The first comprehensive map of the social safety net, public and private, in the United States. Societies are often judged by how they treat their most vulnerable members: the poor and near poor. In the United States, this responsibility belongs not only to governments, but also to charities, businesses, individuals, and family members. Their combined efforts generate a social safety net. In Who Cares, Christopher Howard offers the first comprehensive map of the U...

Employees are increasingly embracing the notion of "bringing their whole selves to work," and many employers are encouraging them. Those whole selves often include religious identities, however, and that can make things complicated. Employers can be uncertain about how to respond to workers' religious identities and afraid that such expression will lead to conflict. Elaine Howard Ecklund, Denise Daniels, and Christopher P. Scheitle have conducted more than 15,000 surveys and 300 in-depth i...

Definately a 'dream fantasy' gone wild.This one novelette has gained me more kudos and notoriety than any other, being reprinted countless times. It has spawned many other stories and films; a pop group; and has been used in medical discussions when oneiromancy ever raises its head.When it appeared over three decades ago, it seemed to break new ground. Fan mail poured in from as far away as Japan and Australia, and I'm proud to present it here again, more or less in its ori...

Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health insurance, tax expenditures (commonly known as tax loopholes) have received little attention from those who study American government. This oversight has contributed to an incomplete and misleading portrait of U.S. social policy. Here Christopher Howard analyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-pr...

In these six stories, Chris Howard reasserts his talent for evoking the gritty and the apocalyptic with poetic grace.Intelligent People Speaking Reasonably follows two Iraq vets adrift in the civilian life of the Pacific Northwest.Space is Kindness witnesses the unexpected death of Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan from the perspective of a local reporter and a photographer rushing to the crash-site in 2000.Darkstar takes place in Dublin and ...

Youths on the rampage; Senseless attacks on pensioners and the vulnerable. A bungled theft of an especial tome... and the stage is set for a series of events that will lead to anarchy and mayhem on an unprecedented scale!Judgement has come....

The Welfare State Nobody Knows challenges a number of myths and half-truths about U.S. social policy. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of "true" welfare states in Europe and Canada. Christopher Howard argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Nevertheless, poverty and inequality remain high, and this book helps explain why so much effort accomplishes so little. One important reason ...

The 'River Rats' - where science fiction slams into adventure and takes you on a roller-coaster ride to strange new worlds. In this new novel we meet a group of retired and disabled bikers and soldiers alike who have given up life on two wheels and decided to take to the Norfolk Broads - in boats!

"A compelling case for transforming how research methods are taught to undergraduate students of political science." — London School of Economics Review of BooksEach year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research methods fail to highlight the most important con...

An unassuming young man takes his dog for a normal morning walk with his friends. His destiny unfolds as they stumble upon an unknown pathway which opens up into a mystical glade, Danny is encouraged by his companions to take hold of the Sword in the Stone thinking it is some sort of joke. The following days prove to be both mind-blowing and take a lifechanging course with unimaginable consequences.In this political and thought provoking humorous story, a legendary tale is updated ...

In the aftermath of the Great War, a group of disillusioned soldiers return home to a world that has changed irrevocably. Haunted by the horrors they have witnessed, they struggle to find their place in a society that no longer understands them. As they navigate the challenges of civilian life, they must confront their own demons and the profound impact the war has had on their souls.

Master Creator Destroyer Slave represents the four steps to freedom. If you feel stuck, unable to make the most out of life, this book will show you how to destroy the old and create the new, guiding you through the four steps to freedom: Slavery-Destruction-Creation-Mastery one step at a time.SLAVEWhile slavery is no longer permitted, most of us are still enslaved. We are slaves to our emotions, relationships, attachments, work, ad...