This story grips you from the first moment when Fadi and family lose six year old Mariam as they are trying to escape from war-torn Afghanistan. Not only a great lesson on the challenges faced by immigrant families, but a truly heartwarming and emotional story

It is about two 13-year-old boys, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, who have a harrowing experience with a nightmarish traveling carnival that comes to their Midwestern town one October. The carnival's leader is the mysterious "Mr. Dark" who bears a tattoo for each person who, lured by the offer to live out his secret fantasies, has become bound in service to the carnival...

In 1954, two U.S. Marshals, Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island located in Boston Harbor, as part of an investigation into the disappearance of patient Rachel Solando, incarcerated for drowning her three children. Shortly after arrival, a storm prevents their return to the mainland for several days...

This book provides students with an up-to-date presentation of sociology. Students learn to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives

This book examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built and lived in that could tip the balance toward a healthier and more peaceful urban future. Authors investigate water and sanitation, urban farming, local energy production, "green" transportation options, disaster preparedness, local economic stability, and much more

This study focuses on short- and medium-term solutions. He informs the government about the type of programs and policies that can improve the employment opportunities of young people, paying special attention to areas in which productivity can quickly improve

Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother Fudge

Ante la explosión demográfica de las ciudades de los países en desarrollo, el control de la gestión urbana se ha vuelto aún más difícil debido a que las colectividades locales, a menudo no pudieron dotarse de los medios necesarios para hacer frente al crecimiento de la población

Some see trade in services as irrelevant to the development agenda for least developed countries (LDCs). Others see few benefits from past market openings by LDCs. This book debunks both views. It finds that serious imperfections in Zambia's reform of services trade deprived the country of significant benefits and diminished faith in liberalization. What is to be done? Move aggressively and consistently to eliminate barriers to entry and competition. Develop and enforce regulations to deal with market failures. And implement proactive policies to widen the access of firms, farms, and consumers to services of all kinds. These lessons from Zambia are applicable to all LDCs. In all this, international agreements can help. But to succeed, LDCs must commit to open markets and their trading partners must provide assistance for complementary reforms. Zambia, which leads the LDC group at the World Trade Organization, can show the way

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