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Political Opinion Media and the New IncivilityA stimulating expose on how the roots of today&'s partisan rage lie in the "e;outrage industry"e; - deregulated, commodified media markets that will do anything for money and attention....

On the Value of True BeliefAllan Hazlett challenges the philosophical assumption of the value of true belief. He critiques the view that true belief is better for us than false belief, and the view that truth is "e;the aim of belief"e;. An alternative picture is provided, on which the fact that some people love truth is all there is to...

The last two decades have witnessed an exponential growth in debates on the use of foreign law by courts. Different labels have been attached to the same phenomenon: judges drawing inspiration from outside of their national legal systems for solving purely domestic disputes. By doing so, the judges are said to engage in cross-border judicial...

A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach, Therapist GuideIt is estimated that one in ten U.S. adults suffers from chronic insomnia. If left untreated, chronic insomnia reduces quality of life and increases risk for psychiatric and medical disease, especially depression and anxiety.  The Overcoming Insomnia treatment program uses evidence-based...

Severely unwell children are the most frightening emergency a clinician can face. This second edition of Emergencies in Paediatrics and Neonatology, guides the clinician through what to do and when, in a format that can be read at the bedside. Resuscitation techniques are described in detail and comprehensive management plans are provided....

An Introduction to International Social WorkRecognizing the growing importance of awareness of international social issues for social workers, this thoroughly revised edition provides an updated introduction to a variety of these issues in the Global South, including AIDS, forced labor and war and conflict. A new issue in this edition is examining...