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Homelessness and Housing Advocacy The Role of Red-Tape Warriors

Homelessness and Housing Advocacy The Role of Red-Tape Warriors

Through compelling ethnography Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors reveals the creative and ambitious methods that social service providers use to house their clients despite the conflictual conditions posed by the policies and institutions that govern the housing process. Combining in-depth interviews extensive fieldwork and the author’s own professional experience this book considers the perspective of social service providers who work with people experiencing homelessness and chronicles the steps they take to navigate the housing process. With assertive methods of worker-client advocacy at the center of its focus this book beckons attention to the many variables that affect professional attempts to house homeless populations. It conveys the challenges that social service providers encounter while fitting their clients into the criteria for housing eligibility the opposition they receive and the innovative approaches they ultimately take to optimize housing placements for their clients who are or were formerly experiencing homelessness. Weaving as it does between issues of poverty social inequality and social policy Homelessness and Housing Advocacy will appeal to courses in social work sociology and public policy and fill a void for early-career professionals in housing and community services. | Homelessness and Housing Advocacy The Role of Red-Tape Warriors

GBP 35.99
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Acting for the Camera: Back to One

Acting for the Camera: Back to One

Acting for the Camera: Back to One is a how to book with practical steps to achieve a professional performance on camera. The book focuses on four distinct areas: how to prepare the character how to execute the technical responsibilities that will assist the editor in creating the on-camera performance in post-production tips from industry professionals and how to create effective self-tape auditions. Part One: The Character’s World is packed with tools to analyze the script and fully prepare the character before arriving on set. Part Two: The Actor’s World focuses on developing technical acting skills for the camera that assist the pre- and post-production teams to create a dynamic on-screen performance. In Part Three: The Professional World industry professionals provide tips from inside the film/TV audition room and how to navigate a career in the acting business. The final section Part Four: Self-Tape Like a Pro outlines how to build a self-tape studio in the privacy of your own home and submit high-quality self-tape auditions that will help you stand out from the competition. Written for students enrolled in Acting for the Camera courses Acting for the Camera: Back to One explores techniques that can be practiced and mastered by actors of all levels from the moment they audition for the part through to when they hear that director call cut!

GBP 31.99
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Partnering with Chinese Firms Lessons for International Managers

Partnering with Chinese Firms Lessons for International Managers

This title was first published in 2000: This work is aimed at international managers or business students who are interested in emerging markets particularly China. It provides conceptual backgrounds analytical frameworks managerial insights business guidance and practical evidence concerning partner selection for both foreign and Chinese investors. It addresses how foreign companies should select ideal Chinese firms as well as what Chinese firms are looking for from foreign investors. The book is divided into three parts. The first part presents an overview of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in China and outlines the economic environment facing these firms. The second part delineates how to select appropriate partner firms from both foreign and Chinese parents perspectives. The third part includes ten case studies showing how leading MNEs in the world adopt entry and co-operative strategies (including partner selection) that align properly with internal capabilities external environment and organizational needs. Based on a variety of archival and Internet sources these case studies are prepared by the author for discussion purposes. | Partnering with Chinese Firms Lessons for International Managers

GBP 32.99
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Compressor Handbook Principles and Practice

Compressor Handbook Principles and Practice

This book provides a practical introduction to dynamic and positive displacement compressors including compressor performance operation and problem awareness. In reading this book readers will learn what is needed to select operate and troubleshoot compressors. Complete with real-life case histories the book demonstrates investigative techniques for identifying and isolating various contributing causes including design deficiencies manufacturing defects adverse environmental conditions operating errors and intentional or unintentional changes of the machinery process that usually precede failure. | Compressor Handbook Principles and Practice

GBP 49.99
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Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students

Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students

Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students is a step-by-step guide to get students through their final year research project. Trusted and developed over three previous editions the new fourth edition shows you how to select a dissertation topic write a proposal conduct a literature review select the research approach gather the data analyse and present the information and ultimately produce a well-written dissertation. The book simplifies dissertation research and writing into a process involving a sequence of learnable activities and divides the process into three parts. Part One covers the necessary groundwork including: identifying the problem writing a proposal and reviewing the literature. Part Two covers the research design and includes: approaches and techniques for data collection and constructing and sampling a questionnaire. Part Three covers: measurement of data analysis of data with SPSS structuring and writing the whole dissertation and supervision and assessment. This new edition is packed with updated examples and research samples making this the ideal resource for students involved in research in built environment subjects such as construction management construction project management facilities management real estate building surveying quantity surveying and civil engineering.

GBP 36.99
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Synthetic Organic Photochemistry

Synthetic Organic Photochemistry

With contributions from 24 international authorities Synthetic Organic Photochemistry offers a leading-edge presentation of the most recent and in-demand applications of photochemical methodologies. Outlining a wide assortment of reaction types entailing cycloadditions cyclizations isomerizations rearrangements and other organic syntheses this reference offers unmatched coverage of all reactions in the foreground of organic photochemistry and ties in critical considerations that overlap in modern photochemistry and organic chemistry such as stereoselectivity. Select experimental procedures demonstrate the industrial and academic value of reactions presented in the text.

GBP 59.99
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Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

In this book first published in 1992 science librarians analyse the life and times of small liberal arts college science libraries and the workday life of librarians serving scientists from a main campus library. They describe their efforts to defend expensive science collections in the face of tight budgets to singlehandedly monitor and select literature in all areas from astronomy through zoology and to compete with the humanities and social studies for library shelf space. | Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

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Brain Tumors Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Brain Tumors Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Emphasizing new and emerging therapies in each chapter this reference provides essential information for clinicians to provide accurate diagnoses and select the most appropriate treatment regimens for patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors and neurological complications of cancer. Edited by a leading cast of authorities on the topic-including the Chief and Associate Editors of the Journal of Neuro-oncology-this easily-accessible guide reviews the epidemiology identification and management of brain tumors while exploring the latest advances in this increasingly diverse field. | Brain Tumors Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

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Infrastructure Development – Theory Practice and Policy Sustainability and Resilience

Infrastructure Development – Theory Practice and Policy Sustainability and Resilience

This compendium presents the papers presented in the conference 'Infrastructure Development Theory Practice and Policy' held on 29th and 30th April 2021. It brings together the select papers from the conference and other contributions from experts and researchers. The compendium puts together the research under various themes and we hope that the theoretical findings will impact the practice and policy in the future as well as pave the way for future research in the direction of achieving more efficient and more humane infrastructure. | Infrastructure Development – Theory Practice and Policy Sustainability and Resilience

GBP 36.99
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Biofungicides: Eco-Safety and Future Trends Novel Sources and Mechanisms Volume 2

Biofungicides: Eco-Safety and Future Trends Novel Sources and Mechanisms Volume 2

The current volume focuses on novel sources of biofungicides primarily providing complete knowledge of microbial and phytochemical fungicides studying antifungal activity mechanisms as well as their role in disease management in plants and fungicide bioremediation. The use of biofungicides as eco-friendly alternative to typical synthetic fungicides is projected to play a significant role in organic farming in the future. Key Features: Discovers novel sources of biofungicides Describes the role of biofungicides in the control of plant diseases Studies antifungal activity mechanisms Explores how to survey and select promising biofungicides | Biofungicides: Eco-Safety and Future Trends Novel Sources and Mechanisms Volume 2

GBP 120.00
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Building Design Management

Building Design Management

A practical handbook on the management of building design this guide explains the processes roles and responsibilities of those involved in the design of the building as well as ways to maximise efficiency. Well structured and easy to read the book includes useful notes and checklists on for example how to select a design team and how to organise and plan the design process. The authors are recognised authorities in the field of project management based at an internationally renowned department. Their book will prove invaluable to both students and practitioners in project management. | Building Design Management

GBP 160.00
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War by Others’ Means Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building

War by Others’ Means Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building

A new era of great power competition places a strategic premium on the efficiency with which states can pursue their aims. There is therefore likely to be an expanded scope for partnered operations. Partner force capacity building has a long history with very mixed results yet there is little historical memory in the institutions tasked with carrying it out. War by Others’ Means uses archival research interviews with practitioners and observation of capacity building to understand why states undertake it how they should select train and equip their partners and how they should manage the generation and withdrawal of trainers. | War by Others’ Means Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building

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Photodegradation and Light Stabilization of Heterochain Polymers

Photodegradation and Light Stabilization of Heterochain Polymers

Photodegradation and light stabilization are very important aspects of polymer aging. Polymer degradation includes different types of processes: thermodegradation oxidation acting of ozone photodegradation radiation hydrolysis mechanical degradation and biodegradation. It is very important to know the mechanism of polymer degradation in order to select stabilizers against the degradation. This volume presents the analysis of achievements in the field of photodegradation of polymers. It includes first of all data of Russian investigators who have decisively contributed in the development of this field of knowledge (the schools headed by academicians V. V. Korshak N. M. Emanuel N. S. Enikolopov A. A. Berlin and many others). | Photodegradation and Light Stabilization of Heterochain Polymers

GBP 56.99
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The Jewish World In Modern Times A Selected Annotated Bibliography

The Jewish World In Modern Times A Selected Annotated Bibliography

The momentous events of modern Jewish history have led to a proliferation of books and articles on Jewish life over the last 350 years. Placing modern Jewish history into both universal and local contexts this selected annotated bibliography organizes and categorizes the best of this vast array of written material. The authors have included all English-language books of major importance on world Jewry and on individual Jewish communities plus books most readily available to researchers and readers and a select number of pamphlets and articles. The resulting bibliography is also a guide to recent Jewish historiography and research methods. | The Jewish World In Modern Times A Selected Annotated Bibliography

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The Catholic Family Marriage Children And Human Capital

The Catholic Family Marriage Children And Human Capital

Considering the effects of a Catholic heritage on families as a whole and on individuals within families William Sander looks at the patterns of marriage and intermarriage divorce and fertility. He then turns to human capital issues in-eluding the effects of a Catholic background on academic achievement earnings employment and health habits. Examining the effects of Catholic schooling Sander takes into account the select nature of the Catholic school population and shows that Catholic high schools have a large negative effect on dropout rates but a positive effect on the test scores of African Americans and Hispanics. | The Catholic Family Marriage Children And Human Capital

GBP 39.99
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Melanoma Translational Research and Emerging Therapies

Melanoma Translational Research and Emerging Therapies

Assembling reviewing and synthesizing state-of-the-art information on translational research and therapies of melanoma into one convenient source Melanoma: Translational Research and Emerging Therapies provides clinicians and researchers the necessary context and perspective to intergrate and effectively deploy cutting-edge therapies into daily practice. This source:synthesizes the scientific principles clinical trial results and clinical implications of emerging and translational melanoma therapiescovers the entire range of translational research and therapies including pathogenesis progression pathways immunotherapy gene therapy adjuvant therapy surgical staging and metastatic diseaseprovides context and perspective to enable the clinician to select and use new therapies effectively and knowledgeably | Melanoma Translational Research and Emerging Therapies

GBP 56.99
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Geospatial Data Science Techniques and Applications

Geospatial Data Science Techniques and Applications

Data science has recently gained much attention for a number of reasons and among them is Big Data. Scientists (from almost all disciplines including physics chemistry biology sociology among others) and engineers (from all fields including civil environmental chemical mechanical among others) are faced with challenges posed by data volume variety and velocity or Big Data. This book is designed to highlight the unique characteristics of geospatial data demonstrate the need to different approaches and techniques for obtaining new knowledge from raw geospatial data and present select state-of-the-art geospatial data science techniques and how they are applied to various geoscience problems. | Geospatial Data Science Techniques and Applications

GBP 44.99
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Workload Measures

Workload Measures

This book was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measures to be used in the evaluation of human/machine systems. The book includes definitions of human workload and a review of measures. Each measure is described along with its strengths and limitations data requirements threshold values and sources of further information. To make this reference easier to use extensive author and subject indices are provided. Features Offers readily accessible information on workload measures Presents general description of the measure Covers data collection reduction and analysis requirements Details the strengths and limitations or restrictions of each measure including proprietary rights or restrictions Provides validity and reliability data as available

GBP 160.00
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Routledge Revivals: A Landmark in Accounting Theory (1996) The Work of Gabriel A.D. Preinreich

Routledge Revivals: A Landmark in Accounting Theory (1996) The Work of Gabriel A.D. Preinreich

First published in 1996 this book seeks to establish Gabriel A. D. Preinreich as an important accounting theorist and redress the neglect that his work has suffered despite its foundational importance to prominent areas of modern research. Two criteria were used to select the papers included in this volume — papers related to dividends yield valuation goodwill and depreciation were selected while those that were primarily concerned with mathematical economics were omitted. The collected articles and other items were written between 1931 and 1944 and grouped into three sections: accounting from the investor’s viewpoint; valuation and goodwill; and depreciation. | Routledge Revivals: A Landmark in Accounting Theory (1996) The Work of Gabriel A. D. Preinreich

GBP 9.99
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Everyone's Problem Solving Handbook Step-by-Step Solutions for Quality Improvement

Everyone's Problem Solving Handbook Step-by-Step Solutions for Quality Improvement

The author covers fourteen tools to help you find the information you need and offers step-by-step instructions for constructing each one. He shows you how these tools can be combined with a set of simple problem-solving steps that can act as a powerful change agent to help reduce or eliminate process problems. Five-Step Problem-Solving Process Identify the problem: Clearly state what needs improvement. Analyze: Determine what causes the problem to occur. Evaluate Alternatives: Identify and select actions to reduce or eliminate the problem. Test Implement: Implement these actions on a trial basis to determine their effectiveness. Standardize: Ensure that useful actions are preserved. | Everyone's Problem Solving Handbook Step-by-Step Solutions for Quality Improvement

GBP 170.00
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Wondrous One Sheet Origami

Wondrous One Sheet Origami

Wondrous One Sheet Origami is a how-to book full of beautiful origami designs covering a wide range of folding levels from simple to high intermediate with more emphasis on the latter. The book is meant for audiences 12 years of age and above and children folding at higher than age level. Most of the designs are flat and suitable for mounting on cards or framing as gifts. Features • Richly illustrated full-color book with clear crisp diagrams following international standard and an abundance of photographs of finished models• Select designs hand-picked by the author based on social media responses• Most of the designs incorporate color-change a technique showing both sides of paper for enhanced beauty

GBP 24.99
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