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Accounting Ethics (Fundamentals of Business Ethics) Accounting Ethics (Fundamentals of Business Ethics) Ronald F. Duska "Accounting Ethics uses real-life examples, including the Enron/Arthur Andersen Debacle, the examine the ethical responsibilities of individual accountants as well as accounting firms.". "The book b… OL14912923W
Absolute Honesty Absolute Honesty Larry Johnson WorldCom. Enron. Tyco. Shocking accusations of dishonesty and silent complicity have dominated headlines recently, and cost the American economy trillions of dollars. Clearly, dishonesty doesn't pay.… OL15181626W
Aging, biotechnology, and the future Aging, biotechnology, and the future Green, Robert C.,Michael A. Smyer From the Publisher: This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons. In analyzing the… OL17923663W
The Nazi doctors and the Nuremberg Code The Nazi doctors and the Nuremberg Code George J. Annas,Michael A. Grodin Completely unable to access the book a second time I wanted to continue. Third mult times with no success. Attention needs to be given because on line access has become impossible for me. Was very in… OL19215274W
Vulgarians at the Gate Vulgarians at the Gate Steve Allen "Do you know what your kids are watching on TV or hearing on the radio? While channel surfing, they may come across an episode of Sex and the City, in which the leading ladies light-heartedly compare… OL1924471W
Hard ball Hard ball James P. Quirk "What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. M… OL1957333W
Childhood under siege Childhood under siege Joel Bakan "Corporations have found a new resource to be mined for profit: our children. In this shocking and indelible behind-the-scenes journey, Joel Bakan, acclaimed author and award-winning maker of the ren… OL19834228W
The modern savage The modern savage James E. McWilliams "In the last four decades, food reformers have revealed the ecological and ethical problems of eating animals raised in industrial settings, turning what was once the boutique concern of radical eco-… OL19992718W
A Delicate Balance A Delicate Balance Trudy Govier "Did the world change on September 11, 2001? For those who live outside of New York or Washington, life's familiar pace persists and families and jobs resume their routines. Yet everything seems diff… OL2220679W
Oppenheimer Oppenheimer Charles Thorpe At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. Catapulte… OL235743W
Ma dernière conférence Ma dernière conférence David Suzuki Imaginons un instant que David Suzuki ait voulu résumer sa pensée et son action dans une seule et ultime conférence. C'est exactement ce qu'il a fait en décembre 2009, et c'est cette conférence qui a… OL24283970W
Manières d'être vivant Manières d'être vivant Baptiste Morizot Édition française originale OL25319132W
Ethique et entreprise Ethique et entreprise Cécile Renouard Organisations économiques mais aussi actrices dans la cité, les entreprises structurent la vie des sociétés au plan national et international. Confrontées à la compétition mondiale, à la transformati… OL26185061W
Euthanasia and assisted suicide Euthanasia and assisted suicide Lisa Firth Euthanasia - compassionately-motivated killing - is illegal in the UK, but that does not necessarily make it unethical. Those in favour of euthanasia argue that it allows the terminally ill to die wi… OL27974035W
What's a person to do? What's a person to do? Mark Latkovic "This book is an ethical toolbox, providing you with a process for making confident choices, asking yourself challenging questions, developing moral virtue, and disovering deeper happiness"--Back cov… OL29318112W
Interests and rights Interests and rights R. G. Frey vii, 176 p. ; 23 cm OL5671997W
The Courage to Be Rich The Courage to Be Rich Suze Orman **COURAGE IS A CHOICE** With honesty, sympathy, and dazzling knowledge of how the world of money works, the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom invites us i… OL68877W
Ethical Policy Analysis in an Age of Ethical Policy Analysis in an Age of Genevieve Johnson "Deliberative Democracy for the Future identifies an approach to ethical policy analysis that promises to serve the ends of justice and legitimacy in areas of public policy such as hazardous waste ma… OL9567705W