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Historical, Cultural, and Legal IssuesThis book reveals the history and culture of polygamous groups located primarily        in the western parts of the United States. The contributors to this volume are        historians, anthropologists, and sociologists familiar with the various groups.          Together, these authors provide a much needed...

Research, Theory, and PracticeThe book focuses on why, when and how businesses have responded to the growing pressures to improve on their environmental performance. Drawing on current research and numerous practical examples and case-studies, it examines the notion of the sustainable business organization. This is an ideal text for courses in...

Workbook A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy ApproachCognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been proven effective at managing various chronic pain conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, back pain and headache. Designed to be used in conjunction with formal therapy, this Workbook presents tools to help patients manage their chronic...

How chemistry becomes biologySeventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a...

The Global Auction offers a timely expose of the realities of the auction for middle class jobs that threatens the livelihoods of millions of American and European workers and their families. It traces the major trends shaping the global labor market and calls for a radical rethinking of the ideas-the promise of opportunity through education-that...

In Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert, Peter Elsdon presents, for the first time, a detailed musical account of Keith Jarrett's best-selling The Koln Concert. It explores the way in which Jarrett developed the format of the solo improvised concert, and looks at the subsequent reception of the record....