Saving Species as the Planet and Politics Get Hotter
In Earth’s Emergency Room, author, attorney, and environmental historian Lowell E. Baier celebrates 50 years of the landmark Endangered Species Act of 1973, a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon. Baier provides an insightful and entertaining history of the ESA’s dramatic highs and lows. ......
Building the Bridge from the Great Resignation to the Multigenerational
If you are a leader at midlife trying to manage your career, your children, and aging parents, all while trying to move through an ever-complicated post-pandemic workplace, this book is for you. The Survival Guide for GenX Leaders is full of inspirational and pragmatic advice that readers can implement tomorrow. Morrison interviews GenX leaders ......
The U.S. Justice Department and the Promise of Lawful Policing
The first thorough study of the Justice Department's pattern or practice program, examining how it works and how court-imposed consent decrees implement needed reforms American society grapples with an enduring crisis in policing which is inextricably intertwined with the nation's deeply rooted racial issues. While there have been great strides ......
Building the Bridge from the Great Resignation to the Multigenerational
If you are a leader at midlife trying to manage your career, your children, and aging parents, all while trying to move through an ever-complicated post-pandemic workplace, this book is for you. The Survival Guide for GenX Leaders is full of inspirational and pragmatic advice that readers can implement tomorrow. Morrison interviews GenX leaders ......
Figures of legend and lore disclose much about the societies celebrating them. In the ancient Israelite culture, Solomon, a man praised for his wealth, wisdom, and power, is depicted as an example of enormous human achievement. Looking beneath the surface of these claims, Walter Brueggemann reveals an irony that permeates the tradition. In this ......
Each new generation of readers is shaped by different historical, cultural, and political contexts, which in turn require new interpretations of an old, yet continually mesmerizing story. The church fathers interpreted Job as a forerunner of Christ, while medieval Jewish commentators debated God's providential love. Artists, beginning at least in ......
This book is designed to prepare the reader for a successful study abroad experience. Although study abroad programs usually have a pre-departure orientation, most of these are only a couple hours and are not able to sufficiently cover the myriad of questions that students and their parents have about study abroad. Our book is designed to fill ......
A fascinating look at the rise of the SEC from a regional league to today's dominant college football conference. The story of the Southeastern Conference has humble origins. Born in a Knoxville hotel in 1932 after splitting away from another league, the SEC was built by southern gridiron pioneers who believed football could bring prominence and ......
The business owner's guide to selling to private equity
Launching and growing a business can be unpredictable - so a clear vision and a strategy for exit is essential to navigate these choppy waters. If you're not sure where you're going and how to get there, feel weighed down by responsibility and tough decision-making, and struggle to balance work and personal life, Cashing Out is your ......
