As Americans grow increasingly mobile, estate planning practitioners routinely encounter clients whose marital property includes community property acquired in one or more states, as well as clients who may benefit from elective community property trust statutes now available in Alaska, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Florida. Because community property generally retains its character even after a couple relocates to a separate property state, estate planners in every jurisdiction m...

Inside Organizational Culture: Theory and Practice is a foundational resource designed for undergraduate and MBA students, as well as organizational leaders seeking a clear, comprehensive understanding of how culture shapes today’s organizations.Drawing on extensive research and deep expertise, the book explores how culture operates inside organizations—how it is defined, modelled, measured, and managed. The book offers an in-depth examination of the leadi...

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden—filled with lessons for todayIn this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influential economists and one of the field’s best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, an...

With more than 50,000 copies sold, Alan Farley’s The Master Swing Trader has become the definitive guide for maximizing profit from short-term price moves. Now in his highly anticipated companion volume, The Master Swing Trader Toolkit: The Market Survival Guide, Farley builds on his proven strategies and techniques and delivers new tips for consistently beating the markets—today and in the future.The Master Swing Trader Toolkit is a powerful application-...

A beautiful, touching, and tender tale filled with vivid imagery and raw emotionIn the hills of Tennessee, Shane Carson, a gifted, nationally recognized horseman, is living the good life. When a mysterious mustang shows up on his farm, Shane doesn't know how—or why—the horse appeared, but the horse's distinctive brand identifies her. She is one of the Spirit Horses, a rare, wild herd that runs free on the Shoshone reservation in Wyoming. Watched over for centuries i...

“A story that is at once a real-life thriller and an immensely sinister cautionary tale about the new Russia.”—Star TribuneIn this breathtaking true crime narrative, an award-winning journalist exposes the troubling truth behind the world’s first act of nuclear terrorism.On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London’s Millennium Hotel. Hours later, the Russian émigré and former intelligence officer, who was sharply...

A comprehensive approach to accurate ADHD diagnosisIn Essentials of ADHD Assessment in Children and Adolescents, the authors provide a clear and informative road map for practitioners seeking to conduct state-of-the-art assessments for one of the most common disorders of childhood. Drawing upon years of experience in conducting diagnostic evaluations of ADHD following best-practice standards, they emphasize the importance of a comprehensive evaluation, inc...

The definitive guide to the latest edition of the Cognitive Assessment SystemEssentials of CAS2 Assessment is a comprehensive guide to the successful administration of the updated CAS2. Written by leading cognitive assessment experts, the book discusses the latest research and thinking on PASS (Planning, Attention-Arousal, Simultaneous and Successive) theory and includes case studies that demonstrate the use of CAS2 with several types of diagnostic groups ...

**The New York Times bestseller"Blinder's book deserves its likely place near the top of reading lists about the crisis. It is the best comprehensive history of the episode... A riveting tale." - Financial Times**One of our wisest and most clear-eyed economic thinkers offers a masterful narrative of the crisis and its lessons.Many fine books on the financial crisis were first drafts of history—books written to fill the nee...

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition is used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source for use of this test. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment provides that resource. In addition to comprehensive updates to the research and literature throughou...

Practical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions that change students' livesEssentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical, accessible, in-depth guide to reading assessment and intervention. It provides a detailed discussion of the nature and causes of reading difficulties, which will help develop the knowledge and confidence needed to accurately assess why a student is struggling. Readers will learn a fram...

Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure is a revised second edition of the volume that guided students and scholars through the intellectual demands of comparative politics. Retaining a focus on the field's research schools, it now pays parallel attention to the pragmatics of causal research. Mark Lichbach begins with a review of discovery, explanation and evidence and Alan Zuckerman argues for explanations with social mechanisms. Ira Katznelson, writing on structuralist ...