First published in 1999, this second edition of Values in Social Work has been extensively revised from the first edition, incorporating new case study material and extended areas of analysis.Values in Social Work encourages the reader to critically examine social work values as they relate to the processes whereby individuals become ‘clients’, how values work in practice, and the nature of social work practice in society.Michael Horne begins by describing and crit...

Welche Impfungen sollte ich meinem Kind zumuten? Sollte meine Tochter gegen HPV geschützt werden? Brauche ich eine Grippeimpfung? Und können Impfungen am Ende gar Schaden anrichten? Das Thema Impfen verunsichert zahlreiche Menschen. Kinderarzt Dr. Michael Horn, bekannt aus der beliebten RTL-Serie "Der Nächste, bitte!", klärt mit vielen Anekdoten aus dem Praxisalltag, fundiertem Wissen und einer großen Portion Unterhaltung auf, was im Körper wirklich geschieht, wenn wir geimpft werden, welc...

This book presents a collection of novel contributions and reviews by renowned researchers in the foundations of quantum physics, quantum optics, and neutron physics. It is published in honor of Michael Horne, whose exceptionally clear and groundbreaking work in the foundations of quantum mechanics and interferometry, both of photons and of neutrons, has provided penetrating insight into the implications of modern physics for our understanding of the physical world. He is perhaps best know...

Seit fast zwei Jahren schon ist Artvin auf der Suche. Seit sein Sohn, zusammen mit den anderen Kindern des Dorfes, von Nosfera entführt wurde. Er ist selbst ein Nosfera, aber seine Gemeinschaft hatte sich geweigert, für einen Kriegsherrn namens Clauzer in die Schlacht gegen den Weltrat zu ziehen. Zur Strafe nahm man ihnen die Kinder - doch die Entführten kamen nie beim Heer der Nosfera an, deren Krieg verloren ging. Jetzt sieht Artvin keine andere Hoffnung mehr, als sich an den Weltrat sel...

Special Agent Michael Santini offers an inside account of the takedown of MS-13 in San Francisco—one of the largest federal takedowns of a criminal gang in U.S. history.In a bid to take down MS-13’s criminal network in the Mission District of San Francisco, Michael Santini, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, recruits a pair of hardened gang members and convinces them to risk their lives as criminal informants. Set in a city with one of the strictest sanctuary po...

Cut through the noise and make better college and career choicesThis book is about addressing the college-choosing problem. The rankings, metrics, analytics, college visits, and advice that we use today to help us make these decisions are out of step with the progress individual students are trying to make. They don't give students and families the information and context they need to make such a high-stakes decision about whether and where to get an education....

Seit der Finanzkrise 2008 explodieren Aktienkurse und andere Vermögenspreise. Die deutschen Unternehmen schwimmen in Geld. Sie wissen aber nichts damit anzufangen, weil sie keine profitablen Investitionsmöglichkeiten sehen. Die Erwerbseinkommen entwickeln sich dagegen kaum. Die Politik versucht, die soziale Realität so gut es geht zu kaschieren. Die für die breite Bevölkerung spürbare Wohlstandsstagnation ist hausgemacht. Schuld ist eine auf Stabilität ausgerichtete wirtschaftspolitische A...

In The Devil's Horn, Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands of years old. But it has also been controversial, viewed as a symbol of decadence, i...

From notorious kink writer TINA HORN and featuring a diverse group of artists comes SFSX (SAFE SEX), a social thriller about sex, love, and torture. It's SEX CRIMINALS in Gilead, Hustlers with a SUNSTONE twist. In a draconian America where sexuality is strictly bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique talents for bondage and seduction, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government P...

Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide. But during the Teen Sled Race, the lead dog is the victim of a frightening accident that may be more than it seems.Between mysterious strangers seen lurking by the trail and a loud group of animal rights protestors, the Muskrats have a lot of suspects. Despite the chill of winter, the ca...

Globally, more and more species are at risk of extinction as the environment and climate change. Many of these species require long-term management to persist - they are conservation-reliant. The magnitude of this challenge requires a rethinking of how conservation priorities are determined and a broader societal commitment to conservation. Choices need to be made about which species will be conserved, for how long, and by whom. This volume uses case studies and essays by conservation prac...

Dem kleinen Spatzen sind die Menschen ein Rätsel. Sie verhalten sich merkwürdig. Und warum leben sie nicht mehr im Paradies? Tschilp will ihr Geheimnis ergründen. Ein Abenteuer beginnt, das ihn zu vielen Tieren führt. Gemeinsam unternehmen sie eine spannende Reise durch die Bibel – von der Schöpfungsgeschichte bis zum Ausblick auf Gottes neue Welt.