Victor Silverman's Books

Community Policing

A Contemporary Perspective

By: Victor E. Kappeler,Larry K. Gaines,Brian P. Schaefer

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Community Policing

A Contemporary Perspective

By: Victor E. Kappeler,Larry K. Gaines,Brian P. Schaefer

Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective, 8th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of the philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation. The first textbook of its kind, Community Policing delineates this progressive approach, combining the accrued wisdom and experience of its established authors with the latest research-based insights to help students apply what is on the page to the world beyond. The book extends the road map presented by Robert Trojanowicz, the father of community policing, and brings it into contemporary focus. The text has been revised throughout to include the most current developments in the field, including discussions of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and "Spotlight on Community Policing Practice" features that focus on real-life community policing programs in various cities as well as problem-solving case studies. Also assisting the reader in understanding the material are Learning Objectives, Key Terms, and Discussion Questions, in addition to numerous links to resources outside the text. A glossary and an appendix, "The Ten Principles of Community Policing," further enhance learning of the material. An excellent resource for any undergraduate Policing curriculum, this textbook is also suitable for introducing graduate students to the principles of community policing.

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0429674953

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Unreasonable Men

Masculinity and Social Theory

By: Victor J. Seidler

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Unreasonable Men

Masculinity and Social Theory

By: Victor J. Seidler

This much needed book is the first to show how dominant forms of masculinity are implicated in the traditions of social theory that have emerged since the Enlightenment. The author shows how an 'unreasonable' form of reason has emerged from the separation of reason from emotion, mind from body, nature from culture, public from private, matter from spirit - the dualities that have shaped our vision of modernity. The book argues that men need to explore critically their power and experience which has been rendered invisible by the dominant traditions of social theory. Instead of legislating for others they have to learn to speak more personally for themselves.

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1136136045

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Cue-Centered Therapy for Youth Experiencing Posttraumatic Symptoms

A Structured, Multi-Modal Intervention, Therapist Guide

By: Victor G. Carrión

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Cue-Centered Therapy for Youth Experiencing Posttraumatic Symptoms

A Structured, Multi-Modal Intervention, Therapist Guide

By: Victor G. Carrión

Cue-Centered Therapy for Youth Experiencing Posttraumatic Symptoms presents a psychosocial treatment approach for children and adolescents who have been exposed to chronic traumatic experiences.

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Oxford University Press

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0190201320

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The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans

By: Victor Canning

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The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans

By: Victor Canning

A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years. With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what’s best for them all? This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today. Praise for Victor Canning: ‘His gift of story-telling is obviously innate. Rarely does one come on so satisfying an amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writing.’ Punch ‘Quite delightful ... with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm.’ Daily Telegraph ‘A swift-moving novel, joyous, happy and incurably optimistic.’ Evening Standard ‘There is such a gentle humour in the book.’ Daily Sketch ‘What counts for most in the story ... is his mounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English scene.’ The Times ‘A paean to the beauties of the English countryside and the lovable oddities of the English character.’ New York Times

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Prelude Books

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Social and Legal Theory in the Age of Decoloniality

(Re-)Envisioning Pan-African Jurisprudence in the 21st Century

By: Warikandwa, Tapiwa Victor

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Social and Legal Theory in the Age of Decoloniality

(Re-)Envisioning Pan-African Jurisprudence in the 21st Century

By: Warikandwa, Tapiwa Victor

Right from the enslavement era through to the colonial and contemporary eras, Africans have been denied their human essence – portrayed as indistinct from animals or beasts for imperial burdens, Africans have been historically dispossessed and exploited. Postulating the theory of global jurisprudential apartheid, the book accounts for biases in various legal systems, norms, values and conventions that bind Africans while affording impunity to Western states. Drawing on contemporary notions of animism, transhumanism, posthumanism and science and technology studies, the book critically interrogates the possibility of a jurisprudence of anticipation which is attentive to the emergent New World Order that engineers ‘human beings to become nonhumans’ while ‘nonhumans become humans’. Connecting discourses on decoloniality with jurisprudence in the areas of family law, environment, indigenisation, property, migration, constitutionalism, employment and labour law, commercial law and Ubuntu, the book also juggles with emergent issues around Earth Jurisprudence, ecocentrism, wild law, rights of nature, Earth Court and Earth Tribunal. Arguing for decoloniality that attends to global jurisprudential apartheid., this tome is handy for legal scholars and practitioners, social scientists, civil society organisations, policy makers and researchers interested in transformation, decoloniality and Pan-Africanism.

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Langaa RPCIG

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9956550124

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The Rise and Fall of the Rehabilitative Ideal, 1895-1970

By: Victor Bailey

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The Rise and Fall of the Rehabilitative Ideal, 1895-1970

By: Victor Bailey

Spanning almost a century of penal policy and practice in England and Wales, this book is a study of the long arc of the rehabilitative ideal, beginning in 1895, the year of the Gladstone Committee on Prisons, and ending in 1970, when the policy of treating and training criminals was very much on the defensive. Drawing on a plethora of source material, such as the official papers of mandarins, ministers, and magistrates, measures of public opinion, prisoner memoirs, publications of penal reform groups and prison officers, the reports of Royal Commissions and Departmental Committees, political opinion in both Houses of Parliament and the research of the first cadre of criminologists, this book comprehensively examines a number of aspects of the British penal system, including judicial sentencing, law-making, and the administration of legal penalties. In doing so, Victor Bailey expertly weaves a complex and nuanced picture of punishment in twentieth-century England and Wales, one that incorporates the enduring influence of the death penalty, and will force historians to revise their interpretation of twentieth-century social and penal policy. This detailed and ground-breaking account of the rise and fall of the rehabilitative ideal will be essential reading for scholars and students of the history of crime and justice and historical criminology, as well as those interested in social and legal history.

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0429663889

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Policing In America

By: Larry K. Gaines,Victor E. Kappeler

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Policing In America

By: Larry K. Gaines,Victor E. Kappeler

This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems. The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed. Video links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the text. Now in full color, with color photographs and illustrations. Video links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the text. Key concepts, internet links, charts and tables support the text throughout. Includes a glossary.

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143775564X

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Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul

Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Fathers

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

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Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul

Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Fathers

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

New dads, granddads, single dads and dads-to-be - this book offers them all an entertaining and inspiring collection of stories on the triumphs and trials of the amazing journey called fatherhood.

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Simon and Schuster

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1453280014

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Critical Approaches To Ageing And Later Life

By: Jamieson, Anne,Harper, Sarah,Victor, Christina

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Critical Approaches To Ageing And Later Life

By: Jamieson, Anne,Harper, Sarah,Victor, Christina

* How are individuals and society ageing towards the end of the twentieth century? * How can different disciplines help us to understand the ageing process? * What are the key developments in postmodern thought and critical studies in relation to ageing and later life? In answer to these questions, the editors of this volume have brought together some of the leading figures in the field. Gathered together for the first time in a single volume, the authors discuss the latest theoretical developments in the international field of ageing. Drawing on research from the USA and UK, the book is strongly multi-disciplinary in content with chapters from both social sciences and humanities. The book provides a critical approach to our understanding of the experience of ageing and later life. It has been written for advanced students of gerontology and those with an interest in ageing and later life, but it is also relevant to policy makers and practitioners in the field. Key features: * First time work from the USA and UK has been available in one volume * Wide coverage of the latest trends and theoretical approaches in gerontology * Issues addressed from a range of disciplines - unusual combination of humanities and social science in one volume * Written by leading experts in the field

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335197256

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9780335197255

Capitalizing a Cure

How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines

By: Victor Roy

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Capitalizing a Cure

How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines

By: Victor Roy

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Capitalizing a Cure takes readers into the struggle over a medical breakthrough to investigate the power of finance over business, biomedicine, and public health. When curative treatments for hepatitis C launched in 2013, sticker shock over their prices intensified the global debate over access to new medicines. Weaving historical research with insights from political economy and science and technology studies, Victor Roy demystifies an oft-missed dynamic in this debate: the reach of financialized capitalism into how medicines are made, priced, and valued. Roy’s account moves between public and private labs, Wall Street and corporate board rooms, and public health meetings and health centers to trace the ways in which curative medicines became financial assets dominated by strategies of speculation and extraction at the expense of access and care. Provocative and sobering, this book illuminates the harmful impact of allowing financial markets to determine who heals and who suffers and points to the necessary work of building more equitable futures.

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0520388720

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Re-imagining African Christologies

Conversing with the Interpretations and Appropriations of Jesus in Contemporary African Christianity

By: Victor I. Ezigbo

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Re-imagining African Christologies

Conversing with the Interpretations and Appropriations of Jesus in Contemporary African Christianity

By: Victor I. Ezigbo

Who do you say that I am" (Mark 8:29) is the question of Christology. By asking this question, Jesus invites his followers to interpret him from within their own contexts-history, experience, and social location. Therefore, all responses to Jesus's invitation are contextual. But for too long, many theologians particularly in the West have continued to see Christology as a universal endeavor that is devoid of any contextual influences. This understanding of Christology undermines Jesus's expectations from us to imagine and appropriate him from within our own contexts. In Re-imagining African Christologies, Victor I. Ezigbo presents a constructive exposition of the unique ways that many African theologians and lay Christians from various church denominations have interpreted and appropriated Jesus Christ in their own contexts. He also articulates the constructive contributions that these African Christologies can make to the development of Christological discourse in non-African Christian communities.

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Aging and Family Therapy

Practitioner Perspectives on Golden Pond

By: George Hughston,Victor Christopherson,Marilyn Bojean

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Aging and Family Therapy

Practitioner Perspectives on Golden Pond

By: George Hughston,Victor Christopherson,Marilyn Bojean

Enhance the intervention strategies you use in therapy with older adults and their families. This significant new book provides practitioners with information, insight, reference sources, and other valuable tools that will contribute to more effective intervention with the elderly and their families. Outstanding scholars have contributed original material that addresses the major issues in treating the elderly from the practitioner’s point of view; the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual concerns of the aged are examined in order to formulate a systemic and comprehensive treatment plan. Destined to become a classic in a challenging new area of psychotherapy, the unique Aging and Family Therapy promises to guide and inform practitioners who will be called upon to provide assistance to the increasing number of older adults who will be in need of mental health services.

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1135820872

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Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology

By: Stacey E. Mills,Joel K. Greenson,Jason L. Hornick,Teri A. Longacre,Victor E. Reuter

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Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology

By: Stacey E. Mills,Joel K. Greenson,Jason L. Hornick,Teri A. Longacre,Victor E. Reuter

Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology is a flagship book in pathology. This classic 2-volume reference presents advanced diagnostic techniques and the latest information on all currently known diseases. The book emphasizes the practical differential diagnosis of the surgical specimen while keeping to a minimum discussion of the natural history of the disease, treatment and autopsy findings. Contributors are asked to provide their expert advice on the diagnostic evaluation of every type of specimen from every anatomic site. This approach distinguishes it and provides a style of a personal consultation.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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149630828X

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Industry and Firm Studies

By: Victor J. Tremblay,Carol Horton Tremblay

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Industry and Firm Studies

By: Victor J. Tremblay,Carol Horton Tremblay

The fourth edition of this acclaimed text is a rich resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in industrial organization, applied game theory, and management strategy. It incorporates game theory into industry analysis by studying the behavior of successful and failing firms as well as the structure-conduct-performance of particular industries. Chapters address a wide variety of issues concerning industry structure, policy towards business, and the strategic innovations and blunders of individual firms. New coverage of professional sports, soft drinks, distilled spirits, and cigarettes complements revised and updated chapters on airline services, retail and commercial banking, health insurance, motion pictures, and brewing. The book includes firm case studies of General Motors, Microsoft, Schlitz, and TiVo.

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1317468015

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Children, Adolescents, and the Media

By: Victor C. Strasburger,Barbara J. Wilson,Amy B. Jordan

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Children, Adolescents, and the Media

By: Victor C. Strasburger,Barbara J. Wilson,Amy B. Jordan

Up-to-date and case-study laden analysis of how children and adolescents interact with the media.

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SAGE

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1412944678

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Methods of Criminological Research

By: Victor R Jupp

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Methods of Criminological Research

By: Victor R Jupp

Examining the different ways in which data can be collected and analyzed for research on crime and criminal justice, this book deals with social surveys, experimental methods, official statistics, observation and detailed interviews. This practical text includes sections on: * methods of criminological research * types of data * measuring and explaining crime * studying the criminal justice system * gaining access * publishing results. Throughout, it emphasizes the necessity of examining forms of data collection and analysis within the context of the criminological problems being investigated, the theoretical approaches used to address these problems, and the political and institutional contexts within which research takes place.

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1134858302

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Doing Criminological Research

By: Pamela Davies,Peter Francis,Victor Jupp

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Doing Criminological Research

By: Pamela Davies,Peter Francis,Victor Jupp

The new edition of this bestselling textbook brings criminological research alive for students. It introduces the processes and practicalities of preparing, doing, experiencing and reflecting upon criminological research. The success of the First Edition has been its ability to contextualize research accessibly within real-life examples of crime, criminology and criminal justice– doing interviews with offenders in prison, undertaking evaluation on crime related projects, using questionnaires to measure fear. Its strength continues to lie in its ability to span the process of doing criminological research, helping students to understand the journey of the researcher.

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SAGE Publications

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1848606532

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Transforming Strategic Decision-making through Finance Business Partnering

By: Jimoh K. Ololade,Xihui Haviour Chen,Victor Chang

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Transforming Strategic Decision-making through Finance Business Partnering

By: Jimoh K. Ololade,Xihui Haviour Chen,Victor Chang

This book addresses a significant research gap by delving into the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) model within the not-for-profit sector of the Gulf countries, with a specific emphasis on Qatar Foundation. While an extensive body of literature explores the FBP model in developed nations, there exists a notable dearth of research in the Middle East and third-world countries. The book aims to rectify this imbalance by offering practical insights derived from Qatar Foundation, showcasing the advantages of adopting the FBP model. It goes beyond theoretical frameworks, presenting in-depth data analysis that substantiates the pivotal role of FBPs in supporting effective decision-making processes. By delving into essential concepts such as change management, contingency theory, and organizational culture, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the successful adoption and implementation of the FBP model. Notably, it introduces practical examples and real-world applications to underscore the model’s efficacy, making it a valuable resource for both scholars and practitioners in the fields of management and financial accounting.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1036408523

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Building Bridges

By: Victor C. Goldbloom

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Building Bridges

By: Victor C. Goldbloom

A pediatrician, provincial politician, and pioneer of interfaith dialogue, Victor Goldbloom (b. 1923) has led a rich and varied life. Deeply committed to social issues, his dedication to reconciliating French and English, federalists and sovereignists, Christians and Jews, and his understanding of public health, the environment, and minority communities are unparalleled. Born in Montreal, Goldbloom received his medical degree from McGill University in 1945. A practising pediatrician for many years, he entered public life in 1962 as a governor of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec and in 1966 was elected to the Quebec Legislature. In 1970 he became the first member of Quebec’s Jewish community to serve in the provincial cabinet, under Premier Robert Bourassa. A minister of the National Assembly until 1979, Goldbloom served as Quebec’s first environment minister, and later as municipal affairs minister and minister responsible for the Olympics Installations Board. In the early 1990s he became Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages. In Building Bridges - a collection of personal anecdotes, media coverage of his impressive career, and transcriptions of two historic speeches - Goldbloom recounts the details of his remarkable life and lifelong commitment to Quebec and to Canada.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773583106

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9780773583108

The Politics of the Artificial

Essays on Design and Design Studies

By: Victor Margolin

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The Politics of the Artificial

Essays on Design and Design Studies

By: Victor Margolin

Emerging from the world of commercial art and product styling, design has now become completely integrated into human life. Its marks are all around us, from the chairs we sit on to the Web sites on our computer screens. One of the pioneers of design studies and still one of its most distinguished practitioners, Victor Margolin here offers a timely meditation on design and its study at the turn of the millennium and charts new directions for the future development of both fields. Divided into sections on the practice and study of design, the essays in The Politics of the Artificial cover such topics as design history, design research, design as a political tool, sustainable design, and the problems of design's relation to advanced technologies. Margolin also examines the work of key practitioners such as the matrix designer Ken Isaacs. Throughout the book Margolin demonstrates the underlying connections between the many ways of reflecting on and practicing design. He argues for the creation of an international, interdisciplinary field of design research and proposes a new ethical agenda for designers and researchers that encompasses the responsibility to users, the problems of sustainability, and the complicated questions of how to set boundaries for applying advanced technology to solve the problems of human life. Opinionated and erudite, Victor Margolin's The Politics of the Artificial breaks fresh ground in its call for a new approach to design research and practice. Designers, engineers, architects, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians will all benefit from its insights.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226505030

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Muscle Biopsy E-Book

A Practical Approach

By: Victor Dubowitz,Caroline A. Sewry,Anders Oldfors

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Muscle Biopsy E-Book

A Practical Approach

By: Victor Dubowitz,Caroline A. Sewry,Anders Oldfors

Muscle Biopsy: A Practical Approach gives you all of the unparalleled guidance necessary to effectively interpret and diagnose muscle biopsy specimens for the full range of diseases in both adults and children. Authored by Dr. Victor Dubowitz, an internationally renowned figure in the field of muscle disease, this medical reference book takes an integrated approach to diagnosis and assessment of muscle biopsies that includes clinical, genetic, biochemical, and pathological features. It's the comprehensive, up-to-date coverage you need to evaluate muscle disorders with confidence. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Bridge the gap between clinical syndromes/disorders and their underlying pathologies with the guidance of muscle disease expert, Dr. Victor Dubowitz, who skillfully guides you through the complexities of pathologic diagnoses and their implications for clinical treatment. Understand and apply expert techniques for obtaining a muscle biopsy, and familiarize yourself with the histochemical, histological, electron microscopical, and molecular appearance of normal muscle and the pathology of individual muscle disease. Apply all of the latest diagnostic techniques for neurodegenerative and genetic diseases with a brand-new chapter on myopathies associated with systemic disorders and aging, and use advanced techniques such as immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting to produce the most accurate diagnoses possible for a full range of muscle disorders. Stay current in practice with state-of-the-art coverage of genetic markers for individual conditions and antibodies used in immunocytochemical diagnosis. Understand the genetics of muscular dystrophies with absolute clarity through the use of brilliantly simple diagrams and tables, and compare your specimens to a wealth of superb color images capturing the full spectrum of muscle biopsy findings. Take advantage of international insights and fresh perspectives in muscle diseases and disorders from new author Dr. Anders Oldfors, from the Department of Pathology, University of Goteborg, Sweden.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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070205030X

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Elliptic Curves

Function Theory, Geometry, Arithmetic

By: Henry McKean,Victor Moll

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Elliptic Curves

Function Theory, Geometry, Arithmetic

By: Henry McKean,Victor Moll

An introductory 1997 account in the style of the original discoverers, treating the fundamental themes even-handedly.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521658179

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Democracy Without Journalism?

Confronting the Misinformation Society

By: Victor W. Pickard

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Democracy Without Journalism?

Confronting the Misinformation Society

By: Victor W. Pickard

As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is facing a profound journalism crisis. Meanwhile, continuous revelations about the role that major media outlets--from Facebook to Fox News--play in the spread of misinformation have exposed deep pathologies in American communication systems. Despite these threats to democracy, policy responses have been woefully inadequate. In Democracy Without Journalism? Victor Pickard argues that we're overlooking the core roots of the crisis. By uncovering degradations caused by run-amok commercialism, he brings into focus the historical antecedents, market failures, and policy inaction that led to the implosion of commercial journalism and the proliferation of misinformation through both social media and mainstream news. The problem isn't just the loss of journalism or irresponsibility of Facebook, but the very structure upon which our profit-driven media system is built. The rise of a "misinformation society" is symptomatic of historical and endemic weaknesses in the American media system tracing back to the early commercialization of the press in the 1800s. While professionalization was meant to resolve tensions between journalism's public service and profit imperatives, Pickard argues that it merely camouflaged deeper structural maladies. Journalism has always been in crisis. The market never supported the levels of journalism--especially local, international, policy, and investigative reporting--that a healthy democracy requires. Today these long-term defects have metastasized. In this book, Pickard presents a counter-narrative that shows how the modern journalism crisis stems from media's historical over-reliance on advertising revenue, the ascendance of media monopolies, and a lack of public oversight. He draws attention to the perils of monopoly control over digital infrastructures and the rise of platform monopolies, especially the "Facebook problem." He looks to experiments from the Progressive and New Deal Eras--as well as public media models around the world--to imagine a more reliable and democratic information system. The book envisions what a new kind of journalism might look like, emphasizing the need for a publicly owned and democratically governed media system. Amid growing scrutiny of unaccountable monopoly control over media institutions and concerns about the consequences to democracy, now is an opportune moment to address fundamental flaws in US news and information systems and push for alternatives. Ultimately, the goal is to reinvent journalism.

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Democracy without Journalism?

Confronting the Misinformation Society

By: Victor Pickard

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Confronting the Misinformation Society

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Oxford University Press

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Hack Recruiting

The Best of Empirical Research, Method and Process, and Digitization

By: Victor Assad

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Hack Recruiting

The Best of Empirical Research, Method and Process, and Digitization

By: Victor Assad

Praise for Hack Recruiting "It is a brilliant piece of work. A must-read for those of us in global corporations, or companies of any size really, that seek to act NOW." --Julia Martensen, Head of HR Strategy and Innovation at DB Schenker. "Victor Assad uncovers longstanding empirical research from I/O psychologists on how to best match job candidates to jobs and the best of today's digital technology. He sees a world (that is emerging today) in which AI ontologies (which are identifying information and relationships about today's global and diverse workforces) will make significant improvements for matching candidates to jobs while reducing recruiting cycle times, costs and selection biases. Victor points out that HR now has the digital tools it needs to dramatically transform recruiting and the role of the recruiter. HR can now build strategic talent pools, improve the employee experience, and digitally collect insightful analytics that will open up a new era of understanding on what truly drives employee performance and innovation." --Angela Hood, Founder and CEO of ThisWay Global. "Must read book if you are a recruiter or talent acquisition head. It goes over best practices and hacks each step of recruiting." --Sandeep Purwar, Founder/CEO, Bevov

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1480876690

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The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods

By: Victor Jupp

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The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods

By: Victor Jupp

Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of research in terms of function and context. Each entry includes: - A concise definition of the concept - A description of distinctive features: historical and disciplinary backgrounds; key writers; applications - A critical and reflective evaluation of the concept under consideration - Cross references to associated concepts within the dictionary - A list of key readings Written in a lively style, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods is an essential study guide for students and first-time researchers. It is a primary source of reference for advanced study, a necessary supplement to established textbooks, and a state-of-the-art reference guide to the specialized language of research across the social sciences.

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SAGE

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1847877141

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Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul

Stories of Insight, Inspiration and Laughter on the Links

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

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Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul

Stories of Insight, Inspiration and Laughter on the Links

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul is a perfect gift for any golfing enthusiast, whether their drives land in the sand or on the green. This inspiring collection of stories from professionals, caddies and amateur golfers shares the memorable moments of the game.

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Simon and Schuster

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1453280227

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Gender and Power in the Plays of Harold Pinter

By: Victor L. Cahn

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Gender and Power in the Plays of Harold Pinter

By: Victor L. Cahn

During the past century, artists have been preoccupied with the search for meaning in a fragmented world. In this book Victor L. Cahn suggests that the plays of Harold Pinter dramatize how such a search leads characters to try to establish security through control of territory and people. The resulting conflict often manifests itself in a gender battle, in which men dominate the physical arena and women the emotional. The innate tension between the sexes is both comic and unnerving, but also reflects humanity's eternal quest for meaning and identity.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725230518

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Medical Data Analysis

Second International Symposium, ISMDA 2001, Madrid, Spain, October 8-9, 2001 Proceedings

By: Jose Crespo,Victor Maojo

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Medical Data Analysis

Second International Symposium, ISMDA 2001, Madrid, Spain, October 8-9, 2001 Proceedings

By: Jose Crespo,Victor Maojo

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Medical Data Analysis, ISMDD 2001, held in Madrid, Spain, in October 2001. The 43 revised papers presented together with three invited keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. Among the issues addressed are data analysis and diagnosis, classification, clustering, medical image analysis, Bayesian networks, decision support systems, fuzzy modeling, time series analysis, collaborative filtering, pattern recognition, case-based reasoning, rule-based inference, and computer vision.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540427341

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9783540427346

Foundational Knowledge for the Practice of Family Medicine in West Africa

By: Victor Inem

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Foundational Knowledge for the Practice of Family Medicine in West Africa

By: Victor Inem

Foundational Knowledge for the Practice of Family Medicine in West Africa is a selection of introductory concepts from literature using literature search and review; a collection of lectures from eminent family physicians from South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States; lecture notes; seminal essays; and journal articles that guided the author through the transition from general practice to family medicine in the 1980s and 1990s. The concept of family medicine in West Africa was a paradigm shift from a specialty conception of a conglomeration of independent specialties in general practice to a unique specialty with its own distinct identity with a fundamental principle based on the biopsychosocial model. The specialty draws a distinctive identity from its approach to care by placing emphasis on the contextual setting of the patient, starting with the family and extending to the sociocultural and economic environment. This composite approach to health care was new and confusing to the uninitiated medical graduate undergoing a residency training taught in the traditional biomedical reductionist model and to other medical specialists who asked what new knowledge we were bringing to the table that other specialists were not already teaching. As for those teachers of family medicine in the subregion, it was quite clear as to the need for this conceptual framework in family medicine as opposed to the limitation of general practice. This book documents the struggle to position family medicine as a separate specialty of medicine in West Africa.

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146

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796036803

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9781796036800

Made, Laid and Betrayed in Hong Kong

The Scandalous Tales of Two Young Colonial Policemen

By: Victor Blair

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Made, Laid and Betrayed in Hong Kong

The Scandalous Tales of Two Young Colonial Policemen

By: Victor Blair

Need cheering up? How about a nostalgic trip back to the 1970s with a different perspective? Follow the true story of two young yet disparate Brits as they venture east to Hong Kong to join the colonial police out there. Initially bought-in to the adventure, bright lights and the hedonistic pleasures of the Exotic East, Alan and Bob are thrown into a world somewhat divergent to the picture painted whilst under training. They begin to butt heads with corruption, colonial excess, privilege and protectionism and run into connivers, skivers and survivors. The story follows the two young, relatively naive men along their journey from their eight-month police training to their posts as policemen. It is filled with colourful incidents and exotic tales, with liberal doses of tongue in cheek humour and literary licence thrown in, you'll scarcely believe what they encountered.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1805147137

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Textbook of Neonatal Medicine

A Chinese Perspective

By: Victor Y.H. Yu,Zekang Feng,Reginald C. Tsang,Chap-Yung Yeung

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Textbook of Neonatal Medicine

A Chinese Perspective

By: Victor Y.H. Yu,Zekang Feng,Reginald C. Tsang,Chap-Yung Yeung

With over 90 chapters this is a standard textbook covering all the important aspects of neonatal care, especially the more common or life threatening conditions. While the content is applicable worldwide, there are topics which are unique to Chinese infants. The 77 medical experts who contribute to this volume are all of ethnic Chinese origin; this book is therefore a unique product of collaboration intended to fulfil the needs of doctors caring for all newborn infants.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622094287

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9789622094284

Strategies for Feedback Linearisation

A Dynamic Neural Network Approach

By: Freddy Rafael Garces,Victor Manuel Becerra,Chandrasekhar Kambhampati,Kevin Warwick

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Strategies for Feedback Linearisation

A Dynamic Neural Network Approach

By: Freddy Rafael Garces,Victor Manuel Becerra,Chandrasekhar Kambhampati,Kevin Warwick

Using relevant mathematical proofs and case studies illustrating design and application issues, this book demonstrates this powerful technique in the light of research on neural networks, which allow the identification of nonlinear models without the complicated and costly development of models based on physical laws.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447100654

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9781447100652

Kendig and Chernick's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children

By: Edwin L. Kendig,Robert W. Wilmott,Victor Chernick

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Kendig and Chernick's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children

By: Edwin L. Kendig,Robert W. Wilmott,Victor Chernick

This definitive text on respiratory disease in children has been completely updated and revised for the 7th Edition. Several new chapters have been added, including information on the impact of environmental pollution on lung disease in children. Provides the most authoritative and comprehensive coverage available of basic science and clinical problems related to pediatric lung disease.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437719848

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9781437719840

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