Politics - it's a place for shiny people with ugly souls. As a journalist Jack thought he'd met every shade of nutter, narcissist and bully to be found. But then he took a job in politics and discovered he'd only scratched the surface. Even better, it's Jack's job to maintain the pretence that all is normal, that our political masters have everyone's best interests at heart, that politics is not just a collection of attention-seeking egomaniacs looking for somewhere to park their character...

As technology comes to characterize our world in ever more comprehensive ways there are increasing questions about how the 'rights' and 'wrongs' of technological use can be adequately categorized. To date, the scope of such questions have been limited – focused upon specific technologies such as the internet, or bio-technology with little sense of any social or historical continuities in the way technology in general has been regulated.In this book, for the first time, the 'questio...

Hypercrime develops a new theoretical approach toward current reformulations in criminal behaviours, in particular the phenomenon of cybercrime. Emphasizing a spatialized conception of deviance, one that clarifies the continuities between crime in the traditional, physical context and developing spaces of interaction such as a 'cyberspace', this book analyzes criminal behaviours in terms of the destructions, degradations or incursions to a hierarchy of regions that define our soci...

Elliot May is a bitter, fifty-year-old unraveller of mysteries in the Kingdom of Brogonough. Unfortunately, his three decades of success have ultimately been bad for business, as months now pass between problems to solve. His only friend, Cullath, has grown tired of Elliot's new pastime - the boundless consumption of ale and spirits - and encourages him to take a look back. As Elliot writes his memoir, learn how an honor-bound twenty-year-old squire, about to be knighted, ended up spending...

Athletes dont suit up just to sit on the sidelines while others play the game, yet week after week, Christians suit up at church just to watch others perform. Do you find yourself sitting on this proverbial bench, off to the side while others share the gospel? Do you want to get into the game but think that its better left to professionals or to people with more experience?Evangelism on the Go! shows you that the greatest discovery you can ever make in your spiritual life is how God...

Andrew Masterson has quietly spent his eighteen years in the tiny town of Skenny. But his world is quickly changed by a series of life-altering events in the span of one fateful week. Andrew will question all he has known about his family, life, and the Great Provider's teachings and protections. After the sudden emergence of remarkable ability, Andrew is forced into a journey that will take him far from Skenny. Shepherded by a seemingly menacing guide, he will meet the Great Provider and ...

The Garuda Airlines A330 bound for Jakarta had taken off from Sydney. Then it had just disappeared.Disgraced former pilot Ted Roberts now works for a top-secret government organisation set up to investigate terror-related incidents. Sent to Jakarta to find out as much as possible about the vanished flight, he discovers a flight simulator in the pilot's apartment. But then another plane disappears from the sky. And another. Three planes vanished, without a trace. Ted must race agains...

More than one in every five Latin Americans lives on less than $2 a day, and Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. The book tackles the problem of poverty and inequality in Latin America through the novel approach of using the decentralization of government functions to satisfy the basic needs of the poor. Decentralization can bring government closer to the people and strengthen the voice of the voiceless. Satisfying basic needs for services such as education and health ca...

Approximately 25% of Latin Americans live on less than $2 a day, and Latin America is the most unequal region of the world. Poverty and inequality cause suffering and slow development.The solution must include generating an inclusive development process through satisfying the basic needs of the poor that enhance their productivity, that enable them to contribute to the development process, and that enables them to earn the income necessary to live a full life.Decentralizati...

Local governments do not stand alone—they find themselves in new relationships not only with state and federal government, but often with a widening spectrum of other public and private organizations as well. The result of this re-forming of local governments calls for new collaborations and managerial responses that occur in addition to governmental and bureaucratic processes-as-usual, bringing locally generated strategies or what the authors call "jurisdiction-based management" into play...

A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and tomorrow.The book begins by examining the ideas of previous Minnowbrook conferences, such ...

The most up-to-date edition of the gold standard reference in family therapyClinician-focused and highly practical, this essential resource emphasizes hands on application over abstract theory. Building on the legacy of John T. Edwards, the newly revised Third Edition addresses contemporary challenges facing families—including addiction and the opioid crisis, trauma, social isolation, cultural complexity, and the impact of technology—by providing concrete tools cli...