Natalia: 369 books

In 1951 an Argentine newspaper announced that the standard of living of workers in Argentina was “the highest in the world.” More than half a century later, Argentines still look back to the mid-twentieth century as the “golden years of Peronism,” a time when working people, who had struggled...

Las tabletas digitales han revolucionado el mercado de los dispositivos móviles y han cambiado la forma en la que el usuario interactúa con la publicidad. Se han definido nuevas estrategias, nuevas tipologías de apps, nuevos formatos interactivos y no interactivos; y se han encontrado grandes posibilidades...

This study is an empirical and a theoretical contribution to academic labor market research in the social and educational sciences. The main focus is the situation of young academics who teach at German universities. Both the role of research and teaching in the academic labor market as well as opportunities...

What happens when journalism is made superfluous? Combining ethnography, media analysis, moral and political theory this book examines the unravelling of professional journalism in Russia over the past twenty-five years, and its effects on society. It argues that, contrary to widespread assumptions,...

Over the past decade, Lesotho and Swaziland have faced significant volatility in their fiscal revenues, owing to highly unstable Southern African Customs Union (SACU) receipts. Based on model analysis, this paper explores the advantages of implementing fiscal rules to deal with such volatility. It...

The effect of exchange rate volatility on trade flows was examined by a 1984 IMF study on G-7 countries. Over the past two decades, many developments in the world economy, such as the currency crises in the 1990s and increasing cross-border capital flows, may have exacerbated exchange rate volatility,...

Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives shows how the current emphasis on the nuclear family – with its exclusion of the extended family – is narrow, even deleterious, and misses much of family life. This omission is tied to gender, race, and class. This book is broken down into six...

This anthology of scholarly essays on climate change, sustainable development, and human security presents a comprehensive analysis of severe global warming and its potential to impact all aspects of human life and security. It has been observed that climate change will most drastically impact poor...

La integración de sistemas de gestión facilita el uso eficiente de los recursos, evita la duplicidad de funciones y optimiza el trabajo, reduciendo los costes e incrementando los beneficios. Este libro proporciona las claves para realizar una integración eficaz de sistemas de gestión basados...

Rob è il vicino di casa di Steve, ed è il suo migliore amico da dodici anni. Praticamente inseparabili, i due condividono parecchi interessi. Ma la loro amicizia è minacciata quando Kennedy, la figlia diciottenne di Steve, dimostra interesse verso Rob. Segui le scintille...

No matter how old we are, where we live, or what we believe—there are times in our lives that cause us to struggle. And it’s in those times that we want nothing else but a word of hope and instead are surrounded by trite platitudes and false promises. This is not that. This small book was written...

Lance is a 21-year-old soldier at home on leave, just prior to being deployed to Afghanistan.  He finds himself unexpectedly left home alone with Lacey, the gorgeous 18-year old girl he has grown up thinking of as a sister. Lacey tells Lance that her best friend, the virginal and pious...

Lance is a 21-year-old soldier at home on leave, just prior to being deployed to Afghanistan.  He finds himself unexpectedly left home alone with Lacey, the gorgeous 18-year old girl he has grown up thinking of as a sister. After setting Lance up with one of her virginal friends, the...

Campbell and Mackenzie Burke are a couple that are successful at everything they do, expect having a child. Unable to conceive on their own, they hire Denise "DeeDee" Preston as a surrogate.  They insist in producing naturally, not using a test tube.  While Campbell works with...