Why is medical care in the United States so expensive? For decades, Americans have taken it as a matter of faith that we spend more because we have the best health care system in the world. But as costs levitate, that argument becomes more difficult to make. Today, we spend twice as much as Japan on health care—yet few would argue that our health care system is twice as good…

Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed—in their worldview, in their work, and in their day—this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times. In Einstein’s and Oppenheimer’s philosophical and ethical positions, their views of nuclear weapons, their ethnic and cultural commitments, their opinions on the unification of physics, even the role of Buddhist detachment in their thinking, the book traces the broader issues that have shaped science and the world…

The second edition of Food Processing Operations Modeling focuses on novel food processing technologies of interest relevant to food safety and quality as well as new commercialized computational fluid dynamics software to model complex food processing systems…

The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it?
Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything go haywire? And what can we do about it now?
In The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets, renowned finance expert James Barth offers a comprehensive examination of the mortgage meltdown. Together with a team of economists at the Milken Institute, he explores the shock waves that have rippled through the entire financial sector and the real economy…

Participation is a vital element of working with children and young people - ensuring that services are meeting their needs as well as promoting citizenship, resilience and general well-being. "The Evaluator's Cookbook" contains 21 participatory evaluation exercises for use with children, young people and families/community groups. Attractively and clearly presented, the exercises are very easy to use and come with suggestions for use and instructions on how to create the equipment needed…

For anyone who has to quickly learn how to correctly format and send an electronic resume, this book has the instructions in a clear, concise and step-by-step style. The narrative and concept presentation make a technical aspect of resume preparation easy to read and simple to learn. In my work as a career counsellor, I find that many job seekers, including the "computer literate" individuals, often ask themselves why they hadn't received any responses to their emailed resumes. This book explains and demonstrates how to strategically ensure that targetted employers receive and consider your eresume.

Further titles in the publisher's Contemporary World Issues series, providing background, chronologies, biographies, documents, directories, and resource lists and their respective topics.

Quiche printanière, tatin d'endives, cake au paprika et aux poivrons. Découvrez 30 recettes illustrées de tartes, quiches et cakes salés alliant simplicité et originalité. A consommer en toute saison !

In the first book to analyze shifts in lesbian identity, consciousness, and culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, Arlene Stein contributes an important chapter to the study of the women's movement and offers a revealing portrait of the exchange between a radical generation of feminists and its successors. Tracing the evolution of the lesbian movement from the bar scene to the growth of alternative families, Stein illustrates how a generation of women transformed the woman-centered ideals of feminism into a culture and a lifestyle…

The book presents a detailed and in-depth picture of early years development, particularly of developmental processes and interactions. Rather than focusing on a particular topic, it offers a broad overview from a range of sources including:…

Cutting across the fields of psychology, management, education, counseling, social work, and sociology, The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring reveals an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to the practice and theory of mentoring…

A smarter, safer way to trim your waistline–without pain, injury, and all those crunches!
As a chiropractic physician, Adam Weiss understands. that traditional ab exercises can cause back pain, strain. muscles, and can even cause misalignment. That's why. he created a truly safe, and amazingly effective, routine. for slimming your waist–without the risk of pain or. injury. His revolutionary approach targets and strengthens. your core muscles using a unique combination of muscle. stretches, dynamic exercises, and dietary advice…

A national bestseller for more than three years in hardcover, The Zone has introduced millions of people worldwide to a breakthrough approach to dieting based on Novel Prize–winning scientific research. Treating food as the most powerful drug available, The Zone plan shows how food, when used unwisely, can be toxic. Used wisely however, it will take anyone into the Zone, a state of exceptional health familiar to champion athletes.

From cyberbullying to "mean girls" to school shootings, bullying is a complex and frightening problem confronting parents and children of all ages. This invaluable guide–written by international bullying expert Dr. Allan L. Beane–explains the many ways that bullying can present itself, the harm it can do to your child if ignored, and most importantly, what you can do to protect your child. The strategies in this book, which are based on solid research and practice in education, sociology, and psychology, and inspired by the author's personal experience of tragedy, are being used successfully in classrooms around the country as part of the author's Bully Free Program.
Protect Your Child from Bullying will show you how to:…