Jane H Bayes, "Women and Public Administration: International Perspectives"
English | 1992 | pages: 150 | ISBN: 1560230142 | PDF | 2,5 mb
This new book is the result of an international research project that spanned nearly a decade. Authors from a half-dozen countries discuss women's roles in public administration in the context of their overall participation in the labor force. Women and Public Administration presents some astounding results derived from the authors'research into a particular country's government, politics, and the role of women in that country. The authors, women born and currently living in India, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, and the United States, discuss four main topics: the number and level of female civil servants in the highest ranks of at least two bureaucracies, one concerned with traditionally female roles and one concerned with traditionally male roles; the career histories of these women; an institutional description of women in public bureaucracies; and the perceptions of women in public administration concerning discrimination and equality policies. This important book also describes historical, demographic, economic, and governmental information and women's views of barriers, access to training and advancement, and the general social climate for women employees at various levels within the bureaucracies.Researchers, aware of cultural and language differences and the dangers of imposing a Western model on non-Western cultures, used questionnaires and interviews to obtain much of the information for this study. Each country has its own unique story involving history, the structure of the labor market, the organization of government, and the socialization patterns of the culture, as well as the current patterns of interaction between men and women and current public policies affecting these matters. Women and Public Administration contains much valuable information for everyone interested in women's roles in bureaucracies around the world.

Joan Taylor, "Women Remembered: Jesus' Female Disciples"
English | ISBN: 1529372593 | 2023 | 224 pages | EPUB | 647 KB
Inspired by their popular Channel 4 documentary Jesus' Female Disciples, historians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor explore the way in which Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary, Martha and a whole host of other women - named and unnamed - have been remembered by posterity, noting how many were silenced, tamed or slurred by innuendo - though occasionally they get to slay dragons. Women Remembered looks at the representation of these women in art, and the way they have been remembered in inscriptions and archaeology. And of course they dig into the biblical texts, exposing misogyny and offering alternative and unexpected ways of appreciating these women as disciples, apostles, teachers, messengers and church-founders.

and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, "Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop"
English | ISBN: 030927737X | 2022 | 80 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Wildland fires pose a growing threat to air quality and human health. Fire is a natural part of many landscapes, but the extent of area burned and the severity of fires have been increasing, concurrent with human movement into previously uninhabited fire-prone areas and forest management practices that have increased fuel loads. These changes heighten the risk of exposure to fire itself and emissions (smoke), which can travel thousands of miles and affect millions of people, creating local, regional, and national air quality and health concerns.

When Texts Are Canonized By Timothy H. Lim
2017 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 1946527009 | PDF | 2 MB
How did canonization take place, and what difference does it make? Essays in this collection probe the canonical process: Why were certain books, but not others, included in the canon? What criteria were used to select the books of the canon? Was canonization a divine fiat or human act? What was the nature of the authority of the laws and narratives of the Torah? How did prophecy come to be included in the canon? Others reflect on the consequences of canonization: What are the effects in elevating certain writings to the status of 'Holy Scriptures'? What happens when a text is included in an official list? What theological and hermeneutical questions are at stake in the fact of the canon? Should the canon be unsealed or reopened to include other writings? Features: Essays that contribute to our understanding of the complex processes of canonization Exploration of early concepts of canonicity Discussion of reopening the New Testament canon

Rachel Rabkin Peachman, "When Children Feel Pain: From Everyday Aches to Chronic Conditions"
English | ISBN: 0674185021 | 2022 | 336 pages | EPUB | 657 KB
What should you do when your child hurts? Two of the leading voices on pediatric pain teach us how to help children when they need us most.

Joan Walsh, "What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was"
English | ISBN: 1118141067 | 2012 | 288 pages | PDF | 970 KB
"In this wonderfully insightful book, Joan Walsh shows how America built a large and vibrant (although mostly white) middle class that fueled the greatest economic boom in history and made a reality of the American dream. Hers is the story of postwar America told through a working class New York Irish Catholic family whose political divisions mirrored the nation's. Moving and powerful, her account will help people of all races think through how we can build a just and prosperous multiracial America." -

Andrea Taylor, "What's Your Big Three?: How Sun, Moon & Rising Signs Reveal Who You Really Are"
English | ISBN: 0738770612 | 2022 | 264 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Uncover Deep Truths About Yourself through Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs

Ros Burnett, Colin Roberts, Roger Hood, "What Works in Probation and Youth Justice"
English | 2004 | pages: 286 | ISBN: 184392059X | PDF | 5,6 mb
Both probation and youth justice have undergone massive changes in recent years, and continue to face important new challenges. A key emphasis of new developments has been on developing effective evidence-based practice and disseminating this throughout the Probation and Youth Justice services - reviewed in this book.

George Mair, "What Matters in Probation"
English | 2004 | pages: 373 | ISBN: 1843920522, 1138175366 | PDF | 7,7 mb
The What Works initiative is having a profound impact on the work of the National Probation Service, and much has been invested in new accredited programmes - both in terms of the numbers of offenders planned to complete these programmes and their anticipated impact upon offending. Yet there has been little scholarly or professional discussion of the nature and risks of the new paradigm: it is important that it is subjected to critical debate and scrutiny. This book aims to provide a critical overview of What Works, providing a wider set of perspectives on a project which is vital for the future of the National Probation Service.

Stephen Sondheim, "West Side Story - Vocal Selections: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack "
English | ISBN: 1705155456 | 2022 | 84 pages | EPUB | 35 MB
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). All 11 songs from the movie soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's 2021 adaptation of the classic musical. Songs are arranged for piano, voice and guitar, with chord symbols, guitar chord frames, and full lyrics. The melody is included in the piano part. Titles include: America * Balcony Scene (Tonight) * A Boy like That * Cool * Gee, Officer Krupke * I Feel Pretty * Jet Song * Maria * One Hand, One Heart * Something's Coming * Somewhere.