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21st Century FEMA Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position Study Course (IS-1) - Basic Emergency Management, Preparedness, Mitigation, EOC, Emergency Plans    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 127020 words. Language: English. Published on June 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Terrorism.

This vital Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides an introduction to Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM) and the Integrated emergency Management System (IEMS), discussing the principles of emergency management and the role of the emergency manager.
21st Century Essential Guide to HUD Programs and Housing Grants – Volume Two, Major Programs, Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) and Disabled (Section 811), Homeless Assistance, Applications    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 55780 words. Language: English. Published on January 6, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Social services.

Federal documents on HUD programs and housing grants - provides extensive information on housing grants and programs: * Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program for very low-income persons 62 years of age or older. Homeless Assistance Continuum of Care (CoC) to assist homeless persons to move to permanent housing; plus much more.
Dans l'asile de nuit, suivi de 'Lettres de ma prison'    by Rosa Luxemburg
Price: $4.99 USD. 22210 words. Language: French. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on December 9, 2010. Essay » Political.

Rosa Luxemburg répugnait à la tiédeur. S'emparant d'un fait divers (l'empoisonnement mortel d'une centaine de miséreux par de la nourriture avariée), elle dénonce la logique d'un système qui assure dans le même temps la prospérité indécente d'une poignée de privilégiés et jette dans la misère noire une frange croissante du peuple. Un texte d'une actualité brûlante.
21st Century FEMA Course Manuals - Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Design, Operations, Management (IS-275) Policies, Procedures, Glossary, Guide    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 11430 words. Language: English. Published on October 13, 2010. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Social services.

This ebook provides a reproduction of a vital Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training course manual, one of the series of influential FEMA documents providing crucial material on disasters and emergency response. This manual covers the role of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in community preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Faces of Combat, PTSD & TBI: One Journalist's Crusade to Improve Treatment for Our Veterans    by Eric Newhouse
Price: $14.40 USD. 98900 words. Language: English. Published by Issues Press on August 22, 2010. Nonfiction » Psychology » Psychological disorders.

Soldiers tell their heartbreaking stories, what happened to them in battle and what happened when they came home. They explain their uncontrollable rage, alcoholism, nightmares, flashbacks, divorce, joblessness, and homelessness. They talk about the battlefield reactions to civilian provocations that are landing too many of them in jail.
How to Teach Children to be Sex Offenders    by Jane Gilgun
Price: Free! 7260 words. Language: English. Published on February 23, 2010. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Social services.

This small book outlines steps parents can take to teach children how to be sex offenders. It's easy. This part is satire. Next I discuss what parents and a concerned public can do to prevent children from becoming sex offenders. Prevention is hard. People must really want to do it. Apparently, not enough of us do. So, we will keep on raising children to be sex offenders. Is that what we want?
Healthcare Reform Checklist    by Sam Vaknin
Price: Free! 19170 words. Language: English. Published on January 3, 2010. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Social services.

Checklist for reforms in the healthcare sector: purchasing, provision, delivery, commissioning, and stewardship. Detailed case studies from Germany and Eastern Europe.