Charles J: 545 books

At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...

Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS), a way to simulate a large number of choices by individual actors, is one of the most exciting practical developments in business modeling since the invention of relational databases. It represents a new way to understand data and generate information that...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...

The updated and expanded third edition of Tilly's widely acclaimed book brings this analytical history of social movements fully up to date. Tilly and Wood cover such recent topics as the economic crisis and related protest actions around the globe while maintaining their attention to perennially...

This important book is the first to make an explicit link between management practices and service outcomes in social welfare agencies. Managing for Service Effectiveness in Social Welfare Organizations is based on the premise that the primary responsibility and distinctive competency of social welfare...

This comprehensive resource highlights the most recent practices and trends in blended learning from a global perspective and provides targeted information for specific blended learning situations. You'll find examples of learning options that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning...

The world of climate politics is increasingly no longer confined to the activities of national governments and international negotiations. Critical to this transformation of the politics of climate change has been the emergence of new forms of transnational governance that cut across traditional state-based...

This is a bundle of the first three episodes in the Caitlin's Tarot series. These three episodes make up the complete first story. THE FOOL: You can never escape from murder...  At least that’s how it seems to Caitlin Connor. Blessed with funky DNA, she’s able to see auras,...

The Hermit—Illuminate the secrets An unexplained package. A good friend missing. And within hours Caitlin Connor and her trusted Tarot cards are deep in the thick of things. But she’s not alone. Caitlin, Hannah, and Ebba, a powerful trio of witches, will need the Tarot...

The Tower: Shatter illusions A medium connected to the dead woman. A forced marriage.   And Caitlin Connor finds herself going toe-to-toe with not one, but two Mafia families, who just happen to be fighting over the same parcel of land. They’re willing to eliminate...

Dhá is the bundle of The Hermit, The Devil, and The Tower. The Hermit—Illuminate the secrets An unexplained package. A good friend missing. And within hours Caitlin Connor and her trusted Tarot cards are deep in the thick of things. But she’s not alone. Caitlin,...

Let the countdown begin… Everly Gray and Tynan Pierce, her sexy, secretive husband, take on projects no one else wants to deal with. Known as the TaP Team (Touch and Persuade), they combine the best in extrasensory perception and tactical ability. And then they accept the Lecoq contract....

Everyone’s had THAT day—the one where a spell went south, a glitch ate some code in the doomsday device, and aliens are on the move eat your brains. Okay, maybe we haven't all had that day. In What Went Wrong?, fifteen authors give us stories of the best laid plans gone awry.*A unlucky...

  Having ESP in her fingertips gives new meaning to “get the picture,” and for Everly Gray it’s a one-way ticket to trouble. With fear nipping at her heels, out of control curiosity, and a reluctant request from the chief of police for help with a case, she stumbles across, not...