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Everything in law and politics, including individual rights, comes back to divisions of power and the evergreen question: Who decides? Who wins the disputes of the day often turns on who decides them. And our acceptance of the resolution of those disputes often turns on who the decision maker is—because it reveals who governs us. Who Decides makes the case that Constitutional Law should account for the role of the state courts and constitutions, together with the federal courts and constitution, in assessing the right balance of power among all branches of government. 

Do Stand So Close is a layered, coming-of-age memoir, recounting Jeffrey Lee Campbell's glamorous (and grueling) 25 country, six-continent trial by fire on Sting's "Nothing Like The Sun" World Tour. Filled with humorous anecdotes and poignant revelations, Do Stand So Close follows Jeffrey's amazing odyssey - from relocating to NYC and miraculously landing the high-profile gig, to life on the road with one of the planet's biggest rock stars, to his humbling crash-and-burn after the tour. Buckle up!

The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international affairs since World War II. In that perilous moment, Saddam Hussein chose to invade Kuwait, China cracked down on its own pro-democracy protesters, and regimes throughout Eastern Europe teetered between democratic change and new authoritarians. Not since FDR in 1945 had a US president faced such opportunities and challenges. As the presidential historian Jeffrey Engel reveals in this hard-to-pause history, behind closed doors, George H. W. Bush rose to the occasion brilliantly.

In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so dramatically that a new stage of life has developed. In his provocative work, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett has identified the period of emerging adulthood as distinct from both the adolescence that precedes it and the young adulthood that comes in its wake. Arnett's new paradigm has received enormous worldwide scholarly attention due to his book that launched the field, Emerging Adulthood.

Kwynn's latest hack exposes her location to The Directive, a clandestine government agency, who wants answers from Kwynn… but there’s another super secret society encircling and protecting her because her dead father is probably at the center of this clusterf*ck. Now, Kwynn’s gotta run to keep her freedom and unlock her destiny.

Once an obscure niche of the investment world, private equity has grown into a juggernaut, with consequences for a wide range of industries as well as the financial markets. The Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous exposé from an insider's viewpoint. Jeffrey C. Hooke examines the negative effects of private equity and the ways in which it has avoided scrutiny. He unravels the exaggerations the industry has spun to its customers and the business media, showing the stark realities that are concealed by the funds' self-mythologizing and penchant for secrecy.

It is 1951 and the United States is embroiled in a war on the Korean Peninsula. The country is still recovering from the last great war. The nation is looking for a diversion and the circuses and traveling shows are in their heyday. One show has come in the possession of a real-life Sasquatch. But no one knows that is what it is because most people have never heard of such a creature. For lack of a better name, they call it The Great American Forest Ape. Many are unnerved by the creature and abuse the beast, except Karl. Karl has found a kindred soul. All is well until Karl is pushed to his...

"Llega la hora" empieza con la lectura de una nota de suicidio que acarrea consecuencias devastadoras tanto para Harry y Emma Clifton como para Giles Barrington y Lady Virginia. Giles ha de decidir si se retira de la política y dedica todos sus esfuerzos a rescatar a Karin, la mujer de ama, atrapada tras el Telón de Acero. Aunque, ¿de verdad ama Karin a Giles, o acaso es una espía? Lady Virginia se enfrenta a la bancarrota.

In this fully revised and updated third edition, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham provide cogent answers to urgent questions regarding the world's newest superpower and offer a framework for understanding China's meteoric rise from developing country to superpower. Framing their answers through the historical legacies that largely define China's present-day trajectory, Wasserstrom and Cunningham introduce listeners to the Chinese Communist Party, the building boom in Shanghai, and the environmental fallout of rapid Chinese industrialization.

Eat, drink, and be murdered. Someone is poisoning diners in New Orleans' best restaurants. Now it's up to chef and homicide cop Caleb Rooney to catch a killer--who has an appetite for revenge. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to...

In this podcast series we focus on key topics in healthcare simulation education. The first several podcasts focus on the book, Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Mastery Learning in Health Professions Education, published by the Northwestern Simulation team in 2020. Dr. Jeffrey Barsuk leads the discussions by highlighting key issues about principles and practices of simulation-based mastery learning with chapter authors and book editors. Subsequent podcasts discuss key issues in healthcare simulation with experts in the field. Podcast listeners should feel free to reach out to the ...

Break free from addiction and embrace a life of recovery and healing, even if you've felt trapped for years. Are you struggling with the weight of addiction, feeling isolated and overwhelmed by cravings? Or perhaps you're a loved one, watching someone dear to you battle their addiction, desperately seeking ways to support them? Does the fear of relapse haunt you, making every step forward feel uncertain? You are not alone. Many individuals, just like you, have faced these challenges and found their way to a brighter future.

In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment addressed to Reynald de Chatillon, a knight who had died centuries ago in the Crusades. A reviled figure in Islamic history, often portrayed as the very epitome of brutality, Reynald remains as controversial - and as vividly present in the minds of many in the Middle East - as the story of the Crusades themselves.

When Jillian Cooper purchased one of Pomme Valley's historic properties, Highland House, little did she know a violent murder happened there over 70 years ago. Tasking Zack and the dogs with disproving the rumors that Dame Highland's ghost walked the halls, guarding her long hidden treasure, Jillian moves forward with her plans to turn the historic house into a bed-and-breakfast.

THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER Armistice Day 1918. Two children are born on the same day, hours – but worlds – apart. One the son of a shepherd, the other the daughter of an Earl. Adam and Eve. Their births mark the end of one war. Their love will change the outcome of another...

When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it, and why?

24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin… THE TOWER OF LONDON… Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they...

Following his adventures and changes in "Visions of Power" and "The Seat of Power", Alec believes he can settle into life in Goldenfields as a healer and a member of the Guard, dedicated to protecting his Duke and his city. But the coup in Oyster Bay has unleashed unexpected challenges to Goldenfields, and Alec leads a mission that is a gamble to save Bondell, the poor and isolated ally of Goldenfields, now under attack by Oyster Bay forces. For Alec, the chance to try new tactics in fighting the war, and the chance to be with Bethany on the journey make the Bondell expedition a great ...

DIAGNOSIS GREED A Gripping Medical Thriller for Fans of John Grisham, Michael Connelly, and Robin Cook What if the place meant to heal you… was the most dangerous place of all? When a respected clinic administrator is gunned down outside her home, what looks like a local tragedy quickly spirals into a national investigation. Federal agent Joe Vanderpool has seen fraud before—but not like this. Behind a façade of white lab coats and clean waiting rooms lies a massive healthcare conspiracy built on forged records, fake patients, and silenced whistleblowers. And someone will do anything ...

Hartford, Connecticut, finales de los años 40. Dos gemelos son separados al nacer por culpa de una enfermera desesperada. Nat Cartwright se va a casa con sus padres, una maestra de escuela y un vendedor de seguros. Sin embargo, su hermano gemelo comienza sus días como Fletcher Andrew Davenport, hijo del adinerado director de una empresa y su esposa. Durante los años siguientes, los dos hermanos crecen sin saber de la existencia del otro. Nat interrumpirá sus estudios en la Universidad de Connecticut para ir a luchar a Vietnam.