Reference works

The Chief Development Officer: Beyond Fundraising is a guide not only to those preparing for or serving in the role of CDO but also to those charged with selecting, appointing, and supporting CDOs.

Journeying with Hope into a New Year: Reflections for Advent and Christmas originated in 1982 when our family lived at Tantur, an ecumenical institute between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

This book provides a crucial resource for readers who are investigating trans issues.

This is your complete guide to putting together a collaboration that gets results!

Spanning almost a century of penal policy and practice in England and Wales, this book is a study of the long arc of the rehabilitative ideal, beginning in 1895, the year of the Gladstone Committee on Prisons, and ending in 1970, when the policy of treating and training criminals was very much on the defensive.

Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions revises some of the major perspectives in victimization theory, applies theoretical perspectives to the victimization of vulnerable populations, and carves out new theoretical territory that is clearly needed but has yet to be developed.

Christian communities in the state Andhra Pradesh of south India and the Telugu Christians in diaspora have passed their stories from one generation to the next by oral traditions as well as in scattered texts.

This book critically examines the colonial dimensions of restorative justice through the lens of justice policy reform in Jamaica.

After Christmas is a powerful book for unbelievers who need an introduction to the birth of Christ and its implications, and believers who need further tutoring on the same points.

The World Today Series: USA and The World describes not only what happened, but puts events in the context of the past and criticizes policy actions as appropriate.

The book is intended to help new and veteran band directors develop an orchestra in their school.

Covering countries ranging from Afghanistan and China to Kazakhstan and Russia, this encyclopedia supplies detailed information and informed perspectives, enabling readers to comprehend Asian ethnic groups as well as Asian politics and history.

With large numbers of people migrating to other countries after World War II, a substantial amount of scholarship has focused on the status, problems, and successes of women immigrants since 1945.

This nine volume set covers a wide range of topics, including: guided tissue regeneration; programmed cell death; enthodelial lipase; and cell fusion.

The toll of America's gun violence epidemic is usually measured in lives lost-more than 35,000 each year.

This book, first published in 1995, aims to enhance our understanding of the Anglo-American alliance by examining the origins of the alliance during the Second World War.

Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them.

This book, first published in 1993, examines how the newest technological developments in information storage and processing impact print-oriented libraries.

Covering countries ranging from Afghanistan and China to Kazakhstan and Russia, this encyclopedia supplies detailed information and informed perspectives, enabling readers to comprehend Asian ethnic groups as well as Asian politics and history.

Supplying a foundation for understanding the development of the brain and the learning process, this text examines the physical and environmental factors that influence how we acquire and retain information throughout our lives.

This book presents the results of the project on Young Adults with Low Levels of Education, conducted jointly by the OECD and the Canadian Policy Research Networks.

The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp.

This first concise handbook on this important new class of organic conducting materials gives a broad survey over this emerging field of research.

Many of our favorite films began as plays-some as well known as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and some not so well known as You've Got Mail's origin, a 1937 play Parfumerie by Miklos Laszlo.

Multiple indices provide full access to the manuscript descriptions: topics and genres, titles, artists, translators, dedicatees, additional names, provenance (including dealers and auction houses), dates of production, and places of production.

Surveys the changing landscape of American higher education, from academic freedom to virtual universities, from campus crime to Pell Grants, from the Student Privacy Act to student diversity.

This almanac of sound words important to artists and scholars highlights words that expand the way we speak (and write) about sonic experiences.

This revised and expanded edition examines bridge auctions where the opponents bid something and you have the opportunity to either let them have it or to balance.

Capital punishment is one of the more controversial subjects in the social sciences, especially in criminal justice and criminology.

Frederick Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, 'transformative'.

This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies.

The sources in this volume focus on Great Britain's moral, financial, and diplomatic interventions and ambitions in Latin America.

The only book series to summarize the latest progress on organic reaction mechanisms, Organic Reaction Mechanisms, 1994 surveys the development in understanding of the main classes of organic reaction mechanisms reported in the primary scientific literature in 1994.

In 1944 the Canadian Social Science Research Council, with the financial support of the Rockefeller Foundation, organized a series of studies of northern Canada to stimulate public interest in the development of the region and to provide a background for more extensive investigation.

a DIET rich in raw chocolate will improve your health and vitality!

First published in 1940, this is a classic work by one of the most well-regarded archaeological scholars.

The monarch is the United Kingdoms head of state, exercising powers that are circumscribed by common law, convention, and statute law.

Organized by theme, this comprehensive encyclopedia examines all aspects of life in Japan, from geography and government to food and etiquette and much more.

In a contemporary setting of increasing social division and marginalisation, Policing Hate Crime interrogates the complexities of prejudice motivated crime and effective policing practices.

This book is an invaluable reference guide for students of literary and cultural studies which introduces over forty of the complex terms, motifs and concepts in literary and cultural theory today.

Der Band enthält Beiträge zur Affekt-Produktion in Lessings »Miss Sara Sampson", zur kommunikativen Struktur in den Dramen »Minna von Barnhelm" und »Emilia Galotti", zu Mitleid und Freundschaft in Lessings Dramen sowie zur Rezeption von »Nathan" um 1800, zu Lessings Rezeption italienischer Literatur, zu seiner Theorie der Fabel und zum Gebrauch »Emilia Galottis" im Unterricht; darüber hinaus Studien zu Gottsched und Bach, zu Joachim Wilhelm von Brawes »Der Freygeist" und zum Dialog in Schriften von Mendelssohn und Shaftesbury.

Under the label of "e;the socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics"e;, the Chinese Government has made a firm commitment to economic reform, though still retaining tight political control.

This easy-to-use, practical guide helps runners safely build strength and endurance, get motivated and set realistic goals, choose the proper footwear and clothing, eat right, and avoid injury.

A new addition to Europa's popular 'Territories of the World' series, The Territories of Indonesia provides invaluable information on this diverse country.

Luke 1-5 begins The MacArthur New Testament Commentary's look at the longest of the four gospels.

Covering a wide range of knowledge, The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference is a magnificent resource for home, family, and business, and an essential addition to your personal reference library.