Offers an understanding of the concepts of management, managerial leadership and governance within health care systems. This book provides an introduction to, and conceptual framework for, the analysis of health systems management and goes on to examine fundamental management tasks, including managi[...]

Join Investigator Yashim for a final exotic escapade in this rich Edgar Award-winning series
In four previous novels, Jason Goodwin's Inspector Yashim, the eunuch detective, has led us through stylish, suspenseful, and colorful mysteries in the Istanbul of the Ottoman Empire. Now, in "The Baklav[...]

Classic sociological analyses of 'deviance' and rebellion; studies of technology; subcultural and feminist readings, semiotic and musicological essays and close readings of stars, bands and the fans themselves by Adorno, Barthes and other well-known contributors[...]

An investigation of the role of the modern soldier/diplomat and the nature of military negotiation in comparison with negotiation in other contexts.[...]

This guide discusses the "other side" of treating fibroid tumours - the side that offers preventative strategies and all your treatment options. It takes readers through the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibrosis, detailing what every woman needs to know, including all medical treatments.[...]

In 'Signs of Life', the authors apply the mathematical tools of complexity theory to model biological processes in terms of complex dynamics from which characteristic patterns of order emerge. They examine genetic networks - such as chaos in brain function and the emergent phenomenon of ant colonies[...]

Whether you're designing consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise Web apps, or new ways to check out at the supermarket, today's digitally-enabled products and services provide both great opportunities to deliver compelling user experiences and great risks of driving your customers crazy wi[...]

From blood to milk, pumice to gelatine, most scientists interact with colloids on a daily basis without any real knowledge of their nature. Building on the success of the first edition, "Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers Second Edition" is a user-friendly, non-technical introduct[...]

Greater in-depth coverage of kinship problems now covered in two separate chapters: one dealing with relationships between living individuals and the other covering identification of human remains. New chapter on non-human forensic genetics, including identification of bacteria and viruses, animal[...]

In an increasingly complex world, decision analysis has a major role to play in helping decision-makers to gain insights into the problems they face. Decision Analysis for Management Judgment is unique in its breadth of coverage of decision analysis methods. It covers both the psychological proble[...]