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  • After Dinner Conversation - Best Of 2023

    After Dinner Conversation "Best Of", #2

    by C.S. Griffel, Cory Swanson, Kim Z. Dale, Earl Smith, Lee Dawkins, Erik Fatemi, Edward Daschle, Jan McCleery, Lea Pounds, Julia Edinger, Porter McKoy, Allison Padron, Kathryn LeMon, Kelly Piner, Ishan Dylan, Celia Lisset Alvarez, Mark Bessen, Michael Shainsky, Thea Swanson ...
    Series Book 2 - After Dinner Conversation "Best Of"
    "Short Stories For Long Discussions…"Get ready to dive into the most thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating discussions of the year with "After Dinner Conversation - Best Of 2023." This must-have collection features the most compelling philosophy, ethics and social issues as short story fiction from one of the year's top-rated monthly literary magazines. With a diverse range of genres, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Compliant Success

    Mastering FMCSA Compliance and Accounting

    by Michael Alvarez ...
    This book is a concise and practical guide that unlocks the secrets to maintaining safety and compliance in the trucking industry. This essential handbook provides expert advice, tips, and strategies for truckers, fleet managers, and industry professionals. From navigating regulations to fostering a safety-first culture, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to thrive in the ever ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Electronic Elections

    The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall ...
    Since the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. Critics say the new technologies invite tampering and fraud. Advocates say they enhance the accuracy of vote counts and make casting ballots easier--and ultimately foster greater political participation. Electronic Elections cuts through the media spin to assess the advantages and risks ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • New Faces, New Voices

    The Hispanic Electorate in America

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Marisa A. Abrajano ...
    A comprehensive look at Hispanic voters in the United StatesMaking up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic politics? Who are Hispanic voters? What are ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Evaluating Elections

    A Handbook of Methods and Standards

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson, Thad E. Hall ...
    In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. Evaluating Elections shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections. The authors outline how performance management systems can function in elections and their benefits for voters, ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Securing American Elections

    How Data-Driven Election Monitoring Can Improve Our Democracy

    by R. Michael Alvarez, Nicholas Adams-Cohen, Seo-young Silvia Kim, Yimeng Li ...
    Series series Elements in Campaigns and Elections
    The integrity of democratic elections, both in the United States and abroad, is an important problem. In this Element, we present a data-driven approach that evaluates the performance of the administration of a democratic election, before, during, and after Election Day. We show that this data-driven method can help to improve confidence in the integrity of American elections. ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Information and Elections

    by R. Michael Alvarez ...
    Series series Michigan Studies In Political Analysis
    R. Michael Alvarez examines how voters make their decisions in presidential elections. He begins with the assumption that voters have neither the incentive nor the inclination to be well-informed about politics and presidential candidates. Candidates themselves have incentives to provide ambiguous information about themselves, their records and their issue positions. Yet the author shows that a ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Michael the Explorer and the Great Dino Adventure

    by Michael Alvarez ...
    Michael is an adventurous boy who, with his dog, Bella, enjoys spending time outside exploring. One day, while on a walk, they both get to experience a whole new world, one that Michael has only dreamed of seeing. Come and join Michael the Explorer and encounter the biggest adventure of his life... Dinosaurs! ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Hard Choices, Easy Answers

    Values, Information, and American Public Opinion

    by R. Michael Alvarez, John Brehm ...
    Those who seek to accurately gauge public opinion must first ask themselves: Why are certain opinions highly volatile while others are relatively fixed? Why are some surveys affected by question wording or communicative medium (e.g., telephone) while others seem immune? In Hard Choices, Easy Answers, R. Michael Alvarez and John Brehm develop a new theory of response variability that, by ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform

    Mitigating Mischief

    by R. Michael Alvarez, J. Andrew Sinclair ...
    Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal changes: the reformers tend to believe that 'more open' primary laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates. The 'top ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • "Capitalism and Slavery" Eighty Years Later

    by Tamara Alvarez-Detrell, Michael G. Paulson ...
    Series Book 32 - Caribbean Studies
    Published to mark 80 years since the publication of Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery, this edited collection offers a groundbreaking re-assessment of Williams, the economic arguments at the foundation of his work, and their applications in today’s world. Most of the papers were presented at a symposium hosted by the Caribbean Community in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • A Geographical Century

    Essays for the Centenary of the International Geographical Union

    Edited by Vladimir Kolosov, Jacobo García-Álvarez, Michael Heffernan, Bruno Schelhaas ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume of specially commissioned interpretative essays marks the centenary of the establishment of the International Geographical Union in 1922. Written by leading human and physical geographers from all parts of the world, A Geographical Century considers the history and present condition of geography as an international science.Based on the latest research, A Geographical Century provides ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD