Health care reform is always about more than morality and values, but if it lacks a moral foundation, it will not stand the test of time. Dr. Olson provides a moral foundation expressed in eight standards derived from his study of ethics, systems theory, and health policy research. From these normative standards he derives a vision of universal health care as both a public policy of protecting and promoting the health of an entire population, and a system for organizing, fi nancing, and de...

10 male, 5 female, 5 either cast! Free Royalty offer exended! There is no royalty fee for this play to be produced as a community theater or student production by a public or charter school before January 1, 2014. After January 1, 2014 – community theaters and school royalties are only $5 per performance. All others must enquire with the author.A Christmas Carol is the classic novel that has become a beloved holiday classic in every medium.The script calls for a cast of 20,...

Cast: 4 female 4 male 2 either (plus more) ROYALTY FREE UNTIL 6/1/2018! Community theaters and schools may produce this play royalty free until June 1, 2018. All others must enquire with the author.This stage adaptation is specifically written for school productions in schools with more girls interested in drama than boys (as is often the case in school drama clubs). The script calls for four female, four male actors and two that could be either. A production of this play will run ...

ROYALTY NOTE: Nonprofit community theaters or public schools that produce any of the plays in this anthology before November 3, 2014 pay no royalty fee. All others must enquire with the author.In this volume are tales like the gritty, noir "Seventh Victim" and the humorous tale of science out of control in "Such Blooming Talk." Science fiction's prophetic side is represented with an eerie foretelling of romance in a world run by computer games and social networking in "Manners of t...

This full-length play dramatizes the struggles in the young life of the man many Americans consider our greatest President. The play covers the time period of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood in Illinois through his legal career until he is finally nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for President in 1860. It is a script suitable for high school and young community theater troupes.6 female, 7 male cast! There is no royalty fee for this play to be produced as a community theater ...

6 female, 4 male cast! Free Royalty offer exended! There is no royalty fee for this play to be produced as a community theater or student production by a public or charter school before November 4, 2013. After November 4, 2013 – community theaters and school royalties are only $5 per performance. All others must enquire with the author.Dracula is the classic novel that turned the legend of the vampire into a worldwide sensation.This stage adaptation is specifically written ...

9 female, 5 male cast! Flat rate royalty - $5 per performance by school or community theater groups!Jane Eyre is a classic novel that has earned high praise for it's depiction of a strong female main character.This stage adaptation is specifically written for school productions in public or charter schools with more girls interested in drama than boys (as is often the case in school drama clubs). The script calls for nine female and five male actors -- but it is designed fo...

Integrate spiritual traditions with psychological healing!In this fascinating volume, clinical practitioners of different religious traditions examine the same clinical case, offering insights, interventions, and explanations of transformation and healing. This practical approach allows them to explore broader issues of personality theory and psychology from the perspectives of various spiritual traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious Theories of...

It’s been suggested that current poultry production must increase by at least 2.5% per year until 2030 to meet demand from a rapidly growing population. However, whilst modern, more intensive production systems offer the potential to meet this demand, they also bring with them increased safety and environmental risks.Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability provides a comprehensive overview of how best to deal with zoonotic diseases which continue ...

After the surprising publishing success of the so-called New Atheists it has become clear that there is a market for critical discussions about religion. A religion is much more complex than a set of beliefs which cannot be proven, as the New Atheists argue. There is, in fact, much more to religion and much more to the arguments about its truth claims.This book seeks to bring together a range of discussions, both critical and apologetic, each of which examines some part of religion...

Charles Olson was an important force behind the raucous, explicit, jaunty style of much of twentieth-century poetry in America. This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of his life and work.Paul Christensen draws upon a wide variety of source materials—from letters, unpublished essays, and fragments and sketches from the Olson Archives to the full range of Olson's published prose and poetry. Under Christensen's critical examination, Olson emerges as a stunning the...

Perspectives on the Doctrine of God presents in counterpoint form four basic common beliefs on the doctrine of God that have developed over the course of church history with a goal of determining which view is most faithful to Scripture.Contributors to this fifth book in the PERSPECTIVES series are Regent College J.I. Packer chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul Helm (Classical Calvinist perspective), editor Bruce Ware (Modified Calvinist ...