The UK is said to have been one of the most prolific reformers of its public administration. Successive reforms have been accompanied by claims that the changes would make the world a better place by transforming the way government worked. Despite much discussion and debate over government makeovers and reforms, however, there has been remarkably little systematic evaluation of what happened to cost and performance in UK government during the last thirty years. A Government that Worked...

Crown Prince Ronan has grown up hearing tales of his father's legendary deeds. But living in the shadow of such greatness has left Ronan desperate to prove his own worth.When an opportunity presents itself to become his own legend, Ronan seizes it without hesitation. His reckless quest will take him across the sea to new lands, where he can no longer hide behind his royal privilege. There he will learn that which his father could not teach him — such a legacy is not bought with gol...

This edited volume analyzes participatory practices in art and cultural heritage in order to determine what can be learned through and from collaboration across disciplinary borders. Following recent developments in museology, museum policies and practices have tended to prioritize community engagement over a traditional focus on collecting and preserving museal objects. At many museal institutions, a shift from a focus on objects to a focus on audiences has taken place. Artistic practices...

A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge over a relatively unfrequented road kills the wrong person. The driver behind is spared. But only for a while... It is impossible for Chief Inspector Wexford not to wonder how terrible it would be to discover that one of his daughters had been murdered. Sylvia has always been a cause for concern. Living alone with her two children, she is pregnant again. What will happen to the child? The relationship between father and dau...

A committed communist and anti-apartheid activist, Ruth First dedicated her life to African liberation struggles until her assas�sination by South Africa's Special Branch in 1982. The Barrel of a Gun establishes First's position in the canon of post-colonial revolutionary thought.

This book evaluates how we experience and understand buildings in different ways depending upon our academic and professional background. With reference to Rem Koolhaas' Seattle Central Library, the book illustrates a range of different methods available through its application to the building. By seeing such a variety of different research methods applied to one setting, it provides the opportunity for researchers to understand how tools can highlight various aspects of a building and how...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Northeast!The first in a new series, Perennials for the Northeast profiles hundreds of the best perennial plants for gardeners in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. There is such beauty in the world of perennials—those hardy, reliable plants that come back on their own, year after year.With ...

Find your perennial joy with this step-by-step guide to growing gorgeous perennials in the Midwest!Perennials for the Midwest is a friendly, contemporary, fully photographed guide showcasing hundreds of perennials that reliably thrive in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Ruth Clausen and Thomas Christopher—longtime horticultural experts—offer climate-forward considerat...

6 lectures, Stuttgart, Dec. 26, 1919 - Jan. 3, 1920 (CW 299)To one who understands the sense of speechThe world unveilsIts image form.To one who listens to the soul of speechThe world unfoldsIts true being.To one who lives in the spirit depths of speechThe world gives freelyWisdom's strength.To one who lovingly can dwell on speechSpeech will accordIts inner might.So...

Ernest Hemingway once called the modern, well-tended city of Lignano the 'Florida of Italy'. This pocket guide offers information about hidden places for various kinds of tourists, adapted to the present time in connection with social networks. We deal with various topics and plenty of questions, for example 'Where can I take the perfect selfie?' or 'Which Instagram hashtags do I have to use to reach as many people as possible?', will be answered. Ruth Frei-Javurek and Christoph Winter gui...

This definitive collection of beloved Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's finest speeches covers topics as varied as the law, faith, virtue, pastimes, and his heroes and friends. Featuring a foreword written and narrated by longtime friend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an intimate introduction by his youngest son, this volume includes dozens of speeches, some deeply personal, that have never before been published. Christopher J. Scalia and the Justice's former law clerk Edward...

After four years of survival in a remote and hostile land, exiled prince Ronan has been hardened by loss and struggle. Now he wages a secret war against those who would kill for scales and glory. Caught between two worlds and with a target on his back, Ronan must discover what it truly takes to end the bloodshed and become a true prophet of the faith. Will this be his chance to finally become the hero he has always dreamed of? Or just another costly failure to haunt his dreams?