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  • Consumption, Informal Markets, and the Underground Economy

    Hispanic Consumption in South Texas

    by M. Pisani ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Using original qualitative ethnographic field interviews and quantitative field survey results, Consumption, Informal Markets, and the Underground Economy explores the rationale for and model of 'off the books' consumption in a borderlands environment. ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Wisdom of Whores

    Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS

    by Elizabeth Pisani ...
    A flame-throwing epidemiologist talks about sex, drugs, and the mistakes (dismal), ideologies (vicious), and hopes (realistic) of international AIDS prevention.When people ask Elizabeth Pisani what she does for a living, she says, "sex and drugs." As an epidemiologist researching AIDS, she's been involved with international efforts to halt the disease for fourteen years. With swashbuckling wit and ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Indonesia, Etc.

    Exploring the Improbable Nation

    by Elizabeth Pisani ...
    "A spectacular achievement and one of the very best travel books I have read." —Simon Winchester, Wall Street JournalDeclaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it would "work out the details of the transfer of power etc. as soon as possible." With over 300 ethnic groups spread across over 13,500 islands, the world’s fourth most populous nation has been working on that "etc." ever since. Author ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Aging and Lung Disease

    A Clinical Guide

    Edited by Margaret A. Pisani ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This new edition offers a clinical guide for caring for aging patients with lung disease. Persons over the age of 65 remain the fastest growing segment of the population. According to the 2020 Census, 55.8 million people in the United States were aged 65 or older. This number is expected to increase to 66 million by the year 2050. This accounts for 16.8% of the total population and was an increase ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • The Green Frontier

    Assessing the Economic Implications of Climate Action

    Edited by Adam Posen, Jean Pisani-Ferry ...
    Addressing climate change will entail major challenges for economic growth, employment, inflation, and public finances. Mitigating the impact of global warming will yield benefits and costs that are yet to be quantified and defined for the global economy and for nations, workers, households, and companies. The Green Frontier: Assessing the Economic Implications of Climate Action offers research ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Euro-Librarianship

    Shared Resources, Shared Responsibilities

    Edited by Assunta Pisani ...
    Euro-Librarianship focuses on strategies for working toward cooperation between libraries throughout Europe and the United States to provide the best access and information to research materials as possible. Chapters by several authors in their original languages (with English abstracts) give this book a unique international appeal. Common difficulties such as fiscal constraints and rising book ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Advancing U.S. Latino Entrepreneurship

    A New National Economic Imperative

    Edited by Marlene Orozco, Alfonso Morales, Michael J. Pisani, Jerry I. Porras ...
    Advancing U.S. Latino Entrepreneurship examines business formation and success among Latinos by identifying arrangements that enhance entrepreneurship and by understanding the sociopolitical contexts that shape entrepreneurial trajectories. While it is well known that Latinos make up one of the largest and fastest growing populations in the U.S., Latino-owned businesses are now outpacing this ... Read more

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  • Freshwater Aquariums in Your Life

    Edited by Amanda Pisani ...
    Freshwater Aquariums for the Novice or Experienced Aquarist, Freshwater Aquariums in Your Life covers setting up the tank, the ideal fish to keep in your community aquarium and how to keep your fish and aquarium in top condition through good care and regular maintenance. The practical, easy-to-use information tells you what you need to know so you can spend more time enjoying your aquarium. ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Capital and Local Development

    From Theory to Empirics

    Edited by Asimina Christoforou, Elena Pisani, Laura Secco, Giorgio Franceschetti ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural and local development. The recent financial and economic crises have exposed the European Union (EU) to an increased risk of social exclusion and poverty, which are now at the heart of its economic, employment and social agenda with explicit reference to rural and marginal areas (Europe 2020). The authors' work from the notion that ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Aging and Lung Disease

    A Clinical Guide

    Edited by Margaret Pisani ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    People age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census 16% of the population, 50 million people, were age 65 and older. That number is projected to increase to 66 million by the year 2050. Life expectancy has also increased, with recent CDC reports indicating life expectancy at 77.9 years. Age-adjusted death rates have decreased significantly with the ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Exchange Rate Policies in Emerging Asian Countries

    Edited by Stefan Collignon, Yung Chul Park, Jean Pisani-Ferry ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
    The future emergence of a European monetary zone is set to transform the configuration of the international monetary system and the roles of the dollar, the Euro and the yen within this system. This book addresses this issue with discussion of: * exchange rate policies pursued in the principal Asian countries * the measurement of equilibrium exchange rates for these countries * the maintenance of ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Happier Than A Billionaire: The Escape Manual

    by Nadine Hays Pisani ...
    Series series Happier Than A Billionaire
    The Escape Manual is your guide for moving to, living in, or traveling through Costa Rica.In this perfect blend of information and entertainment, Nadine Hays Pisani answers all of your questions in her patented comedic style.She introduces you to her colorful cast of characters as you laugh your way through reading how to obtain residency, avoid crime, get a driver’s license, meet a trustworthy ... Read more

    $7.99 USD