Product Description: This fifth volume of "Advances in Health Care Management" examines international health care management. It consists of 12 papers, one of which serves as an introduction, with the other papers arranged into three sections. The first section on patients and providers focuses on such issues as how socio-cultural forces affect the health care experience; how hospital providers function differently under various governance structures; how global strategies affect providers and patients; and why and how provider organizations should consider integrating within a health delivery system...read more

Product Description: The only book on ornamental plants dedicated to the remarkably cold-hardy and arid-adapted native species of Trans-Pecos Texas. The potential of these trees, shrubs, succulents, cacti, and grasses for use in the landscape, both within and beyond the borders of their native habitats, has been only superficially tapped...read more

Product Description: Do you sometimes get the feeling that the woman in your life wears the trousers? Do you feel guilty when you go out with your friends? Are you reproached for leaving the toilet seat up? Did she buy you a global positioning system for your birthday so that she always knows where you are? If you answered, “Um…er, well, what do you think honey?” to any of the above questions, then you need help—and fast! From how to be worshiped in the bedroom to getting her to pick up after you, this book shows how to put the balls firmly back in your court...read more

Product Description: If you’re a guy looking for the lowdown on some things that really matter in life—whether fixing a dripping tap or finessing a wine list—who better to ask than your dad? Chances are, he knows a thing or two, like how to smoke a cigar, win an arm wrestle, and ask for a raise...read more

A pocket guide to 101 of the world's most daunting illnesses provides coverage of such diseases as the Ebola virus, SARS, HIV, and rabies, in a resource that includes symptoms, prognoses, and photographs. Original.

Product Description: This timeless collection of old-fashioned wisdom and lore will help you get back to basics, from the essentials of good manners to money-saving ideas, making the perfect cup of tea to curing a hangover.In this hectic age of technology, where endless information is available at the click of a mouse, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and confused...read more

Product Description: Where would we be without our moms? This charming collection of 1000 quotes, thoughts, and observations explores what it is that makes mothers so special. Michael Powell writes with a great insight, warmth, and humor, celebrating the unconditional love that is given to us by our moms and honoring the magical bond that exists between mother and child...read more

A practical introduction to global etiquette and behavior standards for international travelers provides valuable information on such topics as Dress, Eating and Drinking, Greeting, Gifts and Tips, and Physicality, all organized by country for easy accessibility. Original.

Product Description: From the drunken philosophy of Homer Simpson to the cynical observations of W.C. Fields and Winston Churchill, these quotes prove that the world never makes as much sense as when viewed from under a table. If you’ve ever needed an excuse to go a bit crazy, or just want to read about it, then this is the book for you...read more

A tribute to mothers everywhere, this book explores the magical role of motherhood. Ruled by unconditional love and patience, the extraordinary relationship between mother and child is one that endures. Isn't it time you reminded your mum how much she means to you?

Designed for the inept armchair gardener, this title gently guides the reader month by month through the seasons, showing what are weeds and what are not (even if the weeds are pretty), how to dig holes, and how to squish unwanted insects. You too can create a tranquil haven in your own backyard that you'll be too exhausted to appreciate.

Product Description: Are you the kind of person who studies the register receipt when you return home from the supermarket? Or are you the kind of person who tips freely and has box seats at the ballgame? Whatever type you are, there’s lots to keep you amused in Funny Money...read more

Product Description: Preschool kids won't know what a "lenticular" panel is (parents probably won't know, either)--but everybody will have fun seeing how it works! Move this book slightly, changing your angle of vision in relation to the cover, and the panel presents first one picture, then another! Keep varying that angle of vision and the picture keeps changing! This big board book has an inset lenticular panel that shows a clever little boy...read more

Product Description: Preschool kids won't know what a "lenticular" panel is (parents probably won't know, either)--but everybody will have fun seeing how it works! Move this book slightly, changing your angle of vision in relation to the cover, and the panel presents first one picture, then another! Keep varying that angle of vision and the picture keeps changing! This big board book has an inset lenticular panel that shows a clever little girl...read more

Product Description: This attractive gift book is packed with fun rather than Freud. Even so, it's a gold mine of folk wisdom and a collection of insights that readers will relish. If a soaring eagle is in your dream, you can look forward to prosperity...read more

Product Description: In today's world, it is all too easy to become preoccupied with our own wants and needs and forget about those around us. We may feel we don't have the time to think beyond our own individual problems and complexities, but in order to live fulfilled lives we need to express generosity...read more

Product Description: You don't always know when you're going to need a friend, but you do know she'll always be there. 1,000 Reasons You're My Friend is a thoughtful way to show a trusted confidante how much you appreciate and cherish her. Just life friendship, this sweet little book is full of joy, beauty, and humor...read more

Product Description: Film -- Biography--> British filmmaker Michael Powell (1905-1990) began his career assisting director Rex Ingram in the waning years of silent film. Given a boost by Alfred Hitchcock, Powell spent much of the 1930s directing what were known as "quota quickies," low-budget B movies...read more

Product Description: Stun your friends into silence as you take the humble proverb and transform it into a display of linguistic acrobatics. Why use just one word when ten will do? If you want to sound as though you’ve swallowed a dictionary, here are 100 simple proverbs and their verbose translations for you to memorize and recite at dinner parties and other social gatherings...read more

Product Description: Scare young children and intimidate their parents when you take the humble nursery rhyme and transform it into a display of linguistic acrobatics. Why use one world when ten will do? If you want to sound as though you've swallowed a dictionary, here are 100 nursery rhymes and their verbose translations to memorise and regurigitate at all children's parties...read more

In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units.This volume critically examines these changes through an examination of the archetypes which characterize accounting, health care and law practitioners. With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium.Topics covered include:* a review of the models of professional organization*drivers of change in professional organizations* internal dynamics of changes in these organizations* new organizational forms and archetypes.

Product Description: From the drunken philosophy of Homer Simpson to the cynical observations of W.C. Fields and Winston Churchill, these quotes prove that the world never makes as much sense as when viewed from under a table. If you’ve ever needed an excuse to go a bit crazy, or just want to read about it, then this is the book for you...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In life, we all make mistakes. It's how we get out of them that shows our presence of mind. However, not everyone has this particular skill. From the wrong sort of snow to the dog ate it via I fell on the vacuum - how anyone ever thought they'd get away with these howlers is a complete mystery...read more