First authoritative guide to fire and rescue service management Addresses key concepts such as risk management, leadership and organizational culture, and multi-agency cooperation In times of austerity and cuts in public service budgets, tells how to do more for less while protecting public from increased risk

Extending the visionary early work of the late Marshall McLuhan, emThe Global Villageem, one of his last collaborative efforts, applies that vision to today\'s worldwide, integrated electronic network.br When McLuhan\'s groundbreaking emUnderstanding Mediaem was published in 1964, the media as we know it today did not exist. But McLuhan\'s argument, that the technological extensions of human consciousness

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pAmerican Empire is at its apex. We are the sole superpower with no potential challenger for a generation. We can reach any point on the globe with our cruise missiles and smart bombs and our culture penetrates every nook and cranny of the global village. Yet we are now the most hated country on earth, buried beneath a mountain of debt and morally bankrupt.ppiWhere the Right Went Wrongi chronicles

Hedgehogs are one of the hottest new pets around, and there\'s a lot of conflicting information about them. Here, a veteran hedgehog breeder, owner and advocate pairs with an exotic animals veterinarian to give first-time owners the help they need to share their homes with a hedgehog.

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Tenth anniversary re-issue of the critically acclaimed space opera by a master of British SF, with beautiful new art. pbIt is an evil born of war. It is the end of all things.b pFour hundred years ago, Ed and Alice Rico threw themselves through a mysterious portal on the London Underground, hunting for Ed\'s lost brother--Alice\'s husband--Verne. pNow, starship captain Katherine Abdulov embarks on

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The first edition of this breakthrough book was a huge success, so FOLUSA Friends of Libraries USA has collected 101 more terrific ideas and best practices to help you and your team connect with your community. Following an introduction which sets the stage for effective librarycommunity partnerships, you\'ll discover ideas for innovative programs, successful fundraising, strategic advocacy, powerful

Biomaterials are advanced materials that garner interdisciplinary research. Wastewater pollution causes many adverse effects on human health and the environment. In order to rectify this, biomaterials and other nanomaterials have been utilized as photocatalysts against environmental waste. In this book, biomaterials are highlighted as a promising material for waste management, as biomaterials are cost-effective,

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Del autor de El enigma de Vivaldi llega El secreto del peregrino, una apasionante aventura de intriga ambientada en la Edad Media, con Pars, Venecia y el camino de Santiago como grandes escenarios. La historia de un escrbano que se convertir en peregrino para llevar a cabo una peligrosa misin descifrar los misterios de la alquimia ocultos en el Livro de Abraham el Judo. Un secreto por el que llegar

What should be done about airplane safety and terrorism, global warming, polluted water, nuclear power, and genetically engineered food Decision-makers often respond to temporary fears, and the result is a situation of hysteria and neglect--and unnecessary illness and death. Risk and Reason explains the sources of these problems and explores what can be done about them. It shows how individual thinking

In a truly contemporary analysis of Moscow8242s relations with its neighbors and other strategic international actors, Nikolas K. Gvosdev and Christopher Marsh use a comprehensive vectors approach, dividing the world into eight geographic zones. Each vector chapter looks at the dynamics of key bilateral relationships while highlighting major topical issues--oil and energy, defense policy, economic

Named for Revolutionary general Nathanael Greene, Kentucky\'s Green River begins a 384-mile journey at its source near Kings Mountain in Lincoln County, flowing through the Pennyroyal and Western Coal Field regions until its confluence with the Ohio River in Henderson County. Throughout the 1800s, the Green River was a lifeline for valley residents, both in obtaining supplies or transporting products

The only one of Kipling\'s novels to be cast in an American setting, bCaptains Courageousb endures as one of literature\'s most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire\'s son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy\'s second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling\'s

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pHop in our time travel machine and join Carole P. Roman as she visits a Viking settlement in the year 890 AD. Learn what your name could be and the kind of food you might eat. Read about the different levels of society, how they affect where you would live, and the type of clothing you might wear. Mateya Arkova\'s beautiful illustrations illustrate what Vikings ate and their children did for fun.

A book unlike any other SHSU-related publication that has ever been produced, Bearkat Business Leaders details the insightful, fascinating and inspirational stories of thirteen Bearkats who have chased their entrepreneurial or business dreams, endured hardships, conquered obstacles and succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations. Their stories will serve as a roadmap to success for current and former