: the role that economic analysis has played in policy change, and the capacity of the American political system for transcending narrow interests.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815723040

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9780815723042

Welfare Magnets

A New Case for a National Standard

By: Paul E. Peterson,Mark C. Rom

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Welfare Magnets

A New Case for a National Standard

By: Paul E. Peterson,Mark C. Rom

The best way of handling the question of how much to give the poor, politicians have discovered, is to avoid doing anything about it at all," note Paul Peterson and Mark Rom. The issue of the minimum people need in order to live decently is so difficult that Congress has left this crucial question to the states—even though the federal government foots three-fourths of the bill for about 15 million Americans who receive cash and food stamp benefits. The states differ widely in their assessment of what a family needs to meet a reasonable standard of living, and the interstate differences in welfare benefits cannot be explained by variations in wage levels or costs of living. The states with higher welfare benefits act as magnets by attracting or retaining poor people. In the competition to avoid becoming welfare havens, states have cut welfare benefits in real dollars by more than one-third since 1970. The authors propose the establishment of a minimum federal welfare standard, which would both reduce the interstate variation in welfare benefits and stem their overall decline. Peterson and Rom develop their argument in four steps. First they show how the politics of welfare magnets works in a case study of policymaking in Wisconsin. Second, they present their analysis of the overall magnet effect in American state politics, finding evidence that states with high welfare benefits experiencing disproportionate growth in their poverty rates make deeper welfare cuts. Third, they describe the process by which the current system came into being, identifying the reform efforts and political crises that have contributed to the centralization of welfare policy as well as the regional, partisan, and group interests that have resisted these changes. Finally, the authors propose a practical step that can go a long way toward achieving a national welfare standard; then assess it's cost, benefits, and political feasibility.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815720483

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9780815720485

Global Habit

The Drug Problem in a Borderless World

By: Paul B. Stares

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Global Habit

The Drug Problem in a Borderless World

By: Paul B. Stares

An in-depth study of the complex forces propelling and shaping the global drug market, assessing the direction it is likely to take in the future, and calling for a new approach to international drug control policies.

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196

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815781407

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9780815781400

The True Size of Government

By: Paul C. Light

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The True Size of Government

By: Paul C. Light

This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.9 million full-time civil servants, as of 1996. But, according to Paul Light, the true head count is nearly nine times higher than the official numbers, with about 17 million people actually providing the government with goods and services. Most are part of what Light calls the "shadow of government"—nonfederal employees working under federal contracts, grants, and mandates to state and local governments. In this book--the first that attempts to establish firm estimates of the shadow work force-- he explores the reasons why the official size of the federal government has remained so small while the shadow of government has grown so large. Light examines the political incentives that make the illusion of a small government so attractive, analyzes the tools used by officials to keep the official headcount small, and reveals how the appearance of smallness affects the management of government and the future of the public service. Finally, he points out ways the federal government can better manage the shadow work force it has built over the past half-century.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815720157

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9780815720157

Fixing Urban Schools

By: Paul T. Hill,Mary Beth Celio

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Fixing Urban Schools

By: Paul T. Hill,Mary Beth Celio

Every year, in one out of three big cities, the school superintendent leaves his or her job, sending local community leaders back to square one. Cleveland, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., are struggling to recreate their failed school systems, and many more cities are likely to follow. City leaders need more than new superintendents. They need stable reform strategies strong enough to move an entrenched system. Unfortunately, it is not clear where they can turn for help. Education experts are deeply divided about whether teacher retraining or new standards are enough to reform a struggling city system, or whether more fundamental changes, such as family choice and family-run schools, are needed. Based on new research, this book identifies the essential elements of reform strategies that can transform school performance in big cities beset by poverty, social instability, racial isolation, and labor unrest. It also suggests ways that local leaders can assemble the necessary funding and political support to make such strategies work.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815716257

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9780815716259

The Four Pages of the Sermon

A Guide to Biblical Preaching

By: Paul Scott Wilson

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The Four Pages of the Sermon

A Guide to Biblical Preaching

By: Paul Scott Wilson

Doing justice to the complexity of the preaching task and the questions that underlie it, Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its "four pages." Each "page" addresses a different theological and creative component of what happens in any sermon. Page One presents the trouble or conflict that takes place in or that underscores the biblical text itself. Page Two looks at similar conflict--sin or brokenness--in our own time. Page Three returns to the Bible to identify where God is at work in or behind the text--in other words, to discover the good news. Page Four points to God at work in our world, particularly in relation to the situations described in Page Two.

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Abingdon Press

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1426724713

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The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated

A Guide to Biblical Preaching

By: Paul Scott Wilson

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The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated

A Guide to Biblical Preaching

By: Paul Scott Wilson

Doing justice to the complexity of the preaching task and the questions that underlie it, author Paul Scott Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its "four pages." Each "page" addresses a different theological and creative component of what happens in any sermon. Page One presents the trouble or conflict that takes place in or that underscores the biblical text itself. Page Two looks at similar conflict--sin or brokenness--in our own time. Page Three returns to the Bible to identify where God is at work in or behind the text--in other words, to discover the good news. Page Four points to God at work in our world, particularly in relation to the situations described in Page Two. This approach is about preaching the gospel in nearly any sermonic form. Wilson teaches the ‘what’, ‘why’, and ‘how’ of sermon construction, all rooted in a theology of the Word. This completely revised edition guides readers through the sermon process step by step, with the aim of composing sermons that challenge and provide hope, by focusing on God more closely than on humans. It has been largely rewritten to include an assessment of where preaching is today in light of propositional preaching, the New Homiletic, African American preaching, the effect of the internet, and use of technology. A chapter on exegesis has been added, plus new focus on the importance of preaching to a felt need, the need for proclamation in addition to teaching, and developing tools to ensure sermon excellence. New sermon examples have been added along with a section that responds to critics and looks to the future.

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1501842404

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Book's by Paul W. Robinson

Charlie at Christmas

Charlie at Christmas

Introduction to Community Development

Introduction to Community Development

Charlie on the Case

Charlie on the Case

It Takes a City

It Takes a City

The Politics of Deregulation

The Politics of Deregulation

Welfare Magnets

Welfare Magnets

Global Habit

Global Habit

The True Size of Government

The True Size of Government

Fixing Urban Schools

Fixing Urban Schools

The Four Pages of the Sermon

The Four Pages of the Sermon

The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated

The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated

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