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<B> </I></B></U>This book provides an understanding of the importance and impact of the Social Security program on society. Human services professionals need to be educated about the program so that they can advocate their clients to make informed decisions. <B> </I></B></U> Included are descriptions of the Social Security and Medicare program benefits, eligibility requirements, and application processes. The book provides the framework to assist readers in the development and analysis of the impending financial crisis of the Social Security program. It summarizes a number of proposals to avert the problem, and assesses the policy implications of these plans. It suggests political strategies for promoting fair and adequate solutions to the program's financial problems. <B> </I></B></U> For human services professionals.

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Published for 2009's summer reading season, a latest installment in the best-selling Stephanie Plum series features tested loyalties, cliff-hanger resolutions, and a tempting assortment of doughnuts. By the author of <IT>Fearless Fourteen <RO>and <IT>Lean Mean Thirteen. <RO> 2 million first printing.

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Determined to capture whomever is responsible for murdering an experienced colleague who recently transferred to New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the victim's life in her former precinct and uncovers unsettling links to her own painful past. 650,000 first printing.

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A conservative political analyst and his wife address top issues facing Americans today, charging the government, big businesses, and others with engaging in corrupt practices that are costing taxpayers billions, in a lively collection of essays that includes such sections as "The Top 10 Worst Senators" and "Five Ways the Government Is Picking Your Pocket." Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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The problem of natural right is one of the most controversial and significant issues in contemporary political and social philosophy. Leo Strauss, eminent author of The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, examines the current status of this problem and shows that the reasons which have led to a rejection of natural right are not valid.

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Move over P.J. O'Rourke! From Al Franken, America's premier liberal satirist, comes a hilarious homage to the wonderful, awful, and always absurd American political process that skewers a whole new crop of presidential hopefuls--just in time for the 1996 presidential election. "(Franken is) responsible in part for some of the most brilliant political satire of our time".--John Podhoretz, New York Post.

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<P sonormal="">An in-depth analysis, <I>American Public Opinion</I> explores the following important topics: the origins of public opinion in political socialization; the impact of the media on public opinion; the relevance of public opinion to democratic values; political trust and social capital; and the role of public opinion for elections, political parties and interest groups. As in previous editions, the Updated Seventh Edition examines the relationship between public opinion and policy.</P>

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Translated by Luigi Ricci, Revised by E.R.P. Vincent, Introduction by Max Lerner

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This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program's compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Security�s lively history. Although President Bush has tried to convince Americans that Social Security is designed for the last century and unworkable for an aging population, readers will see that the President's assault is just another battle in a longstanding ideological war. Prescott Bush, the current President�s grandfather, remarked of FDR, "The only man I truly hated lies buried in Hyde Park." The book traces the continuous thread leading from Prescott Bush and his contemporaries to George W. Bush and others who want to undo Social Security. The book concludes with policy recommendations which eliminate Social Security's deficit in a manner consistent with the program's philosophy and structure.

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In recent decades, the woman suffrage movement has taken on new significance for women's history. This collection traces the suffrage story against the backdrop of changing attitudes to politics, citizenship and gender, and the resultant tensions over sociological issues. Author Ellen Carol DuBois has been a central figure in spurring renewed interest in woman suffrage.

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The only authorized parliamentary procedure guide, completely revised and updated by the authorized Robert's Rules Authorship Committee.<P>Originally published as a slim document in 1896, General Henry M. Robert's classic guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings has sold close to five million copies in nine editions. The only book containing the completely developed Robert's Rules of Order subject matter, this latest edition will continue the book's reputation as the gold standard of meeting procedure for parliamentarians and novice club presidents and members alike. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the past decade's technological advances and usage, this tenth edition contains new information on how to conduct meetings over the Internet, on phone and video conference calls, and with members in absentia. The best book from which to learn all about running and taking an effective part in meetings, General Robert's gift of order is as indispensable now as it was a century ago.

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Profiles four influential army generals including John Abizaid, George Casey, Peter Chiarelli, and David Petraeus, documenting their insights into the Middle East and military strategy, the personal factors that shaped their careers, and the resistance they faced by the Bush administration.

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Veteran FBI Special Agent Mia Shields heads for the idyllic bayside community of St. Dennis, Maryland, when a depraved killer leaves the body of an unidentified woman, naked and completely encased in plastic wrap, on the backseat of the car belonging to Chief of Police Gabriel Beck, along with a tape recording of the victim's final moments of life. Original.

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'The theme of Propaganda is quite simply. . . that when our new technology encompasses any culture or society, the result is propaganda. . . . Ellul has made many splendid contributions in this book.' -Robert R. Kirsch, The Los Angeles Times

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Offers an informative guide to the new N-400 application test in an illustrated course book with a companion DVD that explains and details the various topics on which aspiring citizens will be tested, including reading, writing, and oral questions. Original.

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Sam Spade, a slightly shop-worn private eye with his own solitary code of ethics, stars in Hammett's detective fiction, a novel that has haunted 2 generations of readers.