Using the American health care system as a leaping off point, the authors (both of the Hastings Center) compare and contrast the use of market practices in health care systems around the world. Their
Fortified with a bountiful basket of goodies from her mother, little Marie meets adventures, but not quite of the exotic type she’d imagined. She is fearless and resourceful. Undaunted by a frustrat
Offers accessible information about the role of nutrition in alleviating or preventing various illnesses, along with a complete encyclopedia of more than eight thousand brand and basic foods, listing
No crafter should feel limited by the yarn colors available in a favorite fiber shop — not when it’s so fun and satisfying to hand-dye yarn and fleece right in the kitchen. Ultimate color control is n
For a small-town girl with big-city dreams, there is no address more glamorous than New York's Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her
At once practical and imaginative, a guide to serving food in style—at any kind of celebration Venerated caterer Peter Callahan compiles his 30 plus years of entertaining experience for serving visu
In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the
In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the
Written between 1937 and 1954 and now available in paperback for the first time, these thirteen stories are a potent distillation of the genius of Ralph Ellison. Six of them remained unpublished durin
Fearing that her grandfather won't be able to play his bagpipes in the St. Patrick's Day parade because of the rain, Colleen becomes worried and sad, but when a leprechaun appears and makes her an off
Shannon has been practicing for the local St. Patrick's Day step dancing competition, but worries about her homemade dress and second-hand shoes until she summons a very unusual leprechaun, hoping tha
Fearing that her grandfather won't be able to play his bagpipes in the St. Patrick's Day parade because of the rain, Colleen becomes worried and sad, but when a leprechaun appears and makes her an off
This volume examines a series of complex debates surrounding the role of China’s historical ideals in shaping its foreign policy. Presenting and analyzing the works of key Chinese philosophers and pro
Grant Morrison's THE INVISIBLES has been hailed as an ambitious comics masterpiece, the key to Morrison's entire body of work, and the inspiration for THE MATRIX. But it's also frequently written off
Explores the photographs of two master photographers, Harry Callahan and Edward Weston, through the relationships of vision and desire. While the well-known bodies of works have been understood as nud