The best decisions made by public managers are based not on instinct, but on an informed understanding of what’s happening on the ground. Policy may be directed by ideology, but it must also be founded on reality. The challenge of making the right decisions as a public manager is often, therefore, based on the need for rigorous, actionable research. Now in a thoughtfully revised second edition, this textbook shows students of Public Administration exactly how to use both qualitative and qu...

Mills & Boon Historical — Your romantic escape to the past.Their Convenient Tuscan Marriage - Bronwyn Scott**Sparks that burn...**hotter than a Tuscan summer!After a haunting loss, restless Colonel Hayes Winterton accepts his father’s mission to secure a vineyard in Tuscany. Except his plans are thwarted by widow Evelisse Banfield — his stubborn, captivating competition!Evelisse is shocked when the stoically handsome Hayes ...

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States.The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research over the past 25 years. Researchers have learned that in this approximately 2000-year era the peoples of the Southeast experienced increasing sedentism, population growth, ...

John Locke’s influence on American political culture has been largely misunderstood by his commentators. Though often regarded as the architect of a rationally ordered and civilized liberalism, John Locke and the Uncivilized Society demonstrates that Locke’s thought is culpable for the rather uncivilized expressions of political engagement seen recently in America. By relying upon Eric Voegelin’s concept of pneumopathology, Locke is shown to be subtly constructing a liberal ideology and th...

In the beginning, there was Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple; the progenitors of early 1970s British heavy metal. Inspired by the DIY ethic of punk, the late 1970s brought the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and five young men from Sheffield – some of them still in school – took that new sound and infused it with large doses of the glam they’d grown up on with T. Rex, Queen and Davie Bowie – and blazed a trail into the Eighties, leading this updated genre into the new era of MT...

Folk tales are stories full of adventure, courage, daring, fighting dragons, trolls, and giants, and overcoming challenges. How many of them have girls as the main heroic characters though?These twelve folk tales from all over the world have been specially selected as they feature strong, adventurous heroines. Some are funny, some make you think, and some - like the story of Fearless Mary - keep you on the edge of your seat with scares and surprises.Meet Lo...

After a decade exiled to a small piece of farmland that flies the quietest windlanes, Kade is thrust back into the criminal underworld of death, corruption, shady deals and dirty deeds. But it's just like old times. He doesn't know who to trust. He doesn't know who's on which side. He doesn't even know which side he's on any more.All Kade knows for sure is that murder and mayhem aren't what they used to be.

Parent Money Mindset shows parents how to turn everyday moments into calm, practical money lessons that help kids build healthy habits for life.Teaching kids about money does not come with a manual. Many parents are expected to prepare their children for a lifetime of financial decisions even though they were never given a clear financial education themselves. That can make conversations about spending, saving, earning, credit, and responsibility feel uncomfortable or easy to postp...

Conservation of Tropical Birds has been written by four conservation biologists whose expertise spans all the tropical regions of the world. It is the first book to cover all the major issues in tropical bird conservation. Current problems faced by tropical bird conservationists are summarised and potential solutions outlined based on the results of case studies.Birds are key indicators of ecosystem health, and such a well-studied group of organisms, that they provide an e...

In The City on the Other Side, a young girl stumbles into a pitched war between two fairy kingdoms, and the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance!Sheltered within her high-society world, Isabel plays the part of a perfectly proper little girl—she’s quiet, well-behaved, and she keeps her dresses spotlessly clean. She’s certainly not the kind of girl who goes on adventures.But that all changes when Isabel breaches an invisible barrier and steps into anoth...

In the past two centuries, cowbirds have increased in numbers and extended their range across North America, while many of the native songbird species whose nests they parasitize to raise their young have declined. This timely book collects forty essays by most of the principal authorities on the biology and management of cowbirds. The book's goals are to explore the biology of cowbirds, the threats they pose to host species and populations, and the management programs that are being under...

Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion.Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors need as they plan their message...