The debate surrounding work-life balance has increasingly recognized the need to study the factors influencing lifestyle, or ways of living, within a broader context than has often been the case hitherto. This international collection explores aspects of lifestyle and identity, societal influences on ways of living, the relevance of social networks and geographic communities for lifestyle choices, and the significance of organisational policies and practices for lifestyle outcomes. In so doing, it broadens the focus of current debates and presents recent research findings collected in a range of different national, organizational and community settings. Findings from a variety of research approaches are discussed, ranging from in-depth interviews to analysis of cross-national data. Overall the collection points to the value of exploring the broader contexts within which the relationship between work and non-work lives are located.
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Author: Paul Blyton; Betsy Blunsdon; Ken Reed; Ali Dastmalchian Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 9780230273993 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2009 339 pages
The State Versus the Individual in the 21st Century
The ideas and policies that are percolating down from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hillincreased government intervention, calls to spread the wealth around,” onerous regulations, and bailouts for allare not new. We’ve been down this road before. We know where it leads. It is that forlorn byway that Friedrich von Hayek called the Road to Serfdom.
The good news is we don’t have to go down that road again. Resurrecting 18th-century style pamphleteering, Encounter Broadsides provide the intellectual ammunition for the battle over America’s future. From the folly of Obamacare, to the politicization of the Justice Department, or disastrous efforts to nationalize our education system, each Encounter Broadside assaults a new tentacle of the rising statism. Now, for the first time, The New Leviathan collects these salvos in one essential handbook.
The New Leviathan is edited by Roger Kimball with contributions from John R. Bolton, Daniel DiSalvo, Richard A. Epstein, Peter Ferrara, John Fund, Victor Davis Hanson, Andrew C. McCarthy, Betsy McCaughey, Stephen Moore, Michael B. Mukasey, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Rich Trzupek, and Kevin D. Williamson. Together, they make the definitive case for liberty and democratic capitalism at a time when they are under siege from the resurgence of collectivist sentiment.
Author: Roger Kimball Publisher: Encounter Books ISBN: 9781594036453 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: August 2012 304 pages
Debunks popular health myths with solid, practical nutrition facts
This authoritative, thorough, and scientifically sound guide to nutrition and wellness provides information on weight loss, detoxification, low cholesterol, better digestion, mercury poisoning, cholesterol–and more! Optimal Nutrition for Optimal Health covers the same topics as current bestsellers such as Prescription for Nutritional Healing and The Nutrition Bible in as great a depth–but in a smaller, handier trim size and at a much more affordable price.
Author: Thomas Levy Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education ISBN: 9780071402712 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2001 269 pages
This volume gives a holistic, dynamic and positive approach to the concept of health and to the teaching/learning processes in schools and elsewhere. It examines precisely what is meant by health, its contribution to the quality of life and how this should influence health education. Environmental aspects of health, traditional styles of medicine, modern technologies, topical issues and the educational aspects of certain diseases of global importance are also discussed. The outcome is the emergence of new ideas, new approaches and new ways of teaching about health. Numerous case studies and workshops are discussed to show how these new concepts can be introduced to both teachers and pupils.
Author: P.J. Kelly; J.L. Lewis Publisher: Elsevier Science ISBN: 9781483293585 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2013 309 pages
From Doormat to Dreamgirl – A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov’s Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a “yes woman” who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask:
Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change?
Why do men take nice girls for granted?
Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself?
Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, “she says/he thinks” tables, and the author’s unique “Attraction Principles,” Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you’ve discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you’ll not only increase the romantic chemistry-you’ll gain your man’s love and respect with far less effort.
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Author: Sherry Argov Publisher: F+W Media ISBN: 9781605501550 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release:
Two thousand years ago, the Qin/Han and Roman empires were the largest political entities of the ancient world, developing simultaneously yet independently at opposite ends of Eurasia. Although their territories constituted only a small percentage of the global land mass, these two Eurasian polities controlled up to half of the world population and endured longer than most pre-modern imperial states. Similarly, their eventual collapse occurred during the same time.The parallel nature of the Qin/Han and Roman empires has rarely been studied comparatively. Yet here is a collection of pioneering case studies, compiled by Walter Scheidel, that sheds new light on the prominent aspects of imperial state formation. This essential new volume builds on the foundation of Scheidel’s Rome and China (2009), and opens up a comparative dialogue among distinguished scholars. They provide unique insights into the complexities of imperial rule, including the relationship between rulers and elite groups, the funding of state agents, the determinants of urban development, and the rise of bureaucracies. By bringing together experts in each civilization, State Power in Ancient China and Rome provides a unique forum to explore social evolution, helping us further understand government and power relations in the ancient world.
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Author: Walter Scheidel Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780190202255 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 2014 322 pages
Ten possible futures. Two lives. One enduring friendship.
Sam and Tara. Best friends in a future when artificial intelligence organises our lives, and micropets are the latest craze. Best friends when rationing means cold showers and no internet. Best friends when genetic matching makes asking a girl on a date a minefield of epic proportions.
But will they still be best friends in a future when plague wipes out most of humanity? Or a future when the Inquisitor asks Sam to choose one betrayal over another?
Michael Pryor, one of Australia’s best authors of speculative fiction, imagines what our next 100 years might be like. Utopia or dystopia? Miracle or catastrophe? Whatever might happen, it’s just around the corner. Which future will be yours?
Author: Michael Pryor Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9781742753775 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: April 2012 240 pages
Gold, Ghosts and Legends from Carolina to California
This is the first book to tie together the earlier gold rush in the Carolinas and Georgia with the well-known California gold rush of 1849. It presents a history of the Southern gold rush and the legends that have grown up around it. Nancy Roberts tells how it all began in North Carolina, which supplied all the domestic gold coined at the U.S. Mint between 1804 and 1828. She tells the story of the discovery of the gold in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama and later in California and Colorado, including how the Virginia, Carolina and Georgia gold miners abandoned their mines within weeks after news arrived of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Creek. And, for a while, they were said to be the only experienced miners in the Western gold fields.Ms. Roberts recreates with gusto and suspense the experiences of real people—the adventurers and entrepreneurs, family men and rascals, immigrants and bandits, entertainers and miners—and also includes several tales of the supernatural from that period.
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Author: Nancy Roberts Publisher: University of South Carolina Press ISBN: 9781611173604 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: June 2013 288 pages
You’ve read your textbook and your course notes. Now you need to apply your knowledge to real-life clinical situations.
The problem-solving approach of Core Clinical Cases guides you to think of the patient as a whole, rather than as a sequence of unconnected symptoms. With its emphasis on everyday practice strongly linked to underlying theory, the series integrates your knowledge with the realities of managing clinical problems, and provides a basis for developing sound analytical and confident decision-making skills.
The core areas of undergraduate study are covered in a logical sequence of learning activities; the same questions are asked of each clinical case, followed by detailed explanatory answers. OSCE counselling cases, with related questions and answers, also feature in each section.
Key concepts and important information are highlighted, and the reader-friendly layout reflects exactly the type of question you will encounter, making these volumes the perfect revision aid for all types of case-based examination.
The Medicine and Medical Specialties volume, in which all medical subjects have been brought together in a single volume for this second edition, focuses on the following topics: diabetes, endocrinology, rheumatology, renal medicine, cardiology, care of elderly people, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, haematology, oncology emergencies; neurology, infectious diseases, and dermatology.
Volumes in the Core Clinical Cases series remain absolutely invaluable in the run up to clinical, written, or OSCE examinations, and ideal course companions for all undergraduate medical students at various stages in their clinical training.
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Author: Steve Bain; Jeffrey W Stephens; Janesh K. Gupta Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 9781444145434 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: August 2012 434 pages
[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, older hero, light bondage, spanking, sex toys, HEA] Jeremy Grayson is a lone werewolf, but he is drawn into a world he rejected long ago. At the age of sixteen, his Alpha and his father discovered he was gay and attempted to “beat the gayness” out of him. He escaped his pack and has never looked back, refusing to even consider living within pack territory again because of the way his own pack betrayed him. As soon as Rand Hunter, Alpha of White Ridge Pack, meets Jeremy, he knows that the werewolf is his mate. He has to be patient, however. Jeremy is obviously hiding a painful past. He vows to do whatever he must to make Jeremy feel safe within White Ridge Pack. When Jeremy’s old pack members show up in White Ridge, Rand must do whatever it takes to protect his mate and eliminate any threat to his pack. And he must make Jeremy understand that he belongs to White Ridge Pack and its Alpha…forever. ** A Siren Erotic Romance
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