How do issues end up on the agenda? Why do lawmakers routinely invest in program oversight and broad policy development? What considerations drive legislative policy change? For many, Congress is an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock. Yet the institution's long history of addressing significant societal problems - even in recent years - seems to contradict this view. Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving argues that the willingness of many voters to hold elected...

The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. Each entry was written by one or more experts living in the state or region of the race. The authors provide succinct and highly readable chapters meant to illustrate the ...

Are you interested in photography?Would you like to learn all about the skills that are required to take excellent digital photos?You can, with this amazing book!Since the very first photographs were taken, the world has been captivated by the images we have captured. Momentous split seconds in time, great historical events, family occasions and everything in between. All have been captured, displayed and enjoyed by millions.And now, with Photography: The Ultimate Beginner Guide to Learn D...

Il suffit d’une serrure bloquée pour faire basculer la vie d’un homme. Maximilien, marquis de Chesleigh, s’est retrouvé coincé dans une bibliothèque avec une jeune fille de vingt ans… qu’il a dû épouser dans la foulée. Mais un agent de la Couronne poursuivi par ses démons ne saurait se satisfaire de la tranquillité conjugale. Et Maxim a fui à Paris pour reprendre sa vie d’espion. Quand il rentre en Angleterre six ans plus tard, sa candide épouse s’est métamorphosée en femme de caractère. C...

With a sprightly dose of insightful inspiration, a sprinkling of practical advice, and a bounty of exuberant stories by great writers, O's Little Book of Happiness features some of the best work ever to have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine. Inside you'll find Elizabeth Gilbert's ode to the triumph of asking for what you want, Jane Smiley's tribute to the animal who taught her about lasting fulfillment, Roxane Gay's sure-fire cure for complaining, Brené Brown's celebrati...

Die Geschichten, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte – in dieser Sammlung finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, die bahnbrechenden Bücher, die zeitlosen Klassiker, die ewig bewegende Poesie: Selbstbetrachtungen (Marcus Aurelius) Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (Arthur Schopenhauer) Grashalme (Walt Whitman) Der Prozess (Franz Kafka) Das Herz der Finsternis (Joseph Conrad) Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) Winnetou I-IV (Karl May...

Eine zweite Chance? Die hat er ganz sicher nicht verdient! Für mich geht ein Traum in Erfüllung, als ich den Job als Co-Kommentatorin fürs Sportprogramm eines beliebten Radiosenders ergattere und dafür nach Philly ziehe. Aber warum muss ausgerechnet Damian Williams bei den Philadelphia Pucks spielen? Vor einigen Jahren hat er mir eiskalt den Laufpass gegeben, deswegen bin ich alles andere als heiß darauf, ihn wiederzusehen. Zu meinem Ärgernis sieht er jetzt sogar noch besser aus als damals...

In dieser Sammlung finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, die bahnbrechenden Bücher, die zeitlosen Klassiker, die ewig bewegende Poesie:: Selbstbetrachtungen (Marcus Aurelius) Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (Arthur Schopenhauer) Grashalme (Walt Whitman) Der Prozess (Franz Kafka) Das Herz der Finsternis (Joseph Conrad) Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) Winnetou I-IV (Karl May) Der Graf von Monte Christo (Alexandre Dumas) Der letzte Mohikane...

This book offers a timely analysis of work and labor processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The contributors explore traditional sectors of the U.S. and world economies - from auto to steel to agriculture - as well as work under new production arrangements, such as third world export processing zones. Many chapters analyze changing dynamics of gender, nationality, and class. The contributors explain why more intensified forms of control by the state and by capital...

Reviews recent advances in understanding pollination dynamics and the role of plant-pollinator relationships in agro-ecosystemsProvides a comprehensive assessment of the major threats to economically important pollinators, including the impact of climate change and pest and disease threatExplores best practices for the protection of key pollinators and the ecosystem services they deliver

For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal if the victims are black, lower class, or foreigners? When corporations victimize workers is that a crime? What about when governments violate basic human rights of their citizens, and who t...

Die Anthologie 'Die Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur' ist eine außergewöhnliche Sammlung, die die vielschichtige Faszination und das reiche Erbe der literarischen Traditionen weltweit einfängt. In dieser beeindruckenden Zusammenstellung finden sich Werke von Klassikern wie Homer und Dante bis hin zu modernen Meistern wie Franz Kafka und Joseph Roth. Die Bandbreite an Stilen, von epischen Balladen bis zu introspektiven Novellen, reflektiert die Kontinuität und den Wandel in der Kunst des Schr...