Public Law

Este não é um audiolivro de estratégias de negócios. Estratégias mudam de um ano para outro. Este audiolivro é sobre algo permanen­te. Na essência de todo sucesso e fracasso que testemunhei, há algumas regras que sobrevivem ao teste do tempo, aplicam-se a qualquer setor econômico e podem ser utilizadas por qualquer pessoa que queira construir algo grandioso ou se tornar alguém excepcional.

Attention, doctor wannabes: J.C.’s brand-new series: “Confessions of a College Town Gynecologist” is finally here! Sam Richards…aka Lucas Young, M.D., may not be a real doctor, but he sure acts like one. Having just inherited a whole lot of money—and with a lifelong desire to get a few foxy freshmen out of their clothes and into a set of stirrups—he has set up a phony doctor’s office in sunny Fort Lauderdale and has begun “practicing” medicine on the cutest, curviest, and most naïve college students he can find. Yup, Sam has thrown ethics to the wind and is now living the...

In the United States today, one in every 31 adults is under some form of penal control, including one in 11 African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society at the height of the civil rights era.

Navigate the intricate world of private equity and venture capital with "The Insider's Guide to Securities Law: Navigating the Intricacies of Public and Private Offerings." This comprehensive guidebook illuminates the complexities of the industry, serving as an essential resource for legal practitioners, investment professionals, and entrepreneurs alike. Venture into the fascinating domain of fund formation, understand the roles of limited and general partners, and uncover the strategic aspects of tax structuring. Get acquainted with the key regulatory authorities overseeing the industry, ...

A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel.

Judicial decisions assessing the constitutional rights of students in the nation’s public schools have consistently generated bitter controversy. The Schoolhouse Gate gives a fresh, lucid, and provocative account of the historic legal battles waged over education and illuminates contemporary disputes that continue to fracture the nation.

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The United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. Though home to five percent of the global population, the United States has nearly 25 percent of the world’s prisoners - a total of over two million people. This number continues to steadily rise. Over the past 40 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has increased by 500 percent.

In this comprehensive book, we delve into the intricacies of Environmental Law, from its theoretical foundations to international agreements that shape global cooperation for sustainability. Throughout the audobook, crucial themes emerge that underscore the ongoing significance of Environmental Law in building a balanced world.

The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration, a form of punishment that ruins lives and makes a return to prison more likely. With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office.

Drawing upon 25 years of experience rep­resenting Black youth in Washington, DC’s juve­nile courts, Kristin Henning confronts America’s irrational, manufactured fears of these young peo­ple and makes a powerfully compelling case that the crisis in racist American policing begins with its relationship to Black children.

Resilience & Psychological First Aid for PIOs is a unique guide for Public Information Officers, especially in public safety, who are navigating the high-stress world of crisis communication. Written by Nick Arnett, an experienced PIO who also has deep expertise in crisis response and resilience, this book offers a unique blend of practical strategies and evidence-based practices to enhance personal and professional resilience. The book delves into the unique challenges PIOs face, including delivering difficult news, managing emotional people, and handling media. It emphasizes the ...

Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based recruitment training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo, and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society.

Global Reformation, Food Safety Regulation, Waste Reduction and Nutrition One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which if mitigated could reduce the cost of food, poverty and improve global health. The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounts for 36 of the 57 million deaths globally (63%) causing cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. NCDs however are largely preventable by altering dietary habits and lifestyle. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans are projected to die from cancer with 1 in 3 developing some ...

In Disability Pride, disabled journalist Ben Mattlin weaves together interviews and reportage to introduce a cavalcade of individuals, ideas, and events in engaging, fast-paced prose. He traces the generation that came of age after the ADA reshaped America, and how it is influencing the future. He documents how autistic self-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement upended views of those whose brains work differently. He lifts the veil on a thriving disability culture showing how the politics of beauty for those with marginalized body types and facial features is sparking widespread change.

The book draws on public health ethics, public health law, and the histories of occupational and public health to assess the limits of parental choice to expose their children to risks of injury. Chris Nowinski, former Harvard football player and WWE wrestler, provides a timely and insider's perspective on these critical issues in the foreword.

Medical humiliation from both sides! Dr. Pete Fournier is having one of those days—bored out of his mind working an extra-long shift at a critically understaffed urgent care center. Until he walks into Exam Room #6 and finds his son Eric and daughter-in-law Jill there. Also on hand is one of Pete’s neighbors, police sergeant Sean Driscoll. Pete learns that, while out running, Jill was bitten by an unleashed dog belonging to one of the neighbors… On her bottom. Well, Pete’s day has just gotten a whole lot more interesting! Jill might be shy and modest, but she’s also beautiful and ...

Riveting and an essential timely conversation-starter, Nobody's Victim invites listeners to join Carrie on the front lines of the war against sexual violence and privacy violations as she fights for revenge porn and sextortion laws, uncovers major Title IX violations, and sues the hell out of tech companies, schools, and powerful sexual predators. Her battleground is the courtroom; her crusade is to transform clients from victims into warriors.

For well over a century, public schools have been a non-partisan gathering place and vital center of civic life in America—but something has changed. In School Moms, journalist Laura Pappano explores the on-the-ground story of how public schools across the country have become ground zero in a cultural and political war as the far-right have made efforts to seek power over school boards.

According to most economics textbooks, human beings are super-rational creatures who know what is in their own best interests and always act accordingly. When making a decision to purchase, the rational consumer would not buy something on the spur of the moment, or on the recommendation of a friend. Sound realistic?