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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
The elements of journalism The elements of journalism Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel In July 1997, twenty-five of America's most influential journalists sat down to try and discover what had happened to their profession in the years between Watergate and Whitewater. What they knew wa… OL15842581W
The journalist and the murderer The journalist and the murderer Janet Malcolm Explores the psychopathology of journalism. OL15843603W
The soul of capitalism The soul of capitalism William Greider Lists recent events that identify serious flaws in American capitalism, noting the price of affluence on families and the environment, calling for a realignment of power, and sharing examples of bene… OL16063908W
Assessing and managing risk in psychological practice Assessing and managing risk in psychological practice Bruce E. Bennett "This book is divided into three sections. In Section 1, we explain the types of professional risks, the disciplining processes of licensing boards and other disciplinary bodies, and basic informatio… OL18027041W
The ethical journalist The ethical journalist Gene Foreman "A new edition of this well-regarded, student-friendly text book for journalism ethics that addresses the challenges of digital-age journalism"-- OL18565679W
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
Organ and tissue donation Organ and tissue donation Magaret R. G. Sque,Sheila Payne What is the historical and social context that shapes our attitudes towards organ and tissue donation? Using original research findings relating to the social and psychological issues surrounding org… OL19892960W
Ethics after the Holocaust Ethics after the Holocaust John K. Roth The contributors to this book investigate Morality's failures during the Holocaust and raise questions about ethics afterwards. OL20626627W
Ethics in HIV-related psychotherapy Ethics in HIV-related psychotherapy Robert L. Barret A practical decision-making model for clinicians with ethical, moral and legal dilemmas with HIV positive patients. It discusses the risk of legal malpractice, and offers guidance on reducing this ri… OL20750549W
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
De nieuwe mens De nieuwe mens Francis Fukuyama Behandeling van de politieke, sociale en culturele consequenties van biotechnologie. OL24821868W
De fatale staat De fatale staat P. Frissen Postmoderne analyse van de politieke orde en democratie die een pleidooi inhoudt voor meer aandacht voor stijl, vorm en ordening van politiek en beleid. OL25071092W
Leven in de dodencel Leven in de dodencel Richard Michael Rossi Relaas van een ter dood veroordeelde in afwachting van zijn executie in een gevangenis in Arizona. OL26181392W
Clone Clone Gina Kolata "Award-winning scientific journalist Gina Kolata ... reveals the story behind Dolly--reaching back to our earliest attempts to clone, uncovering the startling, largely unreported events that led to D… OL278589W
Fair Play in Sport Fair Play in Sport Sigmund Loland Fair Play in Sport presents a critical re-working of the classic ideal of fair play and explores its practical consequences for competitive sport. By linking general moral principles and practical ca… OL3767184W
Retreat from the Finland Station Retreat from the Finland Station Kenneth Murphy In 1940, when Marxism seemed at its apex as a moral and political force, Edmund Wilson published To the Finland Station, his landmark work on the growth of the socialist idea from Vico and Michelet t… OL4276985W
The rights of nature The rights of nature Roderick Nash xiii, 290 pages ; 24 cm OL48314W
What liberal media? What liberal media? Eric Alterman "The question of whose interests the media protects - and how - has achieved holy-grail-like significance. Is media bias keeping us from getting the whole story? If so, who is at fault? Is it the lib… OL67028W
Humane Warfare Humane Warfare Christoph Coker The decision to fight 'humanitarian wars' - such as Kosovo - and the development of technology to make war more humane, illustrates the trend in the West to try to humanise war, and thereby humanise … OL8097434W
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