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  • International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly

    by Scott Bass, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased* ...
    Within the context of long-range planning, this book examines the changing responsibilities of the state and family toward elders in different societies around the world. International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly presents a fresh range of lucid analyses of family caregiving policy from Canada, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Austria, Denmark, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan

    by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased* ...
    Thirty years ago, when compared to the U.S., England, France, and Sweden, Japan had the lowest life expectancy for males and females. Today, Japan has the highest life expectancy and is the world’s most rapidly aging society. Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan captures the vitality of Japanese policymakers and the challenges they face in shaping a modern society responding to its ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Administratively Adrift

    Overcoming Institutional Barriers for College Student Success

    by Scott A. Bass ...
    The multiple crises of 2020–21 have presented both challenges and opportunities for change in four-year residential colleges and universities. Evidence indicates that the historic structure of administrative and student services is increasingly mismatched to the needs of a diverse and stressed student body born in a digital age. Inspired by his leadership in a university-wide initiative that ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Palmetto State

    The Making of Modern South Carolina

    by Jack Bass, W. Scott Poole ...
    A concise approach to the major themes and events that define contemporary South CarolinaThe captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fresh explorations. In this sweeping story of defining episodes in the state's history, accomplished historians Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole trace the importance of race relations, historical memory, and cultural life ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summit Strategies

    Secrets To Mastering The Everest In Your Life

    by Gary P. Scott ...
    Using mountain climbing as a metaphor for life, international mountain climber Gary Scott explains how everyone has a Mount Everest to climb, conquer, and learn from. From wherever you stand right now, Summit Strategies can help you reach your own personal summit. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Challenges of the Third Age

    Meaning and Purpose in Later Life

    Edited by Robert S. Weiss, Scott A. Bass ...
    The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and women have the freedom, and the need, to find new activities that they can imbue with meaning. The term, "Third Age" has been given to this ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

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  • An Introduction to Gerontology

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  • The Everything Kids' Presidents Book

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  • This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed

    How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible

    by Charles E Cobb Jr. ...
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  • The Grace to Race

    The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete Known as the Iron Nun

    by Sister Madonna Buder, Karin Evans ...
    SISTER MADONNA BUDER is 80 years old, has run more than 340 triathlons, and doesn’t know what all the fuss is about. In The Grace to Race, she shares the no-nonsense spirit and deep faith that inspired her extraordinary journey from a prominent St. Louis family to a Catholic Convent and finally to championship finish lines all over the world.As a beautiful young woman, she became an elegant ... Read more

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