In November 2018, Baptist preacher Mark Harris beat the odds, narrowly fending off a blue wave in the sprawling Ninth District of North Carolina. But word soon got around that something fishy was going on in rural Bladen County. At the center of the mess was a local political operative named McCrae Dowless. Dowless had learned the ins and outs of the absentee ballot system from Democrats before switching over to the Republican Party. Bladen County’s vote-collecting cottage industry made na...

Growth of the International Economy has been the benchmark introduction to the development of the global economy for decades. Updating the story to the present day, the new edition of this classic textbook includes coverage of key events from 2008 onwards that have influenced and disrupted the global economy.Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, this book charts the long nineteenth century, the effects of colonialism, the fast pace of technological growth and the impac...

In November 2018, Baptist preacher Mark Harris beat the odds, narrowly fending off a blue wave in the sprawling Ninth District of North Carolina. But word soon got around that something fishy was going on in rural Bladen County. At the center of the mess was a local political operative named McCrae Dowless. Dowless had learned the ins and outs of the absentee ballot system from Democrats before switching over to the Republican Party. Bladen County’s vote-collecting cottage industry made na...

This volume explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics.The book critically investigates the perception that, due to the influence of Confucianism, Chinese culture has systematically devalued military matters. There was nothing inheren...

Notaufnahmen geraten durch nicht planbaren Patientenzustrom und enorme Leistungsverdichtung zunehmend unter Druck. Dies begünstigt Fehler in der Patientenversorgung und bedarf daher systematischer und wirksamer Gegenmaßnahmen. Daraus ergibt sich der Ansatzpunkt des klinischen Risikomanagements: Organisationen zu befähigen, relevante Risiken der Patientenversorgung zu identifizieren, zu analysieren, zutreffend zu bewerten und effektiv zu bewältigen. In der 2. Auflage wurde das Werk u. a. um...

The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of writers, scholars, and industry experts pays tribute to an expansive--and still expanding--foo...

Build your clinical arsenal with Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine.This patient-care-focused publication includes case-based lessons and features on diagnostic imaging, ECG interpretation, critical procedures, toxicology, and more. It' a kind of practical, no-frills information you need at bedside and beyond.Brought to you by the American College of Emergency Physicians, the world’s largest emergency medicine organization, Critical Decis...

Originally published in 1989, The Origins of Literary Studies in America brings together for the first time hard-to-find speeches, reports, and other writings by the founders of literary studies in the United States: Bliss Perry, Woodrow Wilson, Irving Babbitt, M. Carey Thomas, and many other scholars between 1874 and 1937.The selections—on teaching, the MLA, and the goals of the discipline—are readable, accessible, often charming and amusing; what is most striking about t...

Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book from National Book Award finalist Lisa Graff.Winnie's last day of fourth grade ended with a pretty life-changing surprise. That was the day Winnie’s parents got divorced, the day they decided that Winnie would live three days a week with each of them and spend Wednesdays by herself in a treehouse smack between their houses, to divide her time perfectly evenly between th...

A wild and whimsical adventure story, perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s LibraryBrian can think of a few places he'd rather spend his summer than with his aunt and uncle in Boring, Illinois. Jail, for example. Or an earplug factory. Anything would be better than doing summer school on a computer while his scientist dad is stationed at the South Pole.Boring lives up to its name until Brian and his cousin Nora have a fight, get lost, an...