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How do social structures and group behaviors arise from the interaction of individuals? In this groundbreaking study, Joshua M. Epstein and Robert L. Axtell approach this age-old question with cutting-edge computer simulation techniques.

Over the last twenty years Latin America has seen a definitive movement toward civilian rule. Significant trade, fiscal, and monetary reforms have accompanied this shift, exposing previously state-led economies to the forces of the market.

Human capital and organizational capital are increasingly important as a source of value in many firms. But even as this is happening, organizational forms and employment relationships appear to be changing in ways that reduce loyalty and commitment and encourage mobility on the part of employees.

An internationally known nutritional expert has found that couples can maximize their chances of getting pregnant by making changes in diet and lifestyle.

The services sector -including financial services, telecommunications, transportation, tourism, and professional services -has become critical to the continued economic dynamism in the Americas.

In candid terms the book explains what intimidation is, why you become intimidated, and how you can avoid the mental lapses that can cause even the most successful people to sometimes fall victim to intimidation.

Jesus the Rebel explores the radical life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth and shows how his witness speaks directly to our contemporary world of violence, war, poverty, and nuclear weaponry. As John Dear ponders JesusΓÇÖ call to discipleship, he shares his own journey of Gospel peacemaking. In jails, soup kitchens, shelters, and war zones, Jesus the bearer of GodΓÇÖs Peace and Justice is reborn and invites us to be transformed in our homes, workplaces, churches, communities, and hearts.

In the last days of the twentieth century, leading New Testament scholar and popular preacher Daniel Harrington, S.J., asked himself two powerful questions: What might the church of the first century have to say to the church of the twenty-first century? And How might a brief sythesis of what the New Testament says and does not say about the church help bring greater vitality within and unity among the churches? The result of Father Harrington's research and thinking is this timely and important book.

This collection of essays addresses the issue of communication and ministry in a mass-media dominated society.

John C. Payne's concise and authoritative handbook filled with essential information on boat batteries and how to charge them.

This is a useful, literate compendium of boating language and terminology.

DullesO account, written in 1946, of his conversion to the Catholic Church. This special 50th Anniversary Edition contains a newly penned OafterwordO in which the author details his fifty-year journey from conversion to priesthood to theologian. Dulles describes the mentors and the experiences that shaped his perspective as a theologian.

The Any Diet Diary is designed to be an indispensable helpmate for anyone trying to change their eating habits.

This work describes the increase in management layers of the US government over the past 50 years and its paralyzing effect on reform efforts. The author shows how the "thickening" of government bureaucracy has come about, and how it diminishes direct presidential control over what happens below.

As the Internet revolution continues to unfold and transform telecommunications, pressure is building for faster, less expensive, and more widely accessible broadband service.

In this memoir, Ambassador Ray Garthoff paints a dynamic diplomatic history of the cold war, tracing the life of the conflict from the vantage points of an observant insider.

Environmental policy has been the focus of reform efforts for more than a generation. Now policymakers face a new and challenging set of issues: how to develop strategies for attacking new environmental problems, how to develop better strategies for solving the old ones, and how to do both in ways that are more efficient, less taxing, and engender less political opposition.

The most comprehensive guide to the horse's body- inside and outside-ever published.

The nonprofit sector survives because it has a self-exploiting work force: wind it up and it will do more with less until it just runs out. But at some point, the spring must break.

Overwhelmed by a proliferation of foreign aid programs, the U.S. government is attempting to reorganize itself in order to manage them more effectively.

In the late 1970s when Mao's Cultural Revolution ushered in China's reform era, religion played a small role in the changes the country was undergoing.

The historical records of the Christian faith calls for an urgent public investigation and the authors provide a sharply argued, wide ranging study of the concept of the Kingdom of God and its misconception in history.

A cruising tale that is full of the sights and sounds, the fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central American and the Caribbean. It tells a story of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and on through Panama Canal to the Azores and England. It is also a carefully thought out guide to living aboard a small boat.

American Political Rhetoric is the only reader for introductory classes in American politics, government, and political communication designed to explore fundamental political principles through classic examples of political rhetoric. Now in its seventh edition, its selections include the entire political spectrum and contributors range from our nation's founders to contemporary elected public officials, Supreme Court opinions, and representatives of historic movements for social change.

A classic collection of big wave surfing stories that heralded a new era in surfing literature-32 tantalizing and terrifying true tales from the sport's pioneers

Drawing from the culture and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are, sacred.

In this powerful collection of her best poetry, prophet and world traveler Megan McKenna lifts the veil of the sacred realm and offers us rare glimpses into the Marrow of Mystery. This collection is from the pen of a peregrine soul who helps us see God wherever we are and explore the marrow of mystery in the people we encounter, prayers we utter, natural world we inhabit, and mysterious space we embody.

Are there heroes anymore? What role, if any, does faith play in the life of high-paid, famous athletes? Through the words of a wide range of popular athletes, Champions of Faith reveals that heroes still exist and that for many of those who take their role-model status seriously, faith plays a major part in their success and their witness. Over a period of two years, author Tom O'Toole, a devout Catholic and seasoned journalist, interviewed Catholic sports heroes such as Sammy Sosa, Lou Holtz, Mike Ditka, Dave Wannstedt, Suzie McConnell-Serio, Lenny Wilkens, ¿Rudy¿ Ruettiger, Alberto Salazar, Bobby Allison, Danny Abramowicz, Tara Lipinski, Ray Meyers, Fr. John Smyth, and Cammi Granto.

A highly accessible and fascinating introduction to the Old Testament that reveals the text as anything but 'old.' Author Bergant sets the stage with a brief introduction to the First Testament itself, then, in a unique presentation, she invites readers to explore the text through the lens of the people who populate it.

Envision Catholicism as a cultural force that shapes morality, the arts, creativity, cultural conversation, social justice, spirituality, and vocation.