Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice blends a rigorous theoretical introduction to industrial organization with empirical evidence, real-world applications, and case studies. It also supports students with a range of theoretical and applied problems and exercises. This balanced approach has earned the book its place as one of the leading undergraduate texts on industrial organization.The sixth edition has significantly expanded and updated theories, empirical findi...

Agents Sam (Samantha) Mitchell and Byron Lowe have graduated from a US-based UFO disinformation bureau. They must assess whether the sightings and plans of an alien intelligence network in the Australian Outback are in humanity's best interests.The two quickly discover that they are at loggerheads in running the mission. Sam, agent in charge, must deal with her partner's arrogance and unfamiliarity with the territory. Hampered by mounting global pandemic, they meet an unlikely pair...

Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge. Cases address both hazard- and response-generated needs. Also explored are the needs generated by emergent threats (e.g., Ebola crisis), emergent technologies (e.g., social media), and...

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This original collection of short stories references original/classic themes and explores the added dimensions of speculative fiction.The 'Little Mermaid' introduces us to 'Koo-arsh'-an alien human-like inhabitant of an immense lake on an exo-planet. The 'Princess and the Pea' becomes a young woman afflicted by a strange intolerance to pea-soup. The 'President's New Clothes' reveals a future President Chester Trump wearing the image of clothing projected onto his body and caught ou...

Introduction to Intelligence Studies (third edition) provides an overview of the US intelligence community, to include its history, organization, and function.Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States Intelligence Community (IC) has undergone an extensive overhaul. This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of intelligence and security issues, defining critical terms and reviewing the history of intelligence as practiced in the United States. Designed in a practica...

Introduction to Homeland Security, Third Edition provides the latest developments in the policy and operations of domestic security efforts of the agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This includes the FBI, Secret Service, FEMA, the Coast Guard, TSA and numerous other federal agencies responsible for critical intelligence, emergency response, and the safety and security of U.S. citizens at home and abroad. Changes in DHS and domestic security are presented from pre-Sept...

Modern perspectives of law enforcement are both complex and diverse. They integrate management and statistical analysis functions, public and business administration functions, and applications of psychology, natural science, physical fitness, and marksmanship. They also assimilate theories of education, organizational behavior, economics, law and

Here are clear explanations of how to make superb astronomical deep-sky images using only a DSLR or webcam and an astronomical telescope – no expensive dedicated CCD cameras needed!The book is written for amateur astronomers interested in budget astrophotography – the deep sky, not just the Moon and planets – and for those who want to improve their imaging skills using DSLR and webcams. It is even possible to use existing (non-specialist astronomical) equipment for scientific appli...

Energy Storage presents reviews of energy storage methods. The book is comprised of seven chapters that cover a specific energy storage method. The coverage of the text includes the basic theories and calculations of parameters such as energy density and power density. The book discusses energy storage methods such as heat, chemical, mechanical, and electric and magnetic storage. The text will be of great use to researchers and practitioners whose work involves collecting and storing energ...

Agent Sam (Samantha) Mitchell has exploded an alien stronghold, deep in Outback Australia. The reprisals have killed her husband and all her associates. Sam can either give up or try to save Earth's entire human population from conversion to andronic slaves.Sam's quest to save Earth from alien invasion is aided by cryptic advice from a cosmic intelligence network, however there is another competing network.Sam's boundless resourcefulness brings together an unusual resistanc...

The period between the 1960s and 1970s is easily one of the most controversial in American history. Examining the liberal movements of the era as well as those that opposed them, this volume offers analyses of the rhetoric of leaders, including those of the civil rights movement, the Chicano movement, the gay rights movement, second-wave feminism, and conservative resistance groups. It also features an introduction that summarizes much of the significant research done by communication scho...