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MTBE
CRC Press 2000; US$ 149.95This text provides in-depth coverage of the assessment and potential remediation strategies of methyl tertiary-butyl ether. In addition to history and overview, the book includes information on physical and chemical properties, toxicity, health effects, taste, odour thresholds and transport. more...
Can Gun Control Work?
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 34.99Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by forceful rhetoric rather than substantive action. Politicians shroud themselves in talk of individual rights or public safety while lobbyists on both sides make... more...
Hate Crimes
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 34.99In the early-1980s, the US Congress and many state legislatures passed a wave of "hate crime" laws requiring the collection of statistics on, and enhancing punishments for, crimes motivated by certain prejudices. This book places the evolution of the hate crime concept in socio-legal perspective. more...
Mobsters, Unions, and Feds
NYU Press 2006; US$ 65.00Nowhere in the world has organized crime infiltrated the labor movement as effectively as in the United States. Yet the government, the AFL-CIO, and the civil liberties community all but ignored the situation for most of the twentieth century. Since 1975, however, the FBI, Department of Justice, and the federal judiciary have relentlessly battled against... more...
Chromium(VI) Handbook
CRC Press 2004; US$ 239.95Put together by a team of scientists, engineers, regulators, and lawyers, Hexavalent Chromium Handbook consolidates the latest literature on this topic. The broad scope of this book fills the need for a comprehensive resource on hexavalent chromium, improving understanding of this contaminant at a time when the extent and degree of the problem is still... more...
Prophetic Intercessor, The
Baker Publishing Group 2007; US$ 15.99The Prophetic Intercessor offers practical advice and inspiration to Christians desiring to see a move of God through the vital ministry of prophetic intercession. more...
Breaking the Devils Pact
NYU Press 2011; US$ 29.95In 1988, despite powerful Congressional opposition, U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani brought a massive civil racketeering (RICO) suit against the leaders of the behemoth International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and more than two dozen Cosa Nostra (LCN) leaders. Intending to land a fatal blow to the mafia, Giuliani asserted that the union and organized-crime... more...
Busting the Mob
NYU Press 1994; US$ 79.00Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and, indeed, the American imagination. From Al Capone to John Gotti, organized crime bosses have achieved notoriety as anti- heroes in popular culture. In practice, organized crime grew strong and wealthy by supplying illicit goods and services and by obtaining control over labor unions and key... more...
Reformer's Pledge
Destiny Image, Inc. 2010; US$ 16.99Too often Christian leaders trying to reform society are perceived as intolerant, right-wing conservatives without an ounce of compassion. The truth is, many people trying to bring about positive societal reformation are very compassionate and loving people. The selected writers who contributed to this book are compassionate reformers.... more...









