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Despite worldwide rhetoric about free trade and the global economy, the leading economic powers have done little to address the most insidious form of protectionism—the inherently unstable international monetary system. In outlining steps toward a new world monetary structure, Judy Shelton elevates the needs of individual producers—who actually create wealth in the global economy—over the programmes of governments.

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In Public Opinion, what is widely considered the most influential book ever written by Walter Lippmann, the late journalist and social critic provides a fundamental treatise on the nature of human information and communication.Public Opinion is Walter Lippmann's is of enduring significance for communications scholars, historians, sociologists, and political scientists.

Psychotherapist Helen Kramer has developed a pioneering method that provides long-term solutions for people who generally function well, but have difficulty ridding their behavior of unpredictable childlike responses such as rigidity, blame, impatience, and melodrama.Whether the stress factor is created by your boss, spouse, or parent, Liberating the Adult Within will teach you how to deal with any situation without feeling threatened or confined.

Just when Linda thinks her boyfriend has finally got it together, everything goes wrong. Lennie drops out of school, her parents think he is a bad influence, and Linda learns he has been gambling. Linda knows what Lennie should do—but knowing the right thing doesn’t always help when you’re in love.Previously published as Dedicated to That Boy I Love.

As relevant today as it was twenty years ago, The Zero-Sum Society offers a classic set of recommendations about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free-market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans.Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Society discusses the human implications of economic problem solving.

From Simon & Schuster, What's Ahead for the Economy by Louis Rukeyser provides a revised and updated look at his economic insights.Rukeyser confronts the major economic issues facing the United States in the 1980s and explains how they affect every area, from taxes to common stocks—giving readers valuable information to make make informed decisions.

Project Inform, the nation's leading community-based AIDS treatment information and advocacy organization, presents the first comprehensive, user-friendly guide to all the drugs most used by people with HIV/AIDS. This completely updated edition includes profiles of the newest and most recently approved drugs and laboratory tests, including protease inhibitors and viral load tests -- and in-depth discussions on how best to use these advances to create effective, long-term treatment strategies. Acclaimed for its accurate but nontechnical language, the handbook is easily accessible by way of an extensive master index. Features include: Drugs listed by brand or trade name, generic, popular, scientific and experiemental code name, for quick identification under any known name -- along with a full-color photo insert showing every drug listed Drugs grouped together by types of treatment: antiviral, anticancer, antifungal, experimental, immune-based therapy, psychoactive and more Treatment strategies for delaying or overcoming drug resistance, and achieving longterm success Side effects and drug interactions, possible reactions, and warnings An extensive glossary of HIV/AIDS related terms, clearly and concisely defined Unique indications for HIV treatment for children, women (with special cautions during pregnancy) and for the elderly Essential information on choosing a doctor, clinical trials, avoiding medical scams, nutritional strategies, assistance programs, buyers' clubs, hotline numbers including Project Inform's HIV/AIDS National Treatment Hotline (800-822-7422 or 415-558-9051), and much more. The HIV Drug Book is written expressly for people with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers, friends and family members, and will be invaluable to physicians who must struggle with the overwhelming demands of this rapidly changing field.

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This updated edition of the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Program includes added information on current issues such as step-parenting, the new nuclear family, AIDS, and dealing with learning disabilities.

From Simon & Schuster comes the Spanish version autobiography of Rudy Galindo, U.S. Figure Skating champion.The U.S. Figure Skating champion reveals the personal and professional challenges that nearly destroyed his career, his difficult childhood in a violent neighborhood, his identity as a gay athlete, and his struggles with losing loved ones to AIDS.

In the first one-volume history of the U.S Navy in more than three decades, John F. Lehman, who served as Secretary of the Navy under Reagan, brings to life the evolution and the spirit of the Navy from the Revolution to the present day.

From Simon & Schuster, Lifebalance is Linda and Richard Eyre's guide on how to simplify and bring harmony to your everyday life.Espousing an approach to living that emphasizes balance between personal and professional demands, a new guide shows readers how to make and stick to decisions that will help make sense of often contradictory demands on their time.

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The greatest weapon against a serial killer? A girl with no fear. Gaia Moore isn''t like anyone else in the world. She''s trained in ten different martial arts. She has a sharp mind, and an even sharper tongue. As a teenager she cut class to bust gang members and drug dealers on the streets of New York City. And now Gaia''s been recruited to join the world''s leading crime-fighting organization. At FBI training camp in Quantico, Gaia will become a part of an unparalleled team. She''ll learn the strict codes and procedures of the FBI. She''ll be pushed to her body and mind''s utmost limits. She''ll learn how to hunt serial killers. And she will catch one.

From Vietnam to the Gulf War - the astonishing true stories of America's elite fighter pilots.

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Restore order in your home and create a loving relationship with your adolescent.

Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, this powerfully wrought book encourages people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves, and grow. Movingly rendered, The Book of the Vision Quest is for all who long for renewal and personal transformation. In this revised edition—with two new chapters and added tales from vision questers—Steven Foster recounts his experiences guiding contemporary seekers. He recreates an ancient rite of passage—that of “dying,” “passing through,” and “being reborn”—known as a vision quest. A sacred ceremony that culminates in a three-day, three-night fast, alone, in a place of natural power, the vision quest is a mystical, practical, and intensely personal journey of self-knowledge.

From Simon & Schuster, Handbook of Clinical Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse provides techniques of different therapies as well as procedures for reporting, investigating, and interviewing the child.Handbook of Clinical Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse offers valuable resource for professionals in fields of psychiatry, psychology, mental health, social work and teaching, also for concerned parents—providing guidelines for treating the child and family and systems for prevention.

During the early and most dangerous years of the Cold War, a handful of Americans secretly built machines that revolutionized spying and warfare and protected the United States from a surprise nuclear attack.

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In this revised edition, the author maintains this focus on social work practice while integrating several new approaches. He includes a new chapter on marital and family intervention, which clinically illustrates the practice applications of such theories as One-Person Family Therapy and the Relationship Enhancement approach to marital therapy. He also incorporates the new advances in the treatment of anxiety and depression through a discussion of both cognitive therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, and includes new sections dealing with very brief psychotherapy (one to two sessions). Planned Short-Term Treatment, Second Edition, will be both an invaluable text for social work students and a comprehensive guide for the social work practitioner and other mental health professionals.

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John Hospers presents a unique, evoking collection of writings about aesthetics in this book sure to serve undergraduate studies.With a focus on the idea of art as form, expression, and symbol, Introductory Readings in Aesthetics provides necessary and interesting analysis on the readings of aesthetics. The perfect addition to undergraduate classrooms, Hospers strives to share relevant and fresh information within the pages of this anthology that is sure to keep readers and instructors interested and engaged.

Who are the men committing the rising number of serial homicides in the U.S. -- and why do they kill? The increase in these violent crimes over the past decade has created an urgent need for more and better information about these men: their crime scene patterns, violent acts, and above all, their motivations for committing these shocking and repetitive murders.This authoritative book represents the data, findings, and implications of a long-term F.B.I.-sponsored study of serial sex killers. Specially trained F.B.I. agents examined thirty-six convicted, incarcerated sexual murderers to build a valuable new bank of information which reveals the world of the serial sexual killer in both quantitative and qualitative detail. Data was obtained from official psychiatric and criminal records, court transcripts, and prison reports, as well as from extensive interviews with the offenders themselves.Featured in this book is detailed information on the F.B.I.''s recently developed Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) and a sample of an actual VICAP Crime Analysis Report Form.