Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Housing and Social Change Housing and Social Change Ray Forrest This book aims to provide a wide-ranging exploration of the key contemporary relationships between social change and housing. It is both policy-oriented and theoretical and draws on a group of intern… OL15177806W
Leadership ensemble Leadership ensemble Harvey Seifter,Peter Economy "The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has earned rave reviews as one of the premier musical ensembles in the world. Recently, it has also attracted the attention and admiration of the corporate world. As th… OL16028512W
Raising eyebrows Raising eyebrows Dal LaMagna "The often hilarious and sometimes poignant story behind Dal LaMagna's rise in the beauty industry By the time LaMagna graduated from the Harvard Business School, his entrepreneurial activities-incl… OL16121050W
Forms of enterprise in 20th century Italy Forms of enterprise in 20th century Italy Michelangelo Vasta,Andrea Colli Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the ec… OL16921970W
Climate policy options post-2012 Climate policy options post-2012 Bert Metz,M. Hulme,Michael Grubb "This will be invaluable reading for professionals, researchers and academics interested in climate change and climate policy, policy makers, policy analysts, anergy consultants, and representatives … OL18411550W
The promotion of sustainable enterprises The promotion of sustainable enterprises Graeme J. Buckley On the basis of a decent work perspective, this report places particular emphasis on how to strengthen the contribution of enterprises to productive and equitable economic and employment growth. It i… OL18615938W
Food contaminants Food contaminants Keith D. Bartle,Rupert Purchase This book contains contributions based on the proceedings of two symposia on food contamination held in London in April 1989 and May 1990, both of which were organised jointly by the Environment, Foo… OL19850709W
Low-income homeownership Low-income homeownership Nicolas Paul Retsinas,Eric S. Belsky Annotation A generation ago little attention was focused on low-income homeownership. Today homeownership rates among under-served groups, including low-income households and minorities, have risen t… OL20901789W
Planning for the unplanned Planning for the unplanned Aseem Inam How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist… OL5717959W
Something for Nothing Something for Nothing Jackson Lears,T. J. Jackson Lears Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, i… OL7988117W