First authoritative guide to fire and rescue service management Addresses key concepts such as risk management, leadership and organizational culture, and multi-agency cooperation In times of austerity and cuts in public service budgets, tells how to do more for less while protecting public from increased risk

pFrom the tumultuous 1960s through the 1990s, from Europe to Mexico and back to the San Joaquin Valley, em The Education of a Gringoem is a tale of doubt and redemption. It tells the story of Jimmy Welch who is confused, frustrated and unsure what to do when he is encouraged to reject and discriminate against Mexican immigrants. At first he joins in rejecting and disregarding them, but he has doubts

pIn June of 1969, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York called The Stonewall was raided by police. This is historically agreed as the catalyst to set forth the gay rights movement. Facing persecution, prosecution and a violation of their civil rights, the homosexual community was mad as hell and they weren\'t going to take it any more. The events at Stonewall lead to riots and demonstrations to

pemComes with Furniture and Peopleem tells the story of a daughter desperate to reach a mother trapped in depression. What\'s more, the daughter intuits the mother has an incurable disease, one the mother hides even from herself, as she spends her days reading Greek dramas and studying the etymologies of words. Four years after the mother dies of leukemia, emThe Washington Postem runs a front-page

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pbIrreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive and conservative Christians--is there a divorce comingb pMuch attention has been paid to political polarization in America, but far less to the growing schism between progressive and conservative Christians. In this groundbreaking new book, George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk offer the provocative contention that progressive and conservative

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pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.brbrSome

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pCritical social work encourages emancipatory personal and social change. This text focuses on the challenge of incorporating critical theory into the practice of social workers and provides case studies and insights from a range of fields to illustrate how to work with tensions and challenges. pBeginning with an outline of the theoretical basis of critical social work and its different perspectives,

Named a Pick of the Week for the week of February 29th by biPublishers Weeklyib pGrouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic\'s noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden\'s capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that idevours your souli.br--biPublishers Weeklyib, Starred review

pOne of the most creative periods of Russian culture and the most energized period of the Revolution coincided in the fateful years 1913-1931. During this time both the Party and the intellectuals of Petersburg strove to transform backward Russia into a nation so advanced it would shine like a beacon for the rest of the world. Yet the end result was the Stalinist culture of the 1930s with its infamous

The only one of Kipling\'s novels to be cast in an American setting, bCaptains Courageousb endures as one of literature\'s most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire\'s son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy\'s second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling\'s

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bAn uncharacteristic warning from one of the most respected, non-partisan journalists in the world --Jake Tapper, CNNb pbIt was riveting. I couldn\'t get enough of it. --Gayle King, CBSi Morningsib piThe Trump Tapesi explodes with the exclusive, inside story of Trump\'s performance as president--in his own words as he is questioned, even interrogated by Woodward, on the president\'s key responsibilities

Alfredo Mirand, a sociology professor, Stanford Law graduate, and part-time pro bono attorney, represents clients who are rascuache-a Spanish word for poor or even wretched-and on the margins of society. For Mirand, however, rascuache means to be down but not out, an underdog who is still holding its ground. iRascuache Lawyeri offers a unique perspective on providing legal services to poor, usually