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  • Found at Last: The Veritable Garden of Eden

    by David Van Slyke ...
    On the principle of “first know you are right, then go ahead,” I have been very slow in making public the results of my discovery. But having become thoroughly satisfied that I have a reasonable thing of it, have ventured to publish it. It has appeared in brief articles in the Galesville INDEPENDENT, in order to invite general inspection, and criticism. When God made man to dwell on the face of ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Toward a More Strategic View of Strategic Planning Research

    Edited by John M. Bryson, Lauren Hamilton Edwards, David M. Van Slyke ...
    This book summarizes the current state of research on strategic planning and offers an agenda for future research.The book edition comes with a new introduction that argues that strategising by public, non-profit and business organisations should be a major focus of research. Strategising is what links aspirations, capabilities, and implementation. Strategic planning should be viewed as one ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Gifts of Time and Money

    The Role of Charity in America's Communities

    by Wolfgang Bielefeld, Eleanor Brown, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Peter Frumkin, Peter Dobkin Hall, Leslie Lenkowsky, Margaret G. Ogden, Patrick Rooney, Lynda St. Clair, Kathy Steinberg, Jeffrey D. Straussman, Lazar Treschan, Mary Tschirhart, David M. Van Slyke ...
    Policymakers, civic leaders, and scholars have increasingly focused their attention over the last decade-and-a-half on the importance of voluntary participation in civil society. From George H. W. Bush's Thousand Points of Light to Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps to George W. Bush's faith-based initiatives, it is undeniable that communities are looking to increase their levels of charity and voluntarism ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Complex Contracting

    Government Purchasing in the Wake of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater Program

    by Trevor L. Brown, Matthew Potoski, David M. Van Slyke ...
    Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions. Using a strong analytical framework, the authors assess contract management practices, suggesting strategies for improvement and ways to avoid the pitfalls of managing contracts for large and sophisticated projects. An in-depth analysis of the US Coast ... Read more

    $65.59 USD

  • The Future of Public Administration around the World

    The Minnowbrook Perspective

    by Rosemary O'Leary, Soonhee Kim, H. George Frederickson, W. Henry Lambright, Donald P. Moynihan, Suzanne Piotrowski, Mary E. Guy, Meredith A. Newman, Sharon H. Mastracci0, Domonic Bearfield1, Susan T. Gooden2, Kimberley R. Isett3, Dale Jones4, Austen Givens5, Bidhya Bowornwathana6, Yilin Hou7, Ora-orn Poocharoen8, Michael McGuire9, Jeffrey L. Brudney0, Beth Gazley1, Theresa A. Pardo2, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia3, Luis F. Luna-Reyes4, Kirk Emerson5, Peter Murchie6, Tina Nabatchi7, John Clayton Thomas8, Ines Mergel9, Scott E. Robinson0, Guy B. Adams1, Danny L. Balfour2, David H. Rosenbloom3, Katherine C. Naff4, Justin Marlowe5, Daniel L. Smith6, Matt Leighninger7, Kristina Lambright8, Kelly LeRoux9, Bradley E. Wright0, David M. Van Slyke2 ...
    Series series Public Management and Change series
    A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and ... Read more

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  • The Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior, 1860

    by A L Rawson ...
    Much of the shoreline of Lake Superior was still wilderness when the author made this journey to the rocks of the Lake that were named for the objects men could see in them. Hunting, fishing and exploration with local guides to add color to the story. ... Read more

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  • A Monograph of the Totem-Poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

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  • Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity (1904), their history, customs, and traditions

    by Galen Clark ...
    First published in 1907. "The Indians of the Yosemite are fast passing away. Only a handful now remain of the powerful tribes that once gathered in the Valley and considered it an absolute stronghold against their white enemies. Even in their diminished numbers and their comparatively civilized condition, they are still a source of great interest to all visitors, and it has been suggested many ... Read more

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  • By The Book

    Stories and Pictures

    by Diane Schoemperlen ...
    The texts and images are taken almost entirely from [extremely strange] 19th-century manuals, handbooks, textbooks, encyclopedias, and other reference booksWhat emerges from them is a surprisingly coherent set of stories, often very funny, equally often darkRe: her visual-text integration, compare to: Nick Bantock (Griffin & Sabine trilogy, The Forgetting Room), Anne Carson (Antigonick, 2012), ... Read more

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