Subject(s): Teachers -- Cross-cultural studies -- Training of | Teachers -- Cross-cultural studies -- In-service training | Inclusive education -- Cross-cultural studies | Special education -- Cross-cultural studies Summary: "This fascinating text offers a compelling argument for the need to include insider perspectives of disability in tea

Subject(s): Finance, Public | Welfare economics Summary: "This classic introduction to public finance remains the best advanced-level textbook on the subject ever written. First published in 1980, Lectures on Public Economics still tops reading lists at many leading universities despite the fact that the book has been out of print for years

Subject(s): Economics -- Sociological aspects | Pride and vanity Summary: This book presents an accessible and sometimes controversial economic exploration of numerous issues surrounding sex, marriage and family. It analyzes the role of 'vanity', defined as social status and self-esteem, in social and economic behaviors. In Veblen's

Subject(s): Gulf Cooperation Council | Persian Gulf States -- Economic conditions | Saudi Arabia -- Economic conditions | Persian Gulf States -- Economic policy | Saudi Arabia -- Economic policy | Persian Gulf States -- Development | Saudi Arabia -- Development | Persian Gulf States -- Education | Saudi Arabia -- Education Summary: The four vol

Subject(s): Mentoring in education -- Great Britain | Teachers -- In-service training -- Great Britain | Post-compulsory education -- Great Britain Summary: "The post-compulsory sector is complex and multifaceted, with highly diverse and sometimes challenging learner groups and subject to change from almost unending shifts in educational po

Subject(s): Psychic trauma in children -- Treatment | Post-traumatic stress disorder in children -- Treatment Summary: "Helping Children Cope with Trauma bridges theory and practice in examining emerging approaches to enhancing resilience and treating traumatised children. Adopting a child-centred perspective, it highlights the importance o

Subject(s): Hostage negotiations -- Fiction | Policewomen -- Fiction -- Louisiana New Orleans | New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction Summary: "Twas the night before Christmas, and dozens of rich, influential hostages are trapped inside a sprawling lakefront mansion in New Orleans. The perp? Detective Reed Ware, model cop turned outlaw. After receiv

Subject(s): Islam -- Europe | Muslims -- Europe Summary: "Islam in Europe delves into the daily routines of European Muslim communities in order to provide a better understanding of what it means to be a European Muslim today. Instead of positing particular definitions of being Muslim, this volume invites and encourages a diverse body of 73

Subject(s): SPSS for Windows | SPSS (Computer file) | Statistics -- Data processing | Social sciences -- Statistical methods Computer programs Summary: The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this powerfuldata analysis software. In her bestselling guide, now covering up to version 21 of the SPSS sof

Subject(s): Developing countries -- Economic policy | Investments, Foreign -- Developing countries | Globalization -- Developing countries Summary: "Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of global GDP and more than 50% of global foreign direct investment in 2012. However, doing busine