Military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq consumed so much attention during his presidency that few people appreciated that George W. Bush was also an activist on the home front. Despite limited public support, and while confronting a deeply divided Congress, Bush engineered and implemented reforms of public policy on a wide range of issues: taxes, education, health care, energy, environment, and regulatory reform. In Bush on the Home Front, former Bush White House official and academic ...

"The best comprehensive review of the Obama administration's policies available," by the author of Bush on the Home Front (Daniel P. Franklin, author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in their Final Term).Barack Obama came into office as the economy was careening into the worst downturn since the Great Depression. On the political front, he would be challenged by the same intense congressional polarization faced by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, now...

Military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq consumed so much attention during his presidency that few people appreciated that George W. Bush was also an activist on the home front. Despite limited public support, and while confronting a deeply divided Congress, Bush engineered and implemented reforms of public policy on a wide range of issues: taxes, education, health care, energy, environment, and regulatory reform. In Bush on the Home Front, former Bush White House official and academic ...

"A thorough and enlightening survey of the impact and legacy of the Great Recession on low-income Americans . . . accessible and readable." — Journal of American StudiesMillions entered poverty as a result of the Great Recession's terrible toll of long-term unemployment. In this book, Kristin S. Seefeldt and John D. Graham examine recent trends in poverty and assess the performance of America's safety-net programs.They consider likely scenarios for f...

This element offers a review and synthesis of the research on economic methods for evaluating regulations that improve air quality, save energy, and reduce climate risks. The intended audience is regulators and other constituencies interested in the nexus between scholarship and practice; analysts in government agencies and research organizations; and academic scholars and their graduate students. Topics include the evolution of regulatory impact assessment in the OECD; cost estimation, in...

Developed from the efforts of a multiyear, international project examining how persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals are evaluated and managed, Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals: Technical Aspects, Policies, and Practices focuses on improving the processes that govern PBTs. Incorporating science and policy literature—as well as interviews and panel discussions featuring experts from around the world—this book provides you with an inter...

During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.

The inspiring biography of a man whose life and ministry have blessed the nations—now revised and updated.In 2003, Billy Graham was listed for the forty-fifth year among Gallup's "Top Ten" most admired men—more than any other individual. One of the most respected religious leaders of our time, Dr. Graham has addressed over eighty-three million people face-to-face and at least one billion people through television, radio, and satellite. As a Christian statesman and e...

Great journalism relies on a narrative arc to engage and inform the reader. Stories Can Save Us looks at how the best reporters and writers craft narrative literary journalism. Journalist Matt Tullis uses the material he gathered in the more than seventy-five interviews he conducted with the best narrative and literary journalists in the country through his podcast, Gangrey: The Podcast, to show how these professionals conceive and writesuch compelling stories.Thr...

First English translation of the book that introduced the realm of Hollow Earth.Explores the underground world of Agarttha, sometimes known as Shambhala, a realm that is spiritually and technologically advanced beyond our modern culture.One of the most influential works of 19th-century occultism.Written by the philosopher who influenced Papus, Rene Guénon, and Rudolf Steiner.The underground realm of Agarttha was first introduced to the Western world in 1886 by ...

Un Omnibus L'Hérésie d'HorusPoursuivez votre collection avec les livres 25 à 27 de la série best-seller L'Hérésie d'Horus, disponible en un volume et en français pour la première fois.POURQUOI LIRE CE LIVRELes Primarques de l'Empereur continuent de dessiner l'Hérésie d'Horus par leurs actions, et nombre d'histoires de tout l'Imperium étoffent les guerres qui font rage à travers la galaxie.DESCRIPTION...

A Warhammer 40,000 AnthologyThese short stories include some of your favourite heroes and villains, and some new ones you might not yet be familiar with.READ IT BECAUSE21 authors explore the 41st Millennium in 24 short stories, with perspectives from within and without the Imperium of Mankind. There's something in here for every fan of Warhammer 40,000.THE STORYIn the grim darkness of the far future,...