Modern rational choice and social justice theories allow scholars to develop new understandings of the foundations and general patterns of politics and political behavior. In this book, Joe Oppenheimer enumerates and justifies the empirical and moral generalizations commonly derived from these theories. In developing these arguments, Oppenheimer gives students a foundational basis of both formal theory, and theories of social justice, and their related experimental literatures. He uses empirical findings to evaluate the validity of the claims. This basic survey of the findings of public choice theory for political scientists covers the problems of collective action, institutional structures, citizen well-being and social welfare, regime change, and political leadership. Principles of Politics highlights what is universal to all of politics and examines both the empirical problems of political behavior and the normative conundrums of social justice.

Modern rational choice and social justice theories allow scholars to develop new understandings of the foundations and general patterns of politics and political behavior. In this book, Joe Oppenheimer enumerates and justifies the empirical and moral generalizations commonly derived from these theories. In developing these arguments, Oppenheimer gives students a foundational basis of both formal theory, and theories of social justice, and their related experimental literatures. He uses empirical findings to evaluate the validity of the claims. This basic survey of the findings of public choice theory for political scientists covers the problems of collective action, institutional structures, citizen well-being and social welfare, regime change, and political leadership. Principles of Politics highlights what is universal to all of politics and examines both the empirical problems of political behavior and the normative conundrums of social justice.

Rocco is the lead singer of the Bleeding Werewolves rock band. After 20 years of performing as a werewolf, he thinks he's turning into one. Doc Johansson is a depressed psychologist, too busy with his own existential crisis over his wife's death to see he's almost as big a mess as Rocco. Doc and Rocco take off to work on the childhood mystery triggering Rocco's delusions. Meanwhile, to cover for Rocco while he's away-and to keep the paparazzi off his trail, the rock band sets up a tidy hoax involving alien abductions and a Rocco impersonator. Life Death Love Murder Dogs Werewolves The meaning of life What else does a story need? Depressed psychologist. Delusional rocker. Band diverts while shrink unravels star's mystery trauma. Therapy ensues.

These are stories I've written for my grandchildren, but meant for any and all to enjoy. You'll find some are very simple, because the children were very young at the time of writing. The stories build on each other and refer to events in other stories. You don't have to read them all in sequence to get full meaning, but here they are, based generally on birth order of the grandchildren, and more complicated as the kids grew older. Have fun

Crisis Survival Rations gives you cliche-free comfort when you are in crisis, through a series of 52 powerful, honest devotionals. Assuming you are passing through suffering, and never intended to stay, the essay topics cover real life issues to help you while you are there: God's presence with you and faithfulness to you, his plan and hope for you, his protection in spiritual warfare; and then you reaching out to others and personal responsibility for your actions in the midst of the pain. Crisis Survival Rations is a hope-filled journey. * God is with you and he will never leave you. * He has a plan for you, no matter how grim things look right now. * God will protect you through spiritual warfare. * God will minister to you through others in your pain. * God will give you the strength to behave well in the midst of your pain.

Crisis Survival Rations gives you cliche-free comfort when you are in crisis, through a series of 52 powerful, honest devotionals. Assuming you are passing through suffering, and never intended to stay, the essay topics cover real life issues to help you while you are there: God's presence with you and faithfulness to you, his plan and hope for you, his protection in spiritual warfare; and then you reaching out to others and personal responsibility for your actions in the midst of the pain. Crisis Survival Rations is a hope-filled journey. * God is with you and he will never leave you. * He has a plan for you, no matter how grim things look right now. * God will protect you through spiritual warfare. * God will minister to you through others in your pain. * God will give you the strength to behave well in the midst of your pain. This edition includes an integrated workbook for you to explore the issues surrounding your crisis.

Kelly Macdonald and Rafe Spall star in this family adventure adapted from Arthur Ransome's classic novel set in the 1920s. While on holiday in the Lake District with their mother Mrs. Walker (Macdonald) four siblings - John (Dane Hughes), Susan (Orla Hill), Tatty (Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen) and Roger (Bobby McCulloch) - set sail on a boat named Swallow and discover an island. As they begin to explore they realise the island has already been claimed by sisters Nancy (Seren Hawkes) and Peggy Blackett (Hannah Jayne Thorp), who have their own vessel called the Amazon. Meanwhile, the sisters' mysterious uncle Jim Turner (Spall), who lives in a houseboat and is thought of as a pirate by the Walker children, has become the target of secret agent Lazlow (Andrew Scott). When Jim is taken captive the Walkers and the Blacketts put aside their rivalry and band together on a mission to discover what happened to him. The cast also features Jessica Hynes, Richard Bremmer and Harry Enfield.